Gilpin observer., 1914-04-09
THE DIVINE HARMONY
OF THE ELEMENTS
(By E. Zimmerman.)

lEe perlOdlc law or the atoms is
Gods alphabet of the universe"
John Newlands pointed out that if
the elements of the universe were
arranged in the order of their atomic
weights, beginning with hydrogen and
ending with uranium that elements
similar one to the other in chemical
behaviour can be discovered. That
the number of elements between
any one and the next similar one is
seven. In other words every eighth
element possesses properties similar
to the foregoing element just as ev-
cry eighth note in music corresponds
to the octave below.
We guage the elements by their
atomic weight to find the octaves of
Newlands. The Master Musician
strikes his octaves in similar notes,
higher or lower, every eighth note
possessing similar quality, though
pitched high or low
Thus it would appear to the think
er that God has set his seal on this
law; music and the elements are a
harmony; Divine Harmony, if you
will. For just as true as the pen
dulum swings back, or the moon re-
turn to its orbit, as the years bring
the seasons, the blossoms their full.
ness, do the properties of the ele-
ments periodically recur as the
weights Of the atoms rise.
The miracle of the scientist is
that he was enabled to predict the
properties of radium long before its
discovery. because the place which
should belong to this element was
filled by an element which did not
correspond to the preceding element
seven spaces below. Thus because
there was this lack, the ele-
ments were not in tune, as it were,
and this scientist. convinced that tse
laws which govern the elements
could not be changed, man had sim
ply failed to discover the missing
element and he predicted the prop
critics of such an element when it
should be discovered.
For the position of any element is
fixed by it's atomic weight and there
are yet other elements to be discov-
cred.
Even before radium was discovered
not only was its properties predict
ed but also the atomic weight.
The alchemist of the past is the
scientist of today. Men smiled at
those who sought out the wonders
of the universe in the field of re-
search; called them the alchemists
and suggestively touched their fore
heads; yet today the marvellous won
ders predicted by those students are
coming to pass and men no longer
smile. but pause and consider the
words of the scientist. He is no
longer dreamer, nor a visionary
because he has proved his dreams
come true and that he based his de-
ductions upon the marvels of Gods
wonderful world.
Fer this universe is controlled by
a Divine Harmony. 1t is regulated
by the Master mind. One could not
be a scoffer and a student at the
same time. Only tie ignorant smile
at the suggestion of a Greater Pow
er which controls the seemingly mir
aculous occurrences of similar pow
ers in the elements. The string OF
a violin, the vibrant note from any
musical instrument is guaged alike
by one law. That same law extends
into every corner of the world. We
who live and strive to learn find at
times rare glimpses into what ap-
pears to be other lands. Like the
"baseless fabric of a dream" these
STRINGS In our hearts pass. We do
not stop to wonder, where and why
this feeling that we have known 9TH
er lands, other wonders and lived
before. We are too engrossed in
every day pursuits. Yet. who knows
but the Divine Harmony of our lives
could be better understood did we
know that life and death and sorrow
and Joy are but the elements which
make up our being and thus we
round out our allotted span until we
pass on, where. perhaps, these things
will be explained to us by the Great
Maker Of 1t all?