The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
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sJatiies b Hammond ny 's1t
sPortab1e8C Climate to BE Moved l5 4 ,s.t Il
y siI with 4 House. a
ENEU IS THE 4 J. g 'J z
NT'ortured byS Atii1ospl l'l ',l'j:-
tuations, Decided to Create
B3ssis Own Conditions.
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atoms, Decided 10 Srcss &c
s3SS Own Con ditions. III
Special TO The Tin,es: Dspa q, 81.
u II u X Ii, uglst Thrty years
MOE acute suffering from neural giaj IS the
qs tnedi,ini through which james B. II am
IA ond; president OK the Hammond ~ ype-
ss writer Company, declares u he hos dis
SS covered an Invention which Will not only
n propide great relief to those who $sufrcr
XII ike himself, but will fl enable my one
III who has the requisite e ms ANS Great &c
x; dr. atmosphere suited 10 his. needs In any
S sea on or iii ,v In tevers QUAR- OF the
Y globe he may chance to- he. S5 . rs
NJ Sa lIn8 other words, he intends to take
n; Specially constructed and portable house
with him wherever! he goes, and WITH "
II apparatus whereby he will supply "a " e
Mouse with the dual ityS OF air n ecessaf!
alleviate the torturing pangs Of MS us
S$ a isease, n & IL Ii
lrendy he has a completed 4 N odels OF .
u the house, which has been tested for sev--
q errl months, and has ri pre- cured proV!TT
~ sional patents on the device in Inglanu q.
Il "a. 4 larg eri model twenty feet SOU are, IS Is
8Ilo w being constructed, and the next ste
ssis to be- tho full- size habltable structure,
E which will have Its first practical test IN
1.-The moist climate OF Eng land NJ r. lEi
i Iiund believes that eventually his Seevlce
will be- ad opted In such countries as m
y dia, and that hosp tails vii be equl ppea
WITH these specially Constructed B houses
where the rigors OF any climate my be
overcome. He says rows OF these a houses liss
" could sbe n operated together. IN Ne t 5
'aB Mr.. IIammo md IS experiments in ext tract
ing the humidity from New York air be-
y gan iii 1Ardsley Hail. Central Park West,
several years ago. and We're ca rr q s !;
4 such a. sta te of perfection there Sthat u ne
was able to maintain Eun!f form degree
%of temperatur and humidity. and from
that accomplishment DEVELOPED the plan 'ltll
for the portable house. };
Puzzled Weather Men. 5S
Y; For 4 many years NJ y II amss,ond \ has
a. been a mystery to weather Observers 81! IN
4 various parts OF the country. a score
u q local weather bureaus, perhaps. would
4 receive on the same date an u gent i le-$
Y. gram from him asking them to wire inl-SS
4 medlately state of wet and dry bul BIS al
\ and any other information ms to climatic
sSprababslities Such kilograms as these
were receive from Mr.. Hammond In
Saratoga. Toronto, and other places on
& THURSDAY afternoon IN Sara toga there
/ 81 no weather bureau. and the telegram
" com any. Is the postmaster. and president
" what WAS wanted. IS < ~ 5S;;i
~ eeIt vas all easily explained when one
ind TODD Mr.. Hammond S condition. AZ
N few weeks ago he was driven out OF
England because OF the humidity there
He returned 10 New = rk to find condi-S
tons iitsls better. sS X
s sssA$S On = thursday the air became SO satt' y
n m tea with Tnois tnre. that 6 his neuralgia
ts,tssia r. e Observation-Disclosures His whole
ct Ted
IN ,ci. excruclating pain that he could no
III longer bear. the a gony, and telegraphed
,s.sss to n Hnd where conditions We're most IA 4
SSs yprablas for relief. Before he was ready
4 4 To- start the atmosphere Of Manhattan
4 changed forfthe better some OF the nlols-
n ture& a isappenred, and he was able ITO re-
s9SSrna ID, ~ slt s
T1ropped UP In an Invalid's chair with
servant constantly at his side II apply,
N such remedies as \, were at hand Mr.:
fHammnndS n talked to " "a reporter OF his
and what he hopes 1t will
vi achieve for humanity. 5f 5 as "a =
He could speak j. ont etween spa SINS
..Esg OF pain, hut explained that these spas.
AL Inodic twinges are SO much u peasan ter
Sts than the continuous sperformance.sS W. He
al now occupies apartments In the Osborne
$s$S Seventh Avenue and ri seventh Street
The old saying that necessity is the
W mother Of invention Is particularly true
&E In my case" he said because 1t be-
came necessary for me, to get relief In
M orderEto live, and III have too much to
VI accomplish In this world TO die. There
~ Is nothing new In changing the atmos-
ssaiIphere In q room or albhilding, but I have
"a discovered that Il. is-l entirely practical
"a to carry your Fatmos phere.with you.
Device lis Simple. Il
All that is needed is an electric wire
k~ff.
a q refrigerator, and the necessary appn-
ia ratus for driving the moisture out OF the
n lfair.g In my experiments III Ardsey Hall
fNl i succeeded in reducing the humidity In
S ls1ny apnr TN Nnts from 90 to rs, and this
n can be done just as well In a portable
u house wherever there Is electricity and
fsl a refriserating plant ~ lsff
Il lfa Since I became an acute sufferer II l
sS have been driven from ono country to
NJ another because Of climatic conditions,
" and often have had to. leave when bust
Il ness OF the greatest Importance demanded
III Ss that I should remain. II was driven out
ssS5sss OF London only short time ago and
G went to various parts OF England where
ass I had found relief before, butteverywhere
ia the Baturauon of the mir was SO great
that II fled to New York. Here got
IL little relief until the change came last
night, I'll
s3 .'Now J intend TO take my house and
sS9 my atmosphere with me- and live where
& KS ! please might say, 7 Will take UT
Il my house and walk After have given
the thing a thorough test, and It has
gss388 proved successful, ms / know Il WILL i
ssgs expect to see the idea adopted IN various
"a parts OF the world where the climate Il
5sS bad. a. letter ! saw from a hospital II
sHts RombaytltO "a great TefrIgerat!ng concern
$recen tly4added to my conviction that m,
idea Of Transforming the climate viii b,
Of great advantage 10 humanity. Thi.
letter asked II II were not possible t,
sgs mosphere might be so modified In III,
sss hospital In bombay as to give relief t,
y men who had been worn down by tn
si,n men We're SO reduced thht IN the;
AA could not endure the journey 10 til
II mountains. and were almost sure to die
sS In spite or NIL that could he done