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a,Ic for the most tlrltrate, purposes. Tho
qtanttIy ntNl intensity Ut thu current frOht
tll4 battery nri. 50 nrarly uniform, from tiLo
,IlonlHI, WHEN tho l4ptrs are rnfllcct"l nn'll
TINT when thn slisclIHrK. rcAsHs nlt0RGthcf,
tMt ra'! >" % "Eyt t f'f ,nl,rM, Gfss ,.
raIGin with tlAttcrinR siHTrs:. Alantetller,
thc vnrinlpn Irt,nl the lnHitnlng tn the rnl
ut tho discharge is saf'! IL be- nltost 70 per
cent. --,itIa Is, until the VERY l'IstMht whsl.
reiars It's tl.lamtity Is ctKlt.tentls .of what !
regtsture,, nt the lntnet,t WHEN tho circuit
was established. 'fllH best primary ,lrcnt',-
r,s!!'o,, !,attrlss sp)d". 4 eysr s,aw 'eltGr 'a
will wlsich II: Faurn ,nrlf!lrIalIy .coaiA ne
si,Guts i,sttt III constructing his URtlcry !lr.
iligrs develops. nptii tho surfacs In tl1b
nr,n4'Ss of rAr{in:, afni by s'Itnr "a 0tGr , '!!tl
scrintltli, lu rurreGis tlta development nf
glst.s nllil rpl1IctS the Gust OF t. psntIt rrry
materially. \ single assistant III Ills labnra-
tury-l,os elI Cx!Mr' by my iI!rnfls..sl.cesss.
nmt wilt r.,arge :10 ,'orc In ilc et.!'rsp u tlle
next ten 'lnys. with view to tue tltn' w!cll
Hre rx,M'tt,1l IN fUIlpw. ..-,
viii, pr"i.r @ facliiti"s Tor Manufacturing a,Hl
charging, Hrn mt ~ eyact Ms could he wished.
The mntprtais. consisting simply Of Il few
srips Of lead. y lftle sodium, or ammonium,
II little snlpl,nrte aei.', aIHl Il few other coll
stll9cnts e,l'aly r"nl'lo,'. Af, ~ lnexpe,Ilslye
rs they hrc easy u abtatn It, larEe Quantities.
Tlio ,lElIl Item IL III the Gust Of charging,
nlHl In ttlts particular thu experience OF )r.
Higgins has not l.cen sufficient to Etye
anil when elnrged tl.n erIts cn1l he stored Or
transported ncr0ss tile Atlantic wftllullt ttan-
Err Of their potency being wasted IN THIS
respect, AS far ns observation litS. EOnf, thGfe
IL tin loss whatever. tsuquantity Of electricity
I'll tfrd,it 1tfhr {lttHf1t GfHtIt N{t1tt-
frnt hf the quantity intrntlced itts' the bat.
tcry from tho Eriieratnrur prlDlnry source 0f
energy. Su lung ns Tic pnlcs are not coil
ecs,ti there Ii. rs fnr ~ ot'sers;tinl! rail tie-
terninN such question, absolutely no Hcttoll
sMt reaction wntevrr hiln1lE tat: silrIn's coi.
siltlents inctnsed ln tho i,er,lctipAlty sealed
M,x. The f;lnp devised to hrn rn,Hratrti by These
cells Is BASEL ult.,' tho pril'tinr nr tlle IT.
pt,iu;s nrt. 81 near together tiat the tlaIdctl
eye Cunrut detect tIlat tllcy Rrt, not III Cni.
tnrt. AS compared with thu InrnlrtcscGllt
| principle. tho tcunity nf this nrc y, Dr.
liz says tint lle abandoned incandsscrncc nt
ail early slrE.' ii, Ills experiments. having bc'
c,lnt. cnnvlnre'l tllat the u,I!n!1nt OF elerEy
ry'ntiretl 10 protlnccn n glvn,, light Was tno
gNs, nnd he predicts, tllnt every nttrml't y
hrilig i1,rAsulcsgcMt lights l,!to Such e0nl!e
| tttlOn will tntt in failure. Ills hest results
hnvc hre,l 70 prohuty 1--WE iiglNs Of tliy can,
eight cubic feut. Tht. lamps enst - cent:
e,icIl, a,M tho tei[ fully rIIargeA would c'!s
abntlt SiOU Allowing l,r loss Of energy III
charging, these RESULTS cn1hIJa,e, lie ttitllks
most fnvnral,y with those nfnny tnrlail lIKt
III USE, and arc iinlne;.surnh!y betser tllan ca,
lm uttuINt4l III tile lmcniMlpscent principle
| When exhausted tile bAttcry cnli ge re
cHrgett, hut III praettco II would he bettG
ia h,yGn Il relay Of two batteries. nsMl. l,y dis
commenting the nalta, the discharge evil bc nr
| rested nj Ntly tMunlrHt-