i'he papar read last evening by A. Dewar, 

 ]., at Daltiousie College, on " Magne* 

 n, ' before the Society of Natural Sci- 

 !'? 3 contained matter of no mean import- 

 te, as it advanced a thepry that pertain- 

 ias a more directive appeal to the com 

 n sense views of the lormative anulife- 

 duclng power of matter, t an most oi 

 i theories advocated by many "leading 

 enlists who continue to rotate in the old 



3. 



Phe reader, who announced himself as 

 mouthpiece only of the originator (Dr. 

 R. Eraser, M, P., of this city) claimed 

 the discoverer of this atomagnetic 

 ory, a fyir and open criticism, viz : that 

 tter is composed of two classes of atoms 

 oineral and vegetable every atom being 

 nagcet, having polarity, which means 

 t eacty atom has two poles similar to the 

 ipass needle. 



?ha liw of atoms is that like attract* MM, 

 the law of magnets is that like poles 

 si while unlike attract. The discoverer's 

 ory, then called atomagnetism, is the 

 ibipatipn of thesona'ural laws resulting in 

 uvarsal l.*w of attract! on of like, atoms aud re 

 iion of like poles. Illustrations of the action 

 this force were given in the vegetable and 

 nal kingdom, accompanied with a sprinkling 

 pungent remarks that denoted marked COJ.K 

 nee in *.he law t :at may revolution^ much in 

 lern science. It is worthy of note that since 

 originator published his views in bpok fom> 

 ed "Origin of Creation," the wheels of science 

 polarizing in his direction, as the builders of 

 i ship? ? navigators, armorerp ? and thosa who 

 a^jastirg ships' coreipasses and fitting heavy 

 aoient?, are stcd'cusly considering the 

 tiuns and conditions of various materials in 

 er to obtain a vitality a cquit; b!c as position 

 h nature. COM. 



