Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-22
Flying made Easy.

Mr.. Bennett heretofore somewhat nous as
''achsr of bookkeeping "archtect of his own for
iuno and of his own" Arlington House some
where on Long Island, has it appears given his &C.
MUS greater range than the day book and ledger of
his former pursuits afforded, and is diligently en-.
rasCd in studying out some plan by which mortals
moy traverse ether despite the laws of gravitation.
lie has. as understand cont,ived a project for
navigating the air with balloons, and controlling
'hem in pcint Of course, rapidly &c, as readily as
steam vessel in the water. This he designs to ef-
ct by means Of steam engine or some other kind
All engine, which is 10 be attached 10 and kept
air hy Tie balloon. We have no; heard, howe
Yer, that be has made any practical experiments
with this invention though, we learn, he has
one at his arlington House on scale, all ready
and can readily convince the most skeptcal of its
perfect availaUlIity-tleorccaly.
He has, besides. Us we aIe informed by one who
las an experiment Herewith, another flying
dcvice-an invention meant TO be aliachdl to the
IcIson of tho expenmeutor, ard, while be keeps
Is vng-hkC projections in motion with his arms
:, will bear h,m through the as ike bird. A day
or two since this production Of the genius OF pho
sopher Bennett was tested at his darlington" es-
,lbIIshmen,; and, as we understood, most perfectly
to the satisfaction of the experimenor, if not TO the
inventive Philosopher; and, it must be confessed
that ii the BeLnoit-lyeTs did not carry the experi.
Iaenior through et4eIial space like the graceful
swan or tic nervous eagle, lie clipped the air quite
equal 10 "lhat other bird called the bear" The
e4peGmentor was an Irishman in the Philosophers
,emplcy; aud him tie Philosopher cnsconced in his
g'avily y>cOuntcrocing sky-scaplng, ETHEREAL Ay.a-
way and peEching linn upon the point of the roof
OF a barn, Instructed Patrick to put the lippers in
motion with his arms, jump from his elevation, aud
fy tack "io lie fist gim Of the say," II he had IA
mind 10. Patrick, thus incited, set his and
Tie opleEdod GiIlers in motion like pain of pump
handles with Ilate o, sheet iron on them, gave Il
atalting sIrlHg, and few--hke log OF wood to the
ground! Cause why! The unphosorhic ex-
Ierimentor was 30 astoIshed at finding nothing un-
der when lie left tie barn roof lhal hIs presence oi
mind lorsook hun, be became aralzed IN all his
sos hut that Of he fearful and his arms aud clippers
fell to his side mo,ionless if lhoie neither
life in one philosophy in the other. "CoEse-
kensc vas" Pat, as beioEe stated, to the
ground; and, striking On his shoulders inyolunta-
rily bounded hall foot stIIking; but foru.
nateiy, sustained no serious injury than dis
location Of a shoulder, few bruises, aud such
fright that he has sad fears il will turn his red hail
PTemaiurely grey.
The philosopher, despite his modification a, see
ing this failure of his darling project, through the
incXperness OF this SutJtcl, c.ud not but laugh tC
see Patrick tumble SO ludicrously to the earth ant
ho mosl humsnely rendered the uchlcss fellow al
the assistance 10 regain his feet replace his shoGGer
blades and rub down his bruises, that was neccssa
~. This accomplished, lie repeated to Patrick, in
tie fippcrs in motion after leaving his footing u
well as putting them in motion before starting am
ihen suggested that repetition Of the experilnen
would, by a careful observance OF these instruction.
prove entirely successful and gratifying to both Q
them. Patrick, however, had no notion of Isin
a second tumble His flying ambition had beef
mest fully graufed By the lrst one; aud though b
did not dspute ,hat air might, TO gentleman OF hi
employ es refined preference Oft 10 earth, be high
iy delightful, io' his part he thought that "thoug
The r,ing might be very aisy and agreeable, tn