The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-22
HOW TO KEEP COOL.
The Cranks Are at Work Upon Me-
chanicai Processes WhiaA May Net
Accomplish Wonders.

From the New York World.
A Western inventor recently patent
ed scheme by which he claims he can
artificially cool u whole community at
little expense. At certain intervals he
would erect skeleton towers, like wind
mill towers, each having an electric
trolley wire running to the top. The
wire transports peculiarly made
bombs to a chute at the top, where they
are exploded by electricity. The bomb
contains liquified carbonic acid gas,
which when liberated will evaporate
and severely chill the surrounding at
moSphere.
a Canadian inventor patents a unique
system by which air passes through
a conservatory before being cooled and
circulated. BY this means it is not only
purified by the natural process of the
plants, but scented with vivlets, hya-
cinths or what not.
a Nashville citizen in substitution for
pavement sprinkling, would resort to
II scheme by which GOODNESS and sani-
tation might be jointly accomplished.
He would line the streets on either side
with large pipes, just under the curb,
At short intervals these would contain
spouts, flowing spreading streams up
on the concrete streets. This system of
flushing jets being turned on at certain
times each day, it Is claimed, would
cool the entire city as well as cleanse
the streets.
An enterprising buckeye inventor re-
Gently patented Il contrivance by which
any person suffering from the neat may
convert himself into II fountain of cold,
crystal water. The contrivance con-
sists of a loosely fitting collar of rubber
ana large basin or dish several feet
in diameter. The collar fits over the
neck and shoulders. 1t contains many
perforations on the under side. The
wearer sits in a chair in the middle of
the basin, connects a hose to the collar
and enjoys the continuous. slowly flow
ing current of any tempelatu over his
limbs and body.
For a shower bath proper the most
tempting design in modern specifica-
tons Is d cyclindrical frame of pipes,
covered with curtain of waterproof
material. The user steps in the center
of the frame, draws the curtain, turns
faucet and receives against his body
the delightful spray of a thousand little
water jets, protruding from every side
in the frame-up. down. diagonally and
ON all sides. The effect is really cold
vapor bath.
AN ICE WATER BED.
If you are chronic sufferer from
,l,yi, 10 IA
some of the ingenious devices men,
toned, you should purchase u mattress
and pillows, as recently patented-made
of light WATERPROOF material, to be
filed with ice water This might be
comfortably combined with device
patented 10y a Jacksonville inventor,
who would inClose your bedstead in a
conical sack of mosquito netting, this
inclosure terminating in metallic
cyclinder at the top. Inside the eye
Under revolves an electric fan, arranged
to draw the air directly up, sending it
out at the top You are thus left to
sweet repose in Il coolness without
either draft against the body or the
stitling atmosphere usually produced by
mosquito netting.
ploy the unique contrivance designed by
patentee. who calls his invention a
tanning cover" An ordinary sheet is
placed over the usual bed clothes and is
mounted upon wire frame, one end
which Is hinged to the footboard and the
other to the shaft of a light motor BY
simply touching a switch at your side
you may cause the cover to shake up
and down at lively pace. causing re-
freshing breeze and terrifying all deni-
zens of the night which seek to disturb
your slumpers.
While sitting upon your lawn in the
evening you may enjoy the invention
of a Minneapolis citizen, who utilzes
the water power in an ordinary garden
hose to turn rotary fan at a high
speed. The fan is mounted upon a
metallic pedestal, and may be turned
to create a current in any direction.
While riding upon your wheel you may
further enjoy the breeze from q small
fan revolving in a guard of network be-
tween the handle bars. A friction wheel
beneath rubs against the tire of your
front wheel. While driving i'm your
carriage you may enjoy similar adap-
tation to your wheels. In fact. you cam
not get outside the realm of automatic
fans. If you are in the country, where
no electricity is to be had. you may en-
joy the comforts of combination rock
ing chair and rotary fan, you may wear
a new tangled hat, recently patented,
having on the top fan wheele, to be
actuated by clockwork.