New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-06
EWBANk'- HYDRAULICS.
IL The First Number of the Descriptive nm
Historical account of Hydraulics and other NJ

chimes for RAISING Water, Ac &c. &c. By THOMAS E-
sANE, - published and for sale this morning
The Contents Of this In part are a. follows
CHAPTER L. The suni Jet OF raising water interesting
20 philosophers and mechanics-Led 70 the Invention N
yeners che greatest Of them per
shed while accounts OF warriors and their aets persade
and pouie the PAGES Of hissy-A record OF the orsn
and early progress OF tne 49, more ~ t1
than al The works of historians eXfant-Ihe history 90
snse tool las that of hammer invAnaoe-h me gene
raj wreck Of The ats Of me anciens most tuef devices
for raisiug preserved-Cause Of hs-y ma
chimes 0f very remote origin.
CHAPTER H.. Watef-ls mpoftance-Eaflest source
of Illuminate motive poerts distribution over the earth
not unii0-slfcrinzs % The onentas from want o wa
teA edge % this Necessary 20 undertand their
y--tsrs-Pollfcsl ingenuity of Mah0met-Nafer prom
inent feature 10 the pafad Sc ofthe often
slain by travellers 20 obtain water from their stomachs-
80 IN frsnshf OF such wafer-H ydraulc machine
fered a. in Ecclesiasfes-Pumtive modes o procuring
,r.fe-C .ing the hand q cupTradlious respecting
CHAPTER IN: Origin Of vessels for containing water
The calabasL the first one-lt has always been used
Fouud By Columbus 10 the cabins Of Amcrcans-C
remark ~ plny respecting lt-Common among ne 1l-
rirf Nexiesns Romans aud Egyptians-The model laer
which vessels OF capacity originally iormed-Its hg
ure s preserved In s-Vtrai-Ancieut American vessels
copied from iAueent vessels Tor heating water nodeled
.fer ft-P pkin-Saucepan- Anecdoto Of Roman dcta-
o. ~, - ~ ~ - rss f--ri., R-.n C@ifr Cb
rs.e and Peruvian OF Chinese tus
ers-Crusus and the Phc oface-Uniiorniiy 20 he
figure of cauidr0ns-Cslse Of uperong Of their
fu over -frai rhtsded bCersBraken ca1idr1us h ghy
pr.red-W r-pots OF the hInco0--Momen drawing wa
ief-Aueedote cf Darius ADD young female Of safds-
n~NNFILH
Ousiu u the caaoPus-lnsenaly and fraud Of ln Esyr
CHATTER ". On well.-Wafeg one Of the first OBJ
jsc,s Of ancient husbandmeu-Lot-Ne before the Del
ue-Diggus them through rock subsequent 10 the o
uetas-A OF digging them carried ~ great perfection By
the AsafcsMo deru method Of making them "a loose soil
derived from the Esst-We often the nuclei Of cities-
Private wells common 0i od-Publlc wells infested BY
band tti-WelIs numerous On Oreece-fersian An1assa
doris Athefs and Laccdron thrown into WELT ss-f
and P0mprys knowledge Of making wells enabled them
% corqler-Cty Of P0mpei discovered By disElng well
Csferns OF >oomon-suherngs Of travellers from flrst
Affecting account from Leo AfTic.nus-Nr. Bruce tn
Abyssl1ia-Dr Ryers 10 Gomoroon-hindoos Hrayins i2I
Caravan Of 1000 persons AID 30 caines pefsled
CHAPTER ". Wells worshiped-RiseE Glnses-s.-
cred well a. Beusres-Oaths taken wels-Tradifon Of
the rabbinsAaTs erected near them-lngok ed-CeSeno
MES with regard 90 water ~ Esypt Greece, rsfg- se1eo
tain Of Apo.'0-Nel lem LeIn-prophet Joe4-Isnpe OF
Isis-M Ahommedaa mosques-Hindoo tenples-W ocen's
sisns-Aus Saxous-Hiud11s-> cotchElglIsl-st. Oe-
nsvevc's well-st. Winifred's wsll-H0use snd well
CHAPTER VI. Wells coutiuued-Dsp.h Of wells
Wells without curbs-Ancient laws o prevent accidents
from persons and annss falling INTO tem-sszaey snd
Theb-s-Nooden eoysrs-Wels n Judss-RsAsons for not
placing eurbs roand Welis-Aribs-A 6ranzH- -kek al
Dafid-3icses lnd he people Of re-
tTs-Covsri1g wells with large s1nes-J uTsn.-tcil-1
Ari 6r-c.ll curts II marble.
CHATTER VII. Wells ccnciuder-J aco3s wrli-J9-
seph's well a. Csro-Reaecricns OF wells-o des monu
mcnls extant-Well. ~ BetheLem-hei0Pohs-fe
ls- Jerusalem Ephrs1s-ssrc0phay employed -
sternsfroughs-Ston- Gotta o. Richard III used
one-Arcieut American wells
CHAPTER VII. Ancient methods q rsisirs water
from wellsStairs within Wr.s-Cort and bucket Used
e. lac IBIS wsl-ay the pafrsrchs-M .hcnet-ln Plles
tae-l9ais-A -xaudrlsAr.h-an striel crA~lnE vat-f-
Gaza-hsrculs1eum and Pompell-Ne-is within me
the latter city-C stern pole Roman cstsrs
and cemeat-Ansisat modes Of purifying water
CHAPTER TX TIE pulley rs oIi.ln unE Tow At sec
10 The erection Cd ancient bu dnzs and IN slps-An1lent
one g1ra 10 EsyFtPr1baby nrst used % faiss water
Used Mecca sli Isran-Lel b The employment oi sl
mails Oh raise wser> mpc node of adapting them % this
rurross tie East Pulley slc rv0 Buckets ls-c By ire
AnE.o-Sax1us Ncrraars Gc-lt4lau mode Of raisu. "a
Ter % lpper norrs-pessz1ers usdeSeliscrnEo gain
irE and los buckes-LeYer bucket sngne-bucket u
bolo<ne-A4ieTi.ls OF .Icieat 51cksts-
~ The -hol- work 70 be mpeisd IN eishf NUMBER
Illustrated By h1ndret .nKFavnss Proc for each
ruD1er - cent?
~ Csrvsss--s .sasd q e1sass IN hs ss Il tts Use
ful snd Interesting woTk GREELEY kcELRATH.