Smyrna times., 1856-02-13
Communications,
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times

! MIR. EDrroR-DeGr Sir: In writing for vou,
columns the article on removing ice from water.
wheels, little thought that | was inyolvino
myself IN newspaper controversy. | had dis.
covered what | believed to be valuable appIi-
cation OF water for that purpose, and having
never seen or heard of its being applied in that
way, offered the article for publication for the
benefit of the dusty fraternity.
| had supposed that was writing to practical
men who would appreciate my motive, and only
require hint to induce them to avail ,bem-
selves OF its benefit. But find that " Miller,
is disposed TO condemn, without trial, and indi-
rec'Iy doubt my veraclty, and, in attacking the
theory, entirely overlook its practical results.
In pennlng thus article, shall have to ask
your PATIENCE shall, perhaps, be rather pro-
llhc' for have not the happy faculty of speak,
ing a volume in a paragraph; besides this. |
shall have to quote from Miller article to make
myself understood. He pays me an unmerited
compliment in excusing himself from writing
over hls real name. Ii he so chooses, let him
remain incog." Perhaps, it would have been
more to my credit to have done the same
-" Mile" says, " That Mr.. C.'s opinion of spray
differs very much from ours, we contend that
ordinary drops of water cannot, accord
ing to W. Webster, be construed into sprav. which
drops, we think, cause more than half the ice
formed upon our Wheels think said more
IN the form of spray than solid jet, but admit
that it is drops of water that forms the ice-it
amounts to nothing, provided the jets effectually
remove them and leave the wheel free.
Miller's main point of objection seems to be
the theory advanced in my first article that
water would invariably retain the same tenn
perature while in active motion. Il should
have said SO degrees, and | think nv article
will justify the inference, for that is the point
to which limited water three feet below the
surface.) The theory | merely introduced as
being brought to my mind by some experiments
which | had made, which experiments were
the means of directing my attention to the ap-
plication of Jets for removing ice from wheels,
and which | may say has been of very essen
tial benefit to myself and | was willing to
share the advantages with my neighbors.
! did not say that water at 2I2 degrees
would not change its temperature, neither did
1 name or intend to infer that the pipe should
be half inch, for in that case the friction of the
internal surface would reduce the velocity of at
least three-fourths of the water. The small
est pipe that named was Il inch, and to this
am still willing to adhere. And | still main
tainthat water at 30 degrees will not freeze
while the velocity is ten feet per second, even
in the high latitude reached BY DIR, Kane, and
! challenge Miller" to prove that it, will
But, for the want of positive proof either way,
let us q reason from analogy 80 - svfego ii
presume, f" Miller" viii admit tia. If DIR.
Kane had have had.with him two wheels or
plates of iron, they would have become SO
charged with frost as to have blistered the flesh
when il came in contact withlit.sI presume
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