Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-02
AN ELECTRIC BATH.
A Luxury That Members of congrere

Luxury That Members Oh SonGretc
May Now Enjoy.
To be literally sprayed with electri-
city from head to foot. rolled with an
electric roller, the wrinkles ironed out
of. the face with an electric glass bulb
as fatiron, and to have the spark or
life. impaired to any particular Sec
ton of the anatomy through wooden
ball is one of the luxuries which SEN
ator or representative in congress can
enjoy by simply descending in the ele-
yator to the magnificent marble bath
rooms at either end of the capitol
stepping onto zinc plate and order
ing Chief Electrical Engineer GLEN to
"turn on his lightning"
The electrical adjunct to the legls-
lative baths is comparatively recent
addition and as yet seemingly few
members have learned of its wonderful
inYigorating effect on a tired legisla-
tor. Those who have, however, are
constant patrons, and the static ma
chine is creating for itself an enviable
reputation as next morning anti
-dote And for putting member into
condition for a speech in the senate
or house it has no equal.
The static machine creates its own
electricity right before your eyes. The
machine in the house end stands IN
small, marble-walled room. 1t is drlv-
en- by quarter horse power motor, at
tached, and stands in glass case. 1t
consists of ten circular glass plates
thirty inches in diameter. Ihese
plates, which are placed little dis
tance apart, revolve on a single shaft
through the center. On line with
the shaft rows CT double metal combs,
with the tips of their teeth close TO
the plates, gather the electricity as 1t
is generated by, the revolving glass. A
p0slS;ye and a negative pole extend
out of the case. A platform, insulated
by being placed on glass legs, stands
nearby. On this platform is the zinc
plate on which the statesman stands.
Over his head is suspended a round
brass crown which is connected to the
positive pole by slight brass rod. The
different apparatus for administering
the electricity are at hani on board
suspended on the wall.
The BATH" generally proceeds IN
this order: First, the Chain. shower
two round metal bars about Is In
ches long are connected to the respec-
tive poles of the machine by brass
chain. The electrician holds bar in
each hand and holds nls hands about
three feet apart. The chain connects
the two by running loosely through
metal loop near the far end of the
bars. When the current is turned on
the one operated on has sensation as
of a warm breeze blowing on him. The
bath is taken with all the clothing on,
but the breeze seems to penetrate it
as though there were no obstruction.
The breeze soon changes 10 warm,
prickly sensation. The hair begins 10
crackel like a bunch of Chinese fire
crackers, and when the current is sud-
denly allowed to descend from the
brass crown also there seems to be
a general confagration in progress.
However, there is nothing violent or
unpleasant experienced.
After the shower and head sprays, II
the statesman is in a bad way from the
might before" he takes chair and
glass bulb, not unlike an electric light
bulb, but with the big end fiat, is car
essingly brought in contact with his
face and brow.
The current for this is obtained
through a Tesla coil, and produces
very little sensation. A polished
metal resembling small coupling pin
is the throat ironer, and a wooded ball
about as big as base ball as the
terminus to a metal pole, acts as
mild distributor to any given locality,
while a brass roller irons pains out OF
the back or shoulders simply by rol-
ling 1t along the clothing.
-" 'ow minutes to take