The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-21

George w. Patterson. an amateur of
ment which he has been giving with great
success.
The most novel feature of the entertain
ment is the striking spectacle illustrated,
which Is produced by swinging a pair of
Indian clubs constructed as follows:
Each club is made in two parts, the split
being lengthwise A flexible cable of
five wires leads into the club handles
through rubber tube, the wiring being
entirely concealed. Three series of eight
three-candle power colored miniature
lamps are set in small specially turned
brass sockets the length of the club. SO
the lamps stand out at right angles to
its surface This gives a series of different
colors to the two clubs. with which very
beautiful combinations Of color can be
made. and rapidly changed. with appro-
PIRATE music. At the top of each club is
q thirty-two-candle power. fifty-volt
lamp, which Is usually run on Ito volts
and gives light too dazzling for the
naked eye. Switches are placed inside the
clubs, by means of which the series can
be quickly cut in two for f1fty-volt cir
cults.
The accompanying illustration shows
figures Of light traced in the air by swing
ing these lighted clubs in a dark room.
The large bands OF light were made by
the thirty-two-candle power lamps in the
ends Of the clubs, and the maze Of cir
cles. which look as fine as eobwebs, were
traced by the miniature lamps. Mr. Pat
Wa SyUin o1t1fC of
nary speed when the photographs were
taken; time Of exposure was from Ave to
ten seconds. and the photographs were
taken by the light Of the incandescent
lamps studded on the clubs.
Mr.. Patterson used not only electrical
ly lighted clubs, hut also fancy ones
made OF black wood and ornementsd
with strips of silver. Another pair are
wrapped in the American flag, and each
club contains music box. He made his
torch clubs himself They are of the reg
ular club shape, with rather long han
dies, painted with pegamoid or aluminium
paint. so they look like silver. and bear at
their ends wire screens OF spherical
shape. filled with asbestos fiber, which he
saturates with gasoline before using
These make brilliant effects In the dark
and Will burn nicely for five minutes.
He claims they are the only pair of the
kind and are entirely safe. whereas the
ordinary torch club is not, as cotton IL
used instead of asbestos
AT times. when swinging the clubs. he
placed them before conicai mirror re-
Hector, which served as q most powerful
footlight, and threw upon the wall be-
hind him the shadow Of a giant club
Swinger.
AN IMITATION THUNDER STORM.
Supplementary to tilis exhibition, which
has aptly been called new school of
pyrotechnics." Mr. Patterson gives his
audience an imitation thunderstorm;
which lacks nothing but buckets Of water
The storm begins with distant heat light
ming. simulated by weil-distributed Geiss-
Ter tubes, gradually increasing to the
fiercest Of chain or "zigzag variety. with
corresponding graduation of thunder and
accompanied by furious dashes of rain
and the blowing of wind.
The nearer lightning is produced by
the direct arcing of carbons in Mr.. Pal-
terson's hands The arc is struck in a
small box from which the light is thrown
by lens through a cardboard disk hay
Ing lightning forms cut in it. The disk
may be revolved to any form desired AMI
the lightning flashed in any direction.
Thunder Is represented in the usual man
ner, by thunder sheet Of iron, which
stands upon the floor or is held in the
hands and shaken. The device for irn,-
tating rain and wind consists Of a barrel
hoop, over which is fastened strong pa
per, forming a large circular vessel into
which peas are poured and skillfully
manipulated.
This storm is very effective, accompa-
MED as 1t is by Mr.. Peterson's voice
singing "The Lightning King" through a
megaphone.
AS the storm ceases the latter part of
Anchored" is sung through the mega
phone; a perfect double rainbow gradu-