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1933 Volume 5 Number I IWohderI I ^Stories I ] HUGO GERNSBACK Editor-In-Chief DAVID LASSER, Managing Editor PRANK R. PAUL, Art Editor C. MASON, Associate Editor WONDERS OF TOUCH An Editorial by Hugo Gernsbacic 9 The simpler that things seem to us because of our fa- miliarity with them, the more difScult they become when we try to analyze them. Touch, the tactile sense, is one of these, and it is not such a simple thing as we believe it to be. It is wonder- fully complicated.

Of course, the sense of touch is distributed over the en- tire human body, as is well known. It should, however, be distinguished from other varieties of common experience, such as pain and temperature sensations; and, while these are perceived through the same nerves (that is, the aenaory nerves) the nerve fibres identified with the sense that we call touch are provided with si>ecial terjninal organs. Moreover, this sense is properly exercised only in those parts where there is an abundance of special so-^led “end organs.” There are two kinds of these: the “touch oor- puaclea,” which Ue chiefly in the skin; and the “end btdbe' which are found mainly in the mucous membranes. The sense of touch is far more sensitive than you might think. Besides, it is possible to cultivate the sense to a high order.

The blind, for instance, use their finger tips in a far different manner than those who rely on their eyes. The sense can become ehaipened so r^arkably that a blind person can read a heavy impression of an ordinary printed page without the well-kne?^ Braille method. In o^er words, the relief impression made by the type is suf- ficient for such blind persons to read the printed page with their finger tips. Nor is the sense of touch confined only to solids. Differ- ences in barometric pressures can be perceived by certain individuals, from their effect on the skin. Which part of the body is most sensitive, as far as touch is concerned?

You might think the finger tips, but such is not the case. Acuteness of sense of touch has to do a great deal with the blood supply, rather than with the skin. This again is largely influenced by the surrounding temperature. The acuteness of touch itself is often measured by the instrument known as the Aesthesiometer, which consists of two needle points, which extend from two movable arms which are connected with a graduated scale.

A pair of compasses may be used in the same manner. The closer together the needle points can be aeparately perceived, the greater the delicacy of touch. The distance at which the two points can be separately distinguished by the subject on various parts of the body may be better understood from the following: Millimeters Tip of tongue 1.1 Tip of nose - 6.6 White part of lips 8.8 Back of hand.29.8 Back 66.0 From this, it will be seen that the tongue is the most sensitive part of the human body to touch, and the back, that is, the region of the spinal column the least sensitive. It is certain that the human being has not a very acute sense of touch. Certain animals and insects are known to have a far more acute sensory organization; and it is thought, for instance, that the antenna of insects is one of the most acute sensory organs that we know of. There may, however, be others even more sensitive, and a number of scientists believe that, for instance, bats pos- sess a sensory organ so sensitive that we can have no con- ception of it. It has been found that bats complete^ blinded, by depriving them of their eyes, can still find their way about in a room criss-crossed with fine wires which the bat can, of course, not see.

One might think that perhaps the sound-vibrations of its wings beating against the wire would be reflected and the bat would thus hear the echo, but this theory is not tenable because bats de- prived of both eyesight and hearing still find their way about such a room without ever touching a wire or hitting the wall. Scientists have, therefore, come to the conclusion that the bat perceived the nearness of the wire or wall by means of its sensory organs underneath the wings, in a way not understood clearly today. We all know of optical illusions; but very few individuals are aware that there are tactile illusions as well. You can easily make the following experiment and satisfy your- self as to that point.

Twist the index and the third finwr so they cross each other. Take a marble and place it be- tween the fingers at the point where they cross. Roll the marble between the two fingers while they are crossed.

If you close your eyes, you will be positive that you are actually feeling two balls: and only by looking at the single ball can you bring yourself to believe that there is only one there. THE ASSOCIATE SCIENCE EDITORS OF WONDER STORIES are nationally-known educators who pass upon the scientific principles of all stories. ASTRONOMY Dr. CM* FItMr, Pk.0., LL.D. Tb« Aa«rlean Muieum of Naturtl EU* torr. FrofoMor WlilloM J.

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To the flamboyant red of the skyline there succeeded an orange light. 6 THE RADIO TERROR By EUGENE THEBAULT Translated from the French by Fletcher Pratt -•^n the 18th of October, 1952, the weather in Paris was marvelous, and numerous groups lingered along the boulevards in the early afternoon to yield themselves lazily to the caresses of autumn. At the Place de I’Opera a great crowd had gathered before the perfected loudspeaker which had just been installed there for the benefit of the public. Its powerful voice dominated the clamors of the traffic which rolled unceasingly past like a triumphal parade. The loudspeaker, with a clarity and tone that delighted the assemble public was reproducing the sounds of a cleverly assembled concert in which eight educated dogs, three elephants and a dozen performing parrots were performing a rendition of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The eight dogs were in London; the three elephants were in Calcutta, where one of them was tooting a trombone, the second a bassoon, and the third a hautbois especially constructed for this gigantic and rather unusual per- former.

The dozen parrots sang (if one could call it that) from Buenos Aires; and everything had been ar- ranged by the world radio commission so that all the dif- ferent members of this extraordinary choir could be heard by wireless enthusiasts in any part of the universe. As a matter of fact, the reception was all one could hope for. The elephant hautbois player had just finished a solo, executed with deafening virtuosity, when all at once, the thread of the animal concert was broken, to be replaced by an absolutely insupportable sound of frying. “Well!” remarked someone, “what’s going on? T don’t seem to be able to understand the words any more.” People laughed, imagining that the disagreeable sounds were part of the program. A blonde midinette, declared gaily: “I know what it is^ they’ve tuned in on some pigs ask- ing for their soup.” “It’s extraordinarily well imitated,” affirmed a young radio enthusiast in a tone of conviction. Suddenly, the sound of frying ceased, and after a few seconds of incomprehensible silence, a voice came from the loudspeaker, a sharp, dry, tearing voice, but so clear that every syllable enunciated was heard.

“Listen!” said the voice, “Listen! The world is com- ing to an end!” A burst of laughter greeted this announcement. The first speaker cried: “Is that all?” A serious-looking gentleman shrugged his shoulders. A new publicity trick,” he explained. But the voice in the loudspeaker began anew, trembling with vibrations of hate and anger: “Listen! I, whom you do not know and who hate and despise all of you, announce that I have found a method * This unusual story, which we have imported from France, and had translated by our well known friend Mr. Pratt, deals in a realistic way with some of the fascinating and dangerous possibilities of electro- magnetic waves.

We are just becoming aware of the universal in- fluence of the electromagnetic spectrum on our lives. From radio down to cosmic rays, we are walled about by ceaseless bombardment of radia- tions. And we have been told that even matter itself is made up of such electromagnetic vibrations.

K some of the events in this breathless story seem fantastic, we must remember that we know, as yet, very little of the Invisible world of radiations. And pernaps, some day, scientists will be able to dup- licate the amazing things of our unknown inventor. Of annihilating mankind and destroying the world!

In an hour the world will be destroyed! In an hour, do you hear? Nothing will exist any more, neither you nor the earth that supports you! I am the master of unknown forces and of waves possessing an infinite power of destruction.

I am the master, the only master of the universe! And' I desire that the universe shall perish.” The only result of this emphatic speech was to raise an even greater hilarity.

“Too bad,” shouted the joker, 'that I didn’t know about it three days ago. American Government 9th Edition Wilson Diiulio Dolphin. It would have saved me paying my rent.” A tall young man who was tranquilly lighting a cigar- ette chipped in: “ — ^And with me getting married next week!” And the midinette added: “The radio’s a bore today — just when the animal con- cert was going so well, too! Somebody ought to call up about it.” The general opinion seemed to be that some practical joker was amusing himself at the expense of the crowd. But the crowd did not go away; everyone waited for the words that would show what the clever speaker was ad- vertising. The cloudless sky held an autumn sun so warm that everyone felt amused and indulgent; at certain times of year it takes very little to please Parisians.

The loud- sp^er began again: “I hate humanity and I have condemned it. All human beings are criminals; they injure themselves, they kill each other, they deserve to be punished. I, who speak to you, I, against whom you can do nothing, I, who can do every- thing, am going to precipitate all of you back into the nothingness from which you should never have emerged!- I am going to give you a proof of my power. You see what time it is? Look at your watches; in ten minutes the sun will disappear; the shadows will cover the whole earth and become thicker and thicker; no light at all will be able to shine in the night that I create... 8 WONDER STORIES FOR JUNE, 1933 “Listen!

In twenty minutes a glacial cold will replace the present warmth. Your limbs will be paralyzed and then you will begin to believe what I tell you. I hate you, all of you, you living people, who, in an instant, will be nothing but so many corpses. Your bodies will not fall to dust — they will be annihilated! Have you never thought what it would be like — ^not to exist? Well, you have fifty minutes to prepare yourselves for it.” • A frightful laugh, amplified by the loudspeaker, sent a tremor through the crowd. The voice continued: “I hate you.

I wish your agony could last for cen- turies. But in fifty minutes no living thing will exist any more.” The voice fell silent; a silence filled almost with agony.

But the clear laughter of the midinette dissipated the gen- eral sensation of terror. “I have it!” she said, “It’s an ad for a fur company! If it weren’t so warm. I’d take my 30,000 francs and buy me a moleskin.” The serious gentleman added: “The joke is in bad taste. Why don’t the police do something about it?” Nevertheless he pulled out his watch and glanced at it, an action imitated by the major portion of the hearers of this unlikely discourse. Then, as though in spite of him- self, he looked at the sky.

The benevolent sun shone down on them, reassuring and magnificent. Decidedly, the midinette’s idea was the most likely explanation of this unexpected and ultra-modem method of getting people’s attention. All the same, in this crowd which remained so skeptical and so little moved, there was one person who seemed to take this incredible announcement hurled on the ether, apparently by some melancholy joker, at its face value.

It was a young man of some twenty-two years, who ■wore the smock and cap of a Parisian laborer. Iis thin, seri- ous face bore an expression of the keenest attention, as making play with his elbows, he worked as close as pos- sible to the loudspeaker and waited to hear it again. But no one paid any attention to the growing surprise and fright that spread over his visage. The Place de I’Opera was black with people, and hur- rying crowds of the curious overflowed down the boule- vards, filling the Rue de la Paix as far as the Place Ven- dome, flowing down the Rue Auber and into the Rue du Quatre-Septembre, growing larger every second through all the streets where one could hear the voice of the loud- speaker. Th clever merchandiser who had thought of this scheme to advertise his wares, had certainly attained his object! He must have been a clever psychologist to thus play on idle dolts with a display of superior doltery. Meanwhile, a good many of the strollers, thinking the show was over and that the intermpted concert would hardly be resumed, began to go their separate ways when the loudspeaker began again.

“Watch!” clamored the gigantic voice, “watch the sun! It is going to darken, and in two minutes the cold will begin,” At these words the young workman made desperate efforts to get away. He succeeded in escaping from the crowd, got around the Opera House, and raced as fast as his would carry him down the Rue Auber. It was time; there was a terrible surge among the mass of people and cries of fright rose from all sides. A sinister shadow, like that of an eclipse, spread rapidly from west to east, hiding the sun and then spreading rapidly across the heav- ens to plunge the whole city into a nightmare dream.

And in every direction, propagated by terror with the speed of an electric current the news that a frightful and inevit- able catastrophe was upon the world spread through the city, invading every district, racing down every darkened street. In the sudden obscurity there was the wildest disorder. As the voice had predicted, it was impossible to light either electricity or gas; and in the crisis produced by this abnormal night, no one thought of taking steps to insure order and quiet movement — not that any such.steps- would have been of the slightest use. In that wild crowd of men and women who had sud- denly become the prey of an inexpressible horror, nobody had the cool-headedness even to think of the supernatural individual who had boasted of being able to destroy the world and who seemed in a fair way to do it. Everyone thought of the horror; no one of its author.

Was the unknown really going to realize his terrible prediction? And in destroying the earth and all its living beings would he not destroy himself as well? Was the same thing happening all over the world as at Paris? So many problems, so many questions — and no one able to answer them, all were incapable of intelligent thought. The movement in the streets and boulevards was com- pletely halted, an agonized silence weighed down the crowd, as everyone heard only the oppressed breathing of his neighbor. Suddenly cries of despair broke forth, heart-rending appeals, wails, shouts of rage and the dumb sound of blows, revealing the combats for life the dark concealed.

It was for anyone who could to make his way through the crowd by main strength, to find his way through the opaque black toward his home, there to exchange a last farewell with his family before plunging into nothing- ness. The prediction was being realized; a brief and final agony -w'as beginning for the human species, brief, but so terrible that seconds seemed to last for centuries. Once more the voice of the loudspeaker rose above the crowd, sarcastic and insulting: “Everything I promised you is really going to happen,... Now prepare for the cold!

The polar cold, which you would not be able to resist even if I should renounce the joy of destroying the earth and all its inhabitants. In a few minutes, in a half an hour at most, there will be no more people alive.” And in fact it was as though an icy blanket fell sud- denly upon Paris. Then, after a few seconds the cold was accentuated, it became so bitter that no one among the victims of the diabolic unknown had even the strength to shiver. In an absolute silence, like that of the tomb, in a night as profound as that of the sepulchre, the loud- speaker counted the last moments of the world, before it should be re-absorbed in the infinite.

“Still ten minutes more!...