The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-06

mainly directed This machine took IN. and
lifted il entirely away. from the table-saw that no
wires, pipes, or metallic substances whatever had
any connection with IL from the table. placed
the machine again on the table and turned the
crank, and produced the gas in the jar in the same
done. Mr.. Anes and Mr. Merck did the same,
and We were all satisfied; perfectly satisfied, that
the water was decomposed by the electricity from
the magnetic machine, and nowhere else. To deny
tins, we must deny the evidence of our own senses
The gas was also produced faster, BY thousand,
yes ten thousand times, than we had ever seen il
before BY similar apparatus! We had also the
through turpentine, furnished brilliant light The
gas produced appe AIRED to be hydrogen--we judged
by the smell and the burning--and yet, Mr. Paine
said. although he called il hydrogen gas, il differ
ed from the ordinary hydrogen. | asked Mr.
Paine why he interrupted the positive pole By the
glass OF water--why he cut this wire in two, and
placed the ends in the glass Of water? He said
that unless this was done, both hydrogen and oxy-
gen would be generated in the bell glass; but that
by this means, he only obtained the hydrogen.
There appeared to be no oxygen generated by the
operation.
Az to the amount of turpentine consumed by
passing the gas through il, was impossible for us
TO determine in the short time--an hour--we were
engaged in gentr .tng and burning the gas. Mr..
Paine stated that the gas was not carboniz 3D. but
was catalzed in passing through the turpeRtne.
and there was no loss to The turpentae by the pro-
cess. Several gentlemen of high standing in Wor-
cester, few days previous TO our visit, purchased
al STORE, Small qldntlly OF turpentine, measure
ing it accurately; which they took 10 Mr. Paine's
establishment, and passed the gas, produced by
three sets of magnets through it for several hours,
lighting the whole of Mr.. Paine's house. The tur-
10 have lost but a tea spoonful; only much as
would be lest by evaporation and bytarning il from
one vessel into another. A certificate was pub
lished to that effect.
The helices Mr.. Paine claims that by an i'm
proved construction of the helices in the magnetic
electnc machine, he has increased the electrical
power OF that instrument infinitely, say ten thou
sand fold, sufficient TO produce the wonderful re-
suits above described The peculiar construc ton
Of these hehces were shown to us, and explained.
Before describing them, should make a remark
respecting the ordinary helices of a magnetic cleo
Iic machine. II is well known that the power Of
an electromagnetic machine, with the ordinary
helices, up to certain point, depends upon the
amount OF surface Of insulated copper wire in the
helices. Il is only upon the surface of this wire,
that the electricity can be conducted.
Mr. Paine's helices differ from the above in this
that the wire which forms the coil is made hollow
being formed by twisting or winding very thin
strips of copper, forming il into tube. This wire
tube is then covered with India rubber or gutta
percha to insulate it; and then filled with water
This water within the wire, forming the helces, is
30 arranged as to be brought in contact with the
current OF electricity, induced from the magnets,
in the same manner the wire that surrounds it,
Faraday has established the fact, that very small
quantity OF water ID capable of containing vast
amount OF electricity, Il think he says that single
thunder CLOUDY sufficient TO burst of the gable end
OF house. Just in proportion as the power of the
helices is increased to induce or receive the cleo
trio current, so is Its power ncre ased to give il Off
Now leok al Mr.. Paine's arrangement In the
first place, he has double surface Of wire exposed
10 the hehces-an outer and an inner surface. In
the next place, he has half pint of water revolv-
ing in bis helices-a substance capable of contain
ing thousand-yes, ten thousand fold more cleo
tricity, than the same bulk of copper wire. The
above description OF MIR. Paines helices, | have
given with bis full consent and appreciation.
To this Improvement in the construction of the
helices, MIR. Paine claims TO have increased the
power Of the msgneto.electric machine, to
fnrodaace the wonderful results above described.
The experiments which we saw, and in which
think we could not be mistaken, would 60 TO show
the claim Of Mr.. Paine TO be well founded.
have here given plain state ment Of facts, as
they we're shown end explained TO US; and leave
every one TO draw his own conclusions. Whether
Mr., Paine can apply his Improvement practically
on large scale, sufficient 10 light city-whether
he has discovered perpetual moron"-whether
he has discovered substitute for all other motive
power, and for all other heat; well as many
other things which are claimed for bim-are que5-
tons, involving more difficulties, than feel at
present, competent 10 solve | ann far from deny
Irg, however, that he can do all these things.
Yours, respectfully, g. .. CoLroS.