New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-25


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The Repori Of the Commissioner Of Patents.
The report o' Mr Ewbank which has produced
50 great a sensation IN the public mind during the
pssi mouth 4 not Only remarkable IN lse T. lot
as emanstue from high publ, officer IT has a D
the weight % political event Of the highest con
seq0encs.
II s he first time. perhaps that man high ir
offre has been Known Except under the impulse c
revolution 20 advocate the most liberal progres-
size IDEAS and forgetting alike The temptations O.
fortune and II military glory which appeal O.
individual osotism and uatiolo egotsm 20 place
himself npon the principle Of human Brotherhood
h. interest men constructing I'd pot Do DESTROY ING
dsplayin. as worthy ann the honor of the nation
an placing this honor iu marching foremost m the
path 0t invention thus tracing out the tine path
i1r the rest NJ the human race.
Ia the part entitled Origin aud Progress II ln
venton Mr Ewbank exhibits Man emerging from
The condition Of a Brute and arriving by progress
save steps at his present point o. civilization he
shows ms that tins advance has not been owmc 10
the ambitious and iauatlcal men who have rayagel
the earth but 20 inventors unknown OF dsrega rdcf
Then taking BIRDS eye view Of the past his per
suaslvc elOg1ence shows Us new world of which
the present Is only rude and imperfect image
He speaks afterward Of the motors as the chiel
levers Of civilization The world he says may be
divided into eras corresponding 20 The dierent
kinds Of motors as follows
The lst agc-ln which man employs only b
own corporeal powers. The I'd In which he en-.
ploys the labor Of animals The 3d. The power 81
wind and water The 9TH. Steam power Th
classification OF history IS much more correct thsn
that by reIgus or wars, lust as seas snd rivers
form more appropriate geographical divisions than
the lines ar,ifcIaliy trace' between States In
treating this branch Of the subject Mr Lwbanh
takes the widest and most exalted view OF A.
We JON hnn Ia demanding from inventors tire
creation OF a new motive power less cumbrous
uau those already Ia use but at the same tmc
ve Wish 20 10 INTO some details respecting thoso
Inventions which TO u' appear ct the Creates
utility at present.
The facility of communication between men has
the greatest Influence upon the progress Of cl7lza
-u1n By mutual intercourse the most advanced
nations ec, ate those which are sr. rs Il were %
their infancy and among civilized nations the cop
slant interchange Of IDEAS devclopes an emulation.
O. sort of electricity which produces The men 90
genius required for the purposes OF humanity
Means of communicate are OF different sorts
ships, roads. canals for the transportation merchan
Due steamers and railroads for passengers Iosts
aud telccraphs for enabling men ia distant cOun
ties 10 communicate with ono another printing a.
enable ono man to communicate with the mass
ships roads and canals which are now 10 high
state of perfection " NJ not ice much longer used,
they are giving way a. steam for the same reason
tina, the ox which formerly drew tie coaches o
X nes is no longer used for that purpose even by
the huinbcst citizen.
steamers and locomotives are divided into two
classes. one designed for tho transportation o
merchandise, the other Tor conveying passengers.
iu which rything j. sacrificed o. CELEBRITY The
dcsiderata for steamers are, improvement Of TIE
model aud dimnutOn IN the wen hi OF the machinery
ana fuel So that with the same weight much
great degree of power ma be obtained. Let us
remark ca PEASANT that hitherto engines VIII
iraitU ttGB,s alone have been used for sea soins
steamers and that these are the heaviest sud most
III adapted engines iJr this purpose.
Locomotives can travel g. miles an hour n)ihini
more can lie required of hem. what We Wc1lD
advise would be the use OF smaller engines ono
traius moro frequently despatched me disianc,
between two towns Cauuot be estimated, only by
the time 70 takes 80 pass irom one to The other be
cause the departures a trans are now OF rare
occurrence Thus the trains set out for Philadcl
phia at noon and at four clock now n ! Ind my
self al one quarter before one under the nccessit!
OF starting for Philadelphia 10y the speediest means
ot conveyance | am compelled 10 wait severa.
hours So that in effect the journey may be said 70
OccupV eight hours as in the days OF mail coaches
The electric telegraph is sin in It's infancy-cer
tain prlNllcges luconsderatelY accorded 10 thu
country have confined in the hands Of few the
rights of all Just as in other countries the Govern
ments have despoucslly monopohzed II for their
own advantage. Telecrsphs ought 10 be Ike the
mails and this Viii vet be the case. The FIRST I'm
ha Lot.
insulation Of the wires 50 that they shall not be
affected bv changes o. the atmosphere gut,s
pcrcha has been recommended for tins purpose
To increase the speed OF communication the FOL
loving plan has been employed In England BY
means of writing upon conducting paper with mn
which IS non conducting, II is iound possible O.
produce or suppress communications al pleasure
BY drawinC a point across the writing in parable
lines and the facsimile OF the characters Vii b,
atlcrw ard reproduced 10 the other end Of tie line
The transmission Of mite Ilccncc thus becomes
purely mechanical operation which can be per
formed with the grestesi raQ.dity- The prcsen'
telegraph only transmits rapidly s. man can
write by means Of the touch By using paper
written upon and transcnbmg Il mechanically the
Wutten work II d or 30 men may be Transmitted
md ihus we may have I'D or 20 tunes the service
now obtained from the telegraph
Printing slso. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. It's FrOdisious de
velopnent NAV sul he improved Chemistry WI
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more economically out OF wood. whose constituent
elements are the same as those Of the rags now
used Presses may be constructed with q constan'
notary movement, and may Dc 50 arranged that
roll Of paper placed Ia them al one end vii pass
cut pratcd upon both sides al the other end. car
and ioted as may be desired but the creates
Improvement would be machine 'or comPosln-
snd another for distributing type This would s.
much reduce the rates Of printing as 70 permit the
issue OF books Of which bat few copies arr needed
which IS greatly numbered b. the Costumes OF thc
present method That method renders very desg
those special works which are addressed 70 bat
limited number OF persons, IS for instance works
G.! abstract science. And We, these works are o.
the greatest utility since the most important prsc
ucal operations are directed sid m dihed by ihcu
prccspts NICroR BEAtNoNr Civil Engineer.
From havana.
The British Nest ladia mai steamship Thames
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