The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-31
IS YOUR COUCH NORTH BIZ SOUTH?
If So, You Sleep in the Direc: Path of
the Health-Giving Magnetic
Currents.

1t is a singular coincidence that
as earthquake areas range from
north to south, so there are con-
tinually passing in the same di-
rection health-giviug currents of
electricity. Are you taking ad-
vantage of these magnetic currents9
Many sufferers from NERVES" are
now being cured by some form of
electrical treatment. Already we
have medical cabinets, rheumatic
rings, electric belts, and Harrogate
is famed for its Darsonval bath.
This latter is one in which thous-
ands of volts are passed through
the body.
/ Fancy an electric spark measur-
ing six inches, coming from ones
elbow. This occurs when the bath
attendant touches he patient.
Yes, this treatment-perfectly
harmless is one of the most FAM
Gus in Europe.
/ An explanation Of these mag
netic currents will interest.
The mariners compass always
/ points, as We say, north and south.
But that north is not exactly the
north pole to which Nansen as
pired to reach. 1t is the magnetic
pole, and is situated a little to the
left of the real north pole.
fla needle was noating in water
Immediately above this pole, then
We should find that the position Of
the needle was an upright one.
Apparently a gigauic magnet is
buried deep down in the ground.
A similar dipping of the needle
would take place at the south mag
netic pole; but the exact position
of this latter has not yet been def
nitely fixed,
Now, between these magnetic
areas regular electric currents run,
1 They are not running in straight
lines, because of the immense
amount of mineral ore hidden in
the earth.
As an example, it may be re-
membered by the reader that a
terrible shipwreck took place some
few years ago in the Bay of Biscay.
/ The vessel ran on the rocks owing
to the compass being DETECTED by
the presence of magnetized ore in
the neighborhood of the coast.
Maps are published showing the
direction and strength of these
currents. At Kew (soon to be, if
not now vacated and other obser-
vations, scientists are daily taking
"magnetographs, These are
photographs of beam of light
from a mirror attached to a mag
net.
If the light acting on a strip of
sensitive paper wrapped round
revolving drum comes out as
straight line then no change has
taken place. 1.-THE line is "wavy,"
magnetic disturbances has taken
place and by comparing different
records line is drawn on the
map.
In the Isle of Wight the "seis-
mograph" registers on strip of
paper in the direction and time of
any earthquake shock however
slight 1t character. 1t was by this
instrument that the earth storms
in South America were found to
have moved the land of Europe
slightly.
When the earth is troubled
magnetically, thunderstorms, sheet
lightning and the fine spectacle of
the aurora borealis or northern
lights are among the visible ef-
fects.
When sleeping, it is advisable
to have our bed facing the south.
We are then in the direct line of
any refreshing influence of nature.
Perhaps the Indian recognized
this fact unconsciously when he
wrapped himself up in his skin rug
on the prairie, with his head to the
north star. London Chronicle.
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