HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe East Huron Gazette, 1893-01-19, Page 2WRITING WITH FIRE.
fs4TELEPHOTUS," A SYSTEM OF SIG-
NVALLING BY FLASHES.
Enabling Communication to be Had With
Ships Fifteen Miles Out at Sea—The
Inventor Gives the Public a Specimen
of Its..Operation.
The letters seemed to stand out in fire
from the wall of the darkened room,
and those who were present read them
like Daniel read the writing at Belshaz-
,zar's feast—that is, if they understood
the Morse telegraphhalphabet, they could
read it.
It was up it the top story of the Buf-
falo Seal and Press Company's building
at the corner of Seventh and Hudson
streets, says the Buffalo Commercial,
and a hundred or more of the city's best
known scientific, professional and busi-
ness men were present.
The occasion was the introduction of
the " telephotos," to those who have
long been anxious to catch a glimpse of
the instrument that promises to instant-
ly convey messages over a space of 10 or
15 miles of land or water, without the
medium of wires, tubes qr anything save
atmosphere.
It is the child of Mr. C. r. Hough-
ton's brain. For most three years the
inventor has been working patiently
upon it, and now he has a telephtus that
he thinks is about perfection. That is
why Mr. Boughton invited his friends
in last evening and introduced them to
a device that is destined to become e
marked feature in army and navy ser-
vice.
It is an extremely simple thing, and
its simplicity is one of its strongest fea
tures.
In order to understand it imagine two
parallel boards, 27 feet long and about
two inches apart. In the space between
these boards 106 incandescent electric
lights of ordinary size are placed so close
:`ogether that they touch, and form one
solid line of lights. This shaft of lights 1
can be placed in any position, but in ac-
tual use is intended to dangle from a
mast or flag staff. The Morse telegraph
alphabet, as almost everybody knows, is
- eicomposed of two characters; the dot and
the dash, in other words a small dot
and a straight line or dash. All the let-
ters and numbers are composed by form-
ing combinations of these two charac-
ters. For examplea dot preceding a
dash is "A," and a clash followed by
three dots is "B." Returning to tae
light shaft, and reading from top to bot"
tem, suppose that two of the incandes-
cent lights at the top are illuminated,
aa[ then a dozen more further down
are turned on at the same time. You
will see as a result a small spot of
light and a straight line of
1' ht, or according to Morse, a dot
d a dash. It will be readily seen
that all required to write any letter
or word is to throw on the current il-
luminating the lights in different forms
and combinations. To do this quickly,
is one of the nice points of the machine.
An instrument resembling a type writ-
ing machine connects each letter and
character in the alphabet with a com-
bination of lights corresponding with it
upon the light shaft. To do this 5,000
wires are necessary, but they are held
together so closely by a cable that they
only occupy a space of 12 inches.
The operator simply writes upon the
key board of the sending apparatus, and
the letters he strikes stand out in elec-
tric fire from the otherwise dark surface
of the shaft.
A 32 candle power can be distinguish-
ed at a distance of 10 miles or more.
This light can be produced by a small
dynamo -worked by a naphtha - lamp,
'when the Telephotos is in use on shore.
On shipboard that is hardly necessary,
as all vessels now -a -days have an elec-
tric light machine. A test has already
proved successful between this city and
Point Abine.
The Telephotus has been patened by
Mr. Boughton in the United States,
Great Britain, Canada, France, Spain,
Germany, Italy and Austria.
Shattering One of Youth's Idols.
As far back as 1607 doubt was cast on
the story of Tell. The Swiss naturally
defended the existence of the hero, and
in 1760, when a pamphlet was published
undertaking to prove his mythical char-
acter, it was burned publicly by order
of the government of the canton of Uri,
ancl; many " proofs " were produced in
favor of the existence of the famous
patriot. In 1835 the historian Kopp
cast further doubt on Tell's existence,
and only as recently as 1867 and 1877
has -it been proved finally that he was a
ttnythical character; that "a mythologi-
eal marksman and an impossible bailiff
beating the ?lame of a real family have
been joined with confused and distorted
reminiscences of the events of 1245-47
(the confederation of the cantons against
- Austria) in which the names of many
.. real persons -have been introduced, and
many unauthenticated . acts attributed
to them." The story of the archer who
shoots a small object from another per-
son's head is widespread; in Denmark it
has almost precisely the form- of the
- Tell legend, and it- exists in Norway,
- Iceland, on the Rhine, and. even in Eng -
i nd, where William of E:loudesley, one
df. Robin Hood's companions, • is: the
Sero -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Wonderful Things -in Heredityt
lie fact wel established by students
of beliedity that :children. are apt to n
b,eait.not only the physical; mental and
tests f their,parernts, but. to be
'jn luenneed by tdheir age as,well: 'Child
' t@ii itf of' vely''Sroung fathers and.
lamer never aft so vigorous a
gr nth eof:WW1- 4r body as: those of
-o er mel .and woe i'en, while -ehil(4reeni
pie aro . borold., 'One of the
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WHEN YOUR HEART FLUTTERS.
You Are Probably Suffering From Dys-
pepsia and Nothing More Serious.
"There are few things in life," said
an experienced physician to a writer for
the New York Ledger, "to which many
men and women cling more persistent-
ly than to the idea that there is some-
thing the matter with the heart. They
have a little palpitation, a little flutter-
ing or a little distress, and straightway
they have some form of heart disease,
and in ninety-nine cases out of a hund-
ree there is- no more use in reasoning
with them than there is in whistling at
the wind. Tell them that they simply
have dyspepsia or some form of indi-
gestion and they are as indignant as you
can imagine. The idea that they should
have anything so common as dyspepsia!
And do you know, it took me a good
many years to make up eay mind why
it is that people are so unwilling to ad-
mit that they have indigestion, and the
most unwilling are those.- who are very
fond of the good things of life. It is
the good feeders who ethink they have
heart disease and are angry when they
are contradicted. ,Indigestion suggests
cutting off of soma of the delicacies of
which they are fond, and,.of whatever
else you deprive them, never meddle
with their diet. I think et perfectly
safe to assert that out ,of 1,000 persons
who are certain that they have an or-
ganic disease of theheart999 have some
form of gastric difficulty. It may be
more or less obscure—indeed, it often is
—but all the same it's there, and that is
the cause of the trouble. Indigestion
or dyspepsia, with its many variations,
is an awfully common, ordinary disease.
There isn't anything very high sounding
or dignified about it.
"I had a patient once who by no pro-
cess of reasoning could be made to be-
lieve that he had any disturbance of.the
digestive apparatus. As long as I call-
ed it by any of the ordinary names he
was as irritable and disagreeable about.
it as a really amiable and good-natured
man could be. One day he stumbled
across a term in something he was read-
ing, and when next he carne to me his
face was beaming with delight. He
hal just found out what ailed him, and
when I agreed with him he was simply
overjoyed. He had a good deal of sharp
pain in the region of the digestive ap-
paratus, and when he made up his mind
that he had pneumogastric neuralgia
he was perfectly willing to be treated
for that or any other disease I saw fit
to give him medicine for, provided I
called his trouble by that name.
"So it is with quantities of these
heart disease patients. Theye take
anything, just as long as they t ink it
is absolutely necessary on account of
the condition of their heart; and so,
while it goes very much against the
grain to do it, I sometimes indulge
these whimsical people in the idea that
their hearts are out of gear. It is the
only way I can help them ; and it really
doe i'f seem to matter after all, I sup-
pos' , we all have our weaknesses; and,
whether we think it heart disease or
anything else, we all like to be in-
dulged."
Iiow to Cure" a Cold.
The following'is the advice given by
a prominent doctor for getting rid of a
cold: When the first symptoms mani-
fest themselves is the titne for action,
and this should consist of a hot mustard
foot bath before going to bed and a hot
draught of milk. The covering of the
body should be linen and wool, the for-
mer in the way of the sheet and the
latter in the blanket. No attempt to
get up an active sweating should be
made. The foot bath and the warm
drink will give a sense of warmth and
and facilitate the natural excretion of
materials which should pass away by
the shin, and any effort to aggravate
this will be not only superfluous but
harmful. The blanket should never be
worn next to the night robe, and should
not be so thick as to confine the air next
to the body. It is, indeed, often advis-
able to lighten the covering of the feet,
and to preserve a certain amount of
weight over the loins, and to have the
shoulders protected from the external
surroundings in general. _ The last mea-:
sure is not to be underrated. A sensi-
tive lung carries withit susceptibility to
take to itself everything that could possi-
bly affect it to its detriment. Lung dis-
eases belong to sensitive persons, and
may or may not be the sequence of a cold.
The majority of them, however, can he.
traced to imprudence in dress and ex-
posure. Pneumonia, pleurisy and con-
sumption are partners of carelessness in
the dressing of the chest and back, and'
"colds," which might stop at the throat
by a little prudence, are their appreu-
' tices. •If you have unconsciously con-
tracted a add. and want to get relief
from it, you Must, in the first place,
avoid too much medication. A proper-
ly clad skin and a clear digestion ought
to shorten the life of the "cold." . If a
little comfort can be secured by wear-
ing a light covering on the head during
indoor hotirs, it should be respected.
Ventilation of apartments comes in for
a slight amount of attention,and it
should be simply sufficient: to furnish
fresh airr and not to produce currents
which can be appreciated, Nothing is
more fallacious than the belief that
health is promoted and . life prolonged.
by air in excess; and . this, is proved by I
tombstones. There are .a few good'
remedies' which appeal to ua as matters
Oftradition. bur grandparents . used'
thein with effect, and we might follow'^
their: example without iiij»9. One of
these is sassafras tea;, anotherbioneset
tea and another is senna tea. Each has
its office, and each- is : of value in its
scull oar line, and at the same time is
apmlass. -
1892
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AGAIN Grim Winter is upon us ; again we must bestir
ourselves to withstand his attacks.
MEMORIES of past winters and by -gone experiences
have taught us what is needed, and we have secured
-the beat things in
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STAPLane.fancy Dry Goo.�s, Fine >oots and
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Shoes M n's and Women's Rubbers
Overshoes, etc., that the market affords, and at
prices that keen competition and stern necessity always
offer to the cash buyer.
IDO YOU KNOW
that the word 66 OAS "
influence in the world of commerce
Often and often goods are secured at far less than the cost of production.
This is a lesson we learned long ago, and have constantly used our lest en-
ergies and cash to secure the bargains offered from time to time ; and we still
adhere to the rule of sharing the advantages we receive with our customers.
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has a wonderful
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lead the Van in the MIL IN < -CRY BUSINESS
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in this section of the country.
Our Customers come from far and near.
Our Stock is fully assorted for Winter, and MISS KINSEY will undertake to satisfy the most fastidious in this line.
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We keep constantly on hand a well -assorted stock of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES.
Our specialty is TEA. We say without fear of successful contradiction that our 25c. and 35c. Tea cannot be beat.
Do pot forget the place, and do not be afraid to ask to see any line, whether you waut to purchase or not, as we
consider it no trouble to show goods.
REMEMBER—One Price to all ; and aY
right down to the limit below which ,
honest goods cannot be sold.
Montreal House,
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AGEIeTT.
FORDWICH, ONT.
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Money to to Loan on Farm Se-
curity at the Lowest rate
of Interest.
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GOOD Nor DISCOUNTER,
p e cial Attention given
-CONVEYANCING.
$: S. BOOK,
North of the Post Office,
FORDWIOH
Roller
WuesoN Rees., Props.
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First-class Manitoba Wheat Flour
manufactured and always kept in Stock
and sold in any quantities.
FLOUR ...... ...per cwt. ee 25 to $2 50
BRAN., per. tori.
SHORTS per toe.
12 00
13 00
Special attention given to GRISTING,
which is done on the shortest
possible notice.
Highest Price Paid
for Grain.
The mill is fitted throughout
with the very best roller pro-
cess machinery and aI pliances
and we are confident of being
able to give perfect satisfac-
tion.
PATONAG E SOLICITFD.
WILSON BROS,
What Are Called" Showers in the Tropics.
Sortie idea Of heyee. it rains in the
=tropics may be gleaned by northern
"readers froin a few. `items. n "the -West
Indian. newspapers -- relative ,to the
e`autulnn showwers "-_'One dayiti`s"noted
- that- on. c, previisus =ev=
ening a block
occu red ot e car line at Nstreet,
one of . thercthars being linabole to; crass
�gutly, _#h..701110 the- water was
ng xke:'- rifer qday°
several gangs:of menewore`reported out
)air ngthe mage gone. to the car
' K e "showery o the previous:.
1,. it: out
ecial Announeement.
Having pvrclzas:eel a first-class: full plate glass Hearse: I am in a better position -
•rtLatio°the undertaking of this :community thanbefore), and owing -to`reductions inn
he wholesale prices of our'goods:I aim in a position to give the use of this mag
if'icept-Ttiearse- free, that is'to, sad my charges will be to more ; .,a9x{4Q
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