CHAPTER II 



GRAVITY. 



There is no theory set up by man in support of a 

 scientific fact so thoroughly vulnerable as the hypothe- 

 sis of attraction of gravitation. It appears to be so sim- 

 ple in the proof of its absurdity as to render all of man's 

 versions along all lines of thought questionable, owing 

 to having even accepted it for truth for a day, not to 

 say centuries. 



When the greatest minds for upwards of three 

 centuries were led to accept such rot, what can we ex- 

 pect of the judgment of the average man on questions 

 of depth, questions touching their own welfare and that 

 of fellow-men's? 



We should, when questioning matters of such im- 

 portance as the powers displayed by our sun in the 

 heavens, bring back our reasonings to the simplest sur- 

 roundings here on earth, and by observing the powers 

 here displayed by that luminous body, just merely ex- 

 tend them. We should consider the powers displayed 

 by the sun on the properties of matter here before our 

 eyes, and add to that observation the powers displayed 

 by any form of heat within the range of our knowledge. 



We should remember that the sun displays a ten- 

 dency here before our eyes to disperse matter into its 

 elements. Then we should remember that in order that 



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