New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-30

~ The First NUMBER oil the DcsCripuNe "h"
Historical account of Hydraulics snd other Ma
chimes Tor Raising Wster, &c. &C &C by THOMAS Ew-
RANK, Is published End foI sale this morning
The Contents OF this in part a. follows;
CHAPTER l.; The SUBJECT Of raising water interesting
to philosophers and mechanics-Led TO the invention 81
thu of the useful arts ost-fst IN
veners the greatest Ct them per
shed, while accounts Of warriors and Their acts
and polute the pages of hisoryA record Of the origin
and early progress OF the arts more useful ana nttTene
than s The works Of historians exiant-ihe history Of
raj the Of the anciens most o. hef devices
ion raising preseTved-Cause Of ma
chimes OF very remote origin
CHAPTER H. Wster-lts importance Earliest source
OF uannsc motive powerts distribution over the earth
not suteTngs Of the orien'ais nom want OF wa
tsr-A OF this necessary 20 understand their
wuters-fOhtcal ingenuity Of Mshomet-N sief prom
neu feature m the psrad sc othe ames often
slain by travellers 10 obtain water from thei stonaehs
Cost II draeght OF such wafer maeAue ie
icrfed 10 M hues OF pIe.u.ue
water-Usng the hand as a ouP-TSaditions respecting
/ Adam-Ongln Of the arts
CHAPTER Ill Ongin OF vessels or containing water
le raleha.h the first one-it has always been used
Found by Columbus the cabins OF AmeTicans-Curious
remark VI Phny respecting it-Comnou among the an
Client Mexicsns Romans and EsyptiansThe model after
which vessels OF capacity originally ogmed-ts ~
urr su preserved seVeral-Anclent American vessels
copied nom it. Ancient vessels for heating water modelled
after -Pipkin-Saucepan Anecdoe of Roman dicta-
he sbic md in the uiaa-C reciAn Roman Ceitic Chi
nesc aud Peruvian Npertness Of Chinese tina
Cfosus and the Drphic craclcU niformity IN the
figure ct cauldrons-Cause Of thisSupeQrty Of their
form over srai .h dcd boilers Bra1cn cauldrons highly
prred-M alter pots Of the hirdoos-Nouc drawing wa
ier- Aneodoie Of naius aud young female OF Sirds
DeNicniy OF oriental women IN balancing waicr-po's-
Onnn oi TIE eAnopus-lnsenuiIy ana fraud OF an fsNp
tan priest
CHATTER " On wells-Waier one of the first ot-
jeols OF eueien husbaAau.en- LosWes before the Del
ar-nigsiug them through rock subsequent 10 The
the Asai'cs-Neier me,h9c Of msans the I'D loose -
derived 'gom the kaStW-s oftcl the nuclei cities
Private wells common OF od-rutlic wells infested tI
h4ndiui-Nelis Numerous m Vtecse-l efslan AHeA'sa
doTs q Aiheis sad Lsoedenisi Ao~n inso wsls-C1t
and fompey's knowledge OF mAsifs We's enabled then
10 conQuef-'ity .! fompe discovered oY dssns We
-Cisiegus u solomon SUasnnss g TRAVELLERS from ihs
-Aarctug aceoant from Leo Ahicsnus-Ms Bruce "a
Atyss,nA-DT Rycss IA 1'omhseon-htndoos pEASing ic
waller Caravan 81 100 persons md 500 cAmels perishe.
/ IN the African desert-Cfossaers
I CHAPTER ' Wells woTshi ped~River GAases-Ss
cred well 81 Bcnales-Osis tAkun At rehabilitation
he Aiias erected near invoked-CeTeu
ssss Win resard water ia ECPt Greece Peru Mexico
Z tai 81 poio-Wc Fem [efn--f 70 hci Joc-fempe
.Neiis IA Chinese tempcs->ug ersit.ons Of the Pei
sxrs-Anele >aN0ns-N iu000s- Scoith-E usish-St Os
neVicyss well---SL Nniteds ~tl-itoase and We
walm.g
D CHAPTER VI. Wells oonunucd--Deplh OF wells
Wells ithoet curh<-Ancient laws 90 prevent accident
from peEsons and animals ians lnlo a.
: Thebcs-Woodeu covsrWelis IN Judce-keascns tor o.
,, placing eeghs round wells an a.
a tgaCoveIins wells with large siones-Javen-i-honia
- snd Ureeisn carts Of marble
p CHATTER VII. Wells eoaesdsd-Jaeob's wsl-J
- sephs well A. cAo-ReHectious On welis-O-aes. mon
ments eAtsnt-W els 81 Betaeheri-HeAoPolis-Fe
n hs Jerusalem Troy--E phesas-Ssseophssi employed
water ne troushsStone coffn "a kicksrd III. Used
n oue-Aueieut Auenean wells.
a CHATTER VIM Ansient method, OF raising WAL
i.uin ~e.s-Sislfs within wclls-Cofc aGd bcckei
a. Jacob ~el-hy The pAirisIchs-- N Ahomct-ln Pale
e tine-lasia-Ass sndTisAIsban ,1ieF drawing water
.. GAxs--HercVlaneum and fompcll-Weils within n
h houses OF the later clgv-Csern pole Roman e.seTi
!. ard ceneai--Aneieut modss Of Psgifsins water
u CHAPTER TX The ruley It's origin IN us,sn--lTss
, IN The erection Of sncs1t tu dings snd ships-Ancie
enc found 10 Esyrt-Froeshi, nrst ussc ~
49, ~ Me-. ard yapan-Led O. The employment 81 Al
= f. ~ sise ~aier-Smpe uoe Of 50 Qllnz them u n
~ r.rr.e Ia she East Pulley and Two ooeke asrd BY a
\, 49, Ssxcns NorIDsns Acltlan rncde q raising "
= L. ~ appef DIESEL sellas ga
- Ia ani iosius backes-lever hacket en6ins-brcket
- Bo,oxna-Maierials Of xncient beeSets
- II. whole work 70 be completed IN eisht nan 5e
x esra,d BY several haniTsd spsFsvnss fEee iof ca
~ nalnber IS cent?.
"a ~ Csnvasers wanted engage II TIE s2e 81 III u
fei and iussrsstins wsrk GREILEr heELkAIh