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Show Electric Wheel Chairs. Electric wheel chairs similar to those employed nt tho Pauama-l'iiclflc International exposition last year are being Ubed successfully In Europe for the wounded nnd crippled soldiers. Invniiably the convalescent men prefer pre-fer to direct their own chair rather than to hnve someone push them ubout. One of these chairs, which Is of Swbjs unike nnd costs n small sum, Is equipped with n one-quarter horse power motor suspended between tho steering and reur wheel. Current Is supplied from n battery of 15 lead pinto cells housed In three boxes be-nenth be-nenth the sent. Tho battery Is of 50 nmpcro hours cupaclty nnd provides sufficient energy for n run of thirty to forty miles. Flvo forward und live reverse speeds aro provided. Tho steering and operating mechanism Is of tho very simplest. |