The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
TYPICAL SUN SPOT
OF DECEMBER 1928


Ing. IKE pot or molten Stag. and that
q portion Of the less heated interior Is
brought TO view. or that strong down
ward drafts produce cooling eject
or this We are certain. the spots.
though very hot are much cooler than
the rest OF the surface or the sun Fig
. shows details 'of q sun spot Ths
tongues OF fame or nlansnts are plain
IL seen extending into the dark SPOT
. Elk. Is a view OF the SUMS spots
taken February II. 1907. at p. N. By
the writer IN the following mannsrt
preced my surveyors transit at an open
window ana directed the TELESCOPES upon
rhs sun By the aid os solar attach
rDcne. which ordinarily use 70 deter
the young and the would-bs or pseudo
then closed the entire window with
n piece Of heavy felt cloth leaving
che telescope protruding through
hole After closing all other windows
I placed n sheet OF white paper about
I'VE feet from the telescope where .
clear image OF the sun was seen
with the aid OF two assistants who
moved tha drawing bars and paper (as
the image travelled rapidly. drew
the spots in pencil and outlinsd the
suu's disk. and later mixed the lines
brought the image upon n large
Sheet OF paper on the opposite wall
Of the room when obtained an image
four feet in diameter.
Sun spots occur most frequently at
Intervals Of nearly eleven years. as OBJ
served In 1884, 1898, 1904. The rather
numerous spots seen az the present
tfrns ara therefore n little unusual
AZ before stated. sun spots hear no
relation to earthquakes or tidal waves.
or the like. Many have observed. how
9ver. that magnetic storms are most
numerous during seasons OF numerous
sun apcts. The sun has a great effect
uvon the earths magnetism at all
tirneA The writer observed that an ex-
trsrnely sensitive compass needle wiz
peint differently at morning and mid
DAY. returning to normal position at
nsghtfaIl. In spring, summer ard win
Ger the needle varies and, most strange.
= gaivanometer needle swings to and
fro all day long-the largest swings
beng at noon. No one as yet has ex-
plainsd ts:~ latte- phenomenon. Dur
ing times Vee3 TIA aurora boTealis is
brightest and during seasons OF sun
spots great r,aSrstic storms occur:
magnetic corcsss nse..es vibsSre and
deviate from tlse.s usual bearing.
The reader is cautioned Eot 10 look
at the sun through a telescope rs IL -
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a poorly smoked glass - also very
unsafe. For this reason devised the
observation method outliaed above
usage OF the festive highhaiI in con-
nection with atmospheric Conditions.
gfides mildly IN hope os corporeaI ac-
quisition. The rleditdtiye maiden
passes, hands in rnuf- eyes dropped and
motion as Natural. as inviting OF
spectators and surroundings. as II she
were making shopping lists lin the Sc
clusion or her boudoir--save. that now
and then she rouses herself TO ward
off an impending onslaught. or elude a
couple. struggling. in: -diSsiTnulated
bitterness of humiliation -on the floor
Enl2ced couples go past men and
girls OF various stages OF usutual in
/. terest. some too obviously res gard their
partner as a means OF Support. utterly
he has eqeilibrie tendencies: Others
gaze tTinmphsntly these. are the
wonlep-at the grandstand in proud
consciousness. of undiSttrbed posses
slop@ others. II they are OF SUFFICIENT
proficiency and belong. TO the genus
languish as it We're. :fhe man with his
right. shoulder dropped .tenderly. his
ear. inctined as il, TO -catch the sweet
words unheard by his audiences and
meant for HIN alone. howev er'they may
chafe and envy. the girl ali rosy
bushes = cUnging little. vet IN
. every interesting motion one with
his manly strength. And among
: them all circle the Individual men.
college boys or Older. sweeping about
In dong strides. indifferent. fear
ful to behold. apparently ready TO
nov down all in their path. vet harm
less. decided; bald-headed victims neSli-
gent or ignorant Of dancing, carefully
making a rather undecided path and
keeping execrable time: desperate de-
termined characters fearful OF an un-
ruiy tendency to snatch at some pass
ing individual with hands tightly
clfnging 10 their own coat pockets. ur-
consciously showing themselves along
as IL they were dual personalities. or
OF a Jekyll and Hyde Arrangement
Hyde. ever Duoyant. anxious TO uplifts
Jekyll. dark, threatening overthrow;
and through them all madly dashing.
where. but, thoroughly independent OF
the feelings Of the rest OF the world
and eompiaeently Indifferent TO the
stony giarces OF scorn and hatred OF
outraged timidity. a horde OF monde
script sandy little runts cut fearful
swathes--until brought ignoniniously
down and weeded out gradually By the
attendants.s
OF an evening they are all there.
from the ircipient shop-girl with pill
box cock yof ribbon popularity advertised
as a chic skating cap serenely sailing
by. through all the stages of the work
ing world and the tawdry OF luxurious
tenderloin 10 the inconspicuous correct-
ness OF social achievement--the begin
ners struggle in their gloom. the aspir-
ants to fancy roles, too prodiga1 OF en-
tertainment. come crashing to applaud
ed grief
Who shall say when convA1eUoanoo
WIN begin or what new germ w1ll muxt
tn&fnuats itself: