It proved, however, to be the most complicated of all
in its internal arrangements, and its quiet was therefore a little
deceptive. Most prominent was the balloon-shaped body in the middle, with
six smaller bodies in two horizontal rows and one large egg-shaped one in
the midst, contained in it. Some chemical atoms were seen in which the
internal arrangement of these contained bodies was changed and the two
horizontal rows became vertical; this change seemed to be connected with a
greater activity of the whole body, but the observations on this head are
too incomplete to be reliable. The balloon-shaped body is positive, and is
apparently drawn downwards towards the negative egg-shaped body below it,
containing seven smaller particles. In addition to these large bodies, four
small ones are seen, two positive and two negative, the positive containing
five and the negative four minuter spots. On raising the gaseous atom to
E 4, the falling away of the wall sets free the six contained bodies, and
both the balloon and the egg round themselves, apparently with the removal
of their propinquity, as though they had exercised over each other some
attractive influence.
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