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would only pursue those things which are high and right and noble its 

 reward would not be confined to the minds of men. Physical rewards 

 await it as well, and disease, that principal cause of human misery, 

 would almost pass away when the effect of inheritance from the present 

 generation had passed. So the pursuit of pure science brings not only 

 the rewards I have mentioned,, but the physical rewards of applied 

 science and the pursuit of applied science gives wealth which may be 

 again employed to further pure science. So the two react on each other 

 to produce that perfect whole, modern science, pure and applied. 



This moral law of the universe is well illustrated by the well-known 

 story of Solomon: 



" The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, 

 Ask what I shall give thee. 



"And Solomon said, Thou hast made thy servant king instead of David 

 my father, and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come 

 in. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy 

 people, that I may discern between good and bad; for who is able to 

 judge this thy so great a people? 



"And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast 

 not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor 

 hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself under- 

 standing to discern judgment, behold, I have done according to thy 

 words; lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that 

 there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise 

 like unto thee. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not 

 asked, both riches and honor; so that there shall not be any among the 

 kings like unto thee all thy days." / 



So the world, when it chose knowledge and truth above all things, 

 acquired not only the treasures of pure theoretical science, but also the 

 wealth and riches and honor which come from applied science such as 

 the world has never seen before and could see in no other way. 



It is to William Gilbert, an English physician, that we owe the com- 

 mencement of the modern science of electricity. His book on the mag- 

 net was published in 1600, and contained his electrical experiments. 

 Thus, at this early date, the similarity of electrical to magnetic attrac- 

 tion was recognized. But how slowly did the subject advance! The 

 difference between conductors and non-conductors was discovered by 

 Gray. But not until 1746, 150 years after Gilbert, was the Leyden jar 

 invented. Then the remarkable nature of the phenomenon became ap- 

 parent, and the world was startled by it. The subtle spirit which went 



