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changing its surface in direct opposition to the SUN, but that 

 the electric hemisphere in the positive state still holds its posi- 

 tion, so that that portion of the earth's surface, which was 

 positive in the day becomes negative in the night, and thus 

 continuous currents of electricity pervade the globe, or its 

 surface to a certain depth affording all those compositions 

 and decompositions, those actions and reactions, and trans- 

 itions from one state to another, so truly necessary to perfect 

 the operations of nature. 



Suppose that the surface of the moon, in direct opposition 

 to the sun, is always positive, and that she is likewise positive 

 to the negative hemisphere of our earth, when opposite thereto, 

 or when in other circumstances, always retaining her positive 

 electrical hemisphere towards the SUN, she observes a modified 

 gradation of her electrical state, in reference to the earth's 

 surface ; when visible by day, for instance, may she not move 

 with an accelerated motion at particular periods, subject to the 

 increased influence of the effect of GRAVITATION, or MAGNETIC 



ATTRACTION ? 



Now, I consider that the total surface of the hemisphere of 

 our earth, exposed to the opposition of the negative electrical 

 power, or magnetic attraction of the SUN, is not absolutely in 

 every part and position POSITIVE, but that it is constantly 

 varying in the different localities, from the electrical state of 

 the atmosphere, which is capricious, or subservient to circum- 

 stances but I contend that the main average affords plus or 

 an excess sufficient to secure the mutual magnetic attraction 

 exercised by the SUN and the EARTH towards each other ; and 

 that the same law governs the other planets, and their satellites. 

 If you can, (as has been repeatedly done by Professor Fa- 

 raday, Professor Ritchie, and others,) create an immense mag- 

 netic power, capable of sustaining tons in weight, by the simple 

 application of continuous streams of almost imperceptible elec- 

 tricity, flowing positively and negatively, from the respective 

 poles of a galvanic battery ; and that on separating the points 



