Popular science monthly . rks; for gi\ingthe children little outings; and even forshopping and for a calling car. Itsoperation is so easy and so nearly fool-proof that there is very little dangerof accidents. The chair de\elops a speed as high asten miles an hour, but can be adjustedfor lower speeds. An electrical applianceprevents higher speeds when going downhill. The fender serves to preventserious accidents when running intoobstacles; for as soon as it touches anobject the circuit is broken, the powershut off, and the brakes automaticallyapplied. The chair is guitled and con-trolled in the
Popular science monthly . rks; for gi\ingthe children little outings; and even forshopping and for a calling car. Itsoperation is so easy and so nearly fool-proof that there is very little dangerof accidents. The chair de\elops a speed as high asten miles an hour, but can be adjustedfor lower speeds. An electrical applianceprevents higher speeds when going downhill. The fender serves to preventserious accidents when running intoobstacles; for as soon as it touches anobject the circuit is broken, the powershut off, and the brakes automaticallyapplied. The chair is guitled and con-trolled in the same manner as the elec-tric automobile. It may be elaborated and providedwith a wind-shield, top,and side fully equipped it weighs aboutfour hundred pounds. The batteriesmay be charged at anygarage or other placewhere theordinarystor-agc battery ischarged. Infact, exceptfor its styleami its fendermech an ism,it is\ery simi-lar to the or-dinary runa-bout. The Motor-Chair Dt-vclopsn Speed of TenMiles an Hour. Balanced Rock, in the Garden of theGods, Is So Perfectly Poised ThatFormerly Two People Could Sway It Is Cemented Firmly in Place
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