Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-06-23
BUGGY ELECTRICITY.

There has been a great deal of
expended upon the problem of
producing a perfect light for road
vehicles, but until within few days
nothing has been produced that would
at all Eli the bill. Lamps with candles
in have been tried, and failure was the |
result. Whale oil has been used. bnt
both whale oil and kerosene oil are
Objectionable, so that both are discard
ed, except on hacks, in cities where
there is an ordinance compelling hacks
to be lighted. For country driving,
at night, light has been long needed,
and now we have heard of one that
will do. Since the electric light has
proved success for lighting large
buildings, it has occurred to a scienti
fc man of this city that electricity
could be used on wheeled vehicles
He knew, by experience, that there
was always more or less electricity
wasted, for instance when young
couple were out riding. so be expert
mented. Those who were out on the
Whitef8h Bay road last Sunday even
ing may have been astonished at the
unsual light that shone the whole
length of the road, as certain car
riage passed along, and they probably
observed the fright of the two occu-
pants of the carriage. The young
scientist had learned that certain
young man had engaged buggy at a
livery stable for the evening, so he
bribed the livery man to allow him to
experiment on the buggy. The young
scientist put small electric lamp on
the lower part of the dash board, out
Of sight of the driver, and run small
copper wires to the back of the seat.
It is well known to the student of
nature that when a brunette young
man and blound girl, who act as the
positive and the negative-that is, he
is positive he will put his arm around
her, and she negatives the arrange
ment along at first, until after dark
there is a certain electric current es-
tablished, small in itself, but of great
power if properly husbanded. You
have all felt it. o, don't blush. 1t
is like your arm getting to sleep, or
hitting your funny bone on the arm of
a rocking chair. Well. this wire was
placed so that the arms of the young
people would touch it. Just as they
were passing Fi,zgerald's there by the
tole gate, they began to snug up, and
before they got to Leudeman's the
little lamp began to throw out light.
It went under the horses feet and lit
nm the road for several rods, and the
yonug people were almost as astoDlsh-
ed as the horse was. They thought
there was somebody following them
with lantern, and they Strengthened
up and the light went out. Every
little while they would get near to-
gether, and kiss each other slyly, and
squeeze, and Immediately the light
would blaze up. The girl was rea'
frightened, and insisted on the young
mans sitting on his side of the buggy
and he was a little frightened thu
first few times the light flared up, bu
as he came out to hug he was going tc
hug. if it turned night into day. s.
he went to lying to her about tn
horse being PHOSPHORUS horse. d.
said there were some horses that wer
so full of PHOSPHORUS that when the.
got warmed up little from driving
they shed light all around. Thel
they cot nearer, and the electricit
again appeared, and for an hour the
rode along in the evening, by tn
bright light. The young sclentis
passed them a number of times IN ar
other buggy, and he is so we'll satiste
with the experiment that he will appI
for a patent. The young lady wa
very much annoyed at the queer ligh
and while she cannot say that she di
not enjoy the ride, she has requisite
her escort to be careful next tim
when they go riding and not get
PHOSPHORUS horse. The young mai
when he got back to the stable, tol
the livery man that was the lighte
rig he ever drove, and he said
wanted calcium light next time
took his girl out. They will kno
what caused the light when they rea
this. 1t is getting SO there is electr
city in every thing.--Peck.s Sun.
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