Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-16

OASOSe SSxuOs k1O ClOB0ly 0xhmIuO0 ~
ing birds. and took the homing pigeon.
for example. after . long flight, and
proved that they had collected In their
feathers surprisingly large quantity
Of atmospherical electricity. The
feathers on the wings especially. serve
~ collectors, and every little hairlike
feather adds to the supply.
When the bird begins to dy . reku-
lar magnetic is created. that has it,
two poles at the two ends Of the wings.
One side is the negative and the other
the positive. From the moment this
electromagnetic state is reached, al
the work the muscles are expected to
do 10 to direct the fight, as the wings
are moved by the force of the cleo
tricity; that is. they come together I'M
til the force of the opposite magnetic
power forces them apart. and the rope
tition Of this operation is called fight"
That certainly sounds simple" muir
INJURED the chancellor.
Now take the aerodromone," con-
tinued Santos. Through mechanical
inventions, and cirynith, we have i'm
proved the birds method Of fight. The
Improvement Is in the storing away Of
unused magnetism. The more quickly
we fly. the more magnetism Is gath
cred by the machine" Santos pointed
to the front part Of the machine on the
blueprint, calling the chancellor's at
tention to the contrl,ance that gave
the machine the appearance Of IN
eagle. 1t was u large brass ball, Gov
cred with a cirynith cap Then he
pointed to broad brass bar that ex-
tended over the entire top Of the ma
chine; that bar was like a round
brush. and its duty was to gather in
every little spark of electricity, and
store 1t in the brass collector. When
the insulation was broken, q lightning
nash was sent out, directed at the will
or tho air man. So long az the ma
chine was in motion there was always
plenty Of electricity in the collector,
ready to be sent out to cause destruc-
ton to anything.
Wonderful!" sighed the count. II
know what those sparks mean, have
seen them in action"
The simple machinery that is 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
is. practically speaking. indestruo.
uble"
But how can one machine capture
the other, or even fight the other, m
der these conditions ?" asked the couul
anxiously.
There are two ways in which q M,
chine may gain victory over the othse.
One 10 to disable the brain Of the mn,
chine. that is, the man behind the
wheel"
How can that be done?" asked IL
count eagerly.
"Cirynith. a. you know, IL harder
than anything except the diamond, %
l believe II hard steel bullets were
made with diamond points they would
penetrate the comparatively thin shell
Of cirynith that defends the airrnan.
However. this IL only a theory. Ex-
per1ments must show the advisability
of their manufacture"
What Is the other way?"
That IL a certain method, and 10
based on the laws of electricity that
seem to govern aerial navigation"
What 10 it," asked the count, impa,
tiently. ~ Santos hesitated and looked
at Rositta.
1t 10 the same as when a boy takes
piece Of amber or any other sub
stance that can be maGnetized and
lifts mp paper scrap The quicker
airman has to maneuver so as to alight
on top Of the hostile machine. Tho
lower machine then sticks to the I'D
per, like the paper to the amber, only
with such great force that 1t cannot
be released until the current 10 stopped
and the necessary insulation between
the opposing forces is 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 his heart was heavy. But an
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 able to capture Edisone
force?"
The little man cast an appealing
glance toward Rositta; she looked him
straight In the eyes and encouraged
him. He said bravely:
mr.. Edison IL a very formidable en-
envy, but our improved machines win
give us the advantage. and besides.
we will have a larger feet"
The count was satisfied and the
work under Santos direction went on
1t took months before the factory va.