The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-22
THR PAINE LIGnT DISCOVERY
the APPARATUS DESCRIBED.

Dr.. Il, Y. Cotton has published long
communication ih The Boston Atlas. IN which /
he eudeavors 10 describe Mr. Paine's sppal>
aius for the manufacture Of gas. He says
that Mr. Paine claims among other things, 1
TO have discovered means oi increasing the /
power of a magnelo-eIeeIric machine, To
such an extent that he can deeOmpose waller
rapidly with il; that he can take jar Of
wafer, and, by means Oflhe electricity IN
dueed BY this mschine, can convert me
lnhole of il info hydrogen gas, without the |
production OF any OrggeH whatever. lie
claims, sIso, that by changing the electrical
poles, he can convert the whole Of the jar
os water iDio oxygen gas, without producing
any hydrogen That, after producing The
hydrogen, as above .ADd passing il through
spirits OF Iurpenline(6t becomes edtalisedl
and Then will burn with a clear and brilliant
iame--nnd this. loo, without any loss TO The
ItuTpeulins by the passage Of The gas through
Il. In regard TO light, independent of the
other applications Of the power, MIR. Paine
claims to haze discovered a means Of produ-
eing it from wateI, by means of electricity,
at cost infinitely less than any mode how
iia operation.
OF The apparatus he says:-- t.
This consists of four pieces, all placed
upon pine table or shelf, and in no ways
connected with anything else.
Firsl-A common Magneio>EIeelric NJ a.
chine, consisting oftwo permanent horseshoe
magnets about tireipe inches long. These
we're placed horizontally on a mahogany
frame, about four inches apart. one being
placed above The other. Between The ends
of these magnets were pair Of helices, and
these so attached toa wheel above, that they
could be set into rapid rotnry motion -
The peculiar construction Of these helices,
from which The immensely increased power
is said 10 be obtained, | will hereafter de-
scribe.
SecondA large open mouth glass jar,
capable Of holding Twelve quarts. This was
q little more than balf filled with water.
I'VE tasted the water TO satisfy ourselves that
i, Was water. 'Vi;hin this jar was placed
a common hel-gIass, open al The hOtiom, and
reaching within four inches of the bottom of
the large jar The top Of the belI'gass was
closed tightly with brass cap, which extens
ded over it, so MS to rest upon the sides OF
the outer jar. Passing through The cap of
The bell-glnss where two wires, which exten>
Ided down nearly to the bottom of the bell
glass, and these terminated in circular me-
talic box, one and half inches long, and one
inch in diameter. This box was hollow, and
perforated with small holes in the uppef part
The electrodes or points Of connection be-
tween The poles, were in this box. The wa
Ter in the jar and bell glass resched some
six inches above the electrodes.
Third-A quart glass jar, half filled with
spirits of turpentine. A tube or gas-pipe
passed from The top OF the bell-glass, (above
mentioned) and into this jar Of fnrpentine,
Terminating at the bottom Of the lurpen,inc.
From the cap which covered the jar of tur-
Ipenline, 'nother tube or gas pipe passed TO
a Jel or burner, about twelve iuches from the
jar.
Fourlh--A common glass tumber half
filed with water !
The above comprised all tie apparatus used
by Mr.. Paine, with the exception Of three
wires, or rather fiat strips of copper, by which
he connected the Magueto- Electric Machine
with the jar Of water. These wirea were
connected in the following pcculer manner,
The end Of one wire was screwed to the re-
IgGtipe pole ofthe magnetic machine; and the
lothcr end, to the top ofthe bell-glass. A
second wire was screwed TO the positire
pole of the magnetic machine, with the other
end terminating in the same glass Of water,
although The wires in the glass dld not touch
each other. hase spoken Of these as wIes
Inf lxt ali
strips of copper, having the appearance ofbe-
ling rolled out from wire.
lie continues:
''Now for the operation of the machinery,
Mr., Paine commenced lurning the wheel in
the Magnetic Electric Machine. and we III
looked 10 see tho gas arise from the electro
des in the jar OF water-hut no gas appeared.
Mr.. Paine was surprised--we we're all sur
prised. Al length Mr.. Ames discovered
that one of the wires, or copper ribands had
been detached, OF had moi been screwed on
to the wire at the top of the bell-glass.--
This being correct ed, Mr.. Paine again coms
menced turning The machine, and instantly
large bubbles OF gas arose from the electrodes
and filled the jar in less than a minute AZ
ter taking out stopper from the DELL g!ass,
and allowing several jars full Of glass to esq
cape, in order TO expel the common air, and
to prevent an explosion, these were stopped,
and the gas fDrced on through the gas pipe
Into the iurpenline, and through this 10 the
let or burner Between the jar Of waller
where the gas was generated, aud the jar Of
turpentine, JET issued from the pipe. This
was lighted, and proved TO be hydrogen gas.
The flame in front ut window was SO pale
that il could not be perceived. We could
see it by placing dark body behind IL.
While this was burning, the gas wns forced
along through the tnrpentine TO the other
burner. A fame was applied TO thas, and a
brilliant light tcds ahoun!"
lie states further. that all were perfectly
satisfied that the wafer was decomposed by
electricity, from the magnetic machine, and
no where else. The gas was produced fas
er by ten thousand times, than any they had
ever seen before by srniInr apparatus'--
With regurd to the helices, MIR Paine claims
that by an improved construction Of those ~
The Magne'o-Electric Machine, he has in
Icreased the eectricpl power of that iEstru-
lment infinitely say len thousand iod d--sutii
Icien, 10 produce the wonderful results above
described. The peculer construction Of these
helices were shown TO us. and explained
Before describing them, should make re-
mark respecting The ordinary helices OF 2
!. magneto.electric machine. tits well knowr
& that the power Of an electro magnetic ma
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