Show SAFEGUARDS AGAINST LIGHTNING With Americas America's greatest electrical wizard announcing the artificial production of lightning ing it is is but astep astep a astep step to the control of or this destructive destructive tive element and the turning of it to some useful purpose AS rs s a fact there are practical methods prat I tices and appliances for tor protecting buildings Against lightning but bu thoy they have havo made mude little headway because because be be- cause of the tho sUsI suspicion implanted f inthe In Inthe n the minds of or the tho people as a result of the lightning rod campaigns ol of twenty years ago At that time every every every ev ev- ery fakir In its the land laud was selling lightning rods to farmers and aud other folks In the country towns their unscrupulous unscrupulous un un- un- un scrupulous ulous methods not being baing unearthed un un- until they had covered th the e country and even cheated and deceived deceived de de- a great number of persons i ithe In Inthe n the tho Cities cales The Tine lightning lightning- rod outfits nade vast fortunes and the farmer farmers Nero Nere left leCt holding the bag hag Comfort- Comfort in their feeling of security the tin barns banns of or tha thO farmers burned down L I me true same unu una i ins cun HUon i of the farmers farmer's mind was was- more moro harmful than tho the loss ol of money Unfortunately tho the govern men ld lid not lock the stable door doOl unU he horse hOlse was gone but I I forward or ward strides can now clew be an pounced To put tho mark o 0 on lightning the bureau of standard standards he weather bureau and the Amen an Institute of Electrical engineer had nad a joint committee prepare code and many ninny firmly shei principles for lightning protection have been established Indications Indication are aro ro that before long there will bi bl Je le eloped pra practical appliances the tha Ivill I make farm buildings and other afar jafer if It not entirely safe The committee might wisely invite the creator of artificial lightning t t. t suggest means of or controlling th the orce he is now able to tu employ The The farm losses by lightning are aro verj very heavy though fortunately the lots los of life is not very great Also le let t be hoped that when appliances are art approved the they will wll not pro provide ide another another another an an- other vehicle for tha the financial of the public fl |