The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-11-13

10 4 70 dirsst ~ MT ~ IL winss
are moved b. tie fpeoe Of ~ cleo
triotty; that =. thsy cone toes<hsr un-
IL The Soros Of The opposite magnetic
power forces them apart. and the rope
titton Of tits operation \ called 6ieht--
That certainly sounds simple" mus-
INJURED the chancellor.
Nov take the asrodromons,- con
dnued Santos. Through mechanical
fnvsnt1ons, and ctrynith, We have i'm
proved he birds method Of Night. TIE
fnpsovsment = in he storing away Of
nnused naonsdsm. Ths more quickly
~ ~. ~ nors naonettsu IL gath
~ By ~ Machine" Dsntos pointed
g ne fFcot pert Of ~ rnaohine on ths
DeeepFint ealing the chAnesilor's ~
teatdon - ~ contrivanee that ravs
the machine DE sppsaraass Of an
eeS1s- Il ~ large brass ban. COW
I'D w7tA = cirynith cap. Thsn he
pointed to . broad brass bar that ~
tended over tho entire top Of the ma-
chine; that bar was Ike a round
brush, and Its duty was TO gather IN
every little spark OF electricity, and
store 1t In the brass collector. Whon
the insulation was broken, q lightning
hash was cent out. directed at the win
OF the air man 30 long as the ma
chine was in motion there was always
plenty Of electricity in the coilectoe.
ready to be sent out to cause dsstrucl
ton to anything.
WONDERFUL" sighed the count. Z
know what those sparks mean, have
seen them In action"
The simple machinery that il built
into every aerodromone Is to control
the flight and to start the wings. On
account OF the extreme simplicity Of
the mechanism and the tremendous
strength Of cirynith. the aerodromons
IL, practically speaking, indestruo-
tibls."
But how can one machine capture
the other, or even fight the other, un-
der these conditions 7" asked the count
anxiously.
There are two ways in which = ma
chine may gain victory over the other.
Ono IL to disable the brain OF the ma
ohins. that IL, the man behind the
wheel"
How can that be donef" asked tn.
count eagerly.
"Cirynith. a. you know, IL harder
than anything except the diamond. 80
l believe II hard steel bullets were
made with diamond points they would
penetrate the comparatively thin shell
OF ctrynith that defends the airman-
However. this Is only a theory. he
psr1ments must show the advfsabiIity
Of their manufacture"
What 10 the other wayr"
That II certain method, and IL
based on the laws of electricity that
seem to govern aerial navigation"
What is it," asked the count. impsr
tiently. AZ Santos hesitatsd and looked
at Rositta.
1t IL the same A. whom a boy takes
piece Of amber or any other sub
stance that can be magnetized and
hfts up paper scrap. The quicker
Airman has to maneuver 30 as to alight
on top Of the hostile machine. Tho
lower machine then sticks to the M
per, like the paper to the amber. only
with such great force that It cannot
DC released until the current Is stopped
and the necessary insulation between
inc opposing forces IL obtained"
But the wings of the lower machine
might strike the upper" remarked the
count.
1T looks that way" answered San
tos YEARLY. 1t brought back the hap
py days In the service OF Napoleon.
and bis heart was heavy. But. as I
nave mentioned, different laws prevail
In the air, totally different from the
laws that govern the land or water.
The atmospherical electricity has
qualities that cannot be judged by our
present knowledge. 1t has to be ex-
perimented with Our trials on the
Island OF Ciryne showed us that the
aerodromones do not injure each
other; they might stick together. or
be hurled apart. but they are never
damaged"
Then you think. Mr. Duprel. that
you will be ablo to capture Edison,s
| force7" -t-t,s
The little man cast an anpsa,,nv
glance toward Rositta; she looked him
straight in the eyes and encouraged
him. He said bravely:
Mr.. Edison is very formidable en-
envy. but our improved machines win
give US the advantage. and besides.
we VIII have larger feet"
Inc count was satisfied and the
work under Santos direction went on.
Il took months before the factory was
In perfect shape, and the various parts
were manufactured for the aerodro-
mones. -
lney often wondered that Napoleon
nad not appeared to interfere with
their work
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