New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-13
ENBANK'S HYDRAULICS.
- The First Number of the Descriptive and
Historical account of Hydraulics and other Ma.


chimes for Raising Water, &c sc. &C. by THOMAS Ew-
BANK, - published and for sale this morning.
The Contents OF this In part are follow.
CHAPTER l. The subject Of raising waier Interesting
hs steamengne-Ougin Of the useful aris los-fisi In
veners the greatest observation-disclosures VI them per-
shed while accounts Of warriors and their acts pervade
and ponte the PAGES Of hstory-A record Of the origin
and early progress of the arts more useful and interesting
than all the works Of historians extant-Ihe history OF a
SINGLE tool lss that Of hammerl inyaluahelu the gene
ra wreck of the Of the anceuts most 0i their devices
for raising aier preservedCauso Of thsHydrauc
chimes of very remote origin.
CHAPTER H.. Wsier--lts importance Earliest source
OF luaulnaie motive powcris dsIDuiion over the earth
lot uuiiormsuef Of The oEienias from want oi wa
erA know ledge Of this necessary % unoerstand their
wIiters-Pohtca ingenuity of Mah1met-Waiel prom
nent feature 10 the patad Sc ofthe AsacsC ales often
Co.'S of draught Of such wafcr-hy orauile machine
erred o. iu EcclesastesPrlmfiyc modes Of procuring
water-Jsng the hand rs cup-Iradlions respecting
Adam-Ouglu Of the arts
CHAPTER III: Origin Of vessels for conisinin water
ihe celabash the hfsi oue-lt mas N"ays been used
Found By Culurlhus In the cabins %
remark Of Phny respecting it-CoUuon among the an-
c.eni Mexieans, Romans and Egyptan5-Ihe model aiie
which vessels ~ capacity were o Snay iormec-its us
ufe still preserved in severAiAucicnt American yesse
copied from itAncent vessels for heating water modelled
alter Ppkin-Sancep an-Alecdote of Roman llcla-
tor-The common casrou caudrou-Ofen referred % IN
the Bible and m the lad-Grrcan, Roman, Celtic, Chs
nese and Peruvian caudrons pertues OF Chinese nk-
ers-Crosus and the Delphic o-acleL i1rmy in the
go, oysr str, .iaei csid4ns FL y
pnzed-Water pots Of the Hindoos-Woueu drawing wa
ier-Anecdoie OF Darius and young female of Saldls-
Dexterity of oriental women IN balancing water ots-
Orgn Of the canopus-lnsenuity and fraud Of al EsyP
CHAPTER ". On wslis-w,ter one Of the frst OBJ
eets OF ancient husbandmen-LoWel before The Del.
uleDsgng them through rock subsequent % the of
mealsAr Of digging them carried 90 great perfection BY
the Asiics-Moieiu method VI lAlu- tlrl IN loose sofa
derived from the East-Nrs often TIE nuclei q cities
Private wells common OF od-fublic wells Infested b.
banditfi-Wels numerous IN Grecce-Persian AnbassA-
aors 70 Athcrs and Lscedeon thrown mo wel-N Hslr
AID fompeys knowledge OF making wells enabled them
conquer-Cy Of PonPeii discovered BY asging well
-Ciserrs Of Solomon-Surernss Of travellers from thirst
Affecting account from Leo Africsnus-Mr. Bruce IN
AbyssiuiaDr RyeTs IN GsloToon-hlndoos praying for
waer-CaravAn OF 1000 persons snd 500 csHels persisted
IN the African desert-Crussders
CHATTER v. Wells wosshiped-Riyer 6anses-Sa-
cred well az Beuaes-Osihs taken az Wcls-Tracitod OF
the rAbbns-AlfaIs erected near -lnvoked-C
with regsrd IN Egypt Greece Peru Mexico
Rome and Judes-TeInpes erected over wellsThs foam
tam Of Apoio-Wel Fem Lem-frophet Joel-Iemple Of
lsis-M AhommedAn mosques-Hind0o temPes-W0den's
weA-Weis IA Chinese Of the Per
nevieve's weil-St. WinifTed's wel-H0use and well
warning
CHAPTER Vi: Wells coutinued-Depth Of wells
Wells without curbs-Aneient laws prevent accidents
from persons and animals falling into ths-Sagaciy and
rhebes-No OGDEN eoyersWels In Judea-Reasons for
placing curtis round wells-Arabs-Atra u-kekal-
DaVd-Moses and the people Of -Burckhardti Pc
us-Coverins wells with large stones-Javenai-R9man
and Grecian curns Of marble
CHAPTER VII: Wei. eoneisdsd-Jacobs wsil-Jo-
sephs vel a. Csiro-RehectsoEs wclls-Oldest monl
rneuis extAut-W els AZ Behleheu-Hehopohs-Pe
lis Jeruss-ern-Tro -Ephesus-Ssrcophagi employed
watefin troug hs-Sione coffin Of Richard III used
one-Ancient American wells
CHAPTER Will. Ancient methods OF raising water
from wes-StAirs within wels-Cord ana bncket used
Jacobs Well-By the patfisTchs-N ahomet-In PAles
tine-lndis AlsxsndFia-AGAbia viz.er drawing
GAxa-Hcrculaueum and Pompcii-Wells within the
houses Of The latter elfy-Csiern pole Roman ciserns
and cenent-Aneient mode. Of purifying WAter.
CHAPTER IA. The polley rs origin unkn0wn-ITs sd
in the erection Of ancient budinEs and shipsAnrisnt
one found in Esypt-Probabiy used raise water
Used in Mecca and spznLed 70 the upoymerf cf ami
tras 70 wafer-Supe mode Of ptng them 70 this
purpose IN the East Pulley Az buckets used b. the
AngloSAxons N0rm4ns, ke-lfAlan mode q raising
ter - upper doors-DesGsuiers msde-,ef acting gaia
nE and losing buckets-LeveE bueket snginsBuekef Of
Bolosna-Msterisis Of ancient buckets
~ TIE whole work 20 be completed II eight n1mb-rs
illustrated By hundred engsyinss Pnee for each
aumber Is cents.
~ Csnvsssrs wanted 70 engage the sale Of this
ful and inssressins vork GRIZZLY 4 AcELRATH-