| Show A MESSAGE TO MARS time and again the question of es e some sort of a communion com 1 tion with the planets of our adlar system has been broached by student stu denta to 4 of astronomy and the fact that scholar schola r j of such eminence as Flam marion ant and d have seriously discussed the matter gives ground lor or the sup 1 position that the idea is more than 81 ic dream recently the subject has again re attention owing to an interesting discovery made at the observatory at flagstaff arizona where the observe observed announces that he be has seen two stran strange lights on the planet mars mara cocat located 4 within the south polar snow cap those who feel convinced that mare to peopled with intelligent In habitan much older and consequently bueb more advanced than the race on t tha earth and who believe that those these mam tiana have already endeavored to drik drav VO the attention of earthly astronomer to their existence by means of sl DAIN balsi will undoubtedly see in theeo phenomena of light on the surface or 0 the orb a now new attempt to flash a mw mes sage bags across the abyss to our earth many a thought will be bestowed ow oara the possibility of returning an answer to the supposed signal frank H norton an eastern easters astronomer in a recent article in the illustrated Atner american ican makes BOVA some novel suggestions relative to the subjects subject it if it be taken for granted he argued that mars mare is inhabited a ana that the people there are signaling uk us all we need deed to do to is to follow their lead three bright lights in the forma form a W tr angle is the device suggested the these lights should be placed where no other artificial light could detract from th thelta brightness they should be on a poi point of the earth peculiar to itself for so some reason easily discernible by intel intelligent tige minds these conditions the writer saya say are fulfilled on only ly on one a of the earth and that la Is the pyramid at that stupendous structure stands at night shrouded in almost impenetrable darkness except for star light and moon light its position Is ia unique being 30 degrees east longitude and 30 degrees north latitude sad and corresponds to the bartla major a most conspicuous object on mars mr norton therefore proposes that permission should be obtained from the khedive or rather from the english govern government menti to illuminate the pyramid by means or of the most powerful electric plant that could be obtained incandescent lights should be run up each angle from the base to the top astronomers would be on the spot to take observations arrangements for such an experiment would have to be made without delay the planet is rapidly nearing hearing the earth and on october 20 it will be in its most favorable position A reasonable objection to the plan would be that the pyramid mid is too small an object to be seen millions of miles away even it illuminated in the manner proposed the triangles of the light thus formed would only be some what over feet on each side find and unless the Mart martians lans are in possession of telescopes lar far surpassing in power anything known on earth they would hardly be able to recognize the flashlight as 88 a signal however the suggestion Is grand it probably indicates the correct course to pursue in an effort to solve a deep mystery and likely enough someday some day human intelligence always thirsting for knowledge will be able to soar in the spheres above to a degree at present not even imaginable |
