New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13

\ corresp ondent of THE Boston Tron-
SCRIPT IN a lengthy and interesting letter On the value
andlmportance OF tins invention. says
In conclusion, | Will glance at Il few oi the az
vaniages OF tins invention over water III eNungu>h'
ing ire.
once without giving an alarm. In nie cases out OF
ten. fires. when irSi discovered, are confined to one
room and although the room may be 80 hlied VIM
smoke and fame T. 10 De- ChtlrcN inaccessible WIN
the ordinary apparatus OF water vet with OF these
fire annhittor> m hand. the room can be entered
With >aioty and the flames al once cNlhglshed.
With the present tardy arrangement, an alarm IS
gwen and before water from the engines can ne
brought 20 bear upon the tIc. the houSel> IN flames
>elosd The gas or yapor, when thrown into
room permcaio> every pant and performs rs Office
wlihWl being directed 10 any particular point.
Water VIII only eXtinguiSh fire by beng thrown
directly upon the lgned mass from which The fame
springs. THIS cannot ALWAYS bc accomplished Wafer
has no efoc, upon flame, that element " hch spreads
and COumUn. Gates the Are. FnemCn know very
vel II Is useless 20 play upon flame.
TRvd \ child of ten year can operate The Amt
hator for he has only to turn plug, give rap With
his f>i then throw 1t INTO the rOOm on fire. and The
work IS done Water Is not always Al hand, and II
il were. the room cannot probably be entered 50 rs
10 throw Il upon The burning part. The result Is, an
alarm must be given.
Foarfi The Gas from the Annih.lalor Is perfectly
harmless goods dresses or furniture that may be IL
the room. II = we'll known that Wair Is about a
INJURIOUS a. ire.
n man be well asked WHY y Is tina, an invention
vi such practical importance should be IN successful
operation d whole year IN England, before II : n
tlOduced mic tins country The only answer can
imagine - that The English paieniees and monolo-
lists have hoped 70 advance rs value and prlce IN
this country, by Il increasing European reputation
II this be true. they have eXhinted very selfish and
liberal SPIN, toward Us.
We trust tina, The above : not The correct reason
why the AnnlhatoT has not Yet been introduced
here but .ha, the true reason Was stated article
published from al exchange paper last week, w
that the dem.nd in Great Britain Tor these machines
was 50 great ,ha, i, could not be supplied on the H.
s,ani TIE WasA.n- TON is.oa. which seems to speak
Nv authority. says
The DELAY mas been Occasionci solely BY nlftSy-as-
able sqsGstmcHtS q! RoHte. Il : only WITHIN the aNt
SN months that the inventor has been able 10 devote
any attention TO contiguous European states anu
IN these only by Occupations. except FRANCE, when
he VISITED personally al tNc instance OF the frrect
Of Police AracO and Dumas. oi The French Acdd-
envy
lti>. however. q well-known fact and one q which
We desire q cal public attention. that the expense
OF obtaining .et,erspa.enl N any Norucn OF Europe
is lar greater and he dnpoyanceS attending the same
are Infinitely more than IN ,Als country. Added 70
all this, our Patent Laws permit Foreign Inventors
70 secure the monopoly OF their invention IN this
country. and then 70 iock y p and withhold from us
rs benefits for eighteen months, although We may oe
ready. Wiling, and even ANXIOUS 10 use and yaY Tor
the more discovering improvement. Now this
dOe-in-ihe-maT conduci on The p.rt OF Foreign
Inventors. who vii neither make u>e Of their own
patents nc! allow Others TO DO 80, Is policy which
oush; not DC tolerated. lnd We earnestly urge
upon he public petition our Lawmakers al Wash
nc,on 70 so gTend The Patent Laws As TO compel
Foreign Pa.eniceS 10 Offer then inventions, or the
produc,> OF them Tor sale TO the public, within SIX
months after eittSs-pent are secured. under penal
" OF forfeiture OF The exclusive privilege granted
them by our Government we deem ms tul Jus
ice 10 the Paientees and no less than justice ,lx
American public. who are ALWAYS ready 10 adop,
valuable improvements and amply remuaetn,e Their
authors.