"This is the way we measure intelligence of the inhabitants of the
Earth or any of the planets. We will try to pick a non-intelligent spot
on your Earth, as you would call it, without humans. Notice the color
reflection upon the screen. See, this section is made up of all the
various colors as you can see them in their bands, yet they are all
very dull."
"Now we will switch from this to a group of scientists in one of your
very large laboratories. You notice the colors are still there but they
are very distinct and rich."
"This is the way we have, besides other delicate instruments, of
finding out how far the inhabitants of any planet are advanced, as well
as the type of other forms of life which may be on that planet. For
everything, regardless how minute, has its own rate of life activity
and throws off its own radiations or vibrations which include color.
They differ in quantity and quality depending upon the purpose of the
form and its development."
We will soon be landing on the Moon so our little lesson in the field
of science is over and we have thanked the scientists for these
marvelous revelations they have given us. While we have not understood
everything as we should have, we nevertheless follow its relationship
to one another and the logic upon which it is founded, if no more.
We must say here and now that these boys really have something on
the ball, as we would say on Earth. It makes us feel quite small to
think that we have given them so little credit before this adventure,
thinking they knew nothing, if there even were any human beings on
these other planets and pictured them in ugly forms when they excel
anything and everything that we know anything about on Earth.
We are now coming into view of the Moon and can almost see where our
ship is. We are circling, ready to come down. The pilot has landed his
ship alongside of ours and our Moonalite friends who were left in camp
during our absence are running up to greet us. As we leave this ship to
go to ours the natives are eager to show us what the other Martonian
ship brought to them, various kinds of food and supplies.
Our host who has returned with us to the Moon is telling us that the
head of Mars has decided to establish an airport here, that whenever
and whoever comes to the Moon from the Earth again will find better
facilities in every way to greet them than we had when we landed
here, but it will always remain under the flag signifying our first
experience of landing on this spot.
The flag which we brought has been replaced with a new flag and placed
higher on the mountain. This new flag is the same as ours was except
the Martonian insignia of a heart and a handshake across the heart,
the same as the pilots have on their caps, is in it too. It is made of
material that will not deteriorate as easily or quickly as our material
would have done, and when it does deteriorate they will replace it.
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