The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-31

ond oscilating mirror, which is placed at
right angles to the first, so that its re-
fecting line is at right angles to the re-
fleeing line of the first. AS two lines
lntersect each other in a point it fol-
lows that only a single point of the re-
flecting line of the first mirror will ap>
pear in the second mirror, and therefore
only the reflected ray which corresponds
to this point will be reflected in the Sec
ond mirror. The two mirrors oscillate
spontaneously.
This ray of light which corresponds to
a certain point in the picture, is convert
ed into an electric current by the employ
ment of an electric battery with a seleni-
I'm cell The property of a selenium cell
is that it's electrical resistance varies with
the color of the light to which it is eX-
posed; it is energized in different degrees
by different rays. A blue ray, say, will
have very powerful effect upon it, while
a red ray will set up very weak cur
rent
This electric battery is connected by
wires with an electro magnet at the re-
ceiving end, where the electric currents
are to be reconXerted into rays of light. The
moving in sympathy with the electric cur
rent sent out from the transmitting appa-
ratus. and its movements will necessarily
correspond to the nature of the ray re-
fected. A blue ray for instance, would
move it a considerable distance, while
red ray would only slightly defect it.
Now this magnet is made to move a
prism, which is placed in front of a strong
white light-either the light of the sun or
an electric light The action of the prism
will break the white light up into its seven
prsmatic colors. These colors are spread
out in spectrum The prism being NOV
ed by the electro magnet, it will necessa-
rily revolve just so far as to bring the re-
quired color into view.
This color will now be reflected in one of
the two oscillating mirrors at the receiving
end. And just as the action of the other
two MIRRORS was analytic, SO the action
of these two is. Each point of the picture
is reflected onto a screen, and as the points
follow one another in very rapid success
sion indeed. the eye of the observer will
take in the impression of the entire picture
as if it's points were all presented to it
simultaneously.
The picture can be made to last as long
as may be desired by constantly reproduc-
ing the effect and at such speed that the
observer is unconscious of any break in
the process. 1t is no more difficult to re-
produce moving picture than still one.
for the inventor explains that sit is the
actual picture which is reproduced, and
not a mere record as in the case of the
! cinematograph."
Another point claimed is that there is
practically no limit of the distance within
which the apparatus can be used. With
the possibility of a telephone wire 1000
miles long, such as that between Chicago
and New York, the inventor thinks that
the teleletroscope wires might be of any
| length.
| Such an instrument, of course, opens up
| a wide field of possibilities Scenes. of
foreign travel battle fields during action
! and the eclipse of the sun are only a few
| of the things we might have seen recent
! ly. while sitting comfortably at home, had
| Herr Szczepanik had his machine well
established a little earlier. AS it is, the
| question arises, has not this Galician gen.
ius done away with the necessity of visi-
| tors actually going to Paris in 1900?
AS 1 wrote these last words l received
| from Vienna a description of this wonder
| full invention which TALES with the above,
! but inasmuch as it is from some one who
/ has no interest in the concern it admits
! one or two weaknesses. In my CORE
| spondents own quaint English: 1.-THE in
vention seems to have been inspirited by
the kinematogTaph. and 1t is said that
| the images resemble to the kinemato
| graphic images, and are shivering like
these" Again: Thence follows that
the image does not appear in the natu-
! raj colors, but in the corresponding spect-
raj colors, and the colors in which the
image appears are not quite clear"