The Opelousas courier., 1903-06-27
AN ELECTRIC BATH.
A Luxury Thai Members of Congress
MAY Now Enjoy.

A Luxury That Members of Congress
Nay Now Enjoy.
To be literally sprayed with electro
city from head to foot, rolled with an
electric roller, the wrinkles ironed out
of the face with an electric glass bul
as a fatiron, and to have the spark OF
life impaired to any particular sec
ton of the anatomy through a wooden
ball is one of the luXuries which a SEN
ator or representative in congress can
enjoy by simply descending in the ele
vator to the magnificent marble bat
rooms at either end of the capltol,
stepping onto a zinc plate and rae
ing Chief Electrical Engineer GLEN TO
turn on his lightning"
The electrical adjunct to the legls-
lative baths is a comparatively recent
addition and as yet seemingly re"
members have learned of it's wonderful
in~vigorating effect on a tired leglsia-
tor. Those who have, however, are
constant patrons, and the static ma
chine is creating for itself an enVlaple
reputation as a next morning anti
dote. And for putting a member into
condition for a speech in the senate
or house it has no equal.
The static machine creates It's own
electricity right before your eyes. Inc
machine in the house end stands IN a
small, marble-walled room. 1t is drlV-
en- by a quarter horse power motor, at
tached, and stands in a glass case IL
consists of ten circular glass plates
thirty inches in diameter. These
plates, which are placed a little dls-
lance apart, revolve on a single smart
through the center. On a line WIN
the shaft rows of 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
positive 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 hich is connected to the
positive pole by a 1(eght brass rod. The
different apparatus for administering
the electricity are at Band on ABOARD
suspended ON the wall.
The bath" generallN@@rQ&eeds IN
this order: First, the "chaih.shower"
two round metal bars about Is in
ches long are connected to the respec-
tive poles of the machine by a brass
chain. The electrician holds a bar in
each hand and holds his hands o
three feet apart. The chain connects
the two by running loosely through a
metal loop near the far end OF the
bars. When the current is turned on
the one operated on has a sensation as
of a warm breeze blowing on him. The
bath is taken with all the clothing on,
but the breeze seems to penetrate 1t
as though there were no obstruction.
The breeze soon changes to a warm,
prickly sensation. The hair begins TO
cracked 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. co~nfagration in progress.
However, there is nothing violent or
unpleasant experienced.
After the shower and head sprays, il
the statesman is in a 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 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 a small coupling pin
is the throat ironer, and a wooded ball
about as big as a base ball as the
terminus to a metal pole, acts as a
mild distributor to any given locality,
while a brass roller irons pains out OF
the back or shoulders simply by roll
ling it along the clothing.
It only takes a few minutes to take
an electric bath, but the results OBJ
tanned are said to be equaled only by a
summer Observation-Disclosures Star.