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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
9
The piece recalls Princeton's old time rules from Nassau Hall. It notes a nightly curfew at 9 PM during term time and a 5 AM bell, with strict conduct codes for prayers, games, leaving town, and room cleanliness. It also mentions fines for faults, restrictions on visitors, and a historical shift away from enforcement of some customs.
Washington lecturer Andrew McGonnell, presenting in New York, claims the human body is a great voltaic battery with stomach alkalinity and skin acidity creating internal electricity. He asserts a universal cure for diseases via an educative course, though he withholds his “secret” and praises future public spread of the discovery.
A garbled dialogue discusses age limits and education as a force to look younger. The speaker refuses to set a maximum age for practitioners. The fragment hints at deeper questions about a discoverer and a real motive behind the statements.
The lecturer answers a question about dangerous self harm from electrical exposure. He states that a person cannot generate zero woused electricity within themselves and would simply feel exuberant or happy instead. The discussion touches on safety and mental state.
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