The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-26 00:00:00

I now beg to notice a machine that performs in a most extraor-
dinary style, augmenting its legitimate delivery by velocity from
260 to 420 barrels of water per hour. (The Southwark Water
Company supply 1,280 barrels of water per hour.) About nine
months ago a pair of No. 8 Fountain Pumps were fixed at Messrs.
Starks, dyers, Norwich, specified to fill one of their 35-barrel tanks
in 10 minutes. The steam-engine was started at an ordinary speed,
and the tank was filled a bumper in 4 minutes and 45 seconds (7
barrels per minute), superseding their Friction Pumps, which re-
quired more than 20 to 30 minutes to perform the same work, the
time varying according to the state of the packing of the pistons ;
for common Pumps are shuffling thieves, and rob England annually
of millions sterling.
One Norwich tanner considers his five Fountain Pumps saves him
about 50/. per annum. Comparative wear and tear :—A Fountain
Pump was fixed at Messrs. Hortons, dyers, Norwich, October,
1'136; one leather will serve it for a year, whilst their Friction
Pump required four le S thers in a year for the same work.
Raising of water for the uses of life being brought to a science by
the new rolling principle in Pumps, the result of any moving power
is known, and all business men, such as brewers, maltsters, dyers,
&c., &c., &c., may estimate what power they want.
Example.—For manual power a man of ordinary strength can
apply Albs. force at a Pump lever, lift up 131b5., pull down 271b5.,
move his outer hand through 10 feet space, and average 30 such
strokes per minute for an hour (and about treble that effect for 20
seconds).
Now, as 201bs. force moving through 10 feet space raises 2001bs.
of water 1 foot high, 30 such strokes raise 6,0001b5. of water 1 foot
high per minute, divide the 6,000 by the number of feet the water
is raised, and it will give the quantity in pounds raised per minute
to any altitude. It gives 6001bs. to 10 feet high, or 60 imperial
gallons to 10 feet high, per minute, 24 gallons to 25 feet, 12 gal-
lons to 50 feet, and 6 gallons of water raised to 100 feet high per
minute, which force continued for an hour, will fill a 2.5-barrel
Tank, raising all the water 40 feet high.
This Law cannot be broken.
But for the Turnpike Trustees, the time it takes to fill a 6-barrel
Water Cart, may be more ready for their government. For 5
minutes, 2 Men may raise 5001bs. of water per stroke 1 foot high,
and fill a 6-barrel Water Cart to that height, in 9 seconds. Mul-
tipl3 by 9, the number of feet the water is raised, and it will give
the time in seconds to any height. Exampii,--450 seconds or 71/2
minutes to raise 6 barrels of water 50 feet high (rather heavy
work). But if we allow 10 seconds to raise the 6 barrels of water
1 foot high, the time and the height will stand in round numbers
thus, 100 seconds for two men, to raise 6 barrels of water to 10
feet high, 200 seconds to 20 feet, 400 seconds to 40 feet, 750
seconds to 75 feet, and 1,000 seconds to raise the 6 barrels of water
to the height of 100 feet exclusive of rests.

From Cringleford Bridge to Wymondham Bridge (on the Nor-
wich and London Turnpike) there are 10 Fountain Pumps varying
from 19 to 90 feet long, 6 of them have served two seasons without
costing the Trust a Shilling, and 3 out of the other 4, superseded
3 new Friction Pumps last year, because the Workmen would al-
ways pass the Friction Pumps, and go Half a Mile further to fill
their 5-hogshead Water Carts at the Fountain Pumps—finding, by
so doing, they saved both time and labour. The men pass the poor
old Pimps to fill their Water Carts with the new Pumps at Yar-
mouth, just as we pass our old friends, when they have spent their
last Shilling.

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THE
ORACLE OF RURAL LIFE :
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