, 1877-07-21

IWcrn lItr Nirka II fHatit nj Lie fFnnt near tut
vlaic nrr, md 80 disappears gradually I" r"-
t,ortun 10 the waste u Tie enrIst..H,ut.. Rht
th'a fusion u the ns,latnr f. attnIctl with ai
other consequence that hut lew tf our readers
woui hnyc anticipated. Thai which lit its sttlId
sntr Ia mn inslslntnr hcrotHts IN fts ltqu ttnte
conductor, aud n|lows nf longer span nnf the escc-
fric arr than could l,e illtl In tho fscc mir. Ow
tng to this tsantiHttiTitv vi tie the strip ~
kaolIif, thc r!r1,ft may be- ppcnsl fnr moment
nnti the candle lighted again Without anr Hced
of rc.ortinr 10 INV ul tic rontriyanccs nlrcaiy
described under the heal Of Lightning" hut
after trrtain length ~ tt,nn, MS the substance
ct,o1a, II l0sps Its tuluetrity, and tlcn tlle CALI
dc re na Se Tsvs W " spy fo,g e ranc tc
for ncarIy two seconds. nni relte!'t II b, simply
may be used (ar transfnttttng tclcgsapht: fE-
nats, according 10 the s!orsc alphabet, by means
lonKcr or sltnFtcr perttnlH of ECLIPSE. Fur such
use tic camille Is better adapted than the electric
lamp, us It Is n,nrc> renlly rcIIalte prod''csn.
at once prrfcet yotaic aEs. whereas III lte
ptyIsioN or THE Li0ffT.
Hitherto a separate p{c, or separate
machine. lsas beel. necessary Tor tslc prolastioa
Of cucl. cIcctrtv IIgl,t md It las lcen found i'm
Tina is readily understood when we consider
the mechanism of tho regulating apparatus. ~
electric Jumps the approximation an!i the sepa+
rnting Of tue tarhons Hre rt'ntfplseti ny ah
elect Ett-tll11HGL3 WHICH, ltaGtA AutANS hs~
Huns uE resistance III the circuit pro'f'trcd ny
changes In The lcnrtll Of Tic vOltntc are. AZ
TIC arc lcngtcs tho resistance Of the clrctilt Is
Increased, md the electromagnetic Is weakcne4,
and allows tic cArttuns to approximate. IT. II
casIlr understood that II tl.rrc arc tws, lamps
an,l tvO vuitaic arcs In une circuit, anu u onl7
ot,r vi thcae arcs Is eengthohc1. th!tll cleeiro-
magnets will act md Shorten tho Two voltals
nrrs. Tho cbneeGucncc fs, that tho scconsi
lamp will have itA proper working interiercN
wi: willie the tlrst alone should have been rcgu-
lated In other w0s.ls, tho solidarity of tllc two
appuratuses will lend to pruauec IN Zach nn-
stantly resllt III causing the system of lamps to
work ba,lIy. hut with the cal,llc there Is tintl,.
luz Of this kind, aud provided that tho source Ut
electricity possesses suillcict tension to produce
tirruit, In the AlaGaslns &1h I.oAyre we harc
seen In so,nu instances four liRhta. In others
three, proslneed by q single l'lachinc., TIC
sequel will show whether wS san rensot,ao'y eS'
trIc light, a,ll whether this Invention may not
have stil! further applications.
pAoMIsE or AN ELEcTasc LIGHT At c1NciS.
Tic ,r;nE dsGs"st Il eS%"1s Il" i:i,an2 r Il House md
done by Messrs. T. iiawk and J. lins.
IT, ot No Il d East S,h irIc stfes,i %'% s,,,'
Calcinm.Ltght Company" Mr: ltoslin, q young
| Frcntlln,asl, whu Il thoroughly posted III Ills
business, scientifically md practically, appears
to be All electrician Of expcftc'ltt lie las late,
| light Into practical usc ~ this city: Several
weeks nro he ordered ''lrntnme" machine
from Paris. II has nut yet nrrlrct, and he cail'
not account Tor lis delay. Ne expects to receive
| unity to zee thc rowtr Of euei' a light. The
electricity Tor tile Gratnmc snachtnc is cener,
ntcd Uy Il stcAnl.cngne power. This uNc vii!
require . ehrcs.l.orsr power. !ts ADVANTAGE =
| merely that 1t Is portable. II can bc wheeled
around iron, place to place. The improved
rlcctriraI lights have batteries, rs Aas tho Rts
sim improvement, vi whtcl, 10 much ls belnp
sail.
sir. Kos,n las had considerable experience X
tho tlsc Of the tiranne nachinc, particularly II
Submarine work. lie wns with tic expedition
tI,nt suuult, In vutn, fnr tte treasures OF tlIt
Sras,sl, snllcnns IN tie coast Of Spain. 11c Wat
also, for Two years. with tlle French expedition
| TO the coasts of thtnn nth japan, making SUD
nnrlue explorations.
MI 1,osliu is not very enthusiastic ulout hl
expert ulrMts that he proposes ~ make here II
electrical lights. On account Ut tho great Gx
pcnsc attending them. 1lc says that t., put ths
Will cost hctwccn l,a0 and s2Wo M!ci
that thc expense will bc merely that oi r.lnn!l'i
H. hy steam, anl the constant Attendance
h ,at, 'c ;t,.ea ea'eutn1Ss It,. tna' ran an
crfal ns lie calcium, To E!ye a. tslc
,isrl last night Ut tie Highland ltolisc, slr
Eo.a,nrrrill nyalcl itself. At 0 o'clock las
night ,lu turl,e, the Highland 1l.usc light !,
thr direction of the Commercial Office, brnI
gui.led by red and green lights burned Oh III
rooI NJ tic Office 1t WIS difficult to yet ttl
bearing, hut wl,c,, occasionally, the intcnEct
brilliant white ro,busi.ul, Of the lime lahhc
upun tho roat It made shadows from object
ard enabled The cya to rcnl Thy medium advef
Using tylrs of paper. Tic distance bctwee
tic ponits. In MI alr.line, Ia fully thrcc-fourih
| nf n mile. THIS WIS d very satisfactory test
considering the fnct Of tho moonlight. But
the electrical light Is fifteen times as strong Q
| ljrhtinI1 cntitlty of that lufJ