| Show what invention may do alio possibilities of science when ap to ho arts are so very rent that careful hesitate to state them for acir of exciting ridicule so in articles which havo been published in london as a humorous turn lias been given to somo of tho possible results of inventions in anys were an englishman of he timo of elizabeth to have been etolil eliat water would bo supplied 0 o every house by means of pipes that a combustible gas would bo distributed in a similar manner from t central reservoir eliat messages would bo across and under oceans in a few minutes ho would have set down his informant as n lunatic or at best tho very wilda st of alio man of today to day would bo quite as incredulous if told aliat inventions and applications of science may do for the people of 1981 ono writer ventures to predict that in the twentieth century electricity will accomplish com marvels which now seem too absurd to seriously set forelli chopi and steaks will be cooked by sparks so as to make the frenchmans French mans a la limite a reality alio fruits of the earth will bo multiplied enormously by alie use of electric light behind colored glass fruits and vegetables will bo grown all tho year round winter and summer day and night so eliat the held which now produces bushels of any product will yield avo now cook our food but take our air and water raw and through these two elements come all the disorders and contagious contagions conta gions which addict humanity in the future will bo distilled and prepared for human use and thereby from all germs of disease air will not be breathed by human it lias been cleared of nil noxious qualities after it will be admitted to tho glass covered streets and dwellings in which the man of alio future will live houses and places of business will bo situated in immense edifices the air of which will not only be rendered wholesome but delightful to the sense of smell summer and winter so far aa extreme cold or extreme heat is concerned will be abolished as the temperature can be controlled means and all parts of alic globe will become equally inhabitable day will have no attractions over for the artificial lights will bo more pleasing than any which the great luminary of day can gho us then of course the air will bo navigated will help to chiango alio appearance of the sin face of the earth for alic great cities will be situated on healthful hilltops hill lops instead of alic insalubrious lub rious plains below avith the great motors shortly to be discovered huge mountain cliame which obstruct mans progress in any direction can be leveled while the ice packs around alic two can bo liquefied and made navigable all this seems wild enough but no doubt very great changes if food can he produced by improved methods with less cost the problem of poverty is solved if machinery continues to handwork alic hours of labor must bo shortened and its value increased but to accomplish aliis asocial revolution will be needed by which laborsaving labor saving machines will be worked for the benefit of alic laborer and not in competition with liim alic hour |
