The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-06
From the Newport (ky.) Daily News
THE CLAIMS OF INVENTORS

10 eNce' IN anything requires devotion. oe.
mus, and enthusiasm. No class of men bav.
s'Splayed, IN all eases, higher degrees of
these qualities than inventors. There are
out rev who 10 not appreciate the benefit.
"hich nave been conferred upon society by
modern inventions, and vet while this !,
true respecting improvements in themselves
1t Is no less true that the number of tboSa
VINO looh from Inventions up to their author
is ont small. The locomotive heetinr alons
IT'S iron track, outstripping the deer in speed,
ana the behemoth in power, is the subject of
admiration to all who gaze upon it. and il
aston'SheS them to see means apparently 81
slmPle accomplishing such results. Little Jo
,hey th'nk, however. OF the many heads that
nave planned. and the hundreds of hands
tnat nave to'lcd TO bring it to its present state
OF perfection. The lathe which is now carv-
IN" out The bust Of an Empress in the Paris
| Exhibition. appears so simple in its construc-
ton and action, that but very few of m.
great host witnessing its operations will give
passing thought to its ingenious American
inventor who devoted years Of study and pa-
''"n' fo,l to improve and perfect it. We
'l'"ht th''s 90 on and specify a hundred ma
ch'heS' but time and space would fail us-
'nr object Is to direct attention to t|,,. merit.
ana CHAINS OF the authors of useful ,,vo,.
! ',"hS-the mprovers Of The useful artS-for
."'t are ny no means sufficiently appreciated
some talk OF inventions as if they were easy
',ih@s-'nere lucky thoughts. COSTING no.
thing others look uron inventors as mon
""o nave mere monevmaking objects in
we" IN getting ont patents and selling them.
inventors do have lucky thoughts. but they
are generally the result of many slccpl.s>
night, planning. and wears of hard work .x.
prrimrntln.. We honor every man who bx
diligence IN business and honesty in ,]c,,;n,
acquires fortune, and surely no men deserve
10 ''e better rewarded for their efforts than in
vcn'orS, Tor they are public bencfac.ors. Bu,
with the most Of them. We are positive. mon-
ey IS only secondary object: there are ex
rcTtions. to be sure. but this is the rule In
conversation short time since with an old
inventor who has done the State some ser
wee by his Improvements. he stated that i,
often gave hun pam TO hear inventors ~pokeu
ot as mer" Spectators. The dtyu,rc.' said
he. to scientific mechanical research. will
Sichd the last dollar he can control ,o th
tod-ennoh'inc end of practically dcm,n>tr,-
tinG 'avorlte theoretical machine on which
ne mas spent years of investigation. Our
country owes more to inventors for its GREAT
ness than al! other causes put together. asid,.
from religious and yirtuous cducatiou.' H.,
spoke the honest truth .
Some seem 70 imagine that the stn.lv Of
mechanics and the investigation and cons:ruc.
ton "t useful machinery belong to a lower
"r"'r OF Societv and Of intellect, but this is a
Great mistake Look where We will at IN.
rushing stream with its busy turning wheel.
preparing food for the million. or 10 the wb;rl-
ing spindle and whiskng shuttle preparino
webs to cOthc them. and ask. ito whom are
We indebted for these = and the answer rom,.s
back inventors Their genius is impress
ed upon every ship which sails the sea: the
graceful bridge that spans Nacara's waters
dark ana deep yea. upon everything EN-
2loycd for ornament and use.