The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-11-20
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Chessnt Hill, ten miles from this city. The iar~.
rewards Which ave been held forth by the govern.
in-nts of Europe for nearly century past Tor the
discovery ot machine containing within itself the
power "a generating a'totio spffhoat ccsxdion, am,
the thilnre OF MANY thousand efforts accomplish IT,
bad rendered tic execution Of such work s0 hop.
tess rs to i,,uce general belief, thst it was among
tile mysteries whch nscrutable natsre had reserved
from human enquiry, and rendered. inaccessible To-
human reason on sagac' y.
Our readers accustomed to look 20 this paper
trr authente information, on all subjects which APP.
pertain to the honor interests of the nation; they
nave not, 1t Is presumed been at any time dee
IN this expectation; not accustomed to take
Information upon trust, where there possibility
al ootainng with our own eyes, the opportunity of
seciny and judging.
Aware Of the Importance of a discovery which In
its accomplishment. must he calculated to produce
@Ereater revolution Ia society," than any since the dis.
sOvesy OF printing the tnoriner's co,,bass we
we're jealous OF giving micit credit the rcported
~'sccvery N our ne'ghborhood, hut were Vt the
same time solcitous thea this fourtk great trophy of
gerins should be added to the glory eli American
science.
W. could not but remember, that PENNSYLVANIA
dispa aged anc insalted it has been by w0r!y an
rogance. had given TO the world the dcmons alton Of
the iGensity o. Ugh ming and the electric flul-tha
the 7nd''ac-s qadaram Was invented in Pennsylva
MA, tkat native OF Pennsylvania Il; st powerfully an
Pied tic poscr OF ste am to CATION we were so
desirons that the discovery Of PERPETUAL ,noffon
should be added the number If the rlori, of sci;
ence ~ America, that we thought it necessary 10
guard against the propose son and not to indulge
ANY discussion, To public t!ecls.
ration ot the fact until should be able nv actual
personal investigation express n decided opinion
that opinion we are prepared TO give TO our
readers, without any Apprehension of Instrumentation
on our part. without indeed, the possibility of being
mis- W therefore state the public the facts
following uson which they may repnse the most en-
tire cUidt nee. fitr7 t-f t'tr
A pain country working mi.wrivht a native of
the neighbnrhaod in win CHI h. at present resides Of
the name OF Readhefer has for more than eleven
years been employed IN various effrts coust, uct
machines containng within themselves tile power OF
sortaneors and continued motion. All along salts
het OF the rractcaty of the object which lie wished
toaecompish, he has not been discouraged by
nor by the frowns sueers of opuleut ignorance H..
has erscvercd agsinst seoiers scorners, & against
tmputations of insanity; and has to his honor and
GO the hnnor OF his country actually accomplished
the construction OF machine SIMPLE in its appear.
snce, Obvious IN It's power and of notion easy
oil construction when the principle is once under
stood, and to appearance susceptible Of application
to any extent within the strength and power of wood
metal.
Among the effect, Of this i'm; ortant discovery The
expence OF every species OF labor-saving machinery
may he reduced to the whole amount of the differ.
ence between the construction of this machine whic
works without any aii of .ccrer or fire or animal
force saves the labor of man. it saves the labor of
antnals, ssves tue expence of fuels IL isto appear
Hncs. susceptible OF application to all branches of
csrdi"s, spinning, weaving, grinding OF grain or the
roiins ct metals; it rray be erected in garrett or
CELLAR and unseen perform al, the lents Gees
sary to give action to machinery in any other part Of
countries IN which there MIL seats even the
highest mountains may have all the advantages of
the best watered countries; neither heat nor cold
eli cts or retards its operation; aad The xpepc. of
construction will be within every mans uo.e,--fLe
iniser may employ it in purpng cut his reine.ci
ties may employ TO convey water suitable ce,a-
siohs--Dsrshts NAV drainet--and me sr'ea con.
stantly irTgat by ibis happy discovery It mocha.
meal power II would b. cas-, to extend the variety
o. usesto which II is susceptible oI application. The
oSJeT AZ perpesgul motion tken, sys San assure
cR- readers rs GcfualLy Gecoan5iished
Isi: ac'iae, wh'e' is ucauufu, piece of work
IN lashp. ~ work OF the Inventors own hands, is at
present exaihtcd at house contiguous Cyess's
Tavern on the right side OF The high road from Phil
adeiph'a and near The ten mile son 1t stands in
aonn about by feet square. and nine feet high
ne machine rests on squars frame IF about feet
SUSTAINED at the angles By our pests % about feet
highland resembling in that y spect a weaver's
ICON In the centre stands IN upright ppst, which |
serves as axle tn horiz psta wheel belowth this
upright post lxie in an eve or socket on a
transverse piec. which the top of the frame
IN The hi'dll and gndgeon in It's lower point
tur.s in ok placed snother piece
Th'eh passes across the frame at about Q Q feet
from the floor fhe description beyond this is not
easily given with clenrness in any form of words
without the object being FIRST and present-a.
boVe the lower horizontal wheel, which is attached
TO the Perpendicular axle, there is wheel OF dou
be ITS diameter, hut this wheel is perforated in the
ecrtre and not there attached the upright axle |
but 1t is suspended to an iron cap, which is placed
rear the nit OF the upright axle by four hooks
ori chains Two vertical wheels of unequal dnen-
SONS are moved by the cogs ofthe horizontal wheels
and II IL by the horizontal axle of these horizontal
wheels that exterior motion and poweris to be com.
Fnu1'csted iDr nj. useful purposes
he man and moving power is yet TO be explain !
cd; ans, although very simple to the intelligent eye
cannot be satisfactorily described, from the pecu-
har simplicity ard ingenuity with which the bo1urr
81 graduation is applied to broduce pybDtnai
hoyfSortdi action. This power, however, ia pro-
d"eed by the pressure OF the weight of two CORES
pondng boxes, on plane inclined in angle of Is
degrees; the Application of this power Il the means
by wl1ch is brought to act evident to the SEM
ses' ona slight examination and without the view
we could not expect 10 render it ineligible to our
readers even with the best drawing.
10 o'virtc many cauInnics, the fruit of vile pass.-
ons, we think It proper to say something of the man
az IL has been spread alb Dad that the machine is a
deception, and the inventor CHI at who is m * ing
money BY the public creduity. Mr. Kcahleier So |
tar from being artful or coyctous man, IS re
insrksble for the unaffected simplicity o. ls u an
pers and an obvious negligence OF pesiniary profit
he las had considerable Offers made hun for rights
end has uniformly declined fo~ reasons whic |
$40 oror to him and Il hamGg g~1ias lie is olhig.
inc, end eager 10 give cvery uuru atom that has
been asked; tnt it be sud t,iat he has bee N
treated with ext ere rudencss, in Iuany instances
by men who he'd ether pretoh sious than their
money, or empty heals which severed by pow
frrcd hair.
In Ike ineuner, mary persous, with befH large
~ oispnsiiion, have 1T tle moment that they have
beer ssDefs'c TIE ard deny the merit nj the
inyeuts". been seeking 10 ct al Tie principles s. ap-
lily i'eu 10 tleir ernoluineni il is said that
tso different pcrsons have gnse from this country