| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Faraday as a Discoverer by John Tyndall: here all his efforts to produce any sensible action upon the
polarized beam were ineffectual. He then passed from magnets to
currents, enclosing bars of heavy glass, and tubes containing
liquids and aqueous solutions within an electro-magnetic helix.
A current sent through the helix caused the plane of polarization to
rotate, and always in the direction of the current. The rotation
was reversed when the current was reversed. In the case of magnets,
he observed a gradual, though quick, ascent of the transmitted beam
from a state of darkness to its maximum brilliancy, when the magnet
was excited. In the case of currents, the beam attained at once its
maximum. This he showed to be due to the time required by the iron
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift: from his horse. I have not been able to discover whether he will
then die or not.
On the 11th will begin a most important siege, which the eyes of
all Europe will be upon: I cannot be more particular: for in
relating affairs that so nearly concern the Confederates, and
consequently this Kingdom, I am forced to confine myself, for
several reasons very obvious to the reader.
On the 15th news will arrive of a very surprizing event, than
which nothing could be more unexpected.
On the 19th three noble ladies of this Kingdom will, against all
expectation, prove with child, to the great joy of their
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: Balaam called to one of his men and gave some sharp orders,
emphasizing details, and enjoining haste, while the Virginian
leaned slightly against his horse, with one arm over the saddle,
hearing and understanding, but not smiling outwardly. The man
departed to saddle up for his search on the big range, and Balaam
resumed the unhitching of his team.
"So you're not working for the Sunk Creek outfit now?" he
inquired of Shorty. He ignored the Virginian. "Working for the
Goose Egg?"
"No," said Shorty.
"Sand Hill outfit, then?"
The Virginian |
