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Text from the Scientific American "expose" of Keely February 4, 1899.
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Made available through KEELYNET by Vangard Sciences, PO BOX 1031,
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Mesquite, TX 75150 on August 30, 1989. (214) 324-8741 or 484-3189
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Investigations at the Keely Laboratory
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In our last issue we noted the fact that the Keely Laboratory, at
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1420 North Twentieth Street, Philadelphia, Pa., had been examined by
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experts, and that the discoveries seemed to confirm the views held by
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the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in 1884, that the phenomena were produced
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through the medium of compressed air. A representative of the
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN was at once sent to Philadelphia, and through the
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courtesy of Mr. Clarence B. Moore, who has the lease of the premises,
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unique photographs and diagrams were obtained.
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The laboratory is an unconspicuous brick building two stories in
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height. After Mr. Keely's death the laboratory was given up, and all
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the apparatus, wires, tubing, etc. in fact, everything which could be
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used as a clew to the discovery of the principles underlying the
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alleged motor, but it is shown by the result that Keely had not taken
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anyone into his confidence, and accounts for even his supporters being
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ignorant of the existence of the remarkable things which we are to
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describe.
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The investigations were carried out under the auspices of the
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Philadelphia Press.
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Every bit of flooring was ripped up and every nook and cranny
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explored in the floors, walls, and ceilings, and it was found that the
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building was honeycombed with traps, holes for piping, etc., for
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carryiing on the bogus experiments. Everything was conducted with such
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secrecy and ceremony, and the laboratory lent itself so admirably to
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the purposes of deception, that is is little wonder that this
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nineteenth century thaumaturgist should have been successful, for the
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border line between science and quackery is always attractive.
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The ground floor has no cellar under it and at places the joists
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were sawn away and the flooring had been removed and replaced in
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sections, forming what is known in stage parlance as "traps." Most of
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the spaces between the sawed joists were filled with ashes, and here
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valuable finds of tubing and connections were made. The center room
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contains four traps and a pit. Back of this room to which no one was
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ever admitted, and here a remarkable discovery was made. A steel
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sphere forty inches in diameter, weighing 6,625 pounds, was found
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embedded in a it underneath a trap. The sphere had two projections or
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trunnions: both had a hole through them; one of these holes had been
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filled up and then faced off, and the other, near the iron pipe shown
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in our illustration, was open and was of the proper size for charging
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the reservoir. Midway between the two trunnions a small hole drilled
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into the side of the sphere was found to be the proper size for
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connecting with one of the small brass tubes connecting with the second
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story. These tubes, while of small diameter and having a small bore,
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have very thick walls, showing that they could resist enormous
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pressure. Of course, the sphere possessed great strength and must have
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been an ideal storage reservoir for air or gas at a great pressure.
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William Rickert, who was formerly employed in Keely's laboratory, has
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come forward with valuable evidence. He say he helped to test the
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steel sphere with a hydraulic pump which was specially made for the
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purpose. It was tested p to 28,000 pounds, or only one tone less than
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the powder chamber pressure required in tests of United States
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ordnance. Steel tubes were also tested with this powerful hydraulic
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pump. The tubes were 9 inches in diameter and the bore was only 3
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inches. These were split with enormous pressure and the stockholders
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and the general public believed that the tubes were burst by the
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"etheric vapor." Mr. Rickert states that they ran tubes to the lever
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machine which indicated pressure, and one of the tubes recently
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discovered Mr. Rickert believes to be a tube running to that machine.
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He also states that Keely never allowed the men to entirely compete any
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connection the machinery; he assumed that part of the business himself.
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A very heavy iron pipe with the high pressure joints, 13 1/2 feet long,
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ran diagonally under the floor to a point in a trap in the front room.
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This was undoubtedly used in distributing the compressed air. The room
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where the sphere was discovered had a wooden ceiling nailed on to the
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joists, while in the front room the joists were exposed. This ceiling
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gave 16 inches of space, which, of course, gave an excellent
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opportunity for running tubes or concealing apparatus. The private
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room in the rear was used by Mr. Keely when resting from his arduous
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labors and was handsomely fitted up.
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The second floor was divided into an office and two exhibition
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rooms, where progress was reported at intervals. Sometimes the front
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exhibition room was used, but generally the rear exhibition room was
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utilized. A small window connected the exhibition rooms and also the
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office. Keely would station himself behind the small window, C,
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connecting the exhibition rooms, and after asking the favored few who
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were allowed to see the manifestations what pressure they desired or
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what speed they wished, depending upon the nature of the apparatus
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which he was then exhibiting, he would then play a violin, a zither, or
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a harmonica to set in motion the harmonic vibrations upon which he
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depended for obtaining his remarkable manifestations. The first
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exhibition room has many auger holes, which have been indicated by our
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artist. These holes were, of course, hidden by the oilcloth which
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covered the floor, and one ot the holes was covered with a piece of tin
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with a hole, as shown in the diagram at D. It is surmised that these
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holes, and specially the last one to which we have referred, permitted
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the "etheric flow" of compressed air from the receiver in the cellar to
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the apparatus on exhibition to be controlled by a spring valve operated
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by the foot. Other holes seemed to have been located under the
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apparatus and doubtless aided in the experiments.
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The upper floor of the main exhibition room was torn away during the
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investigation, and showed that tubing of the same kind as the alleged
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"wires" of Keely's lever machine passed under the joists, through the
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brick partition, under the threshold of the door at the point, A,
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connecting the two exhibition rooms. This is in a way the most
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remarkable of the find, as it was so carefully hidden in the brickwork,
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which had been removed and reset. The tubing ran through the brick
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partition under the steps, where it apparently descended into the room
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below, but this end was broken off. At the point, B, another piece of
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tubing was found running out into the front room from the rear room
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below. Those who assisted at the investigation were Prof. A. W.
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Goodspeed, Prof. Carl Hering, Dr. M. G. Miller, Mr. Moore and Mr.
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Sellers, and the investigations were so thorough and the results
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obtained were so satisfactory that it is to be hoped that, once for
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all, the Keely motor may be considered to be exposed, though we have no
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doubt that, like the scotched snake, the tail may still continue to
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wiggle.
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We of Vangard Sciences realize that there is always a possibility of
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fraud, even in the works of Keely. Many times psychics and mediums
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cannot produce their normal range of phenomena if conditions are not
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conducive. Many synergistic events must correlate to allow the
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manifestation of certain effects.
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However, the wide range of phenomena Keely produced under controlled
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conditions and in the presence of many famous and respectable
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scientists and researchers of his day indicate that his work was
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definitely productive though not always on command.
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A study of his writings will indicate an incredible understanding of
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the art of vibration and its application to matter and energy.
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For this reason, we have chosen to focus a majority of our research
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efforts on correlative efforts which might serve to verify Keely's
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work, yet stands in its own light.
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Thank you for your open-mindedness and patience in studying these many
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documents. Once the light of Vibrational Science is ignited in the
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minds eye, it becomes easier to follow some of Keely's statements. We
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must however, not allow ourselve to be blinded to blatant fraud from
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whatever the source.
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