If one’s heart be charged with sympathy, he will convey it by his
handshaking, as if he carried with him this ingenious toy:
An “electric handshaker” to shock unsuspecting friends, has been
devised by a man in Paterson, N. J. The specification of the
patent that he has secured reads, according to _The Western
Electrician_: “It is intended that the cell or battery
and coil be concealed in the inside breast pocket or other
convenient hiding-place on the person intending to operate the
toy. The two wires are to be run down the sleeve of the operator
and the ring slipt on one of his fingers, the two contact
buttons being turned toward the palm of the hand. If now, the
circuit through the induction-coil and battery being closed, the
operator shakes hands or otherwise brings the two buttons on the
ring into contact with another person, this person receives a
most surprizing and effective electric shock. Owing to the small
size and the ingenious method of concealing the apparatus, the
recipient of the shock does not at once discover the source of
the discharge, and the toy is productive of much amusement.”
(Text.)
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See SYMPATHY.
=Contact with the Blind=--See BLINDNESS AND CONTACT.
=Contagion=--See POST-MORTEM CONSEQUENCES.
=Contagion of Evil=--See EVIL, VIRULENCY OF.