Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-08
AN ELECTRICAL MAN.
QUEER INVENTION OF A COUNT
IN CHICAGO
Football Player who Xeils, Bucks
and Tackles-Capable of Break
Ing Down Any Interference e-in-
terestIng Talk With the Inventor
Of Many Curious Machines.

manikins, which are used to illustrate
lectures on anatomy. The veterinary
colleges have artificial cows and horses
which are taken apart and put to-
gether again to explain to students the
mystery of the construction Of these
animals. And showmen have travelled
about the country with steam man.
a clumsy contrivance of cast iron and
joints which walks when propelled by
a small engine in the figures's chest.
"My invention has not been made
for exhibition nor as an ingenious curio,
but for practical purposes, which l
shall explain further on. The electric
man walks, works and talks. He is
scientifically constructed and has two
hands which possess the infinite
adaptability to every kind of artistic
and mechanic labor of the human
fingers. His bones are 20S pieces of
steel. His muscles are twisted strands
OF copper wire. All his joints are ball
bearing steel. His heart is a battery
or small dynamo. His voice is
phonograph."
"Has he brain?" asked the news
paper man.
Ellis brain" replied Count Wagstaff,
"is gun cotton soaked with phosphor-
Ous."
Have you already constructed an
electric mani"
az have" said the count. "Come
into the laboratory and see him."
The inventor led the way into "
modest workshop, where strange elec-
trical apparatus and bottles OF chemicals
were everywhere, and half dozen
highly intelligent artisans were at
work.
"Have you finished the automatic
electric man for the university football
team" asked Count Wagstaff of the
foreman.
"He is over there in the corner"
replied the foreman, pointing with his
finger.
The reporter turned and saw a young
Hercules about 6 feet 5 inches tall, who
would weigh apparently about 27O
pounds, sitting quietly in chair. A
great mop of hair, like hugh chrys-
anthemum, hung down over his eyes.
His face wore grim smile, expressing
terrible determination. He had on a
regulation suit of padded football
clothes.
"That," said Count Wagstaff, his
eye lighting with pride, ais a cast
steel, automatic electric man. He was
ordered for the football team of one of
the universities in the neighborhood
of Chicago. He will play center rush.
His hair is wig made by one OF the
best wigmakers in the city. His face
is of indestructible terra Gotta, and .
sign painter whom we employ has
given it the proper tan. His eyes are
the most lifelike we could find in the
city. His voice is phonograph of
enormous power, which we have filled
with all the yells of his college. His
joints are the best ball-bearing steel,
like those in a bicycle. All his nerves
are of double thickness, and all his
muscles of double strength. His heart
is ten cell battery. When his face is
covered with ear muffs, a nose pro-
tector and a mouth protector, no one
will ever discover that he is not a
student of the college. Will he not
be a beauty for leading flying wedge9
One of his great merits is that he will
be able to play in every game. No one
will be able to break his collar bone or
wrench his arm out of joint or hurt
him by falling on him.
"We rigged up the tackling bag
which you see yonder for the purpose of
experimenting with him. Watch him
tackle that bag"
Count Wagstaf touched button in
the back of the stalwart figure.
The automatic electric football
player rose from the chair and made
furious dash at the tackling bag, yell
ing what sounded like.
zip, boom, hallabaloo!
Battle Creek Kalamazoo
Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah!
Rah! U-n-i-v-e-r-s-i-t-yp
He tackled the bag with his huge
steel arms, struggled with it, threw it
down, fell on it and danced on it.
Then, still shouting, Zip, boom,
hallabalOo" he picked up two or three
workmen and threw them over his
head. The foremen rushed up to the
automatic football player, touched
button, which shut off part of his elec-
trical energy and led him back to the
chair.
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