Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-01-16
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HNR. EDITOR:-The improvements now dali
1Vz ly taking place in the arts and sciences, bid
US naturally TO infer still greater results from the
spirit of enquiry that has taken such deep root with
the people. We could indeed wish our Govern
ment more disposed to countenance scientific men
and scientitic pursnits-but so long as the Govern
ment is the creature, it will be also the instrument
ofthe peoples viii. individual enter prise, there
fore, must and can accomplish in America, what
monarchical patronage has done in Europe. The
vast discoveries that are spriDging up daily in eve
ny part of our land, in the cultivation of the fine
and mechanical arts, forbid us to despair that our
beloved country will be other than foremost in the
race of scientific pursuits; to accomplish which,
does it not behoove every lover of his country and
its system of Government, to show TO the world
that man constitutes q state, and what kings, prin.
ces, aud mobiles can do in Europe, men can do
here.
We were led to these reflections by observing
The application, at the Cotoctin aqueduct on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, of a new and peculiar
kind Of Cement, patented by I. c CoYLE, OF Bal
timore, Nd. We were entirely sceptical Of this
high Cement, and believed that human ingenuity
had exhausted ltselfln vain without suggesting anv
Improvement on the Clements used in our age; but
IN this we were ag,eeably disappointed by seeing
he application of the Cement on the works refer
red 10.
This new improvement bids fair to revolutionize
N a great measure the mechanic arts with the most
happy results to the world it is simple in its man.
ufacture and application, and above all its cheap
ness, as the materials of which it is composed are
to be found every where.
We have seenthe skeleton ofthe wall of an aoue-
duct formed with planks and the space filled with
stones and Cement, and when the planks we're re-
moved, and after the Cement became hard, the
whole walls and bottom of the aqueduct presented
the appearance of a dark marble basin, perfectly
clear and free from pores, with a beautiful high
polish, as tight as a bottle and as hard as IRON
thus making the work (Which had been construc-
ted with other Cement, but failed, J perfectly tight
and impervious TO water; besides, by this simple
process, the company have been saved The vast ex-
pense OF rebuilding, which soon must have taken
place, as the pressure of the water had washed The
old Cement away and left the pile of stone a mere
skeleton, without any thing to bind togetLer the
rock composing the structure. We have seen
where the Cement was thrown rromiscuously on
hard mountain rock which formed the arch of the
work, and when the sledge or crowbar was apphed
the rock invariably broke before the Cemen, would
separate the bond which il formed with the stones.
We perceive from reoding the pamphlet of the
ratentee, containing certificates of the importan,
value OF This Cement from the highest sources in
our country, proving that which We had heretofore
believed impracticable, namely, the cementine Of
stone work under water without TIE aid o fcofr,
damsi this is effected in the simplest manner ina.
g'naoie' but the reader must see il applied before
he can torn any idea of the important result ema.
mating from this Cement to our common country -
IT VIII IN our opinion, supersede the necessity OF
dressed stone altogether; 1t will cement any kind
Oh stone into one solid mass, and become as hard
as granite IN twenty four hours; it can be moulIed
snapped, or formed into any wall, vessel, pier. o,
ateh winch may be required, or, if desired. the
D cement can be made as elastic as India rubber
y tn's may seem strange but it is Notwithstanding
True, as hundreds have proved throughout the eoun.
- LOT the last two years. 1t seems to US that MIR
CofLE mas lald his Cement fairly before the public
and IN doing so, he has shewn the nrac,ical resnI,.
ora ripe and energetic mind, which could only have
oeen successful by energy of action and untirine
" LUIS cement is admirably adapted to all nv
'a''o purposes such as fore,bays of mills, water
p"N'' "o'er'"'rNs, dams, piers, cisterns, granar,
noors sPrns-houses troughs, rat.proof warehouses
~ ~c' II VIII no doubt be found useful for man,
= o'1 nv purposes that experience alone will suggest
ine subscribers, having purchased of the Paten.
&c Tue light tor the State of Virginia. avail than.
selves OF the present opportunity Of maxine Lno",
: 20 the c"'z"ns of Virginia that they are nov mann
'"etur'hg The above Cement al the Point nj Rocks
"n1'e any quantity can be furnished to order. w,
q WI also sen the rights for Counties. Cities. Towns
osl'etS' 7 arms or Buildings Application. to b,
n'ue 10 me subscribers living at the Point q
o ' ""' JOHN MANN,
PHILIP MCLAUGHLIN.
cu orto WILLIAM c. CLARK,
.. harper cry, j Jefferson County, Va, who is GU
general Agent for the State.
+ REFERENCES.
5 W-Arnsans and Builders, who are not ecouair
r tea WIN the merits of this Cement. are reca1ed /,
$ , NV Growing gentlemen for further particulars, a
the subject has been before the Congress 81, h
ou"eu states who have Investigated the matte,
and consequently are enabled 10 arrive ., eorrer
, conclusions. 'e "a oorte'
' hWs EXcellency, r. NJ. johnson; His Excelle,
ey' u wolf, Philadelphia; His Excellencv. &c,
iunt' washington; Cornelius McLane. ESQ. Ba
nmorei Dr' Stewart, do; Hon. George c. Wasl
,agIoni hon Messrs. Mercer, Garland, Presto,