The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-24

Life of EricssoR--The application o1
CaIOTic.

Life of Ericssoa-The application {
Caloric.
A biography Of Capt. John Ericsson appear
IN some of our Eastern exchanges. He was bot
IN the province of Vermeiand, Sweden in 1905
was distinguished for his mechanical talents VIE
quite young He entered the Swedish army q
an ensign. in about 1918, he invented his fam
engine, an engine intended to work independent
Of steam, by condensing fame. Ia 1920 he Wis
| lted England 10 bring his invention into notice
bat II WAS found when coal was used, to be
faiinre. In 1920, he competed for The priz,
! offered by the Liverpool and Manchester railwa,
for he best locomotive, and produced engine
that attained the thea Incredible speed of lift,
miles per hour Since his residence in the
ed States, Mr. Ericsson has been the author
of many inventions which have made his name
familiar to the public. Ericsson's propeller
semi cylindrical engine, centrifugal blowers, be-
sides some Improvements IN managing guns
were applied to The steamer Princeton with sue
cessial results. In the American department OF
the great Exhibition, he exhibited distance in-
slrumeit, for measuring distances AT sea, the ly-
drostanc guage, for measuring the vo'dme Of iu-
IDS under pressure, the reciprocating Hand meter,
the alarm barometer the pyrometer. the rotary
fluid meter and the sea lead all of which ins,ru-
nents he has given ''brief explanations" in Il
pamphlet published in 1851. The invention how
ever, which has lately attracted more attention
u, the caloric engine, intended to supercede the
use of steam. Mr.. Ericsson first brought ,h.
remarkable invention before the scientific world,
IN London, 1898, when he constructed ar engine
Of FIVE horse power and exhibited it to- nunher
ot scientific gentlemen of the metropolis. But
although il met with The apprnhation Of many
- -ho al Jtrur.I ,nI Ear.I,x,
nounced against the Feasibility Of the scheme,
and the English government, which a, first seem
ed inclined to give the matter their attention,
immediately lei the matter drop. Ii has beca
lately revived in the United States, and recent
experiments have proved it to be in every way
successful. In personal appearance Capt. Fries
son Is Of the medium height, with dark coIn-
pIeAion. and lark hair, winch half century of
tboQght i beginning to Intcrlace with sl!yer.--
His counlenance wears thoughtful expression,
and he speaks OF bis inventions with modest con-
ideEce and cons inclng cicarness.
an article On II ci!or ship Ericsson Illustrate
the operation Of The wire apparatus in alternate
ly heating and cooling the same volume OF air,
IN the following opposite manner:
The great Fundamental principle of the trans
mission of the cao!ic cost the inventor twent,
years Of reflection 10 realize in this machine. II
consists in using constantly the sam. heat &c
warm the air which l. made TO enter the 9, IN
ders. The apparatus by means Of which III,
priuclp,e ls applied, Is called reeenerater an.
form clear idea Of il by supposing iha'
a man has his mouth filed with a warm metallic
sponge: if he draws in hi' breath the exterior
ar in iraversing the pores of the WARM spnng.
viii itself be warm, and will arrive warm iutt
the lungs, whilst The sponge having parted wti
lis calor;c " Ill have become cold; if he ,Ahae,
the air thus warmed, this air, in uavcrsing lh'
sponge, wi.i again warm II, and viii come on
reduced in Temperature. If instead II producin.
the movements by the contraction ofthe music:
ui the breast Of the individual, an ordinary bel
lows is adapted to the mouth 10 produce the in
halaton and the .cXhala;ion, we will nigh hav,
Lricsson's machine.
TIE MAN THAT SIrs CRosswTsE ~ AN ON
,tirly him by four, and the at Will hol
no more. Multiply him b. eight, ard the omnibus
''iu! inside. lie is wont to get the further come
seat, where, 18th his eyes turned upon zomethin
ahead, and THAI is oni visible through the front
dow, he is quite sure not 10 see how mnch the q
man with the baby in her arms is pcypicxcG 10 6nd
sitting place. II he has friend OF The habit
with himself, the two make their knees 10 meet 4
IN obtu-e ange-an angle chosen tor It's siren Itl
!
an aggtcggtc breadth of beam.
The man We >peah Of Is the one ihat smoke
In the stage, nor the who LAYS idt tn kc
wrapped IN brown paper on the seat beside hin
nor the shabby man whom oae does not like To :,
Z too near. lie dresses Ike gentleman. Some =,
he IS gontleman-but would Ike 20 attach
proyiso before giving him titlc. As a man O
Long Island no does have the lock jaw may, &C
cordin. to the old ladies, 'have the sympt ms"
the lockaw, We imagine that our dIagopali,-
ed-il-ihe omnibus man have oj thc sYmI
toms of gcutlenian without beins one. lie doe
not see a homclv woman that looks Tor 4 soat,-l
doe not know that man Is eezed ont of shal
On his account,--he does not let children occupy
scat and pay half price. j. pretty !as>ie enters
a handsome velvet cloak, he squares up and ofei
her a seat, but a man who would cheat Il plITtC
might do that Though characteristic OF gent.
man, a brute might do il without risking his ropt
taiion.
A gentleman, 50 far as We have Observed, when {,
Omnibus is loaded near, to Us registered capacii,
makes audable efforts occupy no more than hi
share of The room within. He sits straight on hi
seat a unit-the nunerator Of a fraction whose dC
nominatoi is twelve. lie faces The seat directly o.
posi,e a, truly as the needle faces the pole. Til
rusie of Il TX dress at the door causes variajio,
but il is temporary. And when he has pulled tn
strap and paid his sixpcnce, he remembers that
''Great aches from little toe-c orns"
start when too rudeiy todaen on. and is careful AZ
co,dins ly-L Times.