Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
In the Field of Electricity

eliminate rubbing and wrlnging and save
wear and tear on the clothes. Portable
vacuum cleaner exempt the housewife
from the servant problem. They are easily
moved from room to room, consume dust
and dirt and are entirely sanitary. Elec-
trio radiators in a wide range OF sizes and
prices are just the thing for taking the
chill off the dining room on a cool morn
ing after the heat is turned off from the
house, and tempering the bathroom and
other apartments in a short time.
For use in the sick room. there are foot
warmers with coy soft covers that slip
on and off in a second and heating pads
for the invalid or convalescent.
Electric vibrators for massaging impart
strength to the muscles. An apparatus for
drying the hair is operated at a cost Of a
fraction OF a cent per hour. Buffing ma
chimes clean s~ilverware and all metal work.
Motors that are attached to the sewing
machine are invaluable to the busy mother
with many little garments to make. The
machine can be run as fast or as slow as
one desires, noiselessly, and saves a woman
from the fatigue that is the result of hours
spent at the sewing machine.
Lucky, then. is the woman with cleo
tricity in her home and a liberal purse,
for within her reach are ali these luxu-
rieS
8
Wireless Telephony.
Even in these days OF marvels, when
people accept wireless telegraphy as q
commonplace achievement and the navi-
cation OF the. air is an accomplished
fact, the news from Toulon regarding
experiments there in wireless ~telephonins
is OF uncommon significance. Two Officers
of the French navy. Lieutenants Jeancs
and Colin, appear to have perfected ar
apparatus which has solved some of tn,
problems. though 1t is far from indicating
a revolution in the telephone.
Experiments seem to have been con.
Quoted under severe test conditions, re-
lates the Philadelphia Press. Communi
cation was established between a station
on the shore and a ship at sea. Through
the medium OF electromagnetic waves Z
conversation was held at a distance OF Ii
kllometers, OF more than sixty-eight miles
Results OF a like nature have not beer
unexpected by persons acquainted with
the experiments OF Prof. +. A. Fesscn
den and other American electricians. PrIo,
to the French tests, however, a distanc
OF fifty nautical miles was regarded as tn
extreme limit attalnable under ordlnar,
? conditions.
Wireless telephones were Installed on IN
!, Pacific fleet OF the United States in 100
r with reported success: but the dlstanc
/ was much less than that recorded at Tou
/, Ion. Last September the British admlraIt,
/ conducted az interesting series OF expert
- ments, and attained q maximum distane
! OF forty miles in communicating betWee
, ships at sea. In this instance the Hsr
zian waves were transmitted across IN
! Isle OF Wight, which lay between IN
l places where the ships were stationed.
Relatively more progress has been mad
In wireless telephoning In the past coupl
of years than in wireless telegraphy. Sim
liar principles In the transmission OF cleo
tro-magnetic waves are employed in botl
, SO far. neither wireless telegrAphy nc
wireless tslephoning can be regarded as
substitute for the ordinary system OF viii
biography and telephony now In use o
I land, They are better adapted for con
/ munication between a ship at sea an
, another ship or a station on land. Til
= saving OF life on the sinking Republic
n fresh In the minds OF newspaper reader
y as a convincing proof OF the great missio
Of wireless telegrSphy In connection wit
4 ocean travel.
A An Electric Home.