The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-15
WOOD PLEASED
Big AUDIENCE
SCIENTIST WHO WILL BE HEARD
AT THE A. c. ARMORY IN CITl-
ZENS' LECTURE COURSE,
SPOKE TO BIG CROWD AT
GRAND FORKS.

The next number On the Citizens
Lecture cours will be the noted scien-
fist, Montraville M, Wood, who will
lecture at the A, c. armory tomorrow
evening. Mr.. Wood was in Fargo Sat-
urday and had a very pleasant visit
with friends at the A, G. He lectured
at Grand Forks Saturday night and
The Herald of Sunday morning says:
Prof. Montraville NJ, Wood, n Of
Americas best known scientists, Ap-
pearing here last night in the third
number of the Y. w. c.. A. and Y. P.
B. lyceum course, delighted the larg-
est audience which has yet greeted
one of the numbers by his lecture and
demonstrations of the ultraviolet
ray and the gyroscope Mr.. Wood
was assisted by his daughter, Miss AL
lene, who is also a scientist or no
mean ability. ,
Professor Wood opened his enter
tainment by explaining what the ultra
violet ray was, what it was used for,
where it had first been discovered,
its difference from the X7ray, and how
| he, with Edison and Professor An
dreWs, had finally been able 10 manu-
facture it in this country. He stated
that in Copenhagen it had been used
to cure cancer and that it was sue
cessful in external cases, but that now
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to make It successful internally. They
would also use it for a tuberculosis
cure.
The scientist told how in the near
future the ray would be used in war
| fare to write messages with nifty miles
away, how that in France they were
! exploding dynamite, powder. etc, one
thousand feet away and that this was
done with an army Of men carrying
- - I,oin holfC Enr1n nj they
method of shooting would have to he
devised.
His demonstrations with the ultra
violet raw in connection with colors
was very unique and instructive, snow
ing how it changed them, but more
than that his work of storing 1t up was
most interesting. He stated that pc
fore long the light OF the sun Woulo
be stored up in the same manner u
inp thed av to be used at night, costing
nothing and with no effort on the parl
of the individual. He stated that II
was the violet ray in the sun that en-
abled this to be done, and tha II one
could get the full benefit OF the sur
he must open the window, FOR the glass
excluded it. The substance when re-
tanned the light is a composition OF
Mr.. Woods making, Whlcn contains
redio active material, and the speaker
stated that more of this material haC
to be found. He showed how the arc
light contained the a and Its .ilgn'
could be stored up. -,
professor Wood then took up the
g%yroscope, which is more common!
known, explained its working n
use. He showed how ne nad peer
ahla tn prove that the invention coulc
he made To change it's plane by it:
own effort. contrary to physicists, by
ravotving the base on which 1t stood
He demonstrated it's use in an aero
nlane being the first n to use It II
s,1ch a. manner in his Night as d mai
canrier for the government, ana toie
how it was being used IN ships ane
llwould be used on Wheeleu au'o'
mobiles. w.
roscone was shown when he TOOK {
~sir-no1nd apparatus, and after settint
II sninning defed a committee or mel
from the audience to turn 1t squar'
over with their two hands The!
Sa;Iad TO accomplish 1t. A larger on'
was brought into play. an orlglna
one used in his flights. rms on'
weighed twenty-eight poun u ~ Va
U RI Totating ar it's limit It's grea
oover vas demonstrated when TIT
onr,;+tea attempted to shove 1T over
failing utterly. NO;
He showed it's use on the
car one of his own Inventions, ant
used the original truck which h
, started his experiments WIN. mn
Years ts ago. He stated that there wer'
oresent working on this problem, ant
two in Europe, but that he hope.
more would take it up MAJ tne
might get the benefit derived iF tpa
- nres the most enjoyed of the lyce
nm numbers that have appeared s.
far on the course.