Aether- the first definition. Philogiston (probably misspelled)..if'n I remember correctly, it was an 18th-19th theory of what got used up when you burned something..like an element fire..also discredited. I read too much..;) How about Phrenology, everyone?..;) (the study of how the bumps on your head determine what sort of personality you have..gotta stop before I start talking about [molybdomancy -fortell the future from molten lead drops], or some such..;)

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)