The sun., 1892-01-10
RECENT ELECTRICAL DEVICES.
Somo of tho Latest Novel Uses to BE Made
OF tho Mysterious Current.
From he Phiiatislpkto Pr

In view Of the present rapid deyelopmaent Of
noe the nes on still
cent lecture. has propopnded the idea that the
hs sTe ths
day AtlHntlc liners. Mr.; Smith considers. ; would
os sna ao IL ses
the hold. where they viii serve .as excelient
ballast or else the current will be generated
fuel. either burned or otherwise chemically
not so aa5nf ss snd manv and
VIDE SPREADING cad @ as ' are the beaets @ eonfsrred red
Sy az andor
distress This has been shown by the insttu-
tion Of recent suit against an electric light
~ fSo arc iishts q the so%pany threw their
b R6Ss Of hsss on ae SgSsnd H
with u flood OF light tho rooms Of the fat
s{ above: e in which the suitor resided. much to
A third nuisance consisted In the myriad OF
moths bTngs and ether whGh II the I'M
he had suffered tortures during the hot
weather. If the windows were left open to ad-
nit the cool evening air.. clouds Of insects.
blinds were pulled down to keep out the light
and the moths. the rooms became hot and al
The extent to which electricity is being used
IN legitimate m medical practice Is rapidly on
applying 1t have distinct merit 4 recently
invented apparatus for the euro OF deafness
porter on the belt. and shaped to rest on the
ear. an opening on ono side to receive the ear,
the tho battery. This provides o convenient and and
efficient mode Of receiving the current. which
can be applied in finely graduated strength.
Ing largely aided to its possbilities 81 in the
Tsy q sEiai saa ;s fssieRtS nTiHStiSs; Is
Invisible Il 9rddnaryt light The tmporatnfe
tale indications before serious mischief. has
means @ q aseompIiShins thls tfa dsntist bss
means the operator Is enabled to explore with
thoronghneSs every corner of the mouth, and
change from tho normal color OF the teeth.
one Of the greatest enemies Of the sugar
Wsb TnnbT Sr the
night work Of, taking of" his crop are noces:
sarly carried on IN the boiling house"
sugar. the oyerseer keeps watch and ward day
and night. knowing that II he .rclnxes His
ianorers viii promptly take advantage @ of ,'fn tic
chance and W their baskets and pans with
sasr saSsr Sy ttGGn tGut an0 and the estate will
All this strain on the resources OF sugar
estate Is to be removed by tho Introduction of
electricity. The entterprising proprietor of u
down south plantation Is the first to realize
the i'm portance OF this wcighty factor and he
Is installing plant WHICH will give him light
wherever he wants it. Twenty-Five lamps will
bn used for lighting tho sugar house and tho
Held, ana the works vii be rs light as dnY;
Tho farmer has had another resource added
70 the list OF devices for controlling wild or
iractory stock. AZ he now has to do TO insure
the safety OF cattle IL to connect up his wire
fence to an induction coil and u primary bat
terry, vigorous current is thus maintained.
with tho iden Of breaking the fence or other
wise. they Will experience u now sensation.
which Will induce caution so far as futGio ne
gotiatioLs with the wire fence are ronccrned
OF establishing q system OF ranid transit om-
bodying tho best modern practice to note tho
changes which recent experience on tho Lon
don electric line has suggested as desirable
for the new Central London Hallway which Is
also to be run by electricity
Tha tuInc!. which VIII pass under The streets
at depth OF GO to 70 feet, will be J feet u
inches In diameter. instead OF 10 feet. This will
train will carry $50 5Orasscngors and will run on
.hceg-minute tlm" instead OF 100 Passengers
on 4a-minuto Time. as on the present road.
lhe strange feature IN the Present road OF
running tho large elevators at the stat ions by
hydraulic pressure. transmitted through milss
Of pipes from the generating station. wi prob
ably DO changed in the new road, IN which it
Is expected that electrical elevators will be
used. An American electricinn. now in Eng
land. speaks with astonishment OF this anom-
70 electric elevators II seems extraordinary
that this was not dono on the present road in
stead OF making the system more complicated
by me iit,itrodaction ,r q second system Of
failure than the electrical transmission for
which the circuits exist