Williams news., 1914-07-16


 of atmospherical electricity. The feathers on the wings especially. serve as collectors, and every little hairlike feather adds to the supply.
 When the bird begins to fly regu- lar magneto is created, that has it's two poles at the two ends of the wings. One side is the negative and the other the positive. From the moment this electric-magnetic state is reached, all the work the muscles are expected to do is to direct the flight, as the wings are moved by the force of the cleo tricity; that is, they come together un- til the force of the opposite magnetic power forces them apart, and the repe- tition of this operation is called flight"
 That certainly sounds simple" mur- mured the chancellor.
 Nov take the aerodromone," con- tinued Santos. Through mechanical inventions, and cirynith, we have, i'm proved the birds method of flight. 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 contrfvance that gave the machine the appearance of an eagle. It was large brass ball, GOV cred with a cirynith cap. Then he pointed to a broad brass bar that ex- tended over the entire top of the ma chine; that bar was Hike a round brush, and its duty was to gather in every little spark of electricity, and store it in the brass collector. When the insulation was broken, a lightning flash was sent out, directed at the will | of the air man. So long as the ma chine was in motion there was always plenty of electricity in the collector. ready to be sent out to cause destfuc- | tion to anything.
 | Wonderful" sighed the count. T 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 aerodromone is, practically speaking. indestruc- tible."
 1 But how can one machine capture the other, or even fight the other, un- der these conditions! :" asked the count anxiously.
 There are two ways in which 8 ma chine may gain victory over the other. One is to disable the brain of the ma chine. that is, the man behind the wheel"
 How can that be done?" asked the count eagerly.
 "Cirynith, as you know, is harder than anything except the diamond. so believe if hard steel bullets were made with diamond points they would penetrate the comparatively thin shell of cirynith that defends the airmap. However, this is only a theory. Ex- periments must show the advisability of their manufacture"
 What is the other way?"
 That is a certain method, and Is based on the laws of electricity that seem to govern aerial navigation"
 What is it?" asked the count, impa- tiently, as Santos hesitated and looked at Rositta
 ''It is the samo as when boy takes a piece of amber or any other sub stance that can be magnetized and lifts up paper scrap. The quicker airman has to maneuver so as to alight on top of the hostile machine. The lower machine then sticks to the up per, like the paper to the amber, only with such great force that it cannot be released until the current is 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
 Tt looks that way" answered San. tos wearily. It brought back the hap py days in the service of Napoleon and his heart was heavy. But. as have 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. It 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, o, be hurled apart, but they are never damaged"
 Then you think, MT. Duprel, that you will be able to capture Edison'e 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 is very formidable en emy, but our improved machines will give us the advantage, and besides we will have larger feet"
 The count was satisfied and the work under Santos direction went on It took months before the factory wal in perfect shape, and the various part, were manufactured for the aerodro ? mones.
 They often wondered that Napoleon