The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-10-21
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

"A ST. Louis coroner's jury were
holding an inquest on man who had
been killed by an electric bolt, and
were divided in opinion as to whether
the bolt was natural or artificial
1t is reported that Prof Hermann
has succeeded in photographing the
vowel sounds, by speaking them into a
photograph which reproduced them
slowly. The vibrations were recorded
by micro-telephone, which had small
mirror in the vibrating drum. A ray
of light reflected from the mirror re-
corded it's vibrations-that is to say,
the vibrations of the vowel sounds
on travelling band of sensitized paper.
The European manufacturers of
electrical apparatus are not as wide
awake as their American brethren in
the business. A short time ago the
municipal authorities of the small
Spanish town of Olot advertised for
bids for the concession for lighting the
town, and did not receive single ten
der. A Belgium town advertised for
tenders for lighting either by gas or
electricity, and not one firm responded.
AN electrical horsewhip is the lat
est in France The whip consi ,ts of a
celluloid handle containing small in
duction coil, together with battery,
the circuit being closed by means of a
spring push. Two wires carry the cur
rent to the extremity of the whip,
which is furnished with two small cop
per plates having points fixed to them
of sufficient length to penetrate the
coat of the horse, and yet not being
sharp enough to infiict a wound.
"A western designer of advertising
specialties has recently found several
ways to make use of the electric light. :
In several Chicago saloons are incandes-
cent lamps in the form of beer bottles
of the ordinary pint size, but of clear
glass, with the brewers label pasted
on the outside. In cigar stores are
cigar-shaped lamps with the names of
cigar manufacturers on the labels en-
circling them. The grocery stores have
lamps made in imitation of cakes of
soap, catsup bottles, etc.
An electric street railway company
in Kalamazoo, Mich, is making use OF
aluminium disks for tickets, the first
attempt to use the metal for this pur-
pose of which there is any record.
The tickets are about the size of a
quarter of dollar; round one for
full fare, and an octagonal one for
children's fare. The people like the
tickets, as they are light and clean.
Conductors are not allowed to sell
them on cars. but the right to sell has
been given exclusively to certain stores,
which buy them of the company in $40 |
lots. The tickets require no cancella-
ton, and as soon as they are turned
in to the company. they are sent to the
stores to be again put on sale.
Nearly 81 per cent of the vessels
using the Suez canal last year were
able to pursue their journeys uninter- .
rupted at night by using the electric
light. the percentage in the three pre-
ceding years having been 1921, SO. So
and lila respectively. The author. !,
tiles of the canal will make it obliga.
tory for vessels passing through the
canal by night, after the first of next
October. to employ apparatus for divid-
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divergent rays. Approaching vessels
may, by this means, travel right up to
each other without their respective
belmsmen.b being blinded The diverg-
ing apparatus which is to be used is
The invention of one of the agents of
the company.
The success which attended the use
Of the electric light in fishing off the
California coast has led to the devising
IF various improved apparatus for that
purpose. One of these consists of
arge iron frame interlaced with net
ing, which can be opened and closed
It the will of the operator. An electric
light encased in lantern is lowered
INTO the net, the electricity being fur.
lished by motor in the bow of the
'oat. As the boat moves along the
network is thrown open and the bright
light of the lamp, which is seen at a
'reat distance in the clear water,
rouses the curiosity of the fish, which
eadily swim into the trap This is the
modern varient of the old method of I
fish from canoe by torch
ight