The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-18
TILE ROANOKE TIMES. TUEsDAY NAY "a

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VII! take you down to tho laboratory
tonight and explain it,
III the electric gemmed laboratory
that night Jack explained.
The foundation of it all, (" he said,
Is the \ ray. Well, science is begin
ming dimly to realize tho wonderful
powers of that ray. They have found
that' turned on the parts of the body in
whlch they swarm, it will kill the mi
croDes OF disease. Now, have reasoned
this way. There arc fluids filling the
pr'un cells which are charged with all
tho human passions us they predominant
III tho individual. They are part of
lie. All life must have organism. All
organism is composed of microbes. There
you nave 1T. Isn't it simple? Be care
1ui; DON'T touch tho machine You
might hurt it, There is u secret in it,
IN the manipulation Of the ray, which
nave barely caught. 1t is what does tho
business and will make mo famous.
"You don't understand it? Why. il
is this way: You turn it on PERSONS
head and you kill tho predominant mi
crobes. For instance, there is n big.
brutal truck driver about here; swears
llko n pirate all the while I got him
III here, fixed him in tho chair and
turned tho ray OH him. When he got
up, his whole countenancc was changed
lie looked like Quaker. Then there's
old Rogers. He'd skin a flea for its
hide and tallow. Gets cent glass of
milk for lunch every day. L fixed his
head this morning, and he bought n so
cent lunch. l saw him get it. Then
tried Miss May, our typewriter. She's a
mighty pretty. vain, flirtatious little
girl
She Is, interposed Mrs. Kerens.
Nov, my darling, as regards your
self, when one Of you is in I will turn
on the ray and reduce your extreme
characteristics trif1e. Then I will
serve tho other in its turn in tho same
way. LII that way you will become ono
very charming person. and fellow will
have little idea what to expect when
he comes homo to dinncr.''
Yes; that will bo very NICE" said
Mrs. kcrcns. viii you show mo how
it works."
1t is very simple" Jack explained.
but be carcful; it is so delicate. Do
you see now how it is handled? This
char the patient sits in is another little
invention Of mine. 1t looks ordinary,
but Il person sits down this way. Tho
head naturally falls into this place for
1T. Now, very often they may be un-
willing to take the test when they
know wha5 it is, but Just hook that
WIG behind Oh the back of tho chair,
and they are bclted around with such n
strong electric current no mortar could
break through, so they have to stay un-
til you fix them. Did you hook it on?
Oh, say, Grace, unlock it. What arc
you going 10 do with the machinc?"
Mrs. kcrens levelcd it at him delibcr-
ately.
II am going to kill off few of
those microbes of conccit for you and
see if l cannot reduce your head IL little
too
Jack writhed i'll agony.
Grace, for heavens sake, stop!
Don't! have 10 predominant microbes.
That's the fault with tho machine.
Turn it OH perfectly we'll balanced
person, and it might reduce him to
either idiocy or leave him i'll comatosc
state"
II don't think myself thcrc'll be
much left when kill the microbes I
mentioned" And she calmly continued
her nnanipulations.
Grace, don't, don't! What can I
say
She regarded him coolly.
" You might say that you arc and
Will continue to be perfectly satisfied
with me rs 1 am, whatever way it is,
and You might say that can mash this
old machine.
He started up, then fell back, with a
shrek of agony.
mo, noW he shuddered.
Every well" Again she lsvcled it.
Grace, don't you see may become
drivcling IDIOT"
Yes; l know. You don't tlrivcl
now, but that won't make very much
difference if you only keep your hand
kcrchicf by you. There, now, l am
ready"
"Mash it, mash it!' he yelled
mo, on second thought l believe I'd
rather try it. Now, be good boy and
take your medicine. Let me see-self
cstccm-yes, there's the bump
The expression Of painful apprchcn-
sion faded slowly from his face.
" How very dcft you are, Grace, " he
said admiringly He seemed to have
forgotten the concentrating rays and
was gazing at his wife
She disconnected tho chair and touch
sd the instrument gently.
Now, Jack, dear, You may try ii on
mc.
Try it on you, darling. Why should
[? Ion don't need it, There isn't SIN
gle microbo i'll your dear littlo head
which I'd have disarranged."
| He looked Carelessly at the micrObi-