Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-05-26


are known to modern builders, by which such
vist masses could be raised, and unfortunately
| ihis is one of the few points on which the paint.
ms IN the tombs, SO far as yet observed, rive
N information. My limits will moi allow me To
enter upon the discussion of the various cyp!n
nations which have been suggested, and | will
only observe that they are all unsatisfactory
me pyramids are worthy of special notice in
many other respects. The sides correspond To
the four cardinal points, with precision which
implies very considerable knowledge Of the
higher branches of mathematical science. The
stones are cut and laid with great skill, and the
foundation was well prepared, that the hca-
west and lotiest pile, which the art of man l,s
ever erected upon earth's bosom, appears neither
to have cracked nor settled in the slightest
degree. But the most remarkable feature in
these structures is the immense mass of mate
rails employed in their construction. The great
pyramid is about Goo feet square at the base, and
as have before observed, about much in
height. 1t is not indeed solid, but the hollow
part bears but trlflng proportion to the mass,
and the quantity of stone contained in this py-
ramid, including the substructions of the foun.
daton, cannot be less than one hundred million
cubic feet, which would suffice for the erection
of wall five feet in height, one foot in thick.
ness, and $500 miles in length.
Perhaps the boldest examples of constructive
skill are the crectlons of the Gothic architects
OF the middle ages. To the eye, these groups
OF slender towers and soaring piniacles and
nn;n, of ,a,,,al g , ""' ."'' Us 't'c"S' "ut III
,L ia - - ~ va" ,,nS'"' my I'N"'
stencil, ~ eh e''''' h"p'e PROOF Oh inc
,Lo rsan, ,a, .'a' ~ uu'lu'"H W"s "h', ueu ny
the earthquake Of l72S. The tower, including
the splrc by which it is snrmounted, is little less
than otO feet in total height. At the foot of the
spre go feet from the ground, is n stone els.
''," ,''' oo"'ctng ihe ram ana melting snow,
~" "'P 'o' i"e sP"e' me water IN TINS
osF'h' 'n'n s'anu'hg 'hree ieet below the mar
e'n' was thrown out by the earthquake, and
s.'u.A Tue ground eight'eh rect from ne base OF
inc tower. Inc spires waved and quvrrcd like
'Luus uu. n'' stone iell. nor was crack pro-
!" '''e 'uc'"re; vi s'h'iar' ont perhaps
,n.gI'or Nr'''rhee OF masonry, are the stone
VI ''c h""'ahs' ana arched nqurd"' Is by
10y c'"V'yeu ""'r ,or inc supply OF
onon,l au . 'ol' u's,'"ceS' an" ire
II ;d,o' al, H.. ,h W e'."r "'P"' st'hc
&c a-s.al al, ' ~ !" '"u.e II ran e.
We, s,,nJipr S,;II n,or,, - 10 70
In Gard an ,no;nn, a,',i.., "'"' ', Wv "n'
Cr,nco nL;oh no,,d,o,.1 $3.50 "c'' N's'''es III
deem v,li.v u,n,, ,hroa ,;a. - W. o'r'
oeeP '''eV, upon tlree t'ers OF arches, one
smnnl;ad ,,;,i, ,,., 'a,i ip IS III Pari
moi lon,, ar,,r ,i,'' eo"''' uc'eu
nm, no, ,,.aro H., H., ,
ony y.rv ;,mn,,,,, wy "s "''. maui
,n3sorr,' ,t, "'l,"V''',"'s !" ''' ART Oh
rood rr,,or ,i,,. r,aol;,. ",i s'.'' " We any
of which il ,bn chor,c,nr;,;a IS 80. us''
sbouId M, ho ,,,,I''.i =, VI I'"u',h d'',
the mason nc v'nIi :" s"'l" '"' i'o''s oi
made of ,n;s;rn s,,',,, ''y ot"'' III tiAans a
s,id IN Inv. L,. ~" o'u" P'actlsrd, ana
F,s, mn, ,,rl 1e'"ty "'tr"duceo ron the
hole is dr;Ilrd ILL., ~ " passing notce' a
or at the ccn,rn il; an "hI"uo ", Wv crn'.e'
iron r;nr Loi, LaI , ' ~ "''u an
IN, ho;,,, d.; - 'u'u! ~" ~ u M H. WIN
,ochod 70 - ro .', Nv oci' Is III,
H., s,a ~ an" Pu''l' anu inc it'ct'on OF
cnnfnon !, y, ny us hanging onliqutly,
,;tha,,, aa W. WV ''''' 81 tiiu' II may DC raised
I'll u""SVi'
,l ..9' '''""' N""i' ana important works OF
aai., ,.''.' ~ n'"'"''ty are inc canal locks ana
~ ,bo .,u '"I ',"u o'i"@cs' Whcn are que
i"v Pr.'o'uon OF inc science OF engineering,
INV l"e s'"'e otIuges Tor ordinary travel across
,a,, 'r.ls' me most magnificent oil these
H., TL 'u'Is IS Tue Watcfloo bridge across
- 1T H'huoh, wh'ch was completed IN
Il ill., m Sn'' vi ""'c 'hah nVe hiii'on
I ~ "r ",c"eS are cach " feet IN span,
'I we Who'e iength OF the bridge, including
CIV. "'o'0" causeWay at each end, is about 1000
WI IT,,
~. Euuys'onc lighthouse erected between
49," ~ ,"'' ny Smeaton, on snnken rock in
n '.ns.sn channei' mas been often cited as Il
'"""o instance OF inventive contrvancc
"n" constructive skill The dangerous position
" '''c r'c' on whlch II stands renders IT a mat
ul 81 gr'nt inheritance 10 navigation, but as the
~, covP,ru ii. h'@h water, and exposed to a
a','""i, sven, was pr"hirm ct extreme
,o -, ~ r''c' structure OF such s'hd''y as
I" pa "rNl"ce to the waves. This problem was
'p rl y! E'"'"tpn III ,ruiy auhfahle
!. ,hnn, ,oo e.. M'o" "s"', ,ncI""'ng 'he base
60 h;aL :, "''u .'' ''""',ce ~ .n' wave
,,'oa,i,n, Ill.,, 10 'Np'Ieu such' 'h,t IN rough
N, ,he suna pay d - .'i"'a lat ABOVE the lantr
~ an,roa"i' ~ , "nn y solhet''h's impossible
cos.inn 7, J.; a,:,, ~ y" '".'y weeks III sue
rcn,;r. vor. c,a,,a ,a" ''" ,3n 'Stehs'',
/ in mosonry If ,h,, nrrso,,, VI ,o' No worF
mo,e attention ,han h. I'"'u'y "'s r rA'''e'
wb;ch has hnon ~, ..n1'' ",u'i Tue 'h,'nes
ties and d;,oa,, P,veu.." unoF, great d'hcui
heinz susnondaJ ~ anu wh'cn' aliel
sn,,ad ,"'eu 'or some years, mas been re-
ona,, g. 'cu 20 now 30 lar Completed as to b'
80. o' wv, passengers III consists OF double
ba.i &c ao"eu WIN or'cK' thriy icet below Tho
VI nc EYER anu Is ABOUT looo lee, IN length
an, o, VI nuso"ry employed IN some parts o
La,, J'y "hcte quarry stone Is rare IS per
hmrfIJ;n c ny Vi mention In th's mode o
plank sides, and ends, as long as the space be
tween uip ,,tbn