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as coming directly from these magnetic lines 

 of force developed upon closing the circuit. 



So much for theory based upon a set of 

 facts that make the theory seem probable. If 

 you don't like it give us a better one. If it is 

 correct the writer claims no credit; it is 

 merely a compilation of suggestions from 

 many sources, including his own experience. 

 We are simply seeking after truth. The man 

 who is an earnest seeker after scientific truth 

 cannot afford to pursue his investigations with 

 any prejudice in favor of one theory more 

 than another, unless the facts sustain him, 

 and then he is not acting from prejudice, but 

 is led by the facts. Many people make pets of 

 their theories; and they become attached to 

 them as they do their children; and they look 

 upon a man who destroys them by a presenta- 

 tion of the facts as an enemy. I once knew 

 a lady who became so attached to her family 

 doctor that, she said, she would rather die 

 under his treatment, if necessary, than to be 

 run -d by any other doctor. There are many 

 people who are imbued with this kind of spirit 

 not only in matters scientific, but in matters 

 religious as well. Such people are not the 

 kind who contribute to the world's progress, 

 but are the hindrances that have to be over- 

 come. 



