The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03
AN. ELECTRIC BATH.
Luxury Tint Members of Congress
NIny Now Enjoy.


To be literally sprayed with electricity
from head to foot rolled with an electric
roller. the wrinkles ironed ont OF face and
brow with. electric glass bulb as a
flatiron,. and ro have the spark of life
impaired to amy particular section of the
anatomy through wooden ball is one OF
the Injuries which senator or represent
tative in congress can enjoy by simply
descending in the elevator to the maSniti-
cent marble bath rooms at either end
of the capitol. stepping on to Il zinc plate
and ordering Chief Electrical Engineer
Glem to turn his lightning
. The electrical adjunct to the legislative
baths is a. comparatively recent addition.
and yet seemingly few members nave
learned of IT'S wonderful invigorating eff
feet of hired legislator. Those who
have. however, are constant patrons. ana
the static machine is creating for itself
an enviable reputation as next morn
ing antidoCe. And for putting a MEM
Der into. condition for speech in the
senate or" house 1t has no equal.
The static machine creates it's own cleo
trioitN right before your eyes. The ma
chine. in the house end stands in small,
marble walled room 1t is driven by
quarter horsepower motor. attached. and
stands d glass case. 1t consist sof ten
circular glass plates thirty inches in di-
amster.. These plates, which are placed
u little distance apart revolve on single
shaft through their center. On line
with the shaft rows of double metal
combs, with the tips of their teeth close
to the plates, gather the electricity as it
is generated by the revolving glass A.
positive fareef q negative pole extend out
of the CASE A platform, insulated by
being placed on glass legs. stands near
. by On this platform Is the zinc plate
on which the statesman stands. Over his
head is suspended a round brass crown
rxbieh is connected to the positive pole by
a slight bra IS rod. The different appara-
tus for administering the electricity are
at hand on a board suspended on the wall
The bath generally proceeds in this
order: First. the Chain shower'-two
rnind metal hairs about eighteen inches
long are connected to the respective poles
of the machine by small brass chain.
The electrician holds bar in each hand
and holds his hands about three feet
apart The chain connects the two by
runnfng loosely through a metal loop near
tha far end of the bars. When the cur.
rent is turned the one operated on,
has a sensation of warm breeze blow
ing on him. The bath IS taken with
all the clothing on. but the breeze SeeHA,
TO penetrate as though there were no
obstruction. The breeze soou changes to
a warm, prickly sensation. The hair be-
tirecrackers and when the current is
suddenly allowed to descend from the
brass crown also there seems to be gen
era! confa grafton in progress however.
there is not hing NloleSSC or uflpbeaSant eS@
perienced.
After the shower and head sprays. ic
the statesman is ia bad way from the
might before" he takes a chair and a,
glass bulb. not unlike an electric light
bulb but with the big end fiat. is caress-
inEly brought in contact With his face and
brow.
The current FOR this obtained through
a Tesla coil and produces very little sem
sation. a polished metal resembling a
small coupling pin is the throat ironer.
and a wooden ball, about as big as a
baseball, as the terminous to metal pole,
acts as a mild distributor to any given
| locality, while a brass roller irons pains
| out of the back OF shoulders simply by
rolling it along the clothing,
| II only takes few minutes to take
| an electric bath, but the results obtained
are said to be equaied only by summer
vacat ion.-Wa Star.