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Show THE LANGUAGE OF MARS. Now that the erudite professors have concluded that Mars is inhabited, and the proposition is brought forth that for $10,000,000 a message can be sent K the Martians, the question naturally presents pre-sents itself as what language should be employed in dealing with the Martians. Shall it be baseball American or classic Greek? Perhaps Hindoo or cockney English. This is a very imoprtant matter to which the attention of the professors of Harvard and Amherst, Am-herst, who have brought the question of communicating communi-cating with Mars before the people should be called. And before they spend that $10,000,000 in sending a message to the planet, it would be well to hire some mind projector to send his subconscious self off on a day's journey to learn the language and to return to earth, with it tucked away in one of his vest pockets. Then it would, be time enough to erect observatory towers 25,000 feet high, equipped with wireless, and to spend $10,000,000 in looking glasses to reflect a great light to Mars. When Percival Lowell discovered the canals and other things which apparently proved Mars to be inhabited, it was almost conclusively shown that some day communication would be established with the planet. Inasmuch as Mars is eons older than earth, the people there must be infinitely smarter than ourselves. If we could just decide on what language to use in addressing them, they no doubt will be quicker to translate it into their own vernacular ver-nacular than we could translate theirs. Every effort should be made to encourage this wonderful possibility, possi-bility, for it may be the Martians could furuish us some new . argument on the tariff question, or give us advice in dealing with public service cor-porations cor-porations and municipal reform. |