The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-26

shows a reluctance TO come before
the public. This Of course could oe
attributed to modesty, but some crit
.iCise II as stupid lethargy. and of
course she is foreign, Probably being
great scientist she has not the
desire TO move in the outer world,
and IT may not be stupidity or lack
Of appreciation, but a concentration
and conservation TO her work that
keeps her aloof from ! grateful ma
tons recognition of her genius.
Il remember reading in the daily
newspapers u story of her--that she
was taken to. some select bathing
place, but here she refused to battle
and asked to be taken out into the
lake in a boat where she jumped in
and swan for twenty minutes.
Radium
"Of radium itself, what can one
think or say. | well remember my
could get of radum. which was but
radium emanation (ajas) confined in
little tube | shut myself in an
absolutely dark room and looked at
this. | saw just pale yellow light
moving in quick waves As long as |
looked this light waved. 1t was not
bright light, but q soft glow. and
it was the beauty Of the softness of
the glow that fascinated me and
made the most beautiful sight
know, and the thought came to me
was the eternal spark of life that
lived on forever and forever like
this?
But whatever ones thoughts are,
radium confronts one with a phe-
nomenon wonderfully uplifting. won
derfully stimulating. and when we
consider its possibilities. what il
means 10 humanity one cannot ade-
quately express ones feelings, for
radium has opened up to us great
prospects, and so are our aspirations
heightened and our destiny ennobled.
1T may be interesting TO know the
smallest quantity OF radium delect-
able in the laboratory. 1t is l-30OOth
of l-100 100000 Of | gr. Nothing ef-
fects the radio activity of radium-
not any Of the powerful resources Of
the laboratory. 1t stands alone un-
affected by its environments, Just
think of it! This pale flame We see
is radio activity, heat and light given
out year in and year out without in
termission and without the substance
undergoing any loss or change.
81. IL g.f not
scientists are confronted with this
thoughts it possible that man can
through knowledge rise to a physical
power over nature?' And such does
seem possible when one notes that
the commonplace of today was the
! impossible of Yesterday.
II would like TO quote some little
thoughts on radium culled from q
work about the subject.
Consider the ancient mystic SYM
Dol OF matter a serpent coiled into
a circle, the head devouring the tail
and bearing the motto, The Whole Is
One" This symboliZes evolution
The idea which arises in ones mind
as the most attractive and consistent
explanation of the universe is per
haps that matter is breaking down
and its every being involved and that
matter is being built up with uuliza-
tion of waste energy. II is interest
ing and harmless to speculate wheth'
er man has shared with the world its
remote history. II II curious to reflect
for example upon the remarkable
legend OF the Philosophers Stone, one
Of the Oldest most universal beliefs
the origin Of which we do not trace
TO its real source Tho Philosopher :
Stone was accredited with the power
Of not only transmitting the metals
! but Of acting as the Elixir Of Life.
! To give the Imagination n free scope
can 1t be that some former race Of
men attained not only the knowledge
we have 50 recently won but also tht
power that is not yet ours and the
Legend OF the Fall Of Man possibly
may be all that has survived Of sucf
a time before. for some unknown rea'
son the whole world was plunged bach
again under the undisputed sway o.
nature 10 begin over its upward toll
some journey through ages"
The Mecca Of Radium Students
The mecca OF the student In radit
activity and radium therapy is th'
Institute at Pittsburgh. Penn. Herr
are given To the ethical physicians
courses OF instruction. In q spacious
six.story building are equipped labor
atorieS which offer splendid facilitie
and here too is the motion pictur'
which is called into play and use'
10 demonstrate the mining and man