The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-07

on Friday the 18th day Of tho month.
The odOr Of acids and disinfectaut5 auu
10 the vlvidness Of the situation, ana 5us
gest q few original thou6ntS is'vr hiie
night when tho lights are out ana WUiio
the wind whistles loV. difse around .ilo .e
corner OF the house and the rain paIlel@
on the windOW-paueS.
WITH q HE A-kAIj.
II tho subject Ot this character sketeh
be interesting as conversdI1nalst ana
all-around scientist one has but 10 see
him Experimenting with the A-rdy appA-
ratus TO appreciate DIS rather coi.iieei. az
pearante and q certain Nein OF WY I'
throws into the work by way or Alllc
color now and then. ! was IN MS iluo-
ratorv a night or TWO since. and watched
him perform several exp -rmeHis Win tiia
recently invented appliance. Ine A-iey
annarafus has already been described ~
MA mines and AN explanation made OF
the way IL works. Readers OF Ihe llueA
are also familiar with the de-ails OF Dr'
TaylOrs oAper.mtnts a short lime ass
which resulted lu The discovery OF a uul-
let in tho thigh Of Mr. @. B' bralisy o.. o,
Wvthe county Another eXperlmen'
eomew hat sin lar in character was re-
Gently made. the result Of which Was thar
4 number Of shot were located ~ inc
hand OF Mr. Bradley, of M Manchester Wno
vas accidentally shot ia the hand many
0ns of fhe experiments made the othe-
r.qht revealed small metallic vince
through four wooden boxes concentrlcdly
arranged. Tho battery was working 20
perfection. and when lne circuit was com.
tlttcd there was IL steady zl3-1ds ~ ii
iatWeen two points over the mduclo
coU resembling "a continuous flash o.
lightning Oh a small scale. The gas hao
! been turned out ~,
lie looked at me from the corners OF
his ewes. Il small smile played over his
face. About nifty thousand volts he
renlied, and then proceeded 10 arrange
the illuminating Dulb.
stepped back q little during the crack
ling OF the electric sparks. Better move
| that's right" said = young chemist stand
ing near. 'IAat current might pinch
Cant make any impression on re-
porters." chimed IN Or. Taylor dryly
] while arranging the screen Tor a view OF
/ an infants skeleton through 4 heavy
/ wooden box.
/ the screen; might have been q great
| journalist had he lived.
/ l examined the remnants OF tho small
! sized affair Every bone WIS clearly re
yealed. Zine looking young one once
eh?"
! mo; only a plaster Paris imitation.
and the laugh was on me.
4 LADY'S ANKLE.
Meantime the cracking OF the appara
tus and the flashing OF the electric sparl
continued as Dr. Taylor showed IN,
bones in my own hand and arm. ant
subjected his pocket-boOk 10 the search
ing propensifies Of the N-ray. revealing
J two small coins and plenty OF space.
| BEFORE I left he showed me severa
photographs Of hands revealing th'
/ homes and cautiously referred 10 IN,
ricturo OF ladv's foot and ankle which
under the influence OF the appartus trans
formed n dainty pedal extremity which
might have giided through many n ger
man. into a rugged and .nshapely ana
tomical study.
How did you get that photograph
Doctor" asked innocently opening IN,
door 10 take leave. and specially sirens
current Was generated as I said good
"Clicketyl clickety.' clicketyi," wen
the apparatus. I closed the door, leavln,
the scientist at his work.