The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-25
Ie5eOr0phiHg aCithoUt Wires.

A Washington correspondent of The Hart
ford Times sends :he following To that paper:
In these. Cays OF telephonic w nuders nothing
If it is within the range Of any thug ike prpba-
Iiity. surprises IntOrmffIOu has reached
here r, Gently thai Professor I,po,pis VINO ms
teeu in the mountainous region ot West Vir-
Einia fpr some months, conducting a series of
,xperim.uts with his proposed aerial teleurn.
ph,, has demonstrated hHally that icl' graphing
w1trout ~i.rs IL practical HIS manner OF
operating. which has on a pre-, iuus , ccasion
been dnscriOrC: in this spontirnce has been
endorsed by many scientists. IL consists of
running a W ire uo to a certain Attitude rt.a, n
ing n particular current of elect icity, which
according to Prof. LoomiS. be found al
Narl"us helRhts- Al any instance away, inns
same current can be reached by sIijlar wire,
and communication can he had inrnU 'atey
TIE apparatus nee, ssnrv to bring about tris
wonder j. very simple and ixeNp,.nsive. 1t his
bt On fully n>CcrtuIned thai teicy rapc COM
mnuicnti,i,i does not take uc.. over or IhrnI,ph h
the wires, but .oHgh the ground. The same
communication continues " hen these electric
currems supplied toy n,lttIre arr. used Profess g
I.uOmis has. as said uefore, teIrgra ;theh to
parties eleven miles distant by merely scudtrE
up kite. at each md OF the fiistaacr a c,.tt..T
height. attached to- which, in tHe place. of the
ordinary sIrtug, the fine copper wire
When 10th kit,.s though eI,.yru miles dist.ut
from each other, touched the same current,
communication was had between them buIn,
mn utssaRtS were sent from one cnd I" the
8 uiUeut in connection with the Instrument
interNd d by Pro. eseor Lo"mis. II is sh"w'd
IN "A years was the corr ct one, q al y
the rr|Icr means, such a. stationary wir, ar
could oe operated successfully Ht AL lin. =,
1t il true that aerial biography may not be
much Ot aceTtHiuty duIIug violent stOruls or
electric showers, hut it Will not meet wi, more
obstruction than the ordinary wire t. leg h-
lug. which is NOT at all sure duiing the ,,eriuds
spoken at. Ii Will be II long time Uefure aerial
telt graphing can be carried ON heIwceu places
which are bat Il short dslanct spart, il, ,iuGcCd,
II ever will. In such cas.s the wires viii con-
tinue To he used though tor long distances,
ocean To another, the AZ rial teeg ph viii take
its place entirely. Professor Lu1ms has a
h
from point on one ot the highest peaks Of the
Alps, iu Swilzer lnnd, to similarly eitua cd
the world, II thus sucC eUdS, oi course hi, in
Nenti"n viii ruuk in importance win that of
the Il, ctrlc telegraph itself aud be even greater
than that "f the tel, phone. All of the money
necessary L" carry ON the experiment hns al
years, il 1t turns out To be success. before
ocean cables viii he among the lost arts, and,
having played their part, viii tie Iaid aside.
l lie cost of aerial Ieleg raphy will NOT be over
one cent where the o,hcr Is uhe thousand dollars.
SCARLET FEVER PRECAUTIONARY
IrsiOn Board oi Health has issued the follow
ing as IA circn!ar. sending il 10 every house
in the city. Ii deserves a careful! reruSal:
Scarlet fever is like smallpox in its power to
Sp. cad rapldiy from person To person 1t is
: gus III about one week after eXpoStir,, as a
gtntlal rule, ana persons vino ,.,c,,up tur i'll
ness during al fortnight aireT exposure may
ie.l thcn SclN e. safe itUm attack. Scarlet fever
scar,atina, cauk,r rash and rasn-fe,er nr.
names OI the one aud the same dangerous dis
When case Of scarlet fever occurs in any
family the sick peiS''u should bc paced in Il
room apart iirm the other inmates of tie
house ana ShoUli he hurst q as far as puS~ite !
by one pes son only. / he sick cha inter should
be well warmed. Its furniture should bc such
rs VIII permit ut ITS cleansing without injury,
hnu all extra articles, suCn Window dTaptTy
and wooden Carpcts. should he r,iHos ed from
the room during the siCku, -, The iHIniy
sHoutd not miuPIc with Other people. Visitors
tu tii IuItGlCu h'tISr should bc warned of the I
pre- HcnCe ot Il dangerous GISra~c JIrTtin. Hud (
childi ri, especial \. shnJ!u not be- i.dfnUG,d.
Oh recoN t, the SICK pcr>uu ia, Ild gle
fu" "a the = HSt., shall have Cis fir-;,I ei. =
noHJn - considered au ave rag CrIod durii z
which Isu.ati..H j. dcd Tu,. othinL bcl. re
bt lag WON or used hy IN. pan, ut r nur-t.. }
should t''' clrhusei ~ ntt,II'ig at least on.
hour, or II tpat cannot b. done ct aud ~.
lotsCd cAto>urc to cut door air ANA suUiighJ.
/ ne WALL 81 th" rtpiu should tC uTy TubG, u
and the cloths used for that purpoSe 5snuuid be
~nntlld br StUaptd und whl;t.t,. O. /; tut fllpr
shouId be wdShci with Soap and wat. T, ci,rUDiic
.ttil may it aided t. the water
tnrre Ur tour gallons. The Injected cIoihing
should he craIp4d hy Itselt, and not sent 10 the
laundry.