The sun., 1891-05-10
THE DEAN,s SHOCK AND WHAT OF 1T
Carioas Stortes Of Inxention snd Dlscoxery.

Won klsist OF the Gath hedral OF Cumin in Ger
many. was more frightened than astoni he'd.
or the reverse. But certain It was that very
strange thing had happened TO him. an occur-
renoe which perhaps a century or so earlier
would have been thought the result OF pure
sorcery and proof that the excellent ecclt BE
sstic had fallen victim to the powers OF the
evil one. For how else could such extraordi-
nary behavior on the part OF simple bottle Of
pure water be accounted for2
Tho Dean possessed an electrical mach inc =
probably ono In which glass globe was re-
volved In contact with rubbing surface
and he made many experiments with II. Elec-
trlcal experiments at that time t1742l were. in
fact, quite fashionable, and the phlloso phe ers
were BY no means the only persons engaged In
making them. 1t had been found that the
charge wo, Id run over long line IL the latter
were wire. for instance. but could not o
made to traverse even short distance upon
such materials as silk or glass But whether
or not electricity could be gathered or held, or
accumulated in any sort OF reservoir,
was not known. and this was the sub
ject which Dean Won Kleist intend d
to Investigate. His reasoning was simple
enough. Electricity" he said. will not 20
through glass, but 1t will 60 through. and
Therefore into. water II I put some water In
a glass bottle electricity ought to go into the
water and stay there. In othct word+. why
cannot electricity be bottled?"- So. procuring
. common apothecary's vial. he tll!ed it half
full OF water. nut q cork in tho mouth, and
drove IN iron nail down through the cork into
the water. Then he caused his electrical ma
chine to deliver its sparks directly npon the
nail. while he ntently watched tho behavior Of
the water. Nothing happened. Perhaps he en-
pected the water to bell or to become d,s-
A.,h t1,.,r, rlnNNt
way. But It did not. Feeling soncwhat lisnn.
pointed. he determined tu examine the water
little more closely. So still retail in. he ,iai
m.shine: and VIII! his oth'r baud attempted
nMses 81 s bo asl lis na
Tho electrical machine was at rest. Tho vial
was not In contact with ANYTHING us his own
ment: ITS report "i his experience sayoiso
said. came. from. the bottle for so long limo
,hst ne SSuld walk sity steps heiGrS tho pvo
mene. and tho s o SS WhV the % Muse
& Vo15 n.
This happened in October OF l7i2. A short
TINS aiterward rome profess rs of the nj.
and Obtained % The saise a.ise rasuss 3 And sinsnar
,o o1s S shs ssd a 'S s s asE
one for the crown Of France. Another. taking
SIS wiinsnsss to SS Die 3 The tho sessrie 50
an ares Tor ths Of fronsh
informed tho public that the shock put his
blood into "aEitatinn. nnd gave him Greut
Tho experiment made hy tho Levden pr,o-
was for long na tine os the
II tn%s e:s.ms ans tSs Ass 0"
l. was soon found tha, the water 1 which Il con;
sned "a was noa 81 n aGo S'nd ne ra ca
cork For the hand Of !hs eXperimen,er grasp.
exterior Of tho weasel through his ioly to the
earth, there was snbstltntea an outside sont-
When n jar o. so"dsnssr as . nov % csIleal.
y arrap 9sd IN this way. me r9sitlye electricity
% i've sasss to sfa fSe
Earth 70 the outer seating IN this way
become senarated by tho glas-. II now tho
oi the af s ss Two
Sities can meet and nsptra ize The is what
one ssad H'S Tesn a1dn s
d1as9 Whether s1y dissSSeEy Ss eyer
workine jals found their way not only, Into
sysry AM n69 the hands 1i the
oSLgusius tnou, pul WeLo oolu " tuo Ievpie Stl,-
orally around the streets as a new and arvel-
ious toy Ine phllnsophers set to Work to SEQ
nov powerful shock could De GOT from tnis
source Aope ,Nollet caused WEole company
OF the French Kings guard to ION hnnts. and
sent the shock through the bodies o. ls1 mon;
And thea. some time later he astounded all
Europe by sta1di'g up 100 Carthusian monks
IN cine. arranl1ng an iron wire 70 extend be
tween each two nersons so That the total length
adlhlniste ring shock. a. result Q! which.
We are told. the grave anu rcE-
erend MONKS, ;, ,sprane ln,o me air
slmultaneousiy. inc power OF tne dischaiEe
soon suggested to the other inye tiRators tho
possibility OF conveying It over lar longer dis
tancas tnan haI eVor beeh mreamed OF by
Stophen tfray. Ana then Dr. Watson put up
line OF wire over two miles long ani lound as
ne reporled., that the ve!3eity OF the eiectIlc
matt or passing through this line is 1Nsinnta-
neous. Other paopla iorestallin2 the modern
idea killing by electrity. and pointing Oh:
the only proner way 70 DO Il used the discharge
OF the Leyden lar to kill BIRDS rats. and other
small an mails.
Ihls was the condition o! a1alrs when Petcr
Co!linson OF London sent one ~ these remark
aDie tubos 70 benjamin FRANKLIN In fhilntel,
phia. Franklin became intensely In crested
In the discovery, amt proceeded 10 make in
vestigations OF hta own Communicating his
results In series OF letters Written To- Collin
son. Nearly nifty years before Dr. Wal. in
Ehgand had notice the Hash OF light which
followed tho rubbing OF amber In the dark.