Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14
Paris Letter.
PARIS, France. Aug. 20. 1881.

ters electric, cannot but be impressed with |
the enormous expansion of the as yet only
partially developed force. The long row
of immense generators whirling round
have something about them terribly over
awing to one who is unable to guage their
exact power, and a timid person, knowing
that the electrical current is being convey
ed above his head by myriad Of wires
with velocity beyond all human calcutta
ion, might we'll be excused for going into
bodily fear lest by any mischance some
thing should "go wrong" and annihilafe
him with single flash Of artificial light
ming. The more courageous observer,
however, who, leaving his nerves at the
entrance of the palace. trusts in the SIKH
of modern electricians to curb the mighty
power they so confidently WELD. has am
ple food for reflection and intelligent
research in the wonders prepared for him.
First and foremost among these are The
various systems producing the electric
light, which will be for the first time
exhibited to the public tomorrow night,
Every method of Illuminating by electric
ity is displayed in the grand hall and upper
room of the buildings, the latter being
mostly lighted by the small incandescent
lamps of the Swan, Lane. Fox and Edison
patterns.
The world famed inventor of Menlo
Park. who for the past few years has been
startling Europe with the extent and vari-
ETY. of his discoveries, has filed two rooms
with exquisitely finished instruments for
telegraphic, telephone and lighting pur'
poses, besides host Of less important
apparatus for the application of electricity
to number of domestic purposes for
which it has not hitherto been used. From
the ceiling are suspended lustres OF six
teen and eight candle lamps similar burn
ers being attached to the walls on brackets
easily moved into any position, and pro-
vided with taps that render them as read
lily manageable as any gas apparatus. The
Edison lamp may be simply described AS
Il small, pear shaped glass vacuum globe,
inside of which is fixed an exceedingly
delicate arch of carbonized bamboo, no
thicker than hair, which, becoming
incandescent by the transmission OF the
electric spark, emits an agreeable. soft
light by which even the most tender colors
can be accurately distinguished. These
amps, enveloped in larger globe filled
with water, have been applied to mining
work for the purpose of averting accidents
from explosion. To mention all the mar
wells of the Ellison rooms would require
columns. Suffice it to add that in addition
to other telephone apparatus is the famous
I" singing telephone" which has success
fully carried the human voice in song from
Philadelphia to Chicago, but does not re
produce articulate sounds.
At the opposite end of the palace in thu
French gallery in the stand of M. L
particularly interest American visitors
inasmuch as the firm has successfully
solved the difficult problem of etfectine
telephone communication under the SEES
by means of the ordinary telegraph cable
The experiment which was carried on
last Easter between Calais and Dover. wa'
made with the improved electrophone,
and gave full satisfaction to all who wit
messed II. Words sptheu tho Frcnol
coast were heard AS distinctly at Dover a
though no water separated the speakers
and could, it is said, have been carried t.
London with equal ease. Another valuabl
invention of M. Maiche is that of a mean
for counteraclng induction in cables an
land wires, thus suppressing all foreig,
sounds, which have hitherto proved a
insurmountable difficulty in the way c
successful telephoning when number O
wires, all working at the same time, ar
in close juxaposiion. The apparatu
illustrating this new triumph of scienc
in the regions of electricity is of tn
greatest interest, whilst its application t
existing telephones removes the mo,
formidable obstacle which has hilbert
, prevented their use from becoming genera
NJ. Maiche also exhibits n new batter
requiring acids, and working for month
without examination; an improved systeI
of storing electricity for lighting purpose
and last, but not least, telephone {
) "electrophone by which at the receivn
end the listener hears his message b
= simply holding cup to his ear similar
that of an ordinary pneumatic tube-r
wires or other plraphernalia being visible
- This is simplicity itself.
A rehearsal of the illumination of I'll
" Palals de L lndustrie took place tn
evening, prior to its being thrown ope
for the inspection of the public to-morro
night. The exterior of the building WI
!. lighted up with two enormous electr
Is lamps, one of which was directed towar,
: the Place de la ,Concorde, making Il
" Colonne de Luxor stand out of the dar
: ness like pillar of light, while the 9th
', projected its rays up to the extreme end
: he Champs EIysees. The effect, on ente
n ing the exhibition. was almost binding,
intensely clear and brilliant was the COZ
bination of every system of illuminate,
Of shown In the course of the evening Il
n exhibition was visited by NJ NJ. Leon S.,
Gtmbetta, Constants. Clone and numb
~ of other distinguished persons,M Cocker
y. the minister of posts and telegraphs, doll
20 he honors of the entertainment. Witho
p for the moment going into details of t
Of various systems, | may mention the sple
i. did effect produced by the Brush compan
" who lighted up one end of the buildil
III with forty lights driven from one engir
Is and the extensive arrangements of Mess
ne Jablochkof, whose familiar lamps a
~ seen at every turn.
W AS regards illumination by the inca
descent system, the elegantly hung Sw
% lights and those of Mr.. Edison we