Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1851-09-03
CONDENSED HISTORY OF STEAM.

CONDENSED HISTORY OF STEAM
About $50 years B. c., Hero, of AIexan-
dria, formed a toy which exhibited some of
the powers of steam, and was moved by its
power.
A. D. $40, Anthemius, an architect, ar
ranged several caldrons of water, each COW
cred with the wide bottom of a leathern tube,
which rose to narrow top with pi pes eX-
tended to the ra(,ers of The adjoining build-
ing. A fire was kindled beneath the cald-
rons, and the house was shaken by the ef-
forts of steam ascending the tubes. This
is the frs! notice Of the power Of steam re-
corded
In 1913, June II, Blasco De Garoy, tried
a steamboa, of 200 tons of .olerable success
at Barcelona, Spain. 1t consisted of cal
dron Of boiling water and movable wheel
on each side of the ship. 1t was laid aside
as impracticable. A present, however, was
made to Garoy.
In 1850 the first railroad was constructed
at Newcas.le-on-Tyne.
The first idea Of a steam engine in Eng
land was in the Marquis Of Worces.er's
"History of Invenlions," A. D. 1868.
In 171C Newcomer made the first sea m
engine in England.
In 17lS patents were granted to Savary
for the frs, application of the steam engine.
In 1854 James Watt made The first perfec,
steam engine in Eng land.
| In 1876 Jonathan Huls first set forth the
idea Of steam navigation.
10 177S Thomas Paine first proposed this
application in America.
In 1871 Marquis Jouffroy constructed one
on The Saone.
In 1855 two Americans published work
on it.
In 1889 William Tymington made voy-
age in one on the Forth and Clyde Canal.
In 1902 this experiment was repeated
In 1882 Ramsey propelled boat by steam
at New York.
| In 1857 John Fitch, of Philadelphia,
navi gated boat by a steam eng inc on the
Delaware.
In 1893 Robert Fulton first began to ap-
! ply his attention to steam.
! In 1898 Oliver Evans, native Of Phila-
delphia, constructed a locomotive steam ell
CINE to travel on turnpike road.
The first steam vessel that ever crossed
the Atlantic was the Savannah, in the month
ofJune, 1919, from Charleston to Liverpool.
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USEFUL MELANGE.-Remedy for Stains,
Self cotton or linen goods, as linen
towels, Sc, become stained from fruits, tarts,
jelles or jams, apply Immediately common
table salt. This, if we'll rubbed off before
the stain becomes dry, will generally re-
move it, or will keep the article damp until
by the usual process of washing it will dis
appear. Pure cider vinegar if Immediately
applied is very useful in removing stains
from either cotton, linen or woolen goods.
| This should be afterwards rnsed out with
soft water. For mildewed linen, salt and
sour bulermilk rubbed over the stains and
exposing The goods to the sun, few times
repeated, is an ellectual remedy. Spots from
rust are generally removed by applying the
| Juice of lemon. For the removal of ink
spots, milk thoroughly rubbed on and rim
sed out with pure cold water is pretty GER
tain remedy.-.Ntac York Tribune.
We will give much better receipt than
The above. Take ID. of chloride of lime
(bleaching powder) and put it into gallon
Of cold water, stir it we'll for a few minutes,
and allow i, to settle Pour off the clear
liquor, and keep i. in tightly corked bottles.
Stained co,hes-linen or co,on-af,er be-
ing washed to free them from grease, by
dipping the stained parts in This chlorine
! fluid, will cause The stains to be removed
quicker, safer, and with far less trouble, than
! Ls, In, IP1of]
american.
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and happy life
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/ free"
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A CURIOUS CUsToM.-N. P. Willis is
our authority for the following. 1t may be
true, but-who nose 2
aIt was herein the church Of ST. Nicolas
by the way, first became aware of
verv sensible German cuslom-lhat of con-
secra,ing the coughing and nose-blowing
during the service time. The clergyman
stops a, different periods of his discourse,
steps back from his pulpit, stands and blows
his nose The entire congregation initiates
his example, and disturb the service al no
other !ime.o
No man is so truly great, whatever other
titles to eminence he may have, as when
after taking an erroneous step, he resolves
to tread that step Backward