The fountain of youth? Forget about it! What you really want is a battery in a "polished metal case" - and soon you will morph into an 8 year old girl.The phrase "electricity in tabloid form" refers to the electrical power being condensed, as per the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, see here.
You can also use this battery for "Electric Baths" and "Beauty Massage" - both of which sound rather terrifying, the former in particular. Taking a battery into a bathtub will not give you vitality and new life - and even that girl in the picture knows that. She is looking mighty cynical about the whole thing, anyway, come to think of it.
From Popular Mechanics, March 1909.
4 comments:
The poor cherub's hands are now permanently stuck to the batteries after a disastrous attempt whilst in the bath.
Kath - And the instructions fail to explain how to get it off, alas.
Besides...who would want to go back to that age again.....and have to do it All Over Again!?
Alterity Art - An excellent point. I know I wouldn't!
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