Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-14

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HIGHLY IMPORTANT INVENTION.
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tho senior partner.
TAe ingenuity, YET sirpilr.sy Of i.s eons,rno,icr
the rsp,eny a hs enoiion toec,he, With the gran
eeur Of the iScught that &c witnessing 'be cp'
erstians Of machinery propelled b, tbs, subtle and
sll-psrssdsag pnneirie. ,Iscraiurr. combine TO
rrs6s- II the mosi Interesting oJhb,ion We have
ever ~iinssrcd.
A,hough We shsl s,y something 90 the subject.
IL 10 pesksp. impossible 10 desoribe this machine
BY wo,ds slone % as 70 give more than faint idcs
az u IN The reader,
II consist. 81 ,istionssy magnetic circle, form
ed Of disconnected segmcnit. These segtncpis are
psrnspeblly charged m,gne,s the repeng poles
II which are placed euniguoLs 10 each other
Within the sirele .isnd. the motive wheel hsVng
projecting g.hsn,e msrsets. which revol,s rs near
the circle e, they can be brougb, wthou, actual
contact. The gslsapic magnets charged by
battery. and when 80 charged, msgLctie aurseiion
and repulsion are both brought into reanisiion is
giving motion to the sheel-ibs poles Of the gal
vshie msgnc,s being changed more than thousand
times per minute.
Having IN IL. construction hut one whec. rcvolv.
Jog with no friction eSeep, from iis own shan and
from the wires connecting IL with the gsysnic bat
terry the lsicr 81 which can scarcely be said 10 I'M
sde the motion in any degree, the durability oftas
engine must be slmost without limit.
There is no danger TO be spprchended from fire
or explosions and VIC understand IL is the opinion
Of scientific gentlemen who hove examined i, that
the expense Of running This machine will no, u
mount 10 one fourth much as that of a steam
engine ofihe same power
From the time when tho Greek philosopher sup
posed the magnet possessed a soul. it's mysterious
power hs. been regarded with increasing interest
and attention to the prcsen, day. 10 addition to
ITS utility in the compass, thousands have labored
in vain attempts to obtain through lis agency a TO-
isfy motion. So intense has been the application
~ some to this subject, that IN the attempt they
have even lost that eevstIng attribute Of spe-
eics reason. II was reserved for Mr. Davenport to
succeed where many have failed. lie common
ced his labors more than three years ago and pros
scuted them under the most dscoursging and IN
favorable eircumst anccs--susianed by a constiiu.
ionsl perseverance, and . clear conviction Of ul,m.
ate success. lie obtained his first rotary motion
in July 1884; since which time he has devoted his
whole attention TO improvements in his machine.
During this period II has passed through FIVE differ
ent notifications. aud is now brought TO such a
s'sts OF simplicity and perfection (havng apparent
ly the fcwest possible number of pa,tsl that the
proprietors cons,der farther important alterations
desirable. except 10 the due proportions OF the diff
fsrent magnets, in which they are dsy improving.
wheel was 5 l 2 inches diameter. which elevated
weigh, NJ frrtre pound.. And to illustrate the IA.
eies for increasing the power Of this engine. a.
mother model was exhibited to US with motive !
wheel Of eleven inches dismoter which elevated q /
weight OF dghfy-eigh pounds. Although these
models have been for come time in progress. aud
We have occasionally been permitted 10 examine |
them, We have waited Till the present period when
the pscticsbiiiiy Of obtaining rspid and unlimited
increase of power seems 10 be placed beyond a
doubt, before expressing an opinion, calling the
public attention to the subject.
lfthis engine answers The expectations OF the in |
veoior, (snd We believe one can assign a reason
why il should no,,) II is destined to produce the
greatest revelation 81 the commercial and mechsn
icsl interests which the world has ever Witnessed. !
We may consider the period as commencing when
machinery 10 general will be propelled by power
concentrated upon the plan Of this engine when |
the vessels Of oil commercial nations will be guided
to their point Of destination and urged forward in
their courso by the same agent. ,riumPha9,ly con-
tending sgalnst winds and tides, with ode silent
subIinty Of unseen bu, irresistible power
The prophetic ken OF scence is happily exhibited
BY DR. Lsrdner in his treatise on the Steam Engine.
His far seeing genius seems TO bsye anticipated
the invention OF which we speaking. "Philos-
ophy." said he, ALREADY directs her fnger at
ees OF inexhsustble power in the phenomena Of
electricity sad Magnetism. aud many csuses com
b,ae to Justify the expectation that NC src on the
ere OF mechanical discoveries siill greater than any
which have vet appeared; and that the steam en-
gine nself. with The gigantic powers conferred up
on II BY the immortal Watt, will dwindle into Iusig
niheanee in eomps risoh With the hidden powers Of
nature s,i to be revealed and that tho day will
come when that aschise which is now extending
the blessings Of civilization to she most remote
skirts Of the globe will to have existence ex
cept in the page OF history"
Prom the integrity, perseverance and mechanic
oil skiil Of RaSsos Coca, Eco. who has himself
made IN lnporisD, Improvement III this engine, and
has ossenskea 10 bnng The same into use. We an.
tieipsie speedy introduction Of It's merits IN the
psslie. Il is hoped that he may prove a second
Livingston TO smother Fulton. lie is about to de-
part for large cities, in some OF which he con
templates the erection Of powers for mechanical
purposes.
Several individuals. agents o. Mess. Davenport
l. Cook. are also departing with models 10 secure
letters patent IN the difseren, eoaetres Of Europe
and South America.
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