Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Keeping Life by Electricity

wool. so we wear wooden clothing in
the winter ana cotton In the SUMMER.
TO insulate the body explains why
the Indian, with whatever other rea-
sons. sleeps upon the buffalo and bear
skins, which are non-conducturs. BE.
cause animal hides are non conduc-
tors Is why the civilized man wears
shoes made from leather n prepared
skin. aud why the Indian wears door
skins TO keep his electricity from run
ming into damp ground.
TO insulatc the body Ia one reason
why the polyncSnn sleeps upon non.
conducting dry leaves, aud why the
Asiatic sleeps upon his muslin silks
aud hair mattresses. Feathers arc
non conductors. This Is why our
grandmothcrs' feather beds were al.
ways so warm. Rubber Is non.con-
dnctor so why we wear rubcr over
shoes on II rainy day.
"One of Dubois Rcymonds expert
mcnls with the galvanomctcr was to
demonstrate that when the connection
was made with the instrument touch
ing Il wound or place where tho skin
was removed the strength OF the cur.
rent running into the galyanomcter is
grcntly Increased on touching the ma
tnral skin. This proved that the skin
is non conducting substance for in.
sulating the body.
An English scientist, Rittor found
with the galvonomctcr test that tn.
needle connected with water where
Inc hands of we'll people were did noi
SHOW MS strong current as when the
hands of invalids were touching tho
water This proved that we'll people
are better insulated by their skin than
are invalids. II is known fact that
well people have moro non conducting
adiposc around the vital organs and
undcr the skin. This makes them
more insulated and better preserves
their energy. Some people are inva-
lids solely because the body releases
too much electricity into the air
around them. Not understanding this
principle, they have druggcd them
selves and taken every known reme-
dy. vet some DAYS when the air Is
moist they are very weak and never
know why. Some sensitive. nnc.na.
turcd people with little non conduct
ing substance In the skin have thcii
electric vitality absorbed by some well
person around them. and yet get no
sympathy for Icing weak all the time
The cuticlc of the skin Is n non
conducting membrane. II is compos
ed OF n tough substance similar to
that which makes the nails, hair aud
hoofs OF animals. The hoof of an ami
NAL like the horse and COW. is more
essential MS non-conducting part TO
insulatc the body from wasting cleo.
tricity into the damp ground than for
protecting the foot from bruises.
Every known animal has non-co
duc!ing substance over the foot. The
whale, seal, walrus. etc, living IN the
cold arctic waters have very thick
skin lined underneath with thick lay
crs of non-conducting fats.
"IIair is non conducting sinh.
stance. This is why rubbing the hair
VIII produce sparks Of electricity To
rub any non-conducting substance will
make electricity. This is why ami
mails not wise enough to wear clothes
10 insulate the body grow thick hair.
This Is why the sheep grow wool
winch man uses for clothes for win
ter
The same kind OF non conducting
substances lines the lungs. the intosti.
"fi N"hris tuC passage from Inc
glands. most glands, the blood and
lymph vessels. II is to protect tho
interior of the body from waste of
electricity
Dubois Raymond showed tha. n
thin coat of Ice would prevent IA cur.
rent OF electricity from passing Ice
VIII also prevent warmth and vitality
from passing. Cold thus rctards tha
circulation alike OF electricity and vi
tai force. This explains why We are
stronger in cold weather than in,
warm. on cold days We are better
Insulated. This explains. too. the las
situde OF the warm climates-whv A
New Yorker is very active and Flor,
idian very slow.
The clectromelcr is an instrument
for measuring the electricity In the
air. DR. a. c. Garrett. author of Med
zeal Activity used the electromcte~
for five years. 1S5O-54. and found
some fifteen times moro electricity In
the air in winter December and Jan
uary--than in the summcr-Junc ana
July This accounts for the weakened
debility of summer and the vigorous
strength of winter The earth is