New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-10
MISUNDERSTANDING Gtibm,re
INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC INTEL
LIGENCE.
A NEW MOTIVE POWER.

Material force is the life Of the world Il is that
which modie matter into endessy diversified forms,
motions and conditions and evolves the wonderful re-
suits that surround u.s. Without it there could be no
varieties nor properties of matter neither coors nor
motions rot voice nor sound As in nature, il is
in the arts Force is everything 10 them. All our
machines, simple or complicated, are merely agents to
employ it. Without it they are a. useless as feet and
fingers to the dead. And as the richness and variety
Of natures works depend on her notifications and
applications Of force 80 is the character of human
ants determined by the motive agents employed. Till
recent times three only were in u-e-anmals, water
and wind Little century has elapsed since
steam was introduced and within the last nifty years
it has impaired an impulse to human progress unex-
ampled in the history of the past.
But the moral are not less than the physical effects
of steam and not the least is the belief il has induced
that there exist and the stimulus ii has given to find
out other agents equally potent and more economical
than itself. That the arts and manufactures OF
civilized nations have arrived at stage when more
portable power is desirable no one doubts and that
there are other available of force IL unqueson-
able TIE object OF research then, is legitimate one,
fra ught it is with promises OF the highest import
to humanity. No improvements IN mechanism, how
ever great in themselves and benefcen in their appll-
cation, can compare with the discovery Of motor
that shall supersede steam be received as coadl-
tor Of steam.
The latest attempt at the great problem il that of
Prof Vergues Of this city who recently invited large
number Of gentlemen TO witnes. his solution OF It al the
Cry,tal Palace. One momen; before mentioning what
is An forces are tTaceabe, directly or indirectly, to
fluid or gaseous matter and there are indications that
they have relation to tenuity in the motive
matter. Al all events, the imponderable tuids-if
electricity, galyapsm and their cOgnates be such
infinitely surpass in velocity and intensity AL Others
Tie motor Of Professor Vergnes is electro-Inag-
netic one Imagine number Of soft iron arms, re-
sembing oar blades, revolving a horizontal axis,
with their plane faces close to- but not touching walls
Of wire which walls are electro magnets and have
the outlines of the machine Nothing could well be
more rmpe-a feature Of the device highly creditable
70 IL author There were TWO machines in operation
a table model and ore estimated as equal to about
ten horses Ii is said to at cost of only - per
working day of ten hours aud that this is diminished
one-haf by deduciing the value OF the suphGte OF
zinc produced by the battery.
Professor V. is a gentleman OF talent, and pleasing
demonstration BY diagrams and algebraic formulas he
explained the principles ard advantages of his dis
covery ard ngenuousy invited his audience TO scruti
nze every point, truth alone was his object Moth
ing else can endure. The exposition was however,
rather of the construction than demonstration of the
practical value Of the motor. For this purpose he Is
preparing il TO saw timber when ii viii be ascerained
TO VIVA, extent Il possesses the most essential of quail
ties.
There is one point which. from its practical bearing,
we would submit with Difference TO Professor V. IL IS
this Passing over the number Of batteries there
twenty each containing sixteen rather large cei- and
the increasing ratio Of velocity ever the number sp-
Piled in each case, not every increase OF velcity
accompanied with corresponding expenditure 81 re
no.tre materials A steam engine, a; ordinary work,
draws the boiler, say twenty times minute, and
when t- velocity doubled IL drafts the boiler
doubled-the communication being opened twice for
each revolution. Does not the thing occur with
the new machine. The batteries are charged with
tive materials ike boilers, and il lot virtue drawn
from them al every revolution Of the axis, no matter
what the velocity may be
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