Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.Various
Science
Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888.
Various
Science -- Periodicals
I want now to show you some of the dodges of the electric light. First I
will show you that by the action of a cut-out an excess of current is
prevented from injuring the lamps. A cut-out is inserted so as to protect
a group of lamps here, and on a large current being sent you hear a crack,
and the lamps have gone out; the safety fuse has perished in performing
its duty. To prove this we will renew the cut-out, and on the proper
current being turned on, you see the lamps are sound. Here is an electric
cigar lighter. I raise this up and the wire in front of it comes to a
state of incandescence, and I have there, as you see, sufficient heat to
light my cigarette. Some years ago, I had my daughter's doll house, which
was furnished by herself, fitted up with the electric light, and I thought
that some of my younger hearers to-night, who were still in the doll age,
would appreciate the way in which a doll's house can be lighted up by
electricity. You now see the doll's house illuminated; it has a hall door
lamp which lights up on the opening of the door; the house has rooms
furnished, occupied with handsome dolls, and fitted with every kind of
contrivance; the doll who occupies the drawing room has the convenience of
a portable lamp, which she can move about wherever she likes, and each
room and the kitchen has a particular form of lamp.
I have also here a model of that famous ship the Captain, which was
wrecked off Cape Finisterre. The model has been fitted with electric
light, and you now see the mast head-light, the red light for the port
side, and the green light for the starboard side; there are high jinks
going on in the saloon by the aid of the electric light, and there is also
a search light which can be used for looking for the advance of the enemy.
A beautiful phosphorescent effect is produced upon the water, which is
covered with blue cotton wool, in which a lamp is placed, causing really a
very pretty illustration of what the phosphorescence of the sea is like.
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