ion of the molecule possesses a fluorescent quality m certain light wavelengths With Lasl Sync spectroscopy of refined melange several free radicals have been detected within the molecule The manner in which these free radicals are protected and their exact composition has not been shown The presence of the free radicals leads to the speculation that the biological activity re sides in that portion of the molecule Moreover until the means of protecting the highly reac tive free-radicals has been found it is highly unlikely that this portion of melange will be isolated much less synthetically produced MS Further references MELANGE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY H Nidim T Fenslow and L Shamo Revew of the Chemistry of Melange (Caladan Second Great House Conference on Chemistry) 13474 Andre Shimmelson Interaction of Organolytic Acids w th Biopolymers Interplanetary Journal of Suk Pharmacy 173 202 222 MENTATS, HISTORY OF THE ORDER Founded 1234 during the reign of Mikael I the Builder byGilbertus Aibans (1192 1294) originally established on the planet Septimus later moved to Tleilax (1246) expanded and reorganized by Grodon Orpar Playt (1186 1272) suppressed by Leto II in 11745 Gilbertus Aibans a Septimian philosopher and logician conceived a program of far reaching importance one spring morning in 1231 during some leisure time reading on the Butlenan Jihad It occurred to Aibans that the legendary computers had been built by humans and it seemed unlikely to him that they had possessed capacities beyond those of the trained human mind Over the next few years he devised a plan of study for the production of human computers which he named Mentals and recruited students for the program The early Order located on Septimus consisted of three ranks of adepts Memonzers Processors and Hypothesists Although often in financial difficulties for his infant Order Aibans refused to allow his Mentals to serve until they had passed through all three ranks But he did allow those still in training to publicize Mentat abilities and mat practice led to the relocation of the Order House Of the three ranks Processors were the most vulnerable Their training stressed un questioning acceptance of the direction of othen, and they were therefore totally depen dent on the good will oi those around them In the Training House they were safely in the care of the Order until they progressed to the relative security of the third rank Hypothesis! One tragic incident on Septimus almost led to the disgrace of the Order Aibans would take his young trainees to various cities from time to time exhibiting their skills to seek support for his program On one such occasion a group of five Proces sors became separated from the main party Under instructions from Aibans to wait by the city s sports stadium the group asked a passerby how to find the stadium He said Just follow them-they re on the way to MENTATS HISTORY 377 MENTATS HISTORY the stadiu