Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-08

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K1essrs. NOnnF aad DelcaMbre's
-ass TyPe-set. iDg Machine.
Ma 4 may BE- well 70 give short cxplana-
ton Of the ordinary ,aode Of setting up
type, before describing the mechanical con-
trivance for the same purpose, bs Messrs.
Young and Dclc;inbrc. eRs .AAifta vg
tn The various letters and figures to be
used ia any composition, are arranged in
trays technically called cases. These
cases have shiaM c6ihitartihknts; or boxes.
differing Il, size atcordfns ID iesur.
renee q ths letters; thus 9, tie letter most
used, requires the largest compartments.
The hoNcs next IN sizc are Tor me letters
6, d, j, IN, r. /, and u, ard So on. The
typt-&se stands upad siormg frame IL
stiik ici'f elevation :;,r u man of ordinary
height 10 pick on Tie letters, or, typcs,
fem. the saiiaus-sh"AcS. The person il
called conpcshor. ard hclds Ia Ills fSf
hand Whit is called i composing Slick
In this c@nrosiug-t,ick, or me, al trough,
(the lcngsh Of ", ich is adjustable 70
serve ior Ines # every lengthy he places
The letters, and The various spaces, quad
rats, &c, which separate the words. Ii
must be borne in mind that the same per-
son who composes the type also iustiiies
the page; that il, leaves it in fit state to
go into the printing-press, BY adjusting
each line to the exact length required f.r
the width Of the page on which he is en-
gagged. ~ e.si ", sts sfst wv ssffab
When the composing-stick is filed with
eight or twelve lines Of type, the mass is
removed to, and placed upon galley, or
long tray, and the composition again sets
about rcfilling his stick. or course, 70
make up a sheet it rcquitcs a number or
pages, the arrangement Of which Is allied
imposing. Bu, ] Is not here tee,iircd Ia
explain the operations Of the printing Of
fice further. s'@ a " ~
The upper part of Messrs. Young and
Delcambre's machine consists of the type
reservoirs, or grooves each of which is
4-lbths of an inch in width, and of a
depth equal 10 the length Of the type, or
nearly ono inch; iaa Rl'ia' 81 Il
These reservoirs are placed in slight
ly inclined position, to prevent the letters
from falling ont, the longest reservoirs an
use correspond with the largest compaA-
meuts Of the ordinary compositor's Ease III
ready no'ieed.
| Immediately below he reservoirs are as
many levers, or cutters, the, use OF which
is to cnt off, or displacc Materially, the bot
tom letter Of each column Of type. The
cutters ire worked BY vertical steel rods,
which are connected with the kcts IN
front Of the ,riacnine, and vii IA latter are
similar in appearance ~ the keys Of pi-
rno-iorte.
The movement to eject The displace-
mcht on ire " pes u ONE or I1U rfusr uean-
tiful contri, anccs in the whole apparatus.
BY pressing on any one Of the, keys, its
vertical rod is drawn down, and TIE bits
ton at the top Of the rod is pressed against
the side Of the contiguous lever, or cutter,
which is moved laterally and horizontally
on pivot; and the lever pressing against
the lowest letter Of the superintendent
column OF type, pushes il through later
al aperture, just as wide as the thickness
Of 6ns tsbc, which; thus liberated; is
placed at tie top Of an Inclined plate, e.
tending throughout the width Of the ma
chine al the back, and runs down a curvi-
linear track. or grove, 70 take lis place
next to the type previously sent down.
The inclined plate is constructed or
brass, and contains several tracks, or cham
nels, down which tie letters glide at IN
tefvals, regulated BY the multiplication Of
the Performer. The first curvilincar
channel to Tie right hand serves for the
letters and b, The second FOR and d, and
so on, as the letter a is pushed towards The
right hand, and towards the left, 50 as
to make each channel serve for two kinds.
The forty -c;gl.t channels; therefore, serve
! fct hisietyssfx kinds Of type, and all tie
channels lead into each other in ascrpen-
tine manner, somewhat Us in railway tracks,
or the tracery Of Gothic architecture, 50 as
TO converge into ono single outlet at the
bottom of the inclinesr These curvilinear
channels are ofedual length from The many
points OF delivery at the top Of the incline,
to the one single point Of discharge at the
bottom Of the same, or that types dcsen:ls
in cq,lal times; and in the eNa,t order in
which the piiino-fortc keys are dep ssseA.
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/ A very good widow lady who was look
ed up to BY the congregation to which she
belonged rs an example of picty, ccn.rived
20 bring her conscience TO terms for one
little Indulgence. She loved porter, and
one day just as she was receiving half q
duzeii bottles from the man who usually
brought her the comforting beverage she
perceived 60 hnrror!) two Of the grave
elders Of The church each the door,
She ran The man outthc b ok way, and put
the bottles under the sbcdss The weather
was bot; ana while conversing with her
sage friends, pop went one Of tic coiks..
sDear mes exclaimed the COOL Lady,
thefe goes the bed cord; il snapped ycs;cr-
by just the SINE way; ! must have d new
one provided.
In few minutes pop went another ac-
companied BY the pectiliar hiss of the cs-
Gaping liquor. The arobc" wouldn't do
again, but The good la'ly was not At 4 los.
II aDcar met" said she, shat blSck Cat Of
mine must BE al some mischief there. e.
Scat. ''as sahas.1 lsss~H ats' 5'HarN eaanns