New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-10
HOW TO RAISE WATER.

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A DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
n q hydraulic and ether Machine, for raising vs.
t,r .nci-nt ard modern with observations on various
subjects connected With the Mechsne A-ts including the
tons Of every variety Of Bellows Pi.ton ard Rotary
Pumps, Fire-Ensinss "aeT,Rams, Pressure Engines,
AirB-ds Cog-Whees, Blowpipes, Be iows q ysrious
Peovl, Magic Gobets steam Idols AID other Msehinery
On Blowing snd spoufins Tubes. and other original De-
Wees Mature Modes suc Machinery for rsising Water
Organs ClePsyart, Pipes valves Cccks &c 10 rive
Books. 81 THOMAS EwsASS- Illustrated by 800 En-
cravings.
the raising Of water Is very Interesting projection noi
ony 70 The Experimental Philosopher me Meehane,sn
and TIE Operative Iradesman who are engaged IN me re
searches srd combined with the objects speci IN
the Treatise but also 70 every ordinary reader no . so
cious enlarge bis general information, and who wishes
combine amusement with the topics which sraet bis
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CONTENTS No. ". OF Ews.SS's HYoRsUlrcsi
BOOK III.
CHAPTER I-Defnition OF machines described 10 his
Book-Forcing Pump.-Ansiosy between them aud bel
pumps are w.ter bsilows-The bellows Of antsdiuvsn
orzin-Tubsl Csin-Anachsrss-Nulcan IN IN. forse-
F1vpii-n Hudoo aud Peruvian blowing tu0es-Primtive
he lows Of idsmi'hs Barbary-sim At Instruments
poysd 20 eject hquids-Dsvic. 20 obtain continuous
valves Simple Assic belows-D0mestic bellows Of mod
srn Fgypt-Doube bellows Of the ancient Egyusns-Bel'
ios lowers in the middle sges-Lantern bellows common
soverthe Eats pecmens ~ neSnes
the OF AfricN-Modern Egyptian bllcksmiths
bellovs-Nucan below arious kinds OF Roman bel
Bellows Of Grecian bacs,mihs referred % IN pre-
dction OF the Deiphic orsce-Appieauon OF lantern bel
lows - forcing Pumps-Suesiug sod forcing bellows
pumps-Modern domestic bellows OF ancient ougin-O sed
70 raise wster-Common backsmths bellows employed as
forcing pumps-Nentilston Of mines
CHAPTER II Piston Bellows Used IN water organs
-Engraved metal Of v.lentinian-Used in Asia snd
AREA Bellows Of Madagascar Chinese bellows Ac-
count Of two In the Philadelphia huseum-hensfss on
knowedg Of the pump among the ancient Chinese-Chi
bellows similar IN their construction 10 he water
f0rcer Of Cesbius the doubeactins pump OF Ia Hire,
the cylindrical zine, and c0pdeDsug ant
haasing sr-pumps Doublssctng bellows OF Msdasas-
car-Aleged Ignorance OF the old Peruvian and Mexican
smiths Of bellows Their constant use Of blowing tubes
proof OF thsExamPles from Asisuc gold and silver
smith.- Basas Ssrbacsns Mexican Vulcan Natural bel
iovs-pumps Blowing apparatus Of the whss-Ele phsut
Rise and descent of marine animals-Jaeulafor hsh
Llsms-Spurtine snske-Lamprey -Bees-The heart Of
man aud animals-Every human being living pump
Wonders of rs mechanism. snd Of the duration Of its
tons and OF studying the meehsu'
CHAPTER Ill Forcing Pumps with solid pi.ious the
syriuss IL use msteFsl- and antiquity Employed by
the Hindoos relig oas sstivasFsured an old coat
o. stius-smple Garden Pump-Siugls.vave Forcing.
pump Common Forcing -pump-S stomach pump - Fore
IN pump with air vesse-hschne OF Ctesibus lts
crinton by Ntruvus- Remarks on It's orign-Error- OF
the .rcisntc respecting the authors OF several inventions
Claim. Of Cfesihius % the pump limfed-Af vessel
esfnrs Ia All M, iSvenfions-Air ve.ssls-In Heron.
fountain ppMenty referred 10 by Piny-Air gun Of
Ctesibius-Tie Hooksh.
CHAPTER ~ .-Forcng-pumps continued la Hires
double-acuug pump-Pluuser pumps Invented by More
land the most valuable Of modern improvements on the
pump-Appeston Of u 70 other purposes than raising
Application Of the principle Of Bramah' preas by bees in
forcing honey into their cells Forcing pumps with ho
= EmuloVed French M4teT-WOrks- Specf.
men rom tho works At Notre DsmsLitiug pump fr'In
{ Asrcola-Mo5ern lining pumps-Extract from an old
pump makers circulsr-Ltng pump. with txo pistous-
Combination OF hollow and solid OVERWHELMINGLY
CHATTER Rotary or oa,ory pump, Uniformity IL
Efforts made % improve misunderstanding custom 70
convert reet and eiprocs'ing INTO CIR
ing circular raot'onsAdysnisses Of rotary motions
emphed In various mschines-Operations OF spinning
ana eavinz; historical anecdotes respecting thernRo
isry pump from Serves-interesting Inventions OF his
Classification Of rotary pumps-Eses s,esr engine and
pump-Another class Of rotary rumps-Rotsry pump Of
the 18th century-Pump with sliding butment-Trott-rs
engine and pump-French rotary pumP-Bram'h and
! Dickeusons pump-ROtary pumps with p'stons In the
/ form Of vanes-Centrfusal pump-Defects II rotary
! ps-Reciprocstug rotary pumps French one-An
! English ons-Dstects Of these pumps
CHAPTER vI-Applic alton Of pun pc in modern
works: First used by the GeIuansWater-workss Aug.
/ Cd er.worss At ToIedo-At Loadon Bridgs-Ot6er
London works moved by horses, water, wind ana steam
Waer-ensine AZ Exeter-Water wOrss erected Point
Neuf ana Pont Hotre Dame al Psris-Ceebraed works a.
Msri-Euor Of Rannsqun In making them unnecessarily
I
sirabie-Introducton Of pumps into wells In New York
City-Exrscts from the minutes Of the Common Couocl
previous 10 the Of Independence-Yublic wafer.
xok. proposed sud commepced in ll7fTreasuty notes
issued TO meet the expen---COpy Of oue-Msnhattsn
Comranv- Wster-worss AZ FairmOunt Philadelp hia.
CHAPTER VIl-FIRE ENGINES; Probably used Ia Bs
By on aud Tyre-Employed by aacient warriors-Other
devices o. referred 10 By Apolod0rus
These probably equal in effect 20 sPiritss Of
Heron Fre-engin-s described in it-Pumps used 10
/ mote coua,sfatons-Gfsek fire. liquid projected By
pumps-Fire. and commonly united-OeDerals, the
srsAtest ane,-SsynE Of respecting them
Fire pumps the forerunners Of se of engines In
Rome-MentOued 10 a letter Of Piny 70 TfsiaD and by
Seneca H-.ychius and lsidore. Roman hrems1-Fre-
quency Of IRE. noticed by Javenal-Dsfestable practice
Of Crassus-Portable engines In kOmen houses-Modern
engines derived from the SpintasFOf gotten In th-
middle s-supersons with regard 20 hre.-Fires At
trihuted 10 demons CONSERVED bells employed sub
s.itues for water and hreengines Extracts from the
Paris Ritual Wynken de- Worie Bafnsby Gooss and
Peter Martyr respecting themEmbematie device Of an
Old duke Of Milan-Fremen's apparatus from Agrieos-
srnges used 10 London 20 quench hres IN the l1h cen
rsry--r employed IN COnst.nnnops -Anecdote Of the
Capudsn Pzcha-5yrings engine from bOston-6ermsn
engines OF the 10Th censuryP1mp engine from Decsus-
Pump engines Lo1don-EStrscts from th7 minutes Of
the London Common Council respecting engines and
SQUIRT. In pertinent Of Maurice mentioned BY
STOW the historian Extract from history Of the hfst
inventors
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