Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1893 — “Taste” of Electricity. [ARTICLE]

“Taste” of Electricity.

Physicians explain in an interesting fashion that the e.ectric current when appied to the tongue seems to taste sour. The gustatory or tasting nerves, according to the doctors, are industrious and well-meaning little things, and, although it is not their business to take cognizance of any impression made by touch, they do thpir best to. look after anything thijt happens to come in their way. Thus, when subjected to the electric current, they telegraph the fact in their own language to the brain, and as their language is exclusively that of taste they inform the brain that an electric current is sour. The ordinary unscientific citizen, having confidence in the stories told by his gustatory nerves, really believes that the electric current has an acid taste.