New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-21

mission than the Locomotive engine. AnaainLs
derive theE power in the frs. place from vegetable
matte. 10 early age, man fnds his noarishneat
IN the vegetable world. dc requires !, in greater
measure at later periods Hence the ProfeTso-
traced ire origin Of animal power n all agency Of
vegetable power. IL regard 10 The principle Of
Vitality, the Professor would distinguish between
vital power ard vitality; Vitality he dedaed aIa
mysterious principle, which propagases f0rn-ir.
ranges matter, alter matter IS supplied 70 bis haad
a ny s,erioos principle, IS II mind Eere Constant
ly ictlng. Vital poEer-aninsl o. mechanical
poger-is analogous 70 other mechsbich power
Tie Professor continued a. some further length In
Illustration OF bis hypetheses
In the debate which blowed, Mr.. ALLEN Of
Nevport, Prof WV. B. RoGERs and others t)oz
parr Prot. Rogers rebuksd the prevalent habit Of
speaking ofthe transmission OF power from body
10 body, and demonstrated that sgch acton would
be impossible.
Pref BAoHE having waived his privilege fIr he
afternoon, DR.. PAGE came forward and presented
clear idea Of the principles involved 10 his recen.
discoveries, and his successful applications OF
ELECTRO MAGSErIsA As A MOTIVE FORCE.
&c desired only to give Al Exhibition Of come OF
the leading facts of experiments made by himself
eircyf.OE Henrys discovery OF immense power
In the electro magnet there nave been Numerous
attempts to achieve the power OF mo Ion by means
Of electro magnetism. Prot Page commenced ex
nerimentipg on this subject fifteen years ago, bu.
hsd found inas citicuties were In the way. 80 that
II would be s,y eS impossible 10 develop the new
principle 0: Power 10 any great extent some OF
these d fiicultes were described by Prot rage 2.
considerable length. In ls3s he published special
article on this subject and Plrued bis inye';Igl-
TORS TIE lhoo shI occurred u MIN 70 use nos the
great power OF the cicero magnet bat'he dyna mic
power he proceeded TO a heightened exhibition
of his application Of the power-vhch cannot DO
properly rendered Witaout the apparatus and dla-
grams by which be illustrates his remarks.-
Various models and gslvsnic battery we're
also brought into requislEiOn - Illustrate toe
parts of difficult explanation. The experiments
recently made before the Smithsonian Institute
were rsierred 70, and the principle explained by
Prof Page At considerable length. Ia regard -
the expense OF the new power, he said It's re
msrksb ohespness had been matter oil sur
prise even to himself His present est nate m,
that 20 cents per day will be the cost oil morse
power-that is, provided The principle can be made
10 work for 80 long period as twenty four hours
uninterruptedy. He bad succeeded in operating
amachine Of four borge power three hours, but was
as vet dubious Of the continued power OF tue BAT
tery. which il liable to attain It's maximum a.
about this period, and then decrease 10 similar
ratio. Dr. PAGE announced that he should again
make the experiments upon which these conciu'
sions are founded, particularly n those lnstltaIei
II Washington had been his,ily concluded, Ia
,nticioAtion OF the adjournment Of Congress. De
will observe closely al the relations Of the diScoy-
ery 10 other known principles and hoped 20 De able
10 attain vet greater resuts.-rne discovery IS a
mos, important one, and may we'll arrest the at
teption OF the scientific vOrc, not less than OF the
mechanical interests OF our country, whom II 50
nearly concerns "