Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-02-07
THE STEAM ENGINE.


DR.. Arnott, in his Natural Philosophy,
gives the following interesting descrip
ton of the modern improved steam en-
CINE:
eft regulates with perfect accuracy
and uniformity the number of its strokes
in given time, and il counts and Pc
cords them as clock does the beats of
its pendulum; it regulates the quantity
OF steam admitted to work, the brisk
ness of the fire, the supply of water to
the boiler; the supply of Goals to the
fire, it opens and shuts its valves with
mathematical precision, as to time and
manner, it oils its joints, il takes out a.
ny air which may accidentally enter in
to parts that should be vacuous; it warns
its attendants by wrinsng bell when
any thing goes wrong, it cannot of it.
self rectity; and with all these talent.
and qualities, and though it have the
power of 600 horses, it is obedient to
the hand of a child: its alimsnt is coal,
wood. charcoal, or other combustible;
il consumes none while idle; it never
tires, and wants no sleep; is not sub
ject to maiady when originally well
made, and only refuses to work when
worn out with age; it Is equally active
in all climates and will work at any
thing; il is water pumper, miner, a
sailor, d cotton spinner, weaver, a
blacksmith, miller. Indeed. il is of
all occupations; and small engine in
the character of steam pony may be
seen, dragging after it on rail road, 90
tons Of merchandise, or regiment of
soldiers, with speed greater than that of
our fieetest coaches. II is the king of
machines, and a permanent realization
of the genii of Eastern fable, whose
supernatural powers were occasionally
at the command of man,
A French gentleman, totally unac.
quainted with our language, being in
troduced into a circle of young ladies
and gentlemen of Boston, after the u.s.
ual compliments had passed, seated
himself beside a beautiful young lady,
and being deprived of the satisfaction
of conveising with her, be seized her
by the hand, and began to evince by
his looks, the enotions of his heart
She requested HIM to be easy, which he
mistaking for the French word BAIsEz,
kiss me, began kissing her to the great
rnirth Of the company. The consequence
was, that the ladies came to the unan
imous determination never to say "be
easy" to a Frenehmsn.
The French College of Physicians
have lately decided that the cause Of
ladies' teeth decaying at so much ear
lier stage of life than those of the oppo-
site sex, is the great friction of the
tongue upon them.
A Reverend sportsman, was boast
ing of his infallible skill in finding a
hare. IT. said quaker who was
present, II were hare, 1 would take
my seat in place where should be
sure of not being disturbed BY thee
from the first of January TO the last Of
Deeemher " Why, where would you
go" "Intothy study"
A blacksmith of village murder:
ed man. and was condemned TO be
hanged The chief peasants of the
place joined together and begged the
magistrate that the blacksmith might
not suffer. because he was necessary
20 the place, which could not do with.
out blacksmith to shoe horses, mend
wheels, &c. But the magistrate said,
how then can ] satisfy justice" A
iaborer answered, Sir, there are two
weavers in the village ,and for so small
a place one is enough; hang the other.'
Last week, at North Shields, iol.
ly old son of Neptune sacrificed so
freely TO Bacchus, that he measured
his length on the floor. His hosi coax
ed and threatened in vain--he appear
ed as torpid as hedgehog in Novem
Der. His rab, bearing of the affair,
and thoroughly acquainted with the
humour of her old spark, set out with
all possible speed, closely followed by
modern Orpheus, who, on entering
the tavern, struck up Jacks alivew
The seemingly liieIess lump sprang up