"In the 19th and early 20th century,
electricity was not part of the everyday
life of many people, even in the indus-
trialized Western world.
The popular culture of the time accord-
ingly often depicts it as a mysterious,
quasi-magical force that can slay the
living, revive the dead or otherwise
bend the laws of nature." -
Wikipedia
Reflecting the above-described awe is this
piece that appeared in the May 1907 issue
of
Popular Mechanics magazine.
