Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-05-17

CINCINNATI, MAY II, 1855

~ the mileage OF Congressman. Ours is
great nation, too--a nation endowed with in
'entive genius, os has been demonstrated by
the man in Wise nsin who invented a ma
chine to go by the force of circumstances;
by the Kentuckian who tanned an alligator,
made cabin the upper story OF the ampllibi.
GUS animal, and run a fast passenger and
mui line on the Mississippi rive; rard by the
Yankee who took cargo of shoe pegs to
New Orleans, and finding tho market dull,
Whitfield of the blunt Ell Of tie pegs, and
sold them for oats;---a nation with some idea
OF political economy, as Is illustrated by TIE
man ir Illinois who was so poorly off that he
concluded to kill only half hog at time
-and a nation with something of predi-
lection for gymnastic leats. as is proven by
the western editor who was elected to the
Legislature, and was 50 eated that he seized
the seat Df his inexpressbles and tried TO
hold himse It out at arms-eng,h.
A gentleman informed me, not long ago.
that he was about completing the model Of
all invention, ay which the whole inside of
dry good store could be instantly drawn out
that is, in case of fire. the shelves, goods,
and fixtures might sat one fell swoop'' be re-
moved out of the wsy Of danger. He also
stated that he was tie inventor OF another
machine that would wash and iron clothes
and saw wood, all at the same time.
Bot wish to notice briefly, the Fourteenth
Annual Industrial Exhibition of the Mechan-
les Institute now, holding in this city. 1t
would require a good-sized volume to give
anything like full descriptions of the works
OF Mechanism ami Art hero displayed; 81 |
will mainly contne myself to a mention of
the principal pieces OF machnery onjexh BIZ
tion, some OF which are Of Importance to far
mers.
/. Bram6ls's New Automatic Grain Scale
which claims 20 be the great labor saving
invention OF the Gge; it being self-weigh-
ing, seli-discharging, sci-rcgistering. and
seli-culculating; perfect Automaton, sim
pie and rapid,aceurate and reliable in weigh.
ing grains or seeds in any quantity, from a
pound, to thousands Of bushels
2. Seed and Grain Planter, which oper.
aies equally wei. on all kinds OF land; it can
be altered 10 SOW any desired quantity of
grain to the acre, and precludes the necessi-
ty OF narrowing, as it completes the work at
once. (Benj. Ruins, Dayton O.,-patent
now pending)
8. Scots Little Giant Corn and Cob
Mil, which B-warranted to crush feed from
eai corn, and grits or fine hominy from shell.
cd corn, with degree uc ease and convent
ence for farm purposes never before attained
it will crush twe1 bushels per hour with
two horses, (Pa,en.ed lS54.)
!, Fitzpatrck's Straw Gutter, which is a
sell-ieeding machine and cuts leed.straw ye-
ry rapidly.
s. Steele and Co., Wheeling Island, Vu
exhibit one Of the Tennonng and Mortising
Machines, which performs ten or twelve
times as much labor az one man, and must
prove invaluable to carpenters and cabinet
maker
6. HolIingsworth' Floating Balls, or
Washing Machines, which claims to be a
great labor saving invention, and by which
one person can in twelve hours do the wash
ing tor doztg ordinary families. patent
ed 1862 }
7. U. $. Chronomoicr Steam Engine,
which claims to be an improvoment,by which
tN's"ih dic dlLilLSu un-
accomplished the most important features
are power, eheapneSs, simplicity, and dura-
biity. The improvement patented is an us-
cillating or vibrating cylinder, receiving and
dlscha:gIns steam Oh both sides of The cylin-
der ut the same moment, by which the i'm
portant desideratum OF direct application of
power is attained, and all valve friction en-.
TREY avoided. The second great feature is,
that the n uItplcty OF connections for re-
eeiving and dIscharging steam, cecentrics,
and other complicated machinery attached
to the ordnory engine, are dispensed with,
thereby rendering IT almost impossible for
the engine to.get ont OF repair. Another im-
portant item Is the compact and beautiful
styl in which it ID put up, occupying less
than one halt the space OF The old engine,snd
entirely portable. 1t is adapted Tor railroad,
steamboat, stationary, and all other purpo-
ses, especially those pertaining to grlst and
saw mills, having all the advantages of ex-
punsion o steam, and direct application Of
power patented ls55.)
8. MoCOmb's Rlght-Angied Action Steam
Engine, in which the inventor claims tri-
u'aph over all the iata! objections which have
pertaintd tu all attempts to obtain direct
rlght-tnsled action OF steam IN an engine. -
In this construction, the expansion OF met
ais, the wear o! packing, aud the use OF steam
expanssely, are al provided for, and more
power can be obtained through this engine,
than has ever been acquired by the many
different constructions OF this class of ma
chn'ry. Its construction is simple, aud this
engine may be run for years without taking
OIL the cylinder head, aud requires only good
common sense tG run it. As the steam is al,
ways acting in the same direction, there is
no violence to the machLery, and the valves
being operated by calm movements, they are
not SelI'destroyingi and there being no dead
point lnthe revolution, it must be more stoa-
dy than can be had from any crank action.
This engine is adapted to marine OF station
ory PurPoScs,and will occupy much less space
than the reclprocaton engine.
8. Smiths Patent Direct Acting Double
Piston Steam Engiro, new improvement,
with the philosophy OF which TN not 1c-
quainted
may also lneniinn tho rrllouino n.,ant,.