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II

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t i on
s

bet w ee n force

e n t i ng f o r c e

do i ng w ork
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,

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w ork

s a m e t h i ng ;

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se e n

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c an

no

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.

m a kes

sy n o ny m o u s te r m s
th e

re p re

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p ag e

wi l l be

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en ergy ,

res u l ti ng f r o m e ne r gy

as

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'r

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e n e rg y

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o ne

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sh a l l t h e re fo re fo llo w

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th e te r m force

u se

to ex p ress e ve ry th i ng c a p a bl e o f ch a ng
i ng

th e fo r m o r co n d i ti o n o f

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i nd e st r u ct ibl e

as

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e
re
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r
g
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at

oth e r t i m e

u s,

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as

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th a t fo rce is
,

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o u n t o f fo rce ex ists
one

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at

in

no

the

so m e

I t is e vide n t th e n th a t fo rce does

,

not

res u l t fro m co n ve rsio n o f so m eth i ng

12

e lse i n to f o r ce ;
a nd

ev i de n t

co u r se th a t
,

it

a nd

f o ll o w

be eq u a ll y

m u st
as

m a tt er

of

fo r ce c a n not be co n

one

ve r ted i nto o r c h a nged t o so m e oth e r

f o rce

as

s o be th a t
cre a te

k i n ds o f
k i nd o f

t wo

or

text b o oks
m o re

fo r c e

ne w

m a tte r

m a tte r

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in

in

t a u g ht

un

fo rces

less i t

un

i te to

or

m ore

ite to c re a t e

a ne w

as

t wo

sto re s u p h e r fo rces i n m a tte r

eve r y co nce iv a bl e for m

tio n

un

i n w h ic h m a tte r

a nd

co n d i

i s fo u n d to ex i st ;

so th a t e ve ry p a rticl e o f

m a tte r b e

co m es th e sto re h o u se o f so m e p a ssive
-

o r d o r m a nt fo r ce
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a ct i ve,

wh e n

i t i m p a rts

ti o n to m a tte r ; i t i s pa ssi ve

up a

whe n

nd ly i ng d o r m a n t i n m a tte r

mo

s to red

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is

ct i ve

whe n

sto r e d

t h e b a tte ry is
,

t he l a m b ;

as

c o m es th e
c a rs

a nd

a nd

m ost

a nd

p a ssi ve

as

u n ag

o ne

elect ric e ng i n es

wh ile

t y r a n n ic a l
a nd

a n y a m ou n

pl a ce

o f f orce
at

an

i t is

m a ste r

la w

can

force ;
of

pp

be

m a de

i
ve
th
is
g
'

force

th a t

as

when

ppea rs

am

at

o u nt

so m e o the r p l a ce

'
.

so u nd

la w g over n i ng

po we r

obed ie n t sl a ve

ea rs a t

th e s a m e ti m e
I s th is

m ost

ex a ctly eq u i v a l e n t

a zsa

be

la w g o ve r n i ng

e ve r

in

h a r m l ess

a nd

l i be r a ted i t

Te xt bo o ks o f p hysi cs
the

it

ed l i o n tr u n dl i ng stree t

w h i rl i ng

doc il e

wh en

l y i ng do r m a nt

b u t w he n

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fu l

exce p t

fo r ex a m ple ' el ectri c it y

as

w o rk

no

a nd

is i t

in

f a ct t h e

fo rce ' I f it is i t sh o u ld
,

14

st a n d ' b u t i f f o u n d

be

to

un

de fecti ve it s h o u ld be re vi sed
,

o r re p e a led
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a re

u
g

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esses

at

u
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ess

the

st a n d

us

less

in

th e

up

tr u t h

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am

r
d
e
e
a
p

fa lsi ty o f

th i s

la w w il l

to

o u nt o f fo r ce

n
u
g

a nd

p o w de r
a

can

but w he n

pa rk is

s i ngle s

m ill io ns

a nd

be

h arm

i t t h e fo rce t h u s sto r ed

i nst a n tly l ibe r a ted

am

ex pe r

th e

l ie do r m a n t

b a rrel o f

n
ra
c
e
a
e
p

bu t th a t

h ow

se e

cti ve force o f

p pl ied

the

s a i d th a t th eorie s

t e st o f ex pe r i m e n t

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st o red

e nd e d

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w el l

prov e t h e t r u th o r

m e nts

am

b ee n

h as

t ru e o r

m a kes

o f t i m es

up

i ts

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ap

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te
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s ng

l e s p a rk

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is l ibe r a t ed ; i t
s

to red

i ts

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,

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re
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a
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pl a ce d oes
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am

n ot

p p e a r a nce

fo rce

o u n t o f fo rce

eq u i v a l e n t

so m e oth e r pl a ce

at

t i m e ; ou t

t /z a t t/z i s

fa lse p rem i ses i s

t /z erefore

la w

am

at

o u nt o f

t he s a m e
'

i s ad soa

u n sou nd

di s

req u i re th e

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e el i m i n a t ed from

a nd

pon

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tex t l ooks

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a nd

ted

lyi ng do r m a n t
in

o ne

up

is l i be r

pl a ce i ts e ffect beco m es
,

visi b l e

in

t io n o f

m a t te r i n

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i n m a tt e r

ch a ng i ng t h e fo r m o r co nd i

whe n

o m e oth e r p l a ce

th e

fo rce is l i b e r a te d

16

fro m

th e

c a r t rid g e pl a ce d i n t h e

u
n
,
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i ts e ffect b e co m es v isibl e i n t h e d e s t ru c
t i ve

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u
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g

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b ee n sto r e d

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in

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s i ng ly
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in

r
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w o rk i ng

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a

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'

a nd

not sto red

a ll

ex isti ng

th e s a m e t i m e
exceed i ng ly

in

m a tte r

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th e sto m a ch

l i be r a ted th a t

or

at

up

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in

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o f t he f o rces

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up

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h u s t he
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m at t er

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a

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t h e s pr i ng o f t he

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po n th e

is

w h e n w i n d i ng

c o m es v i sib l e
u

w he n

a re

h u m a n h a nd

a nd

the

e a r;

co n d i t i o n

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o re d

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a nd

t h at

st

o u nt s

o f t he bl a ck s m i t h

n t h e h ea te d i ro n

h a ng e d

am

a nd

u se ;

t h e a n i ma l

i t se l f i n t h e bl o w s t h a t fa l l

wa v e s

l a rg e

a nd

l ibe r a t e d i ts
,

in

th e

is

w a tc h ;

w ork

m o v i ng

be

h a nd s

T he fo rce t h u s l ibe r a ted fro m t h e

18

h a nd

S to re d

a nd

i n th e sp r i ng

d o u bt ed l y e l e ct ric i ty

no

be el e m e nt a ry l i ke

co nversi o n o f

t a ke pl a ce

un

F or c e b e i ng i n d e s t r u ct i ble
m u st

is

III

it

m a t t er

as

m a tte r

m a tt er

i n to fo r ce

n o r c a n o ne

fo rce be

a nd
ca n
con

ve rted i n to so m e o t he r f o rce l i ke t h e
,

t r a n sfo r m a t i o n o f
h ea t

ort e

m u scu la r

d e scribed

in

orce

t e xt book s ;

i n to
a nd

h e n ce th e o n l y ch a nge t h a t does o r c a n
t a ke pl a ce is th e
,

n
rocess
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f
sto
ri
p
g

up

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l ibe r a t i ng forces t h a t a l re a dy ex ist

a nd

in

te r

as

th is

wa y

t h ey s o

ac t u

po n

mat

to c h a ng e its fo r m o r cond i ti o n

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te xt b o ok

t he le a r ne d
a

au

tho r o f t h e

bove q u oted s e e m s
,

at

o ne

20

in

t o n of dy n a m i t e q u i t e
th e

w re ck

b u il t b y
To

of

su

m an

ca u se,

th e

m o st

su b s t a

f c ie n t

n tial

r c t u re

st u

is

t o create;

but

t he e n erg y

blo w fro m t h e h a m m er d i d
n or d id i t

crea te,

to

ca u se t h e

o f e ne rgy o r fo r c e t h a t

no t

r
e
t
o
n
a
a
m
u
t
g

was

evo l ved b y

t he e x p l o s io n o f t h e dyno m i a t e ; b u t

it

si m pl y li bera ted for ce s a l re a dy e x i st i n g

a nd

w h i c h h ad

i mm e n se

very

sma

am

b e e n a cc u m u l a t e d

ount

a nd

l l q u a nt i t y o f

st ored

up

m a t t er

r eq u i re
a

c t io n

was

a ny

f r ee t o

o t h e r e ne rgy

to

in

in

th e

d id

n ot

c a u se i t s

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a

ac t , a nd

an

When

th u s l ibe r a t e d t h e fo rc e s t o red
d y na m it e

in

ac t

cts o n l y u p o n m a t ter

po n

a nd c a

energy ;

it

n n o t t h e re

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fo re

b e th e c a u se o f e nergy

l ibe r a t i ng th e
th e

m a tt e r

xcep t by

d or m a nt e n e rgy s t ore d
,

ct e d

po n

in

T hi s e xpe r i m e nt s ee m s t o i l l u st r a t e
t h e au

t ho r s i d e a

e rg y c a n

e ra t e d,

cti v e f o rc e

a nd

to

so

l ib

o f so me

i
v
e
it
g

m ot io n ;

i m p u l se p ro
,

c h a nge t he for m o r c o nd iti o n

t r

o f m at e

ow n

w he n
a id

do e s not r e q u i re t he

i nst a ntly o f i ts

c e e ds

so

o nl y be l ib er a

c an

th e r forc e o r e n e rgy to

bu t

dor m a n t f o rc e
an a

'

fres h m a n i n ph y sic s

c o m pr e h e n d it

t e d by

be t he c a u s e o f e n ergy

n
l
i
n
t
h
a
t
e
v
e
a
p
can

t h a t no t h i n g b u t e n

'

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Th e v a ri o u s f o r ces t h a t

de a l

w i th

a re

t h ree cl a sses
tal

f o rce s

si de s
n

w h at

ec h a n i c a l f o rces v i
,

m e nt a l

co m e

fo r ce s ;

w ith i n

a nd

be

these cl asses

o n e w i ll be fo u n d t o e x ist si nce na t u re i n

her f r u gal eco no m y

h as

ha rd ly c r e a t e d

fo r ce s t o do t he s a m e

t wo

Th e mech a n ic a l fo rc es
t e nt

a nd at

ti m es

w h at

i r r e gu l a r

a nd a

cti o n ;

made

w o rk
a re

i nte r m i t

ppe a r t o be so m e

e rr a tic

a re n

in

ch a r a cte r

eve rth el ess e a si l y

s u b'
ec t t o h u m a n co n trol

co nd i ti o ns o f
ct ive

a nd

but

r e a d i ly st o red

to

p ro p e rly di v isi ble i n t o

vi z 'm

a nd

h ave

we

at

up

in

v a ri o u s fo r m s

m a tter ; m a d e

pl e a su re

a nd

a re
a nd

d o r m a nt o r

th u s bec om es

23

bed i e n t a nd u se f u l ser v a n ts o fm a n for

,

ec

o n o m ic

me c h a ni ca l

an d

p ur p ose s

T h is cl ass o f fo rces c o m p re h e n d l i g h t
,

h e a t el ect r ic i t y
,

b u st i on

m ag n et i s m

c om

Al l o f t h e se fo r c e s
m a tte r

a nd

a nd

a re

s to r e d

th a t s o m e o f t h e m

occ u py sp a ce

l t ho u g h

le a st

at

y e t k no w n

f a c t s o p a lp a ble to
th e co m m o n u n d e rst a n d i ng th a t i t m u s t

to h a ve

w e ig h t , is

n ot

in

up

e ve n t u a l l y be re co g n ised b y
'i g h t

d is p l a y s i ts

by t he p ec u l i a r
co m p l i sh es
le ry ;

p o we r

m ech a n ic al

e n e rg y

m ec h a n i c a l w ork

t h is e xcept io n
can

no

it

ac

l
a
g
me

be obt a i n ed fro m

o f t h ese f orces ex cept by l ib e r a t i ng

i t fro m i ts
,

ie n ce

the 'hoto g r a ph er s

b u t w it h

c h a ni c al

a ny

in

sc

s t o rh o u s e

of

m a tte r

24

Com u st i on i s
t u re

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a nd

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g

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m a tte r h a s

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c om

o f th e i r v a ri o u s

c o n d i tio ns t h e re is
,

o r p o w e r k n o w n to

to i ts ele

t o c re a t e o rg a n ic o r

as

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fo r m s

orm ,

i n to th e crea t i on

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un

orga n i c

to

as

form s of l ife a nd bea u ty

n ew

m a t ter,

con di t i on ,

men ta ry

na

w h en l i bera ted,

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o
c
r
es
o
f

dorma n t i n

t
m
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t
er
f

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th e

m an

th a t

no

force
i

c a n aga n

re sto re o r red u ce th e m t o e l e m e n t a ry
m a tte r

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xcept c o m b u st io n

th is force the eq u il ibri u m bet w e e n

,

e l e m e n t a ry
se rved

a nd

o rg a n ic

m a tter i s

p re

25

F ro m
ti

ve r y be g i n n i ng

th e

c om b u s

o n s e e m s t o h a v e be e n t he pa ra dox i ca l

en i g m a

be

o f sc i enc e ;

ot he r w i se

un

i t i s n ot l i k e ly t o

a nd

ti l sci e n t ists

p re

ar e

p a r ed to r e co g ni z e th e i m p o rt a n t t r u t h
t h a t co m b u sti o n is
n a tu re
pa rt

a nd

o f t he f o rc e s o f

on e

cou n tera c t i ng

c oh es i on

l i bera t i ng th e

by ta h i ng

elem en ta ry

ma t

t er, w h i ch th a t forces h a s bou nd togeth er

El ect ri c i t y

w h i ch n ow

pl a y s s u c h

i m po rt a nt p a rt a m o ngst th e

m ag n etis m

'ri m a ry

col o rs c o u l d

n ot

r es u l t fr o m

un

i te to c re a te l i g h t ;

l i g ht h e a t
,

a nd

th e d ispersi o n o f l i g h t i f t h e y d i d
rs t

an

m ec h a n ic a l

f o rces i s d i v is ibl e i nt o l i g h t he a t
,

a nd

m ag netis m

no t

r co u l d

no

r es u lt f r o m

t h e d eco m p os i ti o n o f e lect ri c it y i f t h e y
,

26

not r s t

h ad

I t m ay
o

e lect r ic i t y is

'

bu t

te n s e

is

m e ch a n i c a l

fo r c e s

so u n

that

o ri g i na l ele m e nt a r y

c re a t ed b y th e

a nd

n ot

as

e v e n p ro b a ble

but

th a t i t

c re a t i o n

reg a rded

be

not a n

l i gh t h e a t

of

i t ed i n i t s

th erefore

nl y p o ssi ble

f o r ce

un

m a g n e ti s m ;

io n

un

th e

in

e n e rgy o ft h e s e s u btl e

i ti ng a s t o c r e a t e th is

n
a
r
d
g

p rop u lsi ve force of th e u ni verse

Th e vi t a l fo rces
c

h a ng i ng

a nd a

ct i o n

a re

c o nst a n t

e v e r v a ry i n g

a nd n o

in

a nd n u

ch a r a ct er

m e ch a n ic a l

d evic e

or i n ve n t io n o f h u m a n sk i l l o r i ng e n u
i ty

c an

i n c re a se o r d i m i n is h t h e

te ns it y o f th e i r

co u rse so

as

hair

much

in

ctio n o r v a ry t he i r
,

the br e a d t h o f

t h e wo rl d

'
a nd

t o tal o f t h e
ac t u

i m ag i na ry

c o ns t i t u t e

orce

a n d n ot u

som eth i ng else

e a c h oth e r ;

i
n
m
a
tt
er
p

rom

m a t ter

resto red
I
as

to

orce i s

i te b y
,

bei ng s tored

m a tte r

is

ta k

co nd i t i o n o f o rg a n ic

orce

i s bei n g li bera ted

o rg a n i c bod i e s

be i ng

a re

th e i r e le m e n t a r y co nd iti o n

th i s w a y ,

force

so a c ts

to ch a nge i ts form

Th u s i t

a ny

i t y t h e y h a ve f o r

a nd

b od i e s ; bu t w h en

po n

a nd u n

ele m e n t a ry

th e fo r m

af n

a n d w h en

su

T h e y c o m e t o ge th e r

v i rt u e o f t h e g re a t

the

a c t a nd t e

n iv er s e ; t he y

p o n e a ch ot h e r

i ng o n

of

' a tter

w is do m

a nd

co n st i t u t e t he l e a r ni n g

w i ll

pon m a tter

a n d con di t i on

be see n t h a t by a d o p t i n g

29

the

t he o r y

orces , a ll

'

of

n ot

nter c h a n g i n g

d e scr i be d

in

h alf e xpl a i n e d o r

be

S i

by

wh ich

m pl i ed

pl a ce i n

p l a i ne d
o ne s

an

o f t he i r be w i l der i n g c om pl ic a

t i on s w i t h t h e i r
t e ri s t i c s ,

d l i bera t i ng

stori ng

a ll

a nd

t e xt b oo ks b u t
,

n de r sto o d

red u c ed

to

w ill

A CO ' E ;

a nd

orce, a re

f u ll y e x

cl e a rl y de n e d i n t h is

a nd

e n te nc e '

Force

ex

i sts

A CT I ' E

w h en

con di t i on

in

bu t

tw o

ch a ng i ng

m a t ter;

th e

condi t i ons,

orm

a nd

'ASS I ' E w h en

d to a nd dorm a n t i n m a t ter

s tore

h a ra c

o f t he c h a n g es t h a t t a k e

m a tter

A ''E N ' E ' '' E FA C E

T h is p a pe r
c

wa s

r ead be f or e t h e W i s

o ns i n Ac a d e m y o f Sc ie nc e A r ts

'e tte rs

i ts

at

a nn u a

e d by

som e o

fi ts

a nd z

e a lo u s

w or k er s ,

'

fa c t

pon

m e e t i ng i n ' e

bu t h a vi ng bee n r eq u e s t

2
c e m b e r, 18
9
'

a nd

m o st

ct ive e n e rg e t i c
,

ot t o

t te t h a t

s a

titl e p a ge o f th is b oo k

th e

l e s t t h e Ac a de m y s h o u l d s u ffe r
,

p ro a c h ;

have

c o m pl i ed

with

th e f a c t h er e

'

na

t io n

w h ere

or

a ny

a ny

pe a r
It
i t is

o f its

in

n ot

e x p la

h ave

'

re a d

m a y he re a fte r

m e eti ng s

un

l ess the y

its p u bl ished proceed i ngs

wo u l d

sta t

re s p o nsi b i l ity fo r

o t he r p a p e r t h a t
,

a t a ny

a nd

e xc u lp a ti ng t h e
'

h e r e to for e re a d or

re

ch ee r f u l l y

th e p r o p e r

m ad e ,

c a de m y fr o m

th is

r eq u est

th e

be

can

m o st

ap

see m fr o m t h i s re 'u est th a t

,

the p u rpose o f t h e Ac a d e m y

1
3

d e r i ts pr ese n t

un

m a na g e m e n t

id e r o r i n v e st i g a te

w ell w o r n

i dea

a ny n ew

p ressi o n o f th o u g h t
c h a n ne ls

to co n
.

o r ex

t id e o f t he

ou s

but

t o e xpe n d

i ts

be st e n e rg i es i n th r e sh i ng ov e r t h e o l d
st r a w th a t

h as

of

tr u t h

in the

no t

p a st

d
ie
l
d
e
y

a ne w

g e n e ra t io n

r
i
n
a
g

S u pp os e s o m e o f t h e i de a s a d v a n ced
t h i s p a pe r a re no t sc i e nt i c a llv s p e a k

in

i ng

correct

na m

wh a t

'

a nd

o f i t ' ' as t h e

f a i r fa m e o f

ood
g

Ac a d e m y

th e

bee n s er i o u sly i m p a i re d ; o r h a s sci e n c e

bee n p a r a l y z ed th e reby '
I t is co m p a r a t i v ely
in

th e h isto ry o f th e

of

n
u
e
i
s
g

was

rt h

da y

was

w or ld ,

r o u nd

cra n hy
,

a nd

by th e
w isdo m

e m b o dym e n t
a nd

sh o rt ti m e

si nce

man

i dea

th a t

fo r
the

t u r n ed ove r e ver y

Th a t se n te n ce
'

se n te nce d t o d e a th

s u g gesti ng th e
ea

but

wa s

of

pr o n o u nc e d
a ll

l e a r n i ng

k n o w led g e bo t h h u m a n
.

3
2

a nd

a nd

t u r n o ve r ;

to
e

d i v i ne

na u

l i b e r a t i ng forces
n ot w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e

Ac a d e m y
not

be

in

the

a nd

i ng

is

i t m ay s o

a nd

t r e t he p roce ss o f s to r

co no m y o f

on

y et t h e e a r t h c o n t i n u e d

of
'

will

st il l

o
g

W isc o nsi n

Sci e nces Art s a n d 'e tters

,

ye t p re p a r ed to a d mi t i t

S u p p ose th e re sh o u l d stil l be s o m e
u n

k no w n i m po rt a n t tr u t h y e t h idd e n

awa
s

in

e a rc h

t h e v a st d o m a i n
h ow i s

E v id e n tl y
e m y,

o fsc i e n t i c re

it to be d isc o v e red '

not

b y t h e Wisco nsi n Ac a d

fo r i t e ffect u a lly i g no r e s

o u t a ll n ew

i de a s ;

a nd

a nd

ce rt a i n ly

st u dy i ng te xt book s fo r th ey
,

se a rched
i ng w i ll

w i th

be d iscove red th a t

be fo re the books
I t m a y yet
w isdo m

m i croscope

n ot

by

m ay

be

a nd n

was

w e re m a d e

b a rs

ot h

k no w n

d a w n u po n th e e n l i g h te n ed

o f to

da y

th a t th e re

a re

so m e

t h i ng s t h a t th e Cre a tor o f th e ' n iv e rse

33

do c o n s i s t e n t

does

n ot a n d ca n n ot

a ny

r a tio n a l s y ste m o f e co n o m y h u m a n

'

or d i v i n e

F o r ex a m pl e ' e doe s
,

n ot

a nd c a n

c re a te t ree s o n e h u n d r e d y e a r s ol d

not

in

w i th

a s ng

le

da y ;

n on com bu st i ble
-

a
s
s
e
;
g

a nd

i m po r t a n t

of

m ore

d o e s ' e c re a t e

w a ter, ou t

or c a r ry

th r o u g h t h e
t i ons ,

no

ag

on

a n et h er

w o r ks

e
t
y

to

com bu st i ble

m o st

the

e nc y o f

of
of

bri l l i a n t
c re a t i o n

i m ag i n a ry

v i bra

be c re a t e d