The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-12
M. HENRY'S NEW
MAGIC POWDER
Astonishing Results Produced BY .
Preparation Of Rice Powder.
UGLY FACES ARE MADE BEAUTIFUL
Windowless Rooms Become Lumin.
Gus, Objects in the Night stand
Forth in Startling Prominence..A
New Illuminnnt of WOndrous
Power.

Chicago. June 11-Scientiflc circles
are awaiting to hear few details from
NJ. Henry, q French savant who an
nounces that he has discovered a COM
bination Of chemicals and minerals that
becomes luminous In the dark. NJ.
Henry thinks so much Of his discovery
that he refuses to reveal the combina-
tion. When he finally discloses the Sc
cret. and the luminous preparation be-
comes a staple article Of merchandise.
there will be revolution of things
generally.
NJ. Henry's discovery is being eX-
plotted through the French papers at
great length without requiring the ser-
vices of press agent His new illumi-
nant Is on exhibition In Paris in a man.
sion on the Rue de LOngchamps, where
a windowless suite of rooms Is lighted
with it. The lady of the house receives
her friends at 5 o'clock In these apart
ments. without the aid of gas or elec-
tricity. The rooms seem bathed in
moonlight, the curtains CLEAN like
sheets of pale light. and the furniture
shines as though rubbed with phos-
phorus.
1t Is easy to fOretell what will be the
consequences of NJ. Henry's discovery.
should 1t ever become public. He states
that the composition Is used with the
best results when mixed with rice pow
der such as is used as a toilet by ladies.
STARTLING EFFECTS POSSIBLE.
This makes it easy of application In
multitude of ways. and renders possible
the production of some startling ef-
fects. In fact. the possibilities are tre-
mendous. and NJ. Henry ought to re-
alize that he Is bound to become one of
the great benefactor OF the human
race.
Bicycle riders will fal! over them
selves in their haste to buy the illum-
mating pigment and the bicycle lamp
ordinance will be dead letter in Chi
cago. Each rider will be a lamp unto
himself. or herself, as the case may be.
With package of rice powder prop
erly mixed with NJ Henry's compost
tion, and sprinkled with discretion, the
bloomer girl will transform herself into
a pillar of fire by night. without at
tracing more than the ord nary amount
of attention by day.
Men of cOnvivial instincts will also
be glad when they can buy dimes
worth of the Illuminating powder to
carry home after spending an evening
at the club or lodge or the Office. Sprin-
killed. on the doorsteps 1t will light the
weary way to the door, and dash in
the vicinity Of the door knob will re-
veal the keyhole that always tries to
hide from the key. Once inside the
house, a liberal application of the pow
der in all directions would be sure to
disclose many pieces of unnecessary
furniture, and thus preserve peace in
the family in the morning.
LOVELY FACES MADE.
What this new illuminant will do for
the ladies Is almost beyond conjecture
1t has been tried, so the French papers
say, as complexion beautifier with
startling results. A fair young face,
treated with the powder as cosmetic,
takes on soft luminosity that makes
the subject a piece OF ethereal lowell
ness. Old and wrinkled visages, by the
| same process, lose their unattractive-
ness by night, while red nose can be
made to shine as a beacon from afar.
NJ. Henry has tried his discovery on
| dogs with great success. producing ef-
fects that are bizarre enough to satisfy
any Frenchman. Black-and-tan dogs
have been found to be best adapted to
treatment with the illuminant in spots,
while the greyhound takes on stripes
very nicely. Lorg-haired dogs, such as
skye terriers. are said to be especially
striking at night when the hairs of their
shaggy coats are busted with the pow
der Bulldogs. with their faces painted.
become doubly useful as guardians Of
the night.
Charles f. Billin, secretary Of the
Technical club. would not hazard an
opinion on the discovery until he had
witnessed a practical test Of the illum-
insnt. "Of course it is possible" he
said, "to find something which will min
gle with rice powder and prod ice such
results, but without full proof Of tina i.!at-
ter would be inclined to doubt 1t very
much"