Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-09

of tinfoil-sealing it Theoretically.
A small hole in the upper edge OF
the cylinder was made, and a tilex-
ible rubber tube was inserted here.
connecting the interior Of the cylin..
der with a "manometer"-a sort OF
thermometer, placed sideways, and
containing one drop of alcohol,
which, under normal conditions, oc-
cupied a position in the center OF
the glass tube( like a spirit-levcD.
Callings Man Force"
If any solid object were introduc.
ed into the cylinder, it would OF
course displace a portion Of the con-
tanned air, and this drop of alcohol
would indicate the amount of air
displaced by running along the gra-
duated scale until it stopped at the
correct figure. The instrument was
tested in various ways and found
accurate.
The investigators then retired, and
asked the "man-force"-as they
called the manifesting spirit
wishing to call it by that name-to
enter the cylinder and displace
some of the contained air. I'm
medately the bubble was seen to
run along the scale of the mano-
meter, showing that part of the air
had been displaced by some solid
or semi-solid body. The degree of
displacement was noted. At re-
quest the alcohol drop was caused
to run along the scale, back and
forth, number of times. The fact
of coincidence was thus quite ex-
cluded. >t'
Measure the Body.
1t was soon found that this first
cylinder was too small Accord
ingly, other cylinders we're con-
structed-40, 50, IS and 90 litres in
capacity. From number OF OBJ
servations, Drs. Malta and Van
Zelst came to the conclusion that
the size of the body occupying the
cylinder was approximately So litres.
The weight of this body was then
tested and calculated, and found to
be about 69.5 grams-approxlmate-
ly 2.25 ounces. These results were
checked by the employment of
second cylinder, which was used as
a control
Experiments were then under
taken to ascertain the precise phys
ical constitution of this curious
body AS the result of a number
of elaborate and 1ahorious expert
ments, Drs. Malta and van Zelst ar
rived at the following conclusions:
That this body" is capable of
contraction and expansion, under
the action of the will of the man
force" the expansion being l.26 mm.,
or about one-forty- -millionth of its
own volume: its contraction being
much greater, viz, about 8mm., or
one -six-and-a-quarter lnillionth of
its volume. Its specific weight is
about 1924 mgs. lighter than hydro
gen, and 176.5 times lighter than
air.
The will acts upon this body me-
chanically, causing it to expand
(risel or contract (descend) as the
action takes place 1t is thus still
subject to the law of gravitation. "
Density of Body.
There is an X-force which holds
the molecules of this body together,
as yet unknown. The atoms COM
posing this body are small, widely
separated, but heavy. The internal
density of the body is about the
same as that of the external air; if
the pressure of the air outside the
body be increased, that inside the
body will increase i'll exact propor-
ton.
These calculations are based up
on the earlier experiments which,
interesting and ingenious as they
were, nevertheless were crude COM
pared with those undertaken at a
later stage of the investigation.
Partly as the result of "instruc-
tiohs" impaired by the communicate
ing spirit (man-force) and partly
upon their own initiative, Drs. Malta
and van Zclst constructed a very
elaborate and ingenious instrument
termed by them "dynamisto-
graph"-complex in nature, yet SEN
sitive, and apparently capable of
being influenced by the communicat-
ing intelligence through the me-
dunn of electricity.
A description of this instrument
is necessary, as being one of the
most elaborate devices ever con-
structed, in order to talk to the
spirit world" direct.
Talk to Spirit Direct.
+ The "dynamistograph" is an cleo
tro-mcchanical instrument, consist
ing of three principal parts: (D, the
key; (2), theindicator; and )3d), the
register, Or recording appartus.
The indicator consisted of wheel,
upon which were marked % equidis
tant spaces. In these were marked
the letters of the alphabet, a period
or full-stop, and a blank space. This
wheel was driven by an independent
motor, so as to perform one
twenty-eighth of revolution in FIVE
seconds-that is. move forward one
letter in that time. This letter ap-
peared at small opening, as its
turn came; and at the moment of
its appearance-if> the "key" were
pressed, this letter was printed by
means of the register or recording
apparatus.
This register consisted of a small
hammer, to which was affixed a
magnet. At the moment of closing
the electric current (the result of
pressing/the "key'') the magnet was
drawn up, the hammer struck an
linked ribbon, beneath which was
letter corresponding to the letter
indicated on the large disk. In this
way the same letter was instantly
recorded on strip of paper, slow
ly wound out, Like stock-ticker
ribbon.