The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-12
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The Wonders % Electricity and some 9th
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The Wonders o ELECTRICITY and some Other
Matters Hi-eus>ed 10y '.Po Iuek."
DEAR FmENDs-The page occupied bv
our club has .ately. without doubt, teemed
with much deserving praise. But caa
self praise such as Was reflected by
Comets otherwise delightful and es-
teemed col -cuon Of lens" be- consid-
cred appropriate matter TO set before the
public without mourning the liability Of
being accused Of eJoiisn.
Longfellow saws, whatever Won do do
well. without a thought OF fame-ri. g.. in
substance There is a German Droverb
20 the effect that se.f-praise has fetid
90 And again. l rem ember a school
lesson in which a present was sent
10 "a good little grill with red ringlet=" The
little girl, in speaking to her mamma
about the present. Is made TO say: I've
the red ringlets mother, but on my score
OF goodness | must leave my friends TO
Judge" The moral Is self-evident-we
must not pass an opinion on or upon orr
own character or work. Criticism or
praise should properly come from out
siders when the whole clubs dOings are
IN question. Every member, however.
has this prerogative over al other MEM
bers, either individually or collectively
What would The people saw il congress- as
a body. should publish matter emulating
its own action? Why, they would laugh
IL to scern. and fairly perforate Its excre-
tion of seli-laudation with the shafts Of
rid Guile and side-spiitting laughter
To dIverge: It's wonderful Whist a mar
velous progress has been manifested by
developing of late the latent forces of
electricity. Fac simies of handwriting
can now be telegraphed across the cOun-
try. where before they had to be carried
In the mails. Experiments have also
successfully demonstrated that dispatches
can be sent and received BY an instruuen
closely resembling the modern typewriter.
And that dispatches or kilograms can be
sent and received on a moving train run
ming forty mics an hour. and this with
out the wire carrying the message and
the sending instrument on the moving
train being actually connected. When the
experiment. MAS made about three years
ago the wire by which the message was
transmitted lay on the ties. about six
inches or so from the rail, and thesending
instrument was set Up in one OF the cars
forming the moving train, the distance be-
tween the two being about four feet. The
process of Jun ping. as it were, the mes
sage from on to tine other Is ca led Undue
ton. and can, il is said, be extended or
strengthened until il flashes a telegram
from the moving train TO the wire, a. YOU
commonly zee IL fastened on poles beside
Eailroads-about fifteen yards distance.
Following upon the heal of this we have
the probability OF soon seeing messages,
pictures. etc. written or reflected on
the clouds Also of being able to
telegraph to foreign countries with
ont using the cable to do so.
LOng-hand writing will soon be one Of the
lost aTts and the Photographed novel in
teTlarded with the thrilling animation of
the authors own personality Of accent.
spirit and pronunciation will lull the ear
OF the romantic maiden and ambitious
gallant youth.
While the new dreams of Edison,
through the practical utilization of which
he promises to exhibit ~ the worlds iaF
an exact reproduction of stage play"
IN which every action gesture. word and
costume. including scenery and actors,
down TO the minutest deal will be faith
fully registered. just the same as the
photograph now registers sounds-will
enable every one of Us To see
Mary Anderson, Clara Morris. Lillian
Russell or the male im.tators OF Barrett,
Booth or Mccullough perform their mas
terpisces IN our own drawing rooms,