Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-02
Written for TEE Evxxrxo srAR
THE STORAGE BATTERY.
How Electricity 10 Put On Tan 10 Be
Drawn Oa when Wanted,

Electricity - . motor, and the in
1N comprehensive principle that makes
H. the wheels 20 round" as appeared in
Saturdays SrAR Of July S, fully ex-
NSplained the general principle of dynamos
or electrical headquarters, and should be thor
oughly understood in order to understand the
following description and explanation of the
storage battery" We must also, in explain
ing the system Of batteries Of which We shall
mention as illustrative Of other systems for the
purpose Of general explanation, say that the
fluid mentioned is the solution as is mentioned
in The STAR Of 5th Of July heretofore referred
to. Science is developing every field where
human intelligence chooses to pre-empt Our
learned Franklin, taking advantage OF the
school boys air-ship-the kite-conceived the
that day hailed the achievement ss q wonder
he did what the great German scientist did
with the "Leyden jar" when he confined the
electrical fluid in glass bottle. 1t was o grand
achievement ut that day, and only mention it
to illustrate it as the first attempt to store
away 1.-The lightning" in other words the con-
ceptlon OF a storage battery"
Leyden jar consists of q glass Jar coated
with tnfoll upon both inner and outer sides to
the same height. space enough being left to
edge. To the mouth Is fitted cover of baked
wood. through which passes q rod carrying q
chain, which lies upon the inner coating, and
having knob upon its upper end, by means of
which connection between the outer and inner
coatings may be readily made by jointed dis
charge provided with glass handle.
CATCHING ELECTRICITY IN BOTTLE.
This is the encyclopedias description of the
Leyden jar, but il you will 60 up to the Capt.
tolls dynamo rooms Mr.. Gleimm, the electri-
clan i'll charge OF the dynamos there, will ex-
plain in a more simple manner by taking
bellied bottle with a metal ring around it's
mouth and hold the mouth of the bottle near
the great belt that runs the dynamo, and then
he has filled the bottle with electricity. and this
Is the current OF electricity that is called the
direct 1t Is confined there. for, glass being a
non-conductor. it cannot get above the metal
band around the bottle unless conductor Of
some kind is brought in contact He will fur
Their illustrate it by putting the mouth Of the
bottle sufficiently near your hand or other por-
ton OF your body, which is q conductor when
you Will feel the smart sting from the element
escaping from the bottle. This il the principle
OF the I.cyden jar, the point from which We
now start to explain the storage battery syst III
for motors. To utilize this electricity thu; has
been found 30 tractnble under the laws OF hu-
man science We will try to explain how it may
be applied in a storage capacity.
STORAGE BATTERY.
A storage battery is simply series Of zinc or
lead plates Of any size convenient for the pur-
pose contemplated, immersed in a solution as
heretofore described), which are placed in q
square box-like receptacle of on-conductive
material As motive power, as applied, for
instance to street car, q series of these~)ittle
batteries will be placed under the seat u the
car,as illustrated in the accompanying diagram,