BERLIN, April 16.—The week's discoverer have been most interesting. Rychnowski, the electrician of Lemberg, claims to have discovered an electric fluid, which he calls “electroid.” The discovery has caused a great sensation on the Continent. He obtained it by electrolysis; but it is not identical with electricity. Its effects are declared ‘to be startling, producing light and causing Geissler tubes to emit fluorescent rays. It works photochemically, rotates objects in midair, produces whirlpools in water, and kills bacteria. Metal and glass thereby can be charged with electricity, and the magnetic needle changes direction under its influence.

Published: April 17, 1898
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