The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
NOMAN'S WORLD.


long since abandoned as a sinful design
Now, however it is revived, not IN the
form of a dream, but in the form ol
reality Nikalo Tesla has for some ufne
been experimenting secretly in his IaooI-
atory with an instrument which 1t is con-
fdently believed will accomplish the re-
suit He doesn't aim, as Clag-ostro oi''
10 prolong life. But he does believe tilaI
Il is possible for a man or woman to pre-
serve as long as life lasts the pure soIt
pink-white skin Of baby hood, and tnaI
without the impairment of health OF
strength or the curtanment OF the span OIL
his existence even by a single day. Ihere
are. he says between 400 and 1900 MI
crobes per square foot constantly falling
through space and fastening themselves
on every human body every twenty-four
hours.
Bathing, however frequently is made
ouate to remove these bacilli which can
only be seen through the most powerful
microscope. These millions of germs feed
upon what is good in the human skin
and rot the hair. turning it gray. 1t is-
that parasitic force which fades the nat
ural pink tint of the human body, drys
I'D and wrinkles the fresh, soft skin and
eventually turns it yellow. Having as
certained these facts, not by report or
conjecture. but by actual investigation,
the idea suggested itself to Mr. Tesla to
devise some means of removing these mi
crobes from the human body. There is
no hope of preventing them from reach
ing the skin. No care in the matter of
clothing and no method open to human
understanding will keep them out But 1t
is possible he has discovered to kill them
before their ravages have accomplished
the work of mutilation, and the agency
of this achievement is electricity.
1T is a fundamental electrical law, said
Mr.. Tesla, explaining his plan and dis
cussing his apparatus, that two bodies
charged with the same kind of electricity,
either positive or negative, repel each
other. and that if a body be charged with
electricity from a static machine the cleo
tricity accumulates on Its surface. That
being true, If there are small bodies of
the minutest weight on that electrically
charged surface, and if they are conduct
ors capable of taking electricity they will
also become charged with the same kind
of electricity that the surface has re-
ceived. The result is a force at work
between them and the surface, which
parts the two, and the particles are
thrown off.
In the same way 1t can be applied to the
human body. The process is very simple
The body is thoroughly cleansed by bath
of alcohol or some similar disnfectant,
and after drying is rubbed with the hands
TO stir up the electricity Then the bat
terry is applied and the body charged
through the feet and hands. with this
battery" he remarked, Il have charged
human bodies so successfully that the mi
crobes have been thrown off in a perfect
shower to the ground" The expulsion of
the microbes BELIEVES the skin and hair
entirely and they go on living a natural
life of softness and freshness. Others will
come of course, but the repetition of the
operation at sufficiently frequent inter-
walls will prevent them from doing harm.
Any or ali degrees of pressure may be
produced, and even a degree that APP
proaches the force of lightning has been
attained. But 1t is only necessary to
reach the force necessary for the work
without injury to the patient.
While the publication of the body and
the beautifying of the skin is of itself a
great achievement the service may be
employed as an infallible remedy for skin
diseases other than those attributable to
the presence of microbes. Every descrip-
ton of extraneous matter may be removed
by the same process.
It will occur to most persons that the
service can only be obtained at consider
able expense. But, as a matter of fact, the
cost may be kept down to so low a figure
that il will be within reach of all persons.
OF course it will not be expected that
every house in which there is a bath room
will be provided with the apparatus. The
intention is to establish stations in the
several cities, as soon as the patents on
the apparatus are obtained upon the same
system that Turkish baths are now oper-
ated, though it is believed that the serv-
ices may be had for considerable less than
the customary charges for the Turkish
bath, for the reason that less room will
be required and the cost of maintenance
will be less. But if it accomplishes the
purpose of its protector; that is to say, if
1t is made the means of preserving the
girlish bloom and beauty of women
through life, the matter of expense will
be a secondary consideration What wo-
man wouldn't stint herself a trife on bon
nets and gowns 10 be assured of the
smooth, soft and beautiful skin and bloom
of girlhood when the wrinkles are begin
ming to come, and where is the man who
would begrudge the price of a service that
would guarantee to his wife the peren-
NAL beauty of youth? 1t is safe to say
that this discovery of the wizard of the
wires will be the most popular if not the
most beneficient of all his inventions.
One of the best feminine stories we have
heard for long time is that told Of a poor
man who lay dying. and whose good wife
was tending him with homely but affec-
tionate care. Don't you think you could
eat bit of something, John? Now, what
can I get for your
With a wan smile he answered feebly,
Gwen, I seem TO smell hen a-cooking
somewhere; 1 think could do with a bit
of that"
"Oh, no. John, dear" she answered
promptly, you can't have that That's for
the funeral"
The Cleveland Leader has this clever IL
lustration Of a charming feminine trait:
"Oh, I've such news to tell YOU" ex-
claimed Mrs. Wakeleigh. Now. you won't
breathe it to a living soul will you? 1
haven't mentioned it TO any one else out
side the family, for it hasn't been an
nounced yet, you know"
Dear mel" replied Mrs Adkins. be-
coming interested, don't keep me waiting.
A.