Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-04

r..f The saline particles when come
f-.r, the salt i'm the waters Of the ocean
... so delicate. so fne as TO he lnVlslOle
e., tina naked eve. yet they 90 not nix
,.h the air itself. although we may
,rr.1o chem. There has been a great zeal
~ .rcumeut as TO this part some
-..1t.oes holding that despite me
.....rr Of long experiment, air ana t'
,-f~ttesimal particles of salt were
.r..Ir mated. 10 was Co settle '..o
.-rutes and 10 determine the exact enc.
of o.. salt-imprcEnated atmosphere upon
tl human system that professor Oii''iA
rucrated his experiments.
First he caused to be constructed on the
,-..- 81 Picardy. where the wind IS
.Ir4vs I'm evidence. & small pagoda-shapel
structure composed entirely OF steel ana
Glass Connecting this little building WIN
-ta outer air was a peculiar instrument
vrtfcb though termed an aspirator Is
,,e-lv different from anything OF the
..rt hitherto en- use The accompanying
Illustration gives an excellent ldea Oh
exactly how this peculiar invention loohS'
Tho nagoda itself IS located as near the
...al safety will permit Directly In front
~ b.. and resting on two steer Ious "l,l C.'
find support in a concrete basis IS "h"t
looks like a scow made OF haihheieu
steel. polished till its surface SHINES HAe
.irror. .,.A
Within this ecow-like structure. Wnich
g. % inches deep. is an electric fan wheel
.e irches iu circumference and IL inches
t, diameter. Directly back of this wheel
s "a triangular shaped opening leading
frt0 a box ID inches square, made or thIee
+bicknesses Of aluminium. Set into the
rear OF this box, and az one side Is
ron-conducting apparatus intended TO
defect any unlimited electricity when
might make fits appearance. From the
centre Of the box AZ the rear OF the vince!
runs large tubular contriVance OF
inches I'm circumference and hches III
diameter This serves 10 connect the
.cow-Uke affair previously described
with the air reservoir in the interior OF
the stee. and glass pagoda.
The electric fan wheel FORCES the al,
through this tube into the reservoir ana
thence through ten and half feet OF tnpe
and piping At the end Of this tubing Is
rubber contrlvance shaped after the tash-
ION OF what dentists formerly called
cone. with which they administered ether.
This cone IS placed az the mouth OF the
patient. who thus inhales the air and It's
saline accompaniment. When the profes-
s0r. who Is In the pagOda with the pa
tient. wishes 10 stop the current or ar ne
pulls UP the handle seen I'm the picture,
which causes the storage-battery mat
operates the fan 10 cease impeding u Dy
breaking the current.
Inc patient to whom the salty at
roosuhere is administered within the pa
g1Ia-like structure IS kept absolutely
quiet. and from the arrangement Is apie
% gain all the benefits which sea-ar
gives. or Is supposed TO give. without
flFerlng any Of the drawbacks tnat
often nullify much of the benent when
would otherwise accrue from breathing
The ocean atmosphere. In the course
of bis experiments Professor ChiaN cdu7ed
thousand litres Of air drawn IN
through the aspiratOr described 10 pass
through a solution Of nitrate OF silver
l every case there was not the least
couliness Of the solution, proving that
fra afr itself contained no salt. Yet there
adhered 10 the sides Of the tube through
which the air passed distinct crystal
lne substance. which proved 20 be Oh
salty nature.
10 is well known that the air contains
sale only when the wind carries OF
mechanically salt spray from the wave
c.ests These experiments have, there
lar. shown, first. that the salt or sea-
ter cannot eyaporate into the
atmosphere. The evident conclusion is
tst 10 obtain the beneficial acton OF
SEA afr We must 20 where the air IS
suddenly agitated by the wind contin-
raly 20 hold sea water In suspension
or else the air and the sea water held
IN suspension must be brought TO us
Professor Chalx's tests have thus far
shown that when the salt-impregnated at
mosphere " applied directly, without be-
Dig diluted In any way, either by distance
NJ some enluyia. 70 Is OF vastly more
benefit than Is otherwise the case.
It is stated upon excellent authority
uai Professor Chaixs experiments have
a9i been purely in the interests OF
science but have been backed by large
capital The Professor has essayed TO
Prove what ne appears 10 have
see0mplished. that the windiest sea-
e4e resorts are the most bene-
naal He has also demonstrated
y BE own satisfaction. II is declared |
nat the ocean atmosphere can be
Noied In tanks. just as oxygen Is now
sld administered IN a similar manner |
% those whom Il would benefit The |
.1.f component parts Of the atmosphere /
n, oxygen. nitrogen. carbonic aciu gas.
spo agueus yapor While salt. therefore.
~>-lss lie called part VI the air. u 10