The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-26
CAL.ORIC,

A MOTHER DISCOVERY IN CALORIC.-wHILE ERICss-
IA was for long series OF years concentrating his
energies for the accomplishment of great purpose
gentleman not SO well known to the scientific world
also quietly but surely perfecng another invention,
which, If it did not confer such extraordinary benefits
upon mankind was at least destined to revolutionize
branch of business without which man. with his present
cultivated tastes, could not exist Ericsson wthA giant
grasp seized caorc and converted into the means Of
transporting his fellow from one end Of the world to
the other. Ball, with less force, grappled with the
same subtle uncomfortable and by peculiar
of in connection with certain machinery is enabled Il
furnish the world with bread in all its varieties, in
truly astonishing not only in quality and guam
tty, but at much less expense in its production. de
scrption Of this simple invention and s practical opera
ton will enable the public to judge somewhat Of its
rts and TO what extent it y really an improvement upon
No. PA Front street. called the "Novelty Bakery is
FIVE story building rs feet by 49, the whole Of which ia
devoted to the departments of their business and
is the largest Of the kind in the United States
The second floor occupied in part the mixing trough
which is furnished with of Balls patent mixers which
that may required of it increasing it's speed and
Of the important features Of the establishment being
in is47, by Mr.. Bali. From this mixing machine tina
dough is passed, by Of leader into receiver
in the first story, where It is thrown under the
displayed itself By the old process two hands wore
employed to throw the dough back after itAas passed
under the roller By simple c0n.rysnce this roller is
back to its original position in 'front.' and being directed
by boy is again passed through and back until its ope
two smaller rollers, to thin dress 1t down to the re-
quired size of bread crackers to be baked From these
1t Is carried along endless band being trimmed at the
edges under the cutting machine which acts like thing
of life and 1t is cut in the size and form required From
this it is passed into the The is Al feet in
Of 25 square feet The bottom endless chain,
formed Of plates of ron linked together and per-
forated with small holes. This bottom, when baking, is
constantly in motion and be regulated by lever to
any speed required according to the thickness Of the
terial baked The caloric is obtained from furnaces,
constantly furnished at end of the by opera
tive whose only duty 1t Is to keep up the supply-a
fresh and unoccuped surface Of the plates being constantly
presented to him while the other end constantly deli
its baked material into hopper through which it
passes into large baskets which transferred to
dumb waiter and by carried above into the pack
ing rooms which, after all seems the only really busy
place except the Office in the establishment the other
operations being quietly performed. Thus In few
minutes after the bch0der witnesses the empying of the
through its steady and unwavering course until it il
packed for the market Not the least remarkable fea
ture in this mode of baking Ia the entire absence
Of heat and smell about the premises, as there ID
NO loss waste whatever Of caoric The heating Of the
and baking Is all done at the same time The fires
disturbed again until after working hours. The VIII, Die is
driven by twelve horse power engine (only eight il
used) the furnace for heating the boiler being
structed to contribute to heating the This
is truly what its name desgnaes-a novelty. tabular
statement Of its capacity and saving compared with
high rank among the great improvements of the age
particularly its benefits reach all classes OF the
munity Take for instance the four largest baking
tablhments in this city, the quantity OF flour used by
each per diem the amount of labor required and the
fuel used per weekthe firms will be represented BY