Evening journal., 1899-10-07
A GREAT PROBLEM.
The Transformation Of Heat Iato
Electricity a Poser.
Solution of the DImcuity Win Bring
Rich Reward to the solver ana
Many Convenience TO
the People.

Many Convenience TO
the People.
The great problem likely to be solved
in the twentieth century is the trans
formation of heat into electricity d.
rect When this is accomplished,
Biddy in the morning win START fire.
the heat OF which will fll series Of
storage batteries that viii do most OF
the work Of the houst hold during ihe
day. illuminating the dwelling. prop
cling the machine fans, running the
sewing machine operating the dumb
waiter and so forth. This, however. is
only q faint suggestion OF the adyan-
iaecs to be gnined 10y The discovery I
speak Of. Electricity viii then become
an exceedingly cheap source of en-
erey. and the suns rays may he even
employed 20 manufacture the fluid. II,
as does net seem unlikely, tweniieth-
century inventor finds a practical way
of Harvesting the tides, the latter will
produce at very slight expense all the
electricity required io run an The mr-
ehinery and io heat and iilnninaic ali
iAc houses in the United ~intea
The houses cf many rich men i.d.s
afe run go great eNtcni hy eler-
iricity which lights them eenllaies
them aud even operates the iamilN e-
eyator This Kind % elevator is 3D.
self "a very new invention; 80 has no
attendant, but is SO controlled hy the
invisible force stored in great jars
of lead and acidulaied water in ihe bait
terry room that it is as safeand d0cile as
any well-trained servant. Anybody who
wants to make use Of il presses a but
ton and the car comes responsively TO
the floor desired. Stepping aboard, the
passenger touches one Of the series
ofbuttons inside and the car transports
him to The floor he wishes 10 go 10.
II the promises of electrical experts
nre to be accepted, our dwellings be-
fore long viii be lighted by electricity
without wires.
An extremely valuable product Of the
electric furnace, by the way. is car
borundum--nowb being made in a large
way at Niagara-which is the hardest
of all substances save the diamond, and
therefore serves extremely well as an
abrasive BY electrolysis aluminium
IS separated from its ere, and thus has
been brought TO point Of exceeding
cheapness, while by the same means
ordinary brine is separated into two
valuable products-chlorine for hlcach.
ing, and sodium FOR soap manufacture
Electricity is now recognized as a
most useful agent in medicine, being
employed in great variety of ways
in some complaints 1t has a remark
ablepowerof stimulating function, and
IL has been found that certain drug,
put on a moistened electrode can b,
carried into the body with the current
so as 10 benefit directly diseased part
Various kinds Of morbid growth ar,
removed instantaneously and painless
ly by electro-cautery, and the only sue
ccssful method Of getting rid Of super
huous hair Is that of the electric needle
which is gently introduced into tn,
hair-follicle and kills the root. Now
adays operative instruments for III,
nose, mouth and throat, whether drills
saws or what not. are controlled b,
electricity, while tiny incandescen
lamps, swallowed by the patient G.
otherwise manipulated. are utilized Il
illuminate the cavities of body am,
head, So as to reveal conditions TO IN
physician.
Street cars are not only run by elcc
trioity, but are Illuminated md heate
by the same agency. The heaters nse
Tor this purpose require no attention
regulate the temperature exactly as
may be wanted, and. when used o.
railway trains. does not endanger tn
saitcy of passengers. One Of the lates
Improvement IS go provide fach bert
in Sleeping car with un incardescen
Ntni, 20 That one may read. 70 slumbe
comes not Similarly. incandcscer
lights are now provided for carriage
apd they are even coming into use fc
cabs, The emperor OF Germany has n
closed carriages lighted in this wa
and. in addition. the harness Of n
horses are covered with email aloy
lights Of different colors. $40 as 20 pr
ouce very beautiful effect.
The twentieth centary win sre eie
triciiy introduced in The ktrhsr
place of coal and wood. lt order tb
this may be accomplished 20 Is en-
necessary that the fluid should be ma,
little cheaper. inasmuch as IL serv
much better for all culinary nurnos,
The electric oven bakes bread IDEAL
and meats prepared in it do not ]
quire basting or watching. while bro
ing and frying may be done in e :
perior style on the electric range. T
electric chafing dish is attachabls
a moments notice 70 an ordinary Hp
wire; the current IS turned on and /
mediately the oysters begin 10 stew
the eggs TO frizzle. In the elect
kitchen Of the near future there \,
be no coal, no ashes and no smol
there win be no fuel and not ever
battery, inasmuch as the requisite ci
rent win be furnished from outs
as gas is now. The sad-irons us
on Tuesdays for the family linen y