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rJr. Henry Clews' Estimate of the Priceless Value
of a Discovery.
In the January MComoiHUtn, Mr. Henry Clews, the famous financier,
Is quoted a saying that "Tnherculoola and catarrh diseases are responsible
for the suffering and death of a targe minority of the population of this
country. He who could discover a positive cure or preventive of these two
M-ourges would confer benefit which would well be worth five hundred
millions."
There is no question that Mr. Clews is right. That Tuberculosis and
Catarrhal diseases are responsible for nearly BO per cent of the sickness and
suffering and early death of the people of this country is well substantiated
without resort to statist ics. In fact, it would be safe to go further and state
than a large majority of the imputation of this country Is suffering from some
form of these terrible scourges. And that CVitarrh is generally the forerunner
f Consumption and kindred diseases is equally well known. There is no
question but that proper attention to a catarrhal attack in its Jnclplency would
not only be a preventive of fulmonary Tuberculosis, but would also be a
sure preventive of such distressing diseases as Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrhal
Deafness and many forms of Stomach, Liver and Kidney trouble.
There are two kinds of Catarrh,
Moist or hypertrophic and dry or
atrophic. Moist Catarrh produces a
secretion which extends from one
organ to another, causing them to be
come diseased until the entire system
is affected. Catarrh of the nose and
throat gradually extends to the bron
chial tubes, producing Bronchitis and
Asthma; then into the lungs, causing
acute lung trouble and Consumption
and death. The eyes become weak
and inflamed and the eustachian tubes
become closed, causing deafness and
head noises. In dry catarrh there
are no secretions. The nose and
throat become dry and scaly.
Many people are inclined to look upon
catarrh In children aa a matter of small
concern, innocently believing that they
will "outgrow" It, and totally oblivious to
the fact that It is a disease of steady and
Insidious growth, and each year's neglect
finds the.helpless sufferer rapidly approaching-
that dreadful condition when the dis
ease will be considered "Incurable" and the
very life of the patient In Jeopardy. Then,
when It la too late, there Is a scurrying
for help and a denunciation of the doctor
because of bis inability to accomplish the
miraculous.
There are some, It Is true, who seemingly
"outgrow" the disease, But sooner or
later In their lives the patients awake to
the realisation that the disease has arisen
as from the dead and regained Us hold
upon the system. Hut the dispose hus
not been dead; far from it. All theso
years, while the disease has seemingly
lain dormant. It has ben eating its way
along the mucus membrane, and, like the
spark that falls Innocently on the house
top, needs but a breeze to fan It Into a
blase. And when this time enmes there
la usually discovered that a serious com
plication has arisen. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Consumption, Deafness or a derangement
of the functions of the Internal organs.
But even though, as In some cases, none
of these complications has arisen, never
theless the disease has become so chronic
and deep-seated that It is not without
reason that It is considered by many aa
Incurable.
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HENRY CLEWS.
There la a. Positive Core for Catarrh.
I have demonstrated it beyond any doubt
and have cured many so-called Incurable
cases. I do not ask my readers to believe
my statements, for I am able to refer to
people whom I have cured, people whose
cases are well known In their respective
communities. I do not claim to do mir
acles. 1 am only doing what Is In the
power of any man to do, that is, conquer a
disease I have studied for years. I have
studied the cause and effect of this most
disgusting disease and , after years of
study and experience I have evolved a
NEW METHOD or treatment that pene
trates every cavity of the head, throat,
ears, bronchial tubes and lungs, reaches
the seat of the disease, stops Us ravages,
soothing and restoring the membranes to
a healthy condition.
Observe the pictures in this article.
They are a few of my cured patients.
Read what they have to say. Perhaps
some of them are among your1 ac
quaintance. '
If others are cured, there la hope
for you.
anal sto.s head noises. It eoree where
ether treatments have failed.
The following are only samples of thou
sands of Just such aggravated eases that
I have cured, f csn refer you to others;
some who probably you may know per
sonally. To have your hearing restored after hav
ing been desf for over 40 years would most
certainly make you grateful to your bene
factor. If you are deaf now or are suffer
ing from those awful head noises that pre
cede a condition of total deafness, this
article must certainly appeal to you.
Pear rr. Branaman: "If you wish to
change my medicine you will have to do It
at once or I will be well. I have laid my
trumpet away and can hear a watch tick,
the first time In 40 years. The awful noises
have gone. The people here think It a
miracle for me to hear so well."
Julv 14. 1901. he writes: "My wife Is very
Jubilant. She can now talk to me without
he ear trumpet, now is mat tor nignr
can hear a watch tick easily."
A. C. MUORK, Oswego, Kan.
DEAFNESS.
There Is hardly a sense that is more use
ful to a person than the sense of sound.
To a deaf person the world has l.ttle charm.
You are constantly In danger, because
you are not sensible to things that are
going on around you. Many deaf people
lose their Uvea because of inability to hear
waniIng sounds.
Can deafness be cured? I receive hun
dreds of letters every week from persons
afflicted with deafness, asking this Im
portant question. Having tried many
doctors and remedies In vain, most of them
have concluded that there Is no cure for
deafness. Ttie great majority of these
cases are caused from catarrh of the
throat or middle ear, which has closed the
Eustachian tubes, thus shutting off all
aound. All such cases are curable. Deaf
ness Is often caused from discharging ears
or thickened ear drums, and In most cases
Is accompanied by distracting head noises.
Whenever these symptoms exist deafness Is
curable, though time as well us the best of
treatment will often be required to effect a
permanent cure.
Perhaps the most hopeless letters of
Inquiry on this subject are written by
those whose ear drums are destroyed and
who have been told by doctors and spe
cialists that nothing could be dona for
them. The hearing can be restored when
the ear drums are destroyed in from four
to six months.
Thousands of people use ear drums of
different makes, but there Is no necessity
even for this. If you can hear by the aid
or an ear arum, come to me and I will
make you hear without the ear drum.
As the above conditions cover most cases
of deafness it Is not too broad an assertion
to make that It Is curable. Probably the
only exception to this rule Is deafness
caused from Injury to the external ear.
Relief may be given by other treatments,
uui my treatment is an aosoiute cure.
THE TREATMENT GUARANTEED.
This new system of treatment Ts
unlike others that has ever been In
troduced In Omaha, la that It posi
tively cares, It removes the cause of
deafness, heaJa catarrh In all forms,
relieves asthma, stops pain In the
stomach and kidneys strengthens the
nerves, purines the blood. In fact
placea every organ of the body In
vlaerona and healthy condition.
When this Is done there can be no
disease. The membranes of the nose,
throat, bronchial tubes and lungs are
healed, the ears are opened by the
application of electro - medicated
vapor which cures catarrhal deafness
Mr. fieorsre Van Patten, 10OO Little
Benton St., t'ouncll Bluffs, la., sayai
'When 1 was 7 years old I had an attack
Of Scarlet Fever which affected my hear
ing, and ever since then, until now, my
ears have been discharging. My hearing
rrnduallv became worse until at times
people would hnve to fairly shout to make
me understand what they said. In fact,
whenever I had a cold I was almost totally
deaf. People told me deafness from the
fever could not be cured, and I gnve up all
hope of ever hearing clearly again. But
reading of the wonderful cures that Dr.
Branaman has been effecting by his new
treatment, I decided to try once more to
obtain relief, and I am very glad I did, for
the effect was even more than I expected.
The ringing noises In my head, which had
been so severe that 1 could hardly sleep,
and the discharge from the ears have en
tirely stopped, and I can now hear a watch
tick at arm's length, and can plainly under
stand an ordinary conversation anywhere
within the room. In fact, my hearing ts
now better than at any time' within fifteen
years and life Is worth living again. I can
sincerely recommend Dr. Branaman's treat
ment to anyone.
"I hnve been growing deaf for over two
years with noises In my head. I woulj
become nervous from the distracting noises.
I have tried all sorts of remedies without
any relief. I became discouraged, as there
seemed to be no help for me. I saw tin
account of Dr. Branaman's new cure and
went to see the doctor, who told me he
could cure me In a short time, which he
has done. The noises are all gone. I can
hear splendid; In fact, I am all right, and
now recommend the treatment to ail, as I
know It will cure.
J. H. MORRIS, 512 8. 35th Ave.
Mr. G. R. Garrison, Reynolds, Neb.,
says: "I was deaf for 25 years. Special
ists told me I was Incurable. I treated
with a dozen, who failed to even benefit
me. Dr. Branaman cured me by home
treatment. I can hear splendid."
ASTHMA CURED
Mr. Fred Deerwala, lth and Pierre
ta.. Cured of Asthssa After Ses7eluBT
23 Years.
Mr. Wencll Franta, Z22T 8. 11th St.,
says: "I had head noises and was getting
deaf; was troubled with catarrh of nose
and throat; ears stopped up; could not hear
distinctly. Dr. Branaman cured my ca
tarrh, stopped the head noises and restored
my hearing. I am now perfectly well and
recommend the doctor to all who are deaf."
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Mr. Dnerwald. who is u nroinlnent vetcr
Innry surgeon and has been located at isth
and Pierce streets fur 27 years, tells of n
remarkable cure of Asthma In his ense by
a short course of Dr. Branaman's new
method of treatment. In speaking of hi
case, he said: "Twenty-two years ago I
began to have shortness of breath and
choking, constant wheeling and rattling In
my chest and coughing. I would raise
tough phlegm. Finally I got so bad I could
not work. Doctors told nie Asthma could
not be cured. I had to sit up at nlirht; the
only relief I got wis from smoking an
asthma powder, which only gnve tem
porary relief. I Inst flesh and strength. T
went to Dr. Branaman a physical wreck
and In a few weeks was a new man. T can
now breathe free and easy. T sleep like a
child all night. I do not cough or hve nny
more rattling or wheezing. This new cur
Is a sure specific for Asthma, nnd I recom
mend It to all my friends, as no one could
be any worse than I was."
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SISTER AND nil OTHER TIRED
of Luna Diseases nnd Deafness.
For several years I have been sick and
helpless from lung disease Had one hem
orrhage after another. I always had a
cold. Constantly coughing nnd spitting
blood. My lungs would rattle and pain
me all the time. Dreaded damp weather,
as the pains were so severe It seemed im
possible to bear It a moment longer. Had
no appetite and nothing tasted good. I.nt
flesh and became so weak that even walk
ing was palniul. Awful night sweats wore
me out. I went to Dr. Branaman because
he had restored my little brother's hearing.
Brother had been deaf for three years.
His ears and the whole side of his heid
would swell up, and the pain was something
awful. It would extend Into his brain, and
for hours he would be out of his head, rav
ing, tossing and screaming with the terrible
suffering. Now his hearing Is restored and
his terrible spells of suffering are gone.
Since treating with Dr. Branaman I have
gained flesh and strength. My night sweats
have entirely disappeared. It seems
miraculous to feel so well again. Both my
brother end 1 have to thank Dr. Brsnamae,
and his treatment for our present happiness
and health. We both recommend him ana
hi. treatment to all who
" S4M F.lghth PU, North Denver,
Eight years ago I began to hnve short
ness of breith and choking, constant
wheerlng and rattling In my chest and
roughing. I would raise tough phb gm.
Finally I got so bad I could not work.
1 had to sit up all nlMht. The only
relief I got was from smoking an asthma
rwder. which onlv gave t"tnporary relief,
lost flesh and strength. I went to Dr.
Krsnaman a physical wrrrk and In a few
weeks 1 was n new man. I can now
breathe free and ensy. 1 sleep like a child
all nlgl't. I do not cough or have any
more rattling or wheeling. Doctois told me
Asthma could not be cured. b:it this new
cure Is a sure spoclt'.p for Asthma, and I
recommend It to nil tnv friends. s no one
picTKit riFvjrrcnKR.
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CATARRH CURED
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D. W. SMITH. BENSON, NBB.
I have been afflicted with catarrh of the
nose nnd throat fur ten years. The disease
seemed to gradually extend to my
bronchial tubes nnd lungs, and I woulil
get hoarse and couKh. My lungs pained
me and I grew weak, lost flesh; In fact,
was miserable. I tried many things rec
ommended for these symptoms, but got
no relief until finally a friend recom
mended Dr. Branaman's new cure. I de
cided to try It and was surprised to get
relief and a cure of all my troubles In a
short course of treatment. 1 feel better
than I had for yea's; no cough, no ca
tarrh; In fart. I fed splendid. My wife.
Is now under the treatment, with the same
good results. We can recommend tho
treatment to all sufferers from catarrh,
asthma, etc D. W. SMITH.
Benson, Neb., Route No. S.
Feb. 15, 1900.
Mrs. I.lssle nutfles, 2ftl4 If. lath St.,
says: 'T hnd asthma so bad I could not
walk upstairs. I would wheeze, cough and
gasp for breath day and night. Doctors
told me asthma could not be cured. Dr.
Branaman cured roe I am now free from
all the above symptoms and feet fine."
Mrs. R. D. Hutchinson, 609 N. 18th
St., says: "I had catarrh and deafness for
years, noises In my head, my kidneys,
stomach and lungs pained me. I tried many
good doctors without relief. I was dis
couraged. Dr. Branaman cured me in a
short time. I am now enjoying the best of
health."
Mr. Ia I Burgess, Talma ga. Neb., says:
"After suffering for years all the tor
ments of a bad case of catarrh, which had
extended into the stomach, causing sick
ness vomiting and dizzy spells, besrt fail
ure and all the complications that go with
catarrh in its worat form, I saw your ad
vertisement in the newspaper and deter
mined to try it. After my first visit to
the office I began to Improve, and now I
am well and strong. Can eat anything and
digest it. Work all the time. In fact, I
am sound and well."
MY HOME TREATMENT is Jutrt as effective as my office treatment. You
can cure yourself at your own home without any inconvenience. Write for
full particulars and book of testimonials.
B OMl CURE YOU S
The most stubborn and complicated cases will not exceed $5.00 for one
whole month. This offer is not made as an experiment. This new method
of treatment has 'cured hundreds of cases of
ASTHMA, CATARRH, DEAFNESS AND HEAD NOISES
that have been pronounced incurable by other specialists.
Consultation and Trial Treatment Free to all who apply at office beloro
May 1st.' Special rates to Mail Patients. Write for (Symptom Blank and
Book of Testimonials, Free.
G. M. BRANAEVIAFJ, M. D.
SOS NEW YORK LIFE BLDO. OMAHA. NEBRASKA.
Office Hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.; evenings, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays, 6 to 8 p. m.; Sundays, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
Tersely Told Tales Both Grim and Gay
A Question of Evidence.
EN ATOR Proctor of Vermont re
lated tie following with refer
ence to an Irishman who was
being examined as to his knowl
edge of a certain shooting affair:
"Did you," asked the presiding magis
trate of the witness, "did you see ths shot
fired?"
"Ol did not, sir," responded the Celt, "but
Ol heard it folred."
"That evidence is not satisfactory," re
plied the magistrate, sternly; "you may
step down."
The witness left the box. No sooner bod
he turned his back on the Judge than he
gave vent to a somewhat derisive laugh.
Knraged at this contempt of court, the
muglstrate called the Irishman back to
the witness box.
"How dare you laugh in that manner in
court?" demanded the judge, angrily.
"Did you see me laugh, your honor?"
asked the Irishman.
"No, but I distinctly heard you laugh!"
came from the Irate judge.
"Such evidence is not satisfactory," re
Joined the Celt, quietly, a twinkle coming
into his eye.
"Whereupon," says Senator Proctor,
"every one in court laughed. Including the
Judge." Boston Herald.
The Only Worker Died.
A traveler was once pu&slng on horse
back through a backwoods region whert
the Inhabitants were notoriously shiftless.
Arriving at a dilapidated shanty at ths
noon hour, he inquired what were the pros
pects for getting dinner.
The head of the family, who had been
absorbed in "resting" on a log in front
of his dwelling, replied that he "guessed
ma'd hev sulhln' onto ths table putty
soon."
Thus encouraged, the traveler dis
mounted. But, to his chagrin, he found the
food to be such that he could not fores
himself to partake of It. Making such ex
cuses as he could for luck of appetite, he
happily bethought himself of a kind of
nourishment that he might venture to take
there, and one sure to be found on a farm.
He asked for some rallk.
"We don't hev milk any more,"
drawled the head of the house. "The dog's
dead died week afore last."
"The dog!" cried the traveler. "But what
has that got to do with?"
"Well," explained the host, meditatively,
"the critters don't seem ter know 'nough
ter o'm up ter be milked thelrselves. The
dog, he used ter go'n' fetch 'em up."
Youth's Companion.
Adroitness.
Senator Beverldge, in conversation with
a group of young disciples, desired ' to Il
lustrate the quality of adroitness.
"By means of adroitness," he said, "a
young equerry of the Caliph Cald sprung
in one bound to the Important post of
keeper of the privy purse.
"The caliph sat on a divan, drinking cof
fee and smoking a narghile, and his cour
tiers surrounded him.
"Suddenly, with a queer frown, he said:
" "Whom do you regard aa the greater
man. my father or me?'
"The vizier, the cadi and the white
bearded councillors were silent, puzzled,
unable to think of an answer that would
not Imperltl their placea, and even their
heads.
"But the adroit young equerry stepped
easily Into the breach.
" 'What was the question, sire?" he asked.
" 'Which was the greater man, my father
or I? repeated the caliph.
" 'Your father. sire,' the equerry
answered, "for, though you are your
father's equal In all other respect, he is
your superior in this he had a greater son
than any you have.' "New Tork Tribune.
Recent Progress in the Field of Electricity
MThe Peenul.K
Senator Hemenway tells of an Incident
that occurred during a political campaign
in Iowa.
In one of the towns It had been arranged
that, when the big orators of the day
had had their say with reference to poll
tics, there were to be a number of enter
tainments of the sideshow variety to be
held on the common.
A pompous politician, who had served a
term in the state legislature, and was by
reason of that fact on extremely good
terms with himself, while endeavoring with
a number of ladles to make his way
through a dense crowd that surrounded
one of the shows, found himself unable
to proceed further because of a burly in
dividual whom he could not thrust aside.
Drawing himself up to Ms full height the
politician tapped the offending ont on ths
shoulder, saying as be did so: "Here!
Make room there!"
"Who are you. that you should push me
round that wsy?" demanded the native.
"A representative of the people, slrf
exclaimed the politician. Indignantly.
The amn grinned. "Oh, that ain't
nothin'," said he. "We folks here air the
peepul thelrselves!" New Tork Times.
UUUMUUUCUUU
No woman's hippl.
r " " nest can be comrjleta
Vei-J without children ; it
is her nature to love
want them
much so at
to lore the
beautiful and
pure. The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must
pan, however, is so fraught with dread, pain, sufferine; and danger,
that the rery thought of it fills her with apprehension and horror.
There is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be either painful
or dangerous. The use of Mother' Friend so prepares tho system for
the coming event that it is safely passed without any danger. This
great ana wonaenui
remeay is always r -sr ry ry .
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appliedexternally.and
has carried thousands
of women through
the t:
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trying crisis without safTeriiig.
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loeltae value ieU saseeieat meisxre.
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Telephone Rate War In Chicago.
III? PKIna.n T.l.nhnn. rtn... .... r. I-
I I getting in large doses the knocks
U I thnt ft r It. rill. X lift!.. nhU m irn
It was arrogant, defiant and In
different to public complaints.
iSow .i is supplicating the city authorities
for a new lease of life and exclusive con
trol of the telephone situation.
This remarkable and pleasing change was
brought about by a decision of the state
supreme court which defined the company's
franchise rights and gave the city a club
which it proceeded to swing with great
vigor and satisfaction. The company's
chartered rate was $12S per annum. By
means of various devices, principally meas
ured service, the rate was raised as. high
as 1173. Under the decision of the court
the company is liable for all payments in
excess of
Recently the company made overtures
of a reduction, substituting measured serv
ice for all flat rates. The overture encoun
tered a public frost. Later the company
came in with an offer of a radical cut in
rates aggregating a reduction of 11,136,000
in annual Income. Meanwhile, two rival
companies cut below these figures and the
authorities look for belter terms before
the question is settled.
Rational Telephone System.
The president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, in his annual
report to stockholders, proposes the es
tablishment of - a national telephone
system, la which every subscriber can be
connected with every other subscriber
throughout the land. To this end he has
entered mon a contract for the sale of
S10O.OOO.OOO of convertible bonds. The num
ber of telephones In use at the end of the
year 190& was (.698,268. The company re
ports , 043.616 miles of wire in its system;
87,212 employes, 4,471,600,000 overwlre talks,
127,712,831 gross earnings. These figures are
not Inclusive of many Independent tele
phone companies. The business Is taking
on vast proportions. It Is a pleasure to be
Informed that the charges for service are
to be steadily reduced, aa operating cost
has been reduced through economy of in
stallation, standardization of apparatus and
tools and Improved engineering and con
struction methods.
Wireless Interference.
Two Ingenious boys in Newport, R. I.,
were the Innocent cause of perplexity, not
to say anxiety, at the naval station there
the other day. They were exchanging wire
less telegraphic messages with apparatus
constructed by themselves for their own
amusement. But some of these reached
the receiver of the government operator
also, and it happened that his Instrument
was simultaneously actuated by Impulses
from another source. One communication
blurred the other and both were unintelligi
ble. The resulting inconvenience in this in
stance was probably small, but the occur
rence, like numerous others which have
been reported tn the lost three or four
years, was unpleasantly suggestive of em
barrassments which might prove less
trivial. Herts wave telegraphy Is much
more susceptible to accidental or malicious
interference than is the Morse system,
comments the New Tork Tribune. More
over, if meddling were Intentional and if
the meddler tried to conceal himself, detec
tion would be difficult, rf not Impossible.
The interests of the naval service demand
therefore the adoption of measures which
will mitigate. If they do not entirely avert,
the evil.
At one time greet things were predicted
regarding the effect of "tuning" a trans
mitter so that it would send oft waves of a
particular frequency, and of adjusting the
receiver so that It would respond more
readily to waves of that frequency than
to any other. A number of different
methods of conducting the operation have
been patented, and The Eleectrlcal World
thinks that if "any one of them is ef
fective Its owner should pack up his kit
and head for Newport." That periodical
remarks, further, that "if there is any
such thing as a syntonic system, it is
high time that Uncle Sam hunted it up."
It is already obvious that the protection
afforded by tuning would not be absolute.
Apparatua has been invented for measur
ing the length of waves, when it is not
known as the result of a previous agree
ment. By this means it is feasible to find
out the exact frequency being used by an
enemy in war. The secret having
thus been learned, it would be a simple
matter to adjust a generator and trans
mitter to that rate and to produce the
effect which those boys in Newport did.
Still other limitations of the value of tun-
ing have been pointed out by the technical
press, but it does not follow that the sys
tem is not worth adopting. Ths advice
which The Electrical World gives to the
government to Investigate the matter
carefully Is excellent.
But whether the Navy department re
sorts to syntony or not, there Is a distinct
need of official regulation of the practice
of wireless telegraphy by Individuals and
commercial corporations tn the United
States. From suitable supervision great
benefits might be expected, but it should
be conducted In such a way as to do the
most good and the least harm.
Deadly Overhead Wires.
Through a verdict Just rendered, award
ing 120,000 damages to a 10-year-old girl par
tially blinded and par al zed by the sputter
ing of a broken trolley wire, a Chicago
jury has sustained the theory that over
head wires are a menace to human life
without coming In direct contact with the
person. This has hitherto been regarded as
impossible, says the San Francisco Chron
icle. But the evidence submitted at the
trial of the suit for damages Instituted
against the traction company on behalf of
the girl convlned the jury that her condi
tion was due to the electrical dlschargo
from the broken trolley wire, although Us
sputtering end was four feet away from
where she stood when It struck the street
pavement and no direct contact with it
had occurred. The theory that electricity
is a corroding, blinding force affecting the
delicate nerves of the human . organism
without need of contact In order to pro
duce a current through the body was ad
vanced by Dr. II. Preeton Pratt, one of
expert witnesses Introduced in behalf of
the plaintiff. Evidently the traction com
pany was unable to disprove the correct
ness of the theory, for they doubtless made
the effort in seld-defense, and the jury,
therefore. Indorsed it.
In all probability the effect of this ver
dict will be far-reaching. It directs public
attention to a new peril lurking in overhead
trolley wires. If courts and Juries accept
the theory generally. It will accelerate the
movement for putting all wires charged
with electricity under ground, and It will
stimulate the trolley traction companies In
all cities to kry their power lines in in
sulated conduits as a means of self-defense
against a 'recurrence of the Chicago ex
perience. The knowledge that an eleclrio
wire carrying a high voltage is a menace
to life without actual contact makes it too
dangerous as aa exposed agent of power
transmission, and U a few mure verdicts
like that of the Chicago Jury are rendered
they will soon make the trolley companies
as eager to get their wires under ground
as the public are to see them there.
Prints by Electric Light.
A novel electric apparatus has been
brought out in Belgium for producing pho
tographic prints. It applies to bromide
prints, which are made by artificial light,
and Is especially useful for turning out
such. prints in the Bhape of postal cards,
producing the latter automatically and In
quantities.
The operation of ths apparatus Is simple.
An automatic device applies the paper
from a roll or magazine against the nega
tive, then an Incandescent lamp is turned
on for a time, which had previously been
adjusted once for all in the case of a
given negative. After the exposure the
lamp Is turned off and the paper Is re
moved from the negative and goes into a
dark box, then a fresh piece of paper Is
applied, and so on.
The apparatus is set so as to give a cer
tain number of prints from a given nega
tive, and each printing operation causes a
ratchet wheel to advance one point. At
the end of the printing an electric bell is
run by the ratchet device. By means of a
rheostat the time of the exposure can be
adjusted from one to 200 seconds. The
whole Is operated by a battery of four small
accumulators.
Elertrlral Hrfrlgeratlon.
Writing on electrical refrigeration, the
Electrical World says: "By electrical re
frigeration is meant merely the new sys
tem of automatically driving and con
trolling small mechanical refrigeration
plants by means of an electric motor. This
system has been brought forward within
the past year or so, and its friends say
that it Is giving excellent results; that,
all things considered, it Is cheaper than
Ice 'and does away with much of the an
noyance caused by the older system. Be
sides preventing the objectionable daily
replenishing of the boxes with ice, it gives
a system of refrigeration which is always
under control, and by means of which
the cold rooms may be kept dry easily.
The system is strongly recommended for
all situations where a considerable amount
of Ice Is necessary now, such, for exam
ple, aa butcher shops, hotels, restaurants
and drug stores.
"It was pointed out some time ago that
the exceptionally mild winter would prob
ably affect the Ice harvest, although at
that time the Ice companies said that
they felt no anxiety about the aupply.
Now, only a month after this forecast,
we are told that the harvest of Ice Is
the poorest that con be remerribered; that
the supply so far secured snd which can
be obtained by forcing the artificial Ice
making plants will be only a little more
than one-third of the supply for 1906. One
of the large companies has already staged
the erection of a large plant to help out
the situation, and although we are still
in the winter, the price of ice has been
raised 13 per cent, with the prospect of a
further Increase in the latter part of the
spring or the first of summer. This In
crease in the price of Ice will increase con
siderably the cost of refrigeration during
the coming summer, and for this reason
an exceptional opportunity Is offered to
the dealers In small refrlgeralng plants
and to ths electrical power companies
for Introducing the new system."
the twenty-five new style electrlo locomo
tives with which the New York, New Ha
ven & Hartford railroad is to be equipped.
The final tests are now being made on the
WeBtlnghouse Interworks railway in East
Pittsburg, and the engine will be shipped
to New Tork some time this week.
It Is asserted by the Westlnghouse peo
ple that this new locomotive will drive the
old steam locomotive out of business. It is
guaranteed that the electric locomotive will
pull a train of 250 tons between New Tork
and BoBton at an average speed of seventy
miles an hour. It weighs seventy-eight tons
and has four 400 aorse power electric mo
tors, -making it more powerful than the
average locomotive.
Ix n a -I! stance Trolleys.
Electric traction Is making rapid strides
these days all over the country and long
distance trolley lines are increasing in all
directions. These are Invading territory
previously occupied exclusively by the
steam railroads and are being equipped
for the convenleuce of travelers with a
superior class of rolling stock and other
accommodations which will insure their
popularity.
The latest and most ambitious enterprise
of the kind yet planned is that which is
being developed between Boston and Chi.
cago by the Vanderbllt-Andrews syndicate.
The distance between these two cities is
over 1,500 miles. The system will cost
over $100,000,000 to complete. The equip
ment is to be superior to anything now
in operation on any steam railroad. Pull
man cars of special construction, with
floors deadening the sound of the wheels
running on the rails and proof against
fire, are to be provided. These will also
be equipped with every modern convenience
for the comfort of passengers. The line
is said to be nearly ready for operation
and will be the most magnificent electrlo
railroad in all its details In existence.
The results obtained In the workings of
this new long distance trolley line will be
watched with Intense Interest by every
one Interested In railroading. Other long?
distance trolley railways In operation In
the esatern states are in most cases ' a
succession of links of various Interurban
systems whose termini are near enough
to facilitate quick transfer from one to the
other. But the Boston-Chicago trolley line
will be the longest continuous electric rail
way under one management la the
world.
Hew Eleetrle Locomotive.
There has Just been completed at the
shops of the Westlnghouse Electrlo and
Machine company at Pittsburg the first of
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