17 March 1939
Dear Dr. Bon,
Today I am writing just briefly to let you know that the strange and contradictory phenomena at the static (leaf) electroscope are gradually starting to become understandable. Our mysterioues "something" does not appear to be ordinary electricity or ordinary magnetism. But it influences matter in such a way that phenomena resembling magnetism and electricity manifest themselves at the electroscope. Let me give you some verified observations.
1. Metals have been influenced by the "something" (let us provisionally call it "orgonicity") attract the north pole of very sensitive magnetic needles.
2. Materials that are otherwise used to provide electrical insulation, such as rubber (gloves), hard rubber, glass, etc., are influenced in such a way that the leaves of the electroscope move even when the objects are held far away from them, and in certain positions this material attracts the leaves.
3. Using orgonized rubber, it is possible to charge the electroscope by slowly moving the rubber close to and then away from the instruments (repeating this procedure frequently).
4. In the presence of the orgone effect, an electrically charged electroscope slowly loses its charge. The arrangement is as follows: electroscope plate I - SAPA culture dish - electroscope plate II, which has first been rubbed. Once the electrical charge has become discharged, the charge deflection caused by the orgone is apparent when plate II is removed.
5. The electroscope can be alternately charged with electricity and orgonicity. O. weakens the electrical charge and vice versa.