Show cods hods for human beings sir P B dalany of aliis city inventor of the wonderful synchronous telegraph system has recently patented a lightning rod for the human body it consists of a large copper wire that passes down the back with branches extending along the arms to the hands and along tho legs to the exterior of the shoes and to metal soles thereon the wearer it provided with this rod may it standing on the ground handle electric light wires with impunity and if out in a thunder storm would stand a good chance of not being struck by lightning sir ought to carry a branchi of his rod up the back of the neck aud have it connect with n point on alie helmet of the policeman ind so give them protection it has heretofore been proposed to have lightning rod umbrellas that is lo 10 say an umbrella provided a flexible wire that extends from the tip or ferrule over the outside of the umbrella alic wire reaching to and allowed to trail on the ground american |