Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-12-12

extra DAY II you want 10. It's worth
IT,"
"I'll agree 10 that" acquiesced Gard
liner after a moment, 'as far as the
general camp is concerned But per
sonally !. stipunte to stay here with
In sound of the motor"
Burton exclaimed Indignantly; but
Davenport was unperturbed.
"Wellv said he cheerfully, you
encourage me. A little while ago the
battery couldn't last over ten or TWEEN.
ty minutes; and now It's nighttime
already I'll agree you shall stay
here, If you want to, provided Sim
Minis stays too"
"SImmins r. exclaimed Gardiner.
why should SImmlns stay herel"
For the same reason you do" re-
piled Davenport blandly; "just to hear
the motor 60"
SWELL" sighed Grlmstead after
moment, this trip certainly promises
to be interesting. and I'm glad came.
II the thing works even partially as
you say 1t does, you must have a
brand-new principle In battery con-
structon."
ut is new principle" said Daven-
port. would you like to hear about
it,"
Grimstead put on his poker face to
conceal his inner excitement. This
offer was more than he had hoped.
Il should like to very much," he re-
Piled
so should l." spoke up Burton,
but want to hear it III words Of one
SYLLABLE
Its no at all complicated. Now
you know II you put copper plate
and q zine plate side by side in an
acid solution. and connect them with
wires YOU get electricity. That is the
simple wet battery
"AIl right. II you run dynamo
you also generate electricity. this time
by induction
where does that electricity come
from? You might say chemical ac-
ton in the one case 81 mechanical ac-
ton In the other; hut they are actu-
ally only means To IN end. The
world lies in u great field of static or
inert magnetism. The cell and the
dynamo are merely means by which
this inert electricity Is ivened up,
made into kinetic or active electric
ity; they actually produce nothing In
themselves. Is that cleary"
Perfectly said Burton.
"When we have used this kinetic
electricity, or it becomes grounded 1t
returns TO the reservoir of static. All
the electric lights YOU have in your
house, for example. are manifesto
tons Of the static electricity
is everywhere made available for use
By means of rather clumsy and Gum
bersoma apparatus involving mechan-
zeal power and dynamos and all the
rest of 1t. All I've done is to make
d short cut between the static cleo
tricity IN which we are immersed and
the kinetic electricity we can USE"
"That Is self-evldent, young man."
remarked Grimstead dryly.
Il am just making it clear for Miss
Burton.
go back to the wet cell. 1t Is
heavy and awkward and short lived
My battery Is just like. wet cell
without those disadvantages. The
wet cell consists Of two plates Of diff
ferent metal In d solution. Mine con-
sists Of two Plates of different metals
side by side In air. The wet cell
transforms or produces It's electric
ity by or through chemical action
that Is limited In effectiveness and In
duration. My battery transforms the
static from the air into kinetic with
out chemical action-apparently and
In much greater quantity in proper
tion to the size of the plates. It's a
short cut, as | said-Im talking like
a school teacher However, that's the
general idea"
Grimstead was sitting up now In
his interest.
''There must be chemical action y
he cried you can't lift yourself by
your hootstraps."