Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-08-28
SCIENCE.


$4,000 made by the scientists Others who shall
that the unduato theory sound $500 also
in the Springfield (Mass Republican similar proof And
offered several years $4,000 of the leading New York city
papers.
1t hardly necessary add that there has been
word of any of these offers The whole fraternity
scientists that absolutely hopeless attempt defend this
theory against the criticisms of it Ellen Directly after the
made in the New York papers
copies of the book ordered supposed by those desiring
compete for the prize but if so it further
We shall that prizes published throughout
the scientific world although know there will be response
whatever least intelligent response for there nothing which
be said The absolutely hopeless Directly then
expect result from these Offers but indirectly there should
much For all intelligent persons will know that there be
who would win these prizes they could and the
perception will be- which will become general that the
accepted theory OF southland light WE'LL is practically
admitted by all that the laws governing of these principles
govern both-is entirely protest against the
nuaton of such studies schools and colleges will be
when institution will start the physics and the
will be obliged follow
1t is of miserable policy send children any
schools colleges which permit much of their time be
than upon studies, fundamentally and impossible
We have referred the explanation of the action Of sound
telephone where dlafam supposed repeat all the sounds
of the world but there many other features of this theory
equally absurd and impossible And yet they seriously stated
in the textbooks and solemn proclaimed by teachers all
the advanced schools and colleges Europe and America Whether
the Asaic nations mixed up such of
do know but the usual history of the world is that
ignorant hypothesis being facts, becomes
very largely mixed with until finally used almost entirely
and solely those who teach make textbooks
get living; and little attention paid to what taught
The Poemaic system of astronomy, which finally abolished
by Coperncus of many although
Newton in bis Principal that repeatedly during that time
the ADLER minds exposed its absurdites.
Artemus Ward with his keen wit described the scientists
remarkable for knowing many things which
Describes of the greatest thinkers and mahematcians of
the world thus refers to the science of his day:
THAT which nowadays for science and taught
such in the schools nothing but of disconnected
TAIN and often contradictory opinions principle of unity and
certainty entirely lacking If anything and eutabc
is be accomplished science everything hitherto considered
must be thoroughly demolished and built up anew"
From work The Evolution Forces" published
France and repubshed England similar condemnation
of modern Book is headed The New Basis
Physics OF the Universe and Chapter L. The Present Anarchy
of Science From this chapter quote
"This happy confidence the great dogmas
unaered quite day unforeseen
condemned scientific thought suffer doubt from which
imagined itself free The edhce of which the
only visible to few superior negences has been suddenly and
violently shaken Contradictions and mpoblie hardly pecep
tble first have become striking The dlusion rapid
that short space the whether the pn
cpes which seemingly constituted the foundations
knowledge in physics not simply fragile hypothesis which
wrapped profound ignorance deusWe veil Then that befe
scientific dogmas which formerly happened religious dogmas
any dared discuss them The hour OF criticism
quickly followed by the hour of decadence and then by that dis
appearance and oblivion.
No doubt those great principles of which proud
have persisted entirely For long while they will
to be positive truths the multitude and will be propagaed
elementary textbooks but they have already lost their prestige
the of real scholars"
This work has passed through eight editions France and
has been recently epubhed England pd highly spoken of
in review by the English scientific Journal Knowledge"
The basis referred is practically the principle
OF matter concerned similar that in VOL L. First Edition
Ellen published in 1901 and that is course
longer That is admits the practical identity
the so called ether
We have occasion hereafter refer briefly of
other aburde which beset this unduatory theory sound
probably there has been any scientific theory
folly and that this theory which