The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-09-07
ELECTRICAL MOVELTfE
Quaint Uses to Which the Giant Force
Is Applied.

Electricians in England have latel,
made some very interesting expert
ments looking to the reproduction o
portraits OF forms of any sort, in exae
resem blance, on the clouds. They no
only did this with luminous distinct
ness on the clouds. but after a serie:
of experiments they succeeded, i.
forming artificial clouds as a back
ground for their figures, says the 81
Louis PoSt-DiSpQtch
In England the nickel-in-the-slo,
principle is to be applied to the pre-
duction OF electrical energy. But, in
stead Of feeding the slot with money,
the public will receive money. To the
| person who turns the crank 100 times
the machine will cough up" 2 cents.
The crank is connected with dynamo,
| and turning the crank manufactures
| electrical energy, which is to be stored
| up and eventually retailed to users of
electricity for purposes of illumination
and power. The scheme would ap-
pear to work well, especially in large
towns where there are multitudes of
unemployed, but its popularity would
depend on the time and degree of
force 1t would take to do the hundred
turns. 1t is presumed, however. that
fair wages could be made at the r te
fixed.
Electric handlamps are now in the
market. They give a good light for
period of four hours with one charge
and are so light and compact as to 90
comfortable into the coat pocket. The
light can be turned on in a moment. A
small storage battery is used, the ac-
tive material of which is lithanade.
These handlamps are used by travellers
for reading in railway cars and for
many other purposes where portable
light is necessary.
SILK hats are now renovated bv elec-
tricity. Attached to the machine they
are made to rotate some 1SO0 times a
minute. The operator, simply by ap-
plying brushes Of varying degrees of
stiffness, has in a very few minutes the
surface far smoother and more Ius-
trous than any amount of ironing could
effect.
An English idea is tr use electricity
rs a boot warmer. The Britons have
found candle lamp in the boots, while
dressing. is a luxury. Boots. being
tolerabIy adiathermic. the temperature
soon rises, and on the right side of the
solcs. 1t takes only about five minutes
to get the boots comfortably warm. |
But on this side the water electric foot
warmers have been known for several |
years.
Electric train lighting apparatus is
employed on some of the railroads n /
France. The storage system is used, |
each car carrying its own Independent |
battery Of sixteen cells. Six, eight, and |
ten candle power lamps are used, ac-
cordlng to the class of the compart-
mcnt. The batteries will furnish light
for ihirly-liye hours.
electricity removes the hair of the
bearded woman, and in its most
role it manufactures those
most desired ornaments of the female
face-dimples.
a foreign chemical journal describes
experiments in the testing or analysis
OF milk by electrical currents, based
upon the change of resistance of
liquids by the addition of oil or grease.
Perhaps the most novel use to which
electricity was ever applied was that
Of throwing light on horse racing.
which was done successfully last sum-
mer in ST. Louis in nocturnal trials of
speed at the South side track.