New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-04


Patent for his ReaPing Nadine.
GEsrLrMEN or TIE Jury: The subject which this
action brings under consideration is the Reaper
chat wonderful machine, which in these latter times
is seen moving quietly and steadily on, and laying
the baryest.fied bare at the rate Of acre to the
hour. in place of what was formerly soon-the
farmer tolully cutting up the stalks with sickle,
and deposiDg them on the ground by the armiul'
N IL one of those devices-as yot among the last
and best Of those great deyiccs-by which the genius
of man has been allowed, through the kindness OF
his Judge, to mitigate, and even to draw blessings
TO himself from the primeval sentence, " Cursed be
the ground for Thy sake. 80 In the sweat oil thy
"face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the
ground
The Reaper derives Importance from economy in
relatiou 10 the market. II brings wheat from the
prairies of Michigan Illinois, Indiana and Wscon-
sin. while il permits the banks OF the Hudson ana
,he Delaware to be covered with pastures and
gardens The Reaper derives importance from
considerations of economy in regard to the seasons
The harvest season is short. Wheat npens ana russ
IN the sun or rots in the RAIN unless be gathered
within the short space OF one or two or three weeks
Tbs farmer now pupgos boldly with his reaper into
the field whether il is field of ten acres, or twenty
acres or one hundred acres or one thousand acres,
and gathers the harvest within period almost a.
in hand studying the phases OF the moon Tor auspices
Of the weather. =, -,
yances from one dollar day 10 two dollars or more
and what the laborer gains by this rise the farmer
loses 80 il u.s. that through the use oil the REAPER
the farmer gets better rewards, while the consumer
obtains cheaper bread; .,.o.l
Rut is moi of the whole Reaper that amto speak
A Reaper complete though imperfect was made ~
1884. twenty years ego, by Cyrus H. Cormek.
lie obtained a patent for the machine. GU nave
ALREADY heard how small reward It gave nm
IN ten years The Reaper was IN par, ee
So II gave 10 the public bread although to Nun II
.,aye only ashes The machine would nave gwen
more bread 10 the public, and better snsenahce 10
him, il il had been better appreciated p"' 'ue PSI,
lie is slow to appreciate new things, ana 10 aOVeH.
unusual benefits. The Reaper OF 1854, such as II
originally was, is now, aud has been shce "a NY
10 the public But in lsl5the inventor peIleoIe
come additions, and Incorporated then thIo tue
ReAper of ls3l, and thus converted II mo Penec'
Resper which mmCdis;tly thereafter obtained com
plee II is not matter of surprise tna' tne
Reaper Of s3i went only Into partial nee III was
n.t sdaptt 10 all soils, all wetheTs and AL con1l-
,ous of the TipSnej gram The prce Of the ma hihes
was necessarily high, becsuse few were sold, ana
"a was dspTOgortiOned to their usefulness. Mean
time wages have nearly doubled, aud the denRnd "
xbeat has increased as much The public therefore,
row demand better Reaper. Iaey want peTtect
&c The nm, enter has met the want and supplied IT,
II IL not strange bit the Reaper Of sja " Is incOm-
lee when first invented OF that II has been perfected
now. What work OF "a IN Ras ever perfected on It's
frst consiruC ton The condition OF society changes
Tn. imperfect invention wlsch supplies lis wants az
sne period tails TO supply them one Or igo or i've
az fifteen, OF twenty )eaIs aiterNard' Inc etnoe
served for the navigation OF INC huIsVh once Stet-
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