The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-05
a BOON TO FAIR WOMEN.
Nikola Tesla Claims the Discovery of
the Secret Of Eternal Youth.
(New York Telegram to Chicago
Tribunc)


(New York Telegram to Chicago
Tribunc)
Has the secret OF eternal youth been
discovered by Nillola Tesla in the cleo
trical apparatus which he has discov-
cred? If il has, woman by its means
can readily retain the pure. soft, pink
white skin of babyhood as long as she
lives.
Mr.. Tesla experimental with the
most powerful microscope ever built,
which he turned upon the human skin
lie found that 1t is practically never
clean-that in the cities especially it is
not only covered with inorganic waste
constantly settling down upon it, but
that it is the playground of minute
microbic or Sanism that drop upon it,
from the polluted air ana live and
multiply. Then Mr.. Tesla experiment.
cd with big globe covered with paint
Through this he ran Il powerful electric
current, which caused the paint to
scale off, leaving the globe clean and
fresh.
That's precisely what the wizard of
the wire proposes to do with fair
woman to make her more fair
lie has devised n reclining chair
upon which the subject lies, perfectly
nude. Two wet sponges are applied to
her feet, two to her arms. The cur
rent is turned on; ii thrills, tingles
and weakcns the skin, and then, as
the paint flakes fell from the globe, so
fall from her all the dirt which covers
the skin. so tlutter away also the hid
eous microbes. The skin becomes as
the skin OF q babe II is as fresh skin
which replaces that which sloughs off
from scar OF n burn. This is the dis
covcry in n nutshell. So far as cXter-
nal appearances goes, there will be no
more old men and old women if the use
Of this electric chair becomes general
Every one will go down TO his grave
retaining the outward appearance OF
bloomng youth.
Speaking of his new method, Mr..
Tesla says:
People who bathe themselves thor
oughly in soap and water every day
have an idea that they are utterly free
from microbes. and that their skin can
not be made any cleaner. If these pco-
Pile had only the opportunity to gaze
Tor moment through Il very powerful
! microscope, such as mine. they would
he utterly astonishcd to see the million
! or germs awarming over every inch of
! their own bodies. These germs besides
! i:akinE such hdcous sight. are eating
up The vitality and freshness and de-
stroyinS the healthy particles OF the
SKIN al n, rapid rate. 7 have succeeded
IN invcnting means by which the skin
can be Kept free from their ravagcs
My method ia 10 battle the BODY
thoroughly every day with some disln
fectant like alcohol. and rs the hair Of
/ the body has a particular attraction
| Tor microbes. douhly thorough bath
OF alcohol - Id he given IL every time.
Next. 2i.g nody is thoroughly rubbed
with the hands to stir up electricity.
and through the feet and hands the
! whole body is charged with electricity
! from battery which have myself in
| vented. With this battery | have charC-
/ ed human bodies 50 successfully that
;he microbes have been thrown off in a
! perfect shower 10 the ground This
! charging of the hands and feet relieves
the skin and hair entirely OF microbes.
ana the skin can so on living its natu-
! raj life OF Softness and freshness. Still
! other microbes will fall upon II the
/ neNt day, hut these are always removed
= before twenty-four hours