Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-09

When the platform reaches the ground,
the hat-brushs again separate, and you
step out; then the platform springs up.
and is ready for another dusty customer
SWELL, it is very curious continuance.
I should like to see it in action" I
said.
"That you shall soon do > and he step.
ped on the little platform. All at once
the clothes and shoe.brushes began to
work vigorously but the hat.machine did
not come in play until the others had
about half done their work it then closed
upon his hat, and spun around some.
fifteen or twenty times, and then few
apart leaving him free to walk out.
"Therc :" said Harry. "What do you
think of that Jump up and try it,
mo, thank you not just now; some
other time, Perhaps said L; for I felt
too nervous just then to trust myself to
such Al; ordeal.
"Excuse NE then for one minute while
I speak to my sister, and then I will 60
up stairs with you.''
He had no sooner left me, than, as I
stood looking at the curious machine, |
made up my mind to try it. Nobody
was there to laugh at me il I jumped out
suddenly $50 boldly stepped in. The
brushes seemed to do their work very
vel! but I found must keep i'll my arms,
having got knock on the funny-bone Of
my elbow from sticking it out too far;
but the hat.brush-oh! horror! I had
forgotten had no hat on, and that I WAS
a head taller than my friend; the conse-
quence was that the Internal machine
suddenly decended, aud, Selling me by the
head, whirlcd round at frightful pace,
till thought 70 skin would have been
left on my nose. tried to stoop and es-
cape it, but got such blows from the re.
volying clothes-brushes that I was glad
to stand upright again. Fortunately it
was soon over, and then the hateful thing
stopped. l opened my eyes and saw
Harry standing looking at me convulscd
with laughter. felt very angry at the
moment, as rushed out, with one Of my
favorite long whiskers brushed across my
face, and the other back over my car,
while my hair was twisted into vortex
on the top Of my head.
1T is hateful machine cried. as
tried to rearrangc my disheveled locks.
Harry roared with laughter, and as
SOON as he could contain himself said:
''Don't you see it was not regulated for
your height ! II you had tried it when
asked you to would have arranged it
properly
tried to laugh, and said, swell, I've
had brushing enough: let's go up stairs
now, for an anxious to look III the glass
and see if there is any skin left on the
end of my nose.
"What jolly large room - said as I
entered the apartment that was prepar.
ed for me.
Eyes, this was my poor old unclc's
room, and for the last year or two before
he died he used it for Il sitting-room as
we'll as bedroom. You SEQ that large
recess in the end; that is where he used to
sheep. The bed is there still as it is often
handy ;but the room is only used for Sleep
ing purposes now, have had another and
larger bed put in as we'll. I'll come and
sleep in the little bed and keep you com.
panI, if you like that is, if you arc nerv.
Gus and don't like being alone as you
used 10 be-
"Oh, but that vas such wild, unciv.
ilized place, one could never tell what
might happen but am not nervous at
being alone in England
Gail right, old fellow; but have got
a great deal to show you here. First of
all, as it is getting dark, I'll light the gas;
that is done by electricity, have got a
Quantity Of batteries down in the cellar,
and wires laid all over the house. Now
sec. l press this ivory knob, which
brings the wires into contact, and an
electromagnetic turns the stopcock at
the same moment spark passes across
the gas:jet and ignites it. But that is
not all. You sec that bar on the ceiling
above the lamp-wel,, it is composed Of
two metals, one of which expands by heat
much more than the othsr this causes it
to bend when it gets hot f.; and, as it does
50, it acts On lever and rod above the
ceiling, releasing catch which hold open
the shutters, yand the Immediately close
with a spring as they do this they catch
against sort of trigger, which in its turn
releases = weight which runs down and
draws tie curtains
Almost as he had finished speaking,
the metal had become sufficiently heated |
by the now lighted gas to act on the lev. !
er, and the shutters closed and the cur. |
tains drew themselves together as if by
magic.
''rhat is very clcver]y managed" said
/. ''But here is another knob with the !
letter A upon it; what is that for p
''Thc A stands for alarm. l have one
of them in each room. but have never re.
quircd them yet. When either of them
is pressed. large alarm.bell on the top
of the house is set ringing by electricity,
and il continues to ring until the electric
power is turned off again. We won't try
that, ss it would alarm the whole neigh.
borhocI> But have more to show YOU. |
Here is q snail recess with q curtain in |
front; l haTs had it fitted up as shower
bath; it is sel1aeting; in second or two
after you enter, the water comes down.
You can try it III tho morning, if you
like
"rhank you. You do, indeed, |
abound in iugenius contrivences; you,
however, must have exhausted all in this |
room at any ratc.'
''Oh, dear, no. Will you sec if there
is any water in the basin e.
! 1e:t to look, and remarked that
some was just running from the tap.
''Just so; in walking to it you trod on
a spring in the floor and set the water
running; now, when you come away you
will tread on another and cause it to run
away
again admired the continuance, when
he said: "Thcrc is one more, and think
that is all. See; here By the bedside are
three speaking tubes; this, marked num-
Der one, communicates with my bed
room, this. marked number two, with nv
sisters room; and the third, with the
servants room. The last two I do not
suppose you have any occasion to use,
unless you want Jane to bring you up an
early cup Of tea
''Is Jane that pretty little housemaid
who opened the door for us2"
"Yes, you sly dog; you were not long
in finding that out. But mind, my
pretty Jane will not stand nonsence."
"Why, Harry, should have thought
you would have known me too we'll to
make such remark-you know I
never ..,. 81. ...-
"All right, old fellow: was only joke.
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