Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-01-24
Paine,e Esydro-Electric Light.

We have waiting for several weeks for further
developments concerning the aedged discovery of Mr.
Paine and particularly for more expcness respecting the
precise nature and mous eperand Of this puissant
Our wishes almost fully gratied, late
changes from precise their details explain
ING the principle, illustrating cuts the working of
this machine for producing gas from water.
We propose to offer few remarks readers giving
well as in words, general notions about this
matter. Ii is suppose, we'll known fact to all of our
readers that magnetism may be developed bar of iron
BY acing within coil of wire through which current
OF electricity produced from galvane battery is circulating
The current develops magnetism. This simple fact is the
basis of all ecctroeegrapbc operations Professor Farm
day has shown the also holds good and that
magnet can give rise electric current For instances
let large quantity of copper wire be wound in close COLL
lex ends of the wire be brought in contact let
piece soft iron bar be placed within the coil and let the
be made magnetic by The approach OF strong magnet
As the bar the magnetic condition generates
CURRENT which through the coil of copper wire, and If
at this moment the Of be drawn apart Albright
spark passes This electricity by this magnetic
tro current as HE'D any Of the phenomena of Vol
tac battery may be exhibited If this current be made
pass through small quantity of water the water win be
converted into Oxygen and HydrogeR gasses Weherc
Is state princse Of Mr. rs machine for making HYDRO
gen of and that principle essentially is that if
cuH around piece Of soft iron conducting wire, often
&. the iron magnctizeda Of electricity flows through
the wire and if be made ow through waerit will pro
tucc Hydrogen from it, Wenow say that by causing pam
of these colts attached shaft between them, to
revoe between the contrary poles or ends Of pera-
magnets placed above another with contrary poles
also above another, en long the coils kept
revolving, shall have continuous Of electricity
flowing from pole Of the magnets through the coils
~ hi /
gen produced. One fact the strength of the cleo
trio depends the length Of the coil or the amount
surface Of copper travelled by in its passage fog
electricity exists only the surface sold bodies Now
in the construction of these COILS the augmented power
Hr Ps machine consists Instead OF being Solid his
hollow, thus exposing nearly double surface the pas
sagc Of current But chief power consists in that
the hollow of these wires is filed with water which is not
Only good conductor but which conducts through every
particle & solid body of waer and not merely the sur
face In proo Of this he experiment Of elecrfy
ing glass of that every drop, and merely the
race electric may be alrsed BY The aid then Of
these conductors of 500 5000 fold increased power Mr.
does 10 one what has heretofore taken SEQ or 5000
minutes to accomplish that is make large jar full of ny
drogen gas But what is this hydrogen? We answer, al
though constituent of is very combusble body
burning with intense heat thus supplying the place of fuel
for culinary end other purposes But want light and it
burns with but little light The light OF candle is this
Hydrogen mixed with carbon in the form of yapor is
ty gas hight Mr. p fast be makes his ydrogen lends
through spirits of turpcnnc where had always sup
posed got its carbon by decomposng the upentine Ao
did understand. But by late account that
the flame of hydrogen is made bright and luminous
by the presence init Of carbon from the urpentine
the upentne acts upon the in mysterious way
increase its luminous without parting with any thing
from itself If readers ncredutous this, can
only say, that vouching for nothing wit few data to
speak FROM doLot why the conversion ola pale
bright lghI mperutive! supposes he addition Of matter
the Aanc. Il light materiaH One or two facts: II com
salt be dso, in alcohol anu VIC burn the latter in
shallow DISH its ordinary pale amI will BE- converted into
bright yellow dam but particle o. he salt is consu
med The various coored res used in pyroeGhny and in
theatres produced i'll the way. There ANOTHER
curious feature Mr. p. discovery hch cannot speak
otto day. but call up this matter again when under
stand il better ourselves.