THE STORY OF ARTIFICIAL SILK 
against clothes. But it is a movement in 
the right direction and much good—physical, 
mental and moral. will come of it. 
The attention of scientists and doctors has 
been directed more than ever to the power 
of these Ultra-Violet rays by the discovery 
of X-rays by Rontgen in 1895 and the 
discovery of radium by the Curies in 1897. 
Both of these rays are shorter still than 
the Ultra-Violet rays. As for the rays of 
radium, they have become the greatest wonder 
of the scientific world. They pass through 
metal. They discharge the electricity of an 
electrified body. They disintegrate elements. 
They have broken down the Atomic Theory 
and brought in a new view of the universe, 
As you can see, this matter of rays is a 
vast new subject. It has opened our eyes 
to new possibilities of power and health. No 
one knows what new truths and new powers 
may be discovered in the next 10 years. 
To tell the truth, we are just emerging from 
the Dark Ages—the Dark Ages of Anti-Sun 
Clothes—the Dark Ages of Prudery and Sex- 
Consciousness. 
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