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Show ' 'mmmi, . j ft HawaLLe" 1 I wwt wmmv vmmmnm iwi m iww wwmmwiwi mw i nwnn nnVJ if jH "iiWBBBBBBWBa lilectriclty Replaces Medicine, A cable dispatch from IVrls states that tho famous eleetrothorapcutlc specialist, Dr. d'Arsonval, lecturing nn tho offoct of electricity on living beings, oxprossed tho belief thnt tho world waB on tho ovo of n therapeutical therapeuti-cal revolution, electricity heliiK the medicine of the futuro. Ho said aUo that a strong continuous circuit through a patient could produco local nnaosthosln, permitting slight surgical surgic-al operations without narcotics. Dr. d'Arsonval demonstrated tho utility of electricity In skin dlsonses. Combined Cane and Chair. Whilo there really seems to bo comparatively llttlo uro for tho Invention In-vention wo UluBtrato In tho picture, jet tho designers of novelties contlnuo to turn them out, each n llttlo different differ-ent from tho other nnd moio or loss cumbersome nnd unhandy to carry about. Tho chlof difficulty in a do-vlco do-vlco of tills character Is to supply a seat of sufficient strength to support tho person, without at tho same tlmo Involving tho addition of so much material ma-terial to tho ciiho thnt it becomes too heavy to bo conveniently carried about in the hand. Tho favorlto method meth-od of designing this combination Is to split tho Btlck nnd utlllzo tho pnrts to support a canvns seat, tho latter being folded up and contained in tho upper part of tho cano. In tho design hero shown there Is no cloth used, nor Is It necessary to uso wood In tho stnff or sent, tho whole being preferably prefer-ably constructed of light steel, which combines strength with neatness, and kicks tho bulk necessary In wooden construction of tho Bamo rigidity. Tho staff Itself Is slotted for a portion of Us length and carries a sliding f Metallic Construction Throughout, rleovo, to which one ond of each seat vfor there are two seats provided for in this cano)" Is attached, tho outer ends of tho seats being supported by ?oparato braces, pivoted to tho staff below tho slotted portion. When In a closed position tho sleovo lies In proximity prox-imity to tho handle, nnd tho scnts parallel and conceal tho slots In tho staff, whilo tho braces lie close agninst tho lower portion. Robert C. Dulln of McKeesport, Pa., is tho patentee. Good Argument for Wireless. Tho army olllcor In charge of tho government telegraph lines In Alaska has reported tho destruction of no loss :han 100 miles of tho 1,800-mllo stretch of wlro by forest fires. Tho system wns In operation only four lays when tho lire broko out, and communication between Good Pastor and Folrbanko has boon entirely shut off. It seems hardly necessary to re-mark re-mark that this would have scarcely occurred had tho installation com-r-r.'sod tho wireless systom, to sny nothing of tho labor oxponded In sotting sot-ting tho polos nnd stringing tho wires, which must bo maintained in good condition throughout the ontlro distance, dis-tance, whereas only stations would od attention under tho newly discovered dis-covered method of conveying most-ages. Motor for the Bicycle. Tho large majority of those who n ew yiars ago took up cycling as an nmusoment havo boon unable to ro-rlace ro-rlace the bicycle with the automobile, automo-bile, now that the latter has made Its uppoaranco and have had to be content con-tent to stick to the whoel or find somo cthor form of pastime to affonl exorcise exor-cise and occupy their sparo niomonts. As n slightly choopor vohiclo than the r'cular horsoles carriage and a (.umber of those machlnos.may bo loon every day in populated districts, but heretofore no provision has been mado for attaching a motor to tho old bicycle, and it has boon necossnry to provide an ontlrely now frnmo to carry car-ry tho englno which propols tho cyclo. Tho usual method of mounting the motor for running tho two-wheeled mnchlno Is to placo It In a circular -amo in tho position occupied by tho shaft In tho regular bicycle. I WPW WW lIM IIBIWIIIII IH However, this i made unnecessary M by tho Invention which we Illustrate, jl which makes posslblo the mo of tho H old nmchlue with motor attachmont. Wo would suggest, nevertheless, that H tho roar wheel bo replaced by one of JH slightly stronger build, ns tho In U creased weight nnd tho forco of tho 9H motor will soon cxpono any wonkuoss H which may exist In Hpokes or rim. Ah jH tho motor Is shown there is llttlo, If H any, added strain placed on tho tubu- H lnr framo, which Is a strong point In H Its favor whon tho attachment to old H bicycles Is considered. Tho driving H hub should bo provided with a coaster jH Can Be Attached to the Old Frame. H brake, and a second sprocket whcol la M necessary to connect with tho mo- M lor, whilo tho gasolluo reservoir nnd M olectrlc outfit enn be arranged ns M usual on motor cycles. M Stephen Ncchledlol of Nownrk and M John Pnwlltschek of Orange, N. J., M nro tho patentees. M Hand Spraying Machine. M Ono of tho principal benefits do- M rlvod from tho government export- M ment stations nnd tho different col- M legos of ngrlculturo has been In aid- M ing tho farmer In combating tho In- M sects nnd fungi which prey upon his M crops. Years ago when tho fruit trees M wero affectod by scalo tho advico gen- M orally given was to cut tho tree down; M but now tho farmer Is taught how to M I savo tho trees in many cases, gaining H 1 several years' growth avc"th.O-vUmo H I required to grow a now treo to rophuib H ho ono destroyed. Ono of tho most - H I Ilgpuhir and practical methods of V H treating -fruit 'truflS'ls to Hprnyithom ""n'?3l'r,,""iH with a liquid mixture containing rol- JJ 'H son, nnd In numerous Instances wholo M orchards havo been saved by this pro- H cess. Tho apparatus required con- H t'lsts of a forco pump and Inrgo reser- H voir, and is usually transported on n H farm wagon or vehfelo buil.t for tho H purpose. On tho snmo prlnclplo, H though designed on n smaller scalo, H s tho dovlce shown in tho picture H which Is Intonded for spraying horry H end currant bushes, as well as plants H nnd smnll shrubs generally. This H sprayor 9ml bo cnrrlod about In tho H hand and Its contents discharged from H '.ho spraying nozzlo nt tho cud. To H For 'I resting Small Shrubs. H put tho liquid under prcssuro and con- H 'rol Its flow a piston has been at- H tached to tho sprayor, located In such H j position thnt it can bo manipulated H by one finger of the hand which car- H .ios tho machine. Upon applying tho H nozzlo to tho affected plant or bush H and pulling tho lovor n fow t linos jH with tho forefinger, a Jet of tho spray- H Ing liquid Is forced out. . The inventor Is Alonsso O. Freeman rf Ionia, Mich. H Acetylene Gas. While acetylono, gas has proven H wonderfully oftectlvc for many forms ol lighting, tho snmo success has not H rttendod Its use for power or fuel pur- poses, this bolng due to tho fnct that . jH Its boating value is out of proportion 'H to Its cofat in comparison with other jH fuels. Should cnrhldo undergo tho H mntorlal reduction In prlco which Is H looked for, It may bring about a H chango in this direction, howovor, nnd H mako practical uso of this gas for BbbI both fuel and powor purposes. Hl |