Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-08-08
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In these days things move quirkl.
Not two weeks ago the only pronSise
Of phosphoreseent lighting IN sight
was the system BY which AelsarlaD
Moore was making his laboratory 10
glow with an extelnporized daylight
IL was looked upon by every 0ne as .
pretty experiment. b0t the Niseaeres
shook their heads. and tAtked 81 the
wide and often unsurlnaunt;ltsie Eap
that exists betwe q brilliant labora-
tory demonstration and a system raaS
every man can use. IN the fneantiaase
Edison had made one Of Ans periodical
and sensational inxaSians into new
electrical domains. and has set tine
country talking about q lamp the like
OF which has DeEer before t.een
thought Of he is turning the a raFs
into light. he forces Gnoreseing ervs-
tals into the inner surface 81 The glass
bulb When The current j. turned 81.
y rays. which are forthwith ffans-
formed into light. II j. certainly =
bea uliful illuminant. IL Is perfectly
white. and through the Epsaearpseotse
gives al the eaderS 81 the Sssessrg, "a.
thus showing rs kiDShip 70 sE.atlgifI.
When EdiSon began 70 quake his tests
he frankly acknowledged e-lnlsls j.
only a pretty experiment. bur ! pre-
pose 10 see what thene il ~ IL Ni1As-
In few days be had fairly falle1 ~
love with his new 10Y. and ~ aow
talks Of lighting houses with Il. The
difneulties ia his way. however. ssexa
70 ordinary EnoFtals iDsnf@raisle- \
current Of intensely high tensipn has
to be used. and It's vibrations N15tt1n
the bulb eraek the lnsng " minute
erstais. which chip and break. sass
like the crystals Of . dLanoBd. The
fracture causes the minute particles
OF air they oontaln 20 escape. This
destroys the vacuum. s0d The 1ixhf
loses It's characteristics aud becomes
dim and useless. II this iikbt IL ever
10 come into general use. rias prHssas
method Of securing X rays MIL tEsss
q be situplIred aLd eheaPened- whsSe
Edison LAS fbus been opening ~ neN
ground. most extraordinary ooa1rya-
2lion has been given &c fhe work -
Moore. A stafereDt which the ~
seator has nsde ~ aszatd 70 the pFze-
teal efficiency and eaonony u fhs
new light gas atfestsd aud en1Orse1
/ by Wei known expert. but still aoD-
4 crEF&Aft FtFfgE1l ELll&kFfc ~ 1Es-s1
70 be convinced. ~ the request u
Mr.. Moore the system Was subsequent
By Investigated and tested by . oDns-
mitfee composed Of some Of rhe lead
ing members of the Anegfeaa Tnsst.
tute Of Electrical Enzl1eers The re-
port Of the committee declared fhe
hght 70 be far more economical and
efficient than its inventor had eyeD
claimed. As as consequences. Mr..
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most conspicuous figure ~ the 6sy n
the word Of electricity The rev
light Ia as cheap as the taean1eseens
Light, while being much pBrsg and
more restful 10 the eye, and II d an,
defstood that . company Is ready q
close contracts 20 Install II At once sx
any building and % any scale. OnS
pretty feature Of the system u that
the tubes are made Of any aOi0r. ze.
oonding 70 the degree 20 whit the al
within them IL exhausted Thus. 4
PINK tube. while looking. when utla0p
nected. like an ordinary clear red ..
glass, will always turn pink whom 10.
current Is Oh. As the tubes ez0 ~
wrought into any SHAPE inns giBsfss.
the exquisite decorative possibilities
which the light opens Up VIII al osses
We apparent.