The Dawson journal., 1884-07-31
The Electric Disqualification.
Macon Telegraph.

experiences. Strange tosay, however
they all originate in Georgia, the
vein that produces them being locat.
ed In the MOI them part of the State,
and not traceable beyond the State
limits. Public and private exhibit
tons have been given by Miss Hurs,
in all sections Of the South, and the
young lady herself still continues to
advertise the great Georgia electric
belt, as she journeys northward puz-
cling the scientists, upsetting Con-
gressmen and confounding the pro-
fessors.
Another young lady from the same
belt recently awoke and found her
self imbued with Miss Hdrst's re
markable powers. She may be taken
as type of all the others who have
recently been brought into public no.
tiece. Every thing upon which this
wonder laid hands-and we have her
testimony for twas instantly pro
PEELED beyond her reach by the cleo
trio throb; that is, such articles as
combs, brushes, needles, scissors,
tubs and the ordinary articles with
which all good domestic girls are
naturally associated. Articles of food
did not fly from her after being pre-
pared TOR the table. On the contrary,
biscuit, ham and eggs, big hominy
and even fat meat, readily suffered
her to approach, and while seldom
willing to eat, were often eaten from
her hands. Nor did her young man
suffer from the repulsion theory, or
else would it be easily understood
that the girl had inherited the in
stincts of her fathers boot to an ex-
aggerate degree. On the contrary,
1t was found that he could not only
hold the girls hand, but could hold
her in a chair while at the same time
holding the chair down.
Summed up in brief, the weapons
of life's warfare flee from the new
electric power in the girls now before
the public. But unfortunately, the
the electric power has not confne ed
itself to the girls. Here and there in
the same metallic belt Of Georgia,
an g estlmable married LADY, has de-
veloped the rare gift. In one place
the table has refused to stand still
while the ironing was being done,
aud the we-struck husband was fore
ed to put out the washing. In an
other the iron few out of a females
hand, narrowly missing the head of
son-in-law, and demolishing a cher
ished "grandfathers clock A Hall
county woman has found it impossi-
bic to churn, and has to hire boy
to attend to it; and zone OF the most
highly respected ladies of Lumpkin'
is so affected with the strange power
as to be able to do only crazy quilting
all other things refusing to remain 10
her hands.
This is an alarming showing. Miss
Hursts stage performance is not OBJ
jectionable. When she gets three or
four men to exert all their strength in
opposition to each other, and disturbs
the balanced forces by a gentle push
of the chair they hold, it is undoubt-
eddy amusing to see them push and
pull each other about under the im-
preston that they are resisting her.
1t is amusing to see her demonstrate
the leverage power with an umbrella
and cue; there is no harm in it all.
But if the ordinary occupation of wo-
mankind is to become impossible as
this new power grows, if nothing
is to be left the sex in the way of oc.
cupation but eating, quilting and
counting, steps must be taken to
protect man. Suppose the singular
power should become an epidemic
amongst the laboring class?
Let the medical men and experts
take this matter in hand, and furnish
the people protection. 1t may be
that so simple remedy as hickory
or strap oil, will divest the sufferers
of their inconvenient malady. Per
haps in young cases, the warm palm
of a parental hand, smartly applied
to the inverted patient may afford re-
lief But let us have remedy at any
cost.
BUCKLEN'S APNrCA SAIvE