Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to EntoWeiss, Sara
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Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento
Weiss, Sara
Mars (Planet) -- Miscellanea; Spirit writings
De L'Ester--Gentol[a:], the time allotted for this series of object
lessons has expired, and to the Galarēs[a:] and our friend the
antiquary who is tranquilly dozing, we will say au revoir.
We now will view Camariss[a:], so that you may form an idea of its
extent, its architecture and other features. Observe this slope
largely is devoted to detached private residences, and that the
wide, beautifully paved streets intersect at right angles. At
each intersection is a statue or group of statuary, or a fountain,
or column, or other ornamental feature. This group of heroic size
represents Genessano Allis Immo and his wife, through whom this great
city honors itself by bearing her name. These statues are faithful
representations of two of the most admirable spirits I ever have met.
Yes, Genessano is very like his father, and Inidor[a:] resembles his
mother, who is a marvellously lovely woman.
From the slopes eastward the city extends about ten English miles,
but from its northern to its southern limit is quite twenty English
miles. Being the head of the Irrigating and Waterways System, naturally
a large population has centred here and it is, with the exception of
one other, the most populous and wealthy city of Ento. The population
is about one million seven hundred thousand, and it is the greatest
manufacturing and commercial city on the Planet.
Beneficent, indeed, was the conception and execution of the System
which has recovered for the uses of the people lands which long ago
would have become deserts. The system now extends more than four
thousand miles, and rapidly is progressing toward encircling the
planet. On our planet the undertaking would not be considered feasible,
but with the means at command of the Entoans, it is not now regarded
as extraordinary. With them the science of engineering in all its
expressions is far in advance of what is known of it on Earth. Then,
too, they so well understand the energies of electricity and vibration
that, if they desired, they might shatter their planet into fragments.
Looking along the waterway we see lofty columns whose massive bases
are of stone, but the columns are of a metal known to the Entoans as
Flaûen. It is very light and very ductile. As yet it is unknown on
Earth. The elements do not corrode it, and it is a non-conductor
of electricity, which renders it suitable for this and some other
purposes. Those columns are used as electric light towers, and so
high is the illuminating power that it well nigh turns night into
day. Electricity as an illuminant and for all possible purposes is so
cheaply procured as to be within the means of all requiring its use.
Throughout the irrigated belt and on most portions of Ento there are
Stations where thoroughly trained persons attend to the production and
distribution of electric currents, and so valued is life that accidents
are of very rare occurrence.
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