The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-11-21
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Banks or III CuYinooA. o., Oct. 81, l856.
Mr. p.ia Ma. Baxwsrra.-I havo this
morning reached the extreme w1TiSo Of my
present tour, and this evening 70 North
through Canada. and then shall proceed 10
the Adiundac Mountains, where hor~ to
gather new tbougbn and incr~ss both my
physiul and mental energies, Of which l
have need. I reached this point in q hours
from New York, distant Cos nilss. Yesterday,
about midday, net . rain storm IN the val
lev Of the NUbswk. and NV . nov storm
moving over the grsst vassr-shed South Of
me, and before midnight Il was with me on
the hanks Of LAks Erie, and kept ne COM
pany til 7 O'Clock this morning, when The
clouds moved away, leaving about four inch
q Of snow upon the ground. The stmos-
pherc isstill cold, and tho Lake boisterous
and turbulent. 81. ,s.e-T l-tt -stt -
lam not stranger In this part Of the
world. Forty years ago I had foar stores In
this region Of counHy--ous on the bann Of
Muskinsum, one st the junction OF the Tus-
caron and White Woman Rivers, one on
the Black Fork Mohiskan, and on the banks
of the Sciota, within len miles Of the Indian
boundaries; In three Of which We traded
with the Indians. an hero on novel
mi sion,- examine Q machine Cor produc.
ing intense cold BY ARTIFICIAL means. This
machine hss been brought 10 perfection u
Will turn out ton Of loo IN - hours, and
will produce cold "a degrees below zero. l
have just had an interview with the owner
Of this machine. and be % now getting u
ready for experimenting this afternoon.
have unlimited confidence In its perfcctness.
NV object 10 TO see IL u can b made avails.
HE 70 produce frost or cold 10 destroy yellow
fever infection In vessels riding quarantine In
our port, to cleanse the cargoss OF such ves-
sells, and 10 frccss the clothing OF pasengen
and mariners, and thus protect tho people
of our great city from the fearful scourgc OF
pestilenoe-and am confident OF success.
As I have q journey OF two thousand
miles 10 complete, making that distance In
great circle, Il 10 needed that should DO
brief. I, d not sasy 70 writs much whi'son
tho wing. ..-'...... ...l. O.
Willis here, lam looking into tho arrange
ment for saving life on the lakes, BY means
of life csrs and life boats an edort much
needed here where tbs commcrce Of thse In.
land scas 10 % rapidly increasing.
'-' Yours truly, +. MarAs.
In letter Of later date, Mr.. Merriam gives
us the following account Of the steam pro-
cess of producing Artificial Ice:
"This afternoon have boon engaged In
examining the machine made for producing
intense cold by artificial means. The ma.
chino having worked for an hour brought
down the mercury In tho Thermometer 70 tho
line of 30 below zero, which was tho low
esI degree marked on tho scale. cut an
apple and placed Il on the outside Of one OF
the metal pipes Ia which current OF ether
was made to pass through vacuum. and
| In n few minutes II was frozen. This ma
chine has been two ycars In being brought
to Ito present STATE Of great forwnrdness-
IL IL worked by steam. 10 frcesns water,
forming blocks VI ice twelve inches by six
that being the size of the metal cells In
which the refrigeration takes place. Each
cell 10 separated from the Others by what
may DO called q hue. A largo number OF
these cells are placed In what may be called
q square cistsrn. and Of sufficient number TO
produce ton OF leo ut ono openition. Cloth
ing of persons coming 10 quarantine In ycs-
scis, can be froaeu by this machine, and thus
Invested Of the germs Of pcstilcncc. IL can
DO made 10 frost the entire inside Of ship
in few hours. and thus purify il bold and
other apartments, and u Is capable Of re.
ducing the temperature Of stone warehouses
, 20 low ~ 10 free The goods stored In the
; refrigerated apartments from everything
that can engender tho disease Of yellow fe-
vcr.