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Show The Scrap Book SUN'S RAYS AS ALARM CLOCK Many Reasons Why the Device Is Bet. ter Than the Ordinary Loud-Sounding Loud-Sounding Gong. About the most gentle way In which to awaken a person Is by the rays of the sun falling on the sleeper. This principle Is- Incorporated In the silent alarm proposed to the Electrl cal Experimenter by J. A. Weaver. A nitrogen tungsten lamp of high wattage wat-tage Is mounted within a reflector, which is in turn mounted on either the headboard or footboard of the bedstead in an adjustable manner so that the light rays may be focused upon the pillow. This light is controlled by a time, switch or suitable alarm clock arrangement ar-rangement to turn the current on at a predetermined time; the circuit should be opened by a switch located at a point distant from the bed. It is also advised that a good lens be used to Increase the strength of beam If necessary. After one Is awakened, the flood of light will render ren-der the chance of dropping off Into further slumber improbable, and you will be persuaded to rise and "douse the glim." |