The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-06
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The Buoooaahil Steam rlow,


one on the greateyeuts 81 the present year
b. tine Invention and successful application Of
% slrim pl1W 10 was placed On trial az the
recent Illinois State Fair ~ Csnfralia, aud
pronounced % uiumph. The correspondent
90 rh 81 Louis HP4bhc4H speaks Of the
machine 40 ulnwsi
The siean plpNiug msphIue, the Ou.y one
entered Tor exhibition ~ competition under
lN.f uame Il the Invention of Mr. Josrpn W,
IaNkrs' ~ ChrHlianai Lancaster county,
pruusy ltauia, Rad Was patented January 2Gl
LOCO. lu construction u differs materially
Lom the Huydrl machine, VhIch has ~ late
attracted ~ much attention iu England, and
which b the uuly one tnat hHs ever been
practically applied With even au ordinary de
gree 1T success. The lioidell pillow 81 the
Lincolnshire trill WIS subjected 10 a ScD
thorough test, aud with fhtee double piunt.
{ ,rhdiug Nuppigcs dud tluluFs, ploNcd ON
rcrr iu 8 mlnut,f-il.s hriIE 30 lhc rate NJ
tru pc.cs per dly Of Ton hours lhe cost Of la-
boz aDd CHa.a bong less HAN one dollar prr
hrfr, iEW mauhlnr hoe met With such favor
tuat Il is nuw taken through the agricultural
0,,trclr 'by the ONnerA and employed IN
,aNipH by contract, the iauavr huding 10
prcieraUlt 20 his uAu teams. a description
1T iis construction b boon published yer,
90 f.Hsiyeiy both iH ihis country nrd iu EUg
ter urc hnlliar with h. II VIII bu Irmrm-
befrd that Il weighs thrlrsp tuus, and is Of
puudpruus make, lu addition 90 thil, tie
slender with lAu necessary wood aud Wat1r
weigh eight tons, lhus making iwguty-oue
tons in al, 4 weights Invention lruly,
nld ~ much 80 that Ihn driving whcols sank
! Itu tic earth tn au extent which required
tlr Inventor 90 drNisr and employ rc,oly-
Ing lraoI, sttachrd 10 the periphery OF each
Il al. ..I. / 4.
uirnL IL bin duNn.aud token UP - tuc InI-
ohinr proceeds THE, IL Ia true, overcome
lht dllheulty, but lheu II must be obvious tu
cAcry mechanic thai Ala arrangement ~ nee
r,sIily complicated must be EASILY derapgcd, /
II rpquirrs ten men - work ", besides F.
horss ~ front 20 guido ~ movements,
Nov, 90 illustrate the transcrpdcuce OF /,
iiukre genius, compare Il 10 frWkos' ma \
chime, his ouly weighs, with fuel aud wa
i,r mr. n days work, s,ren toHs' The
width OF the machine IL about q ~ feet, snrt-
lugth between Is and 20 feet including the .
p.yN, and frame, The boiler I, an upright .
t,hllu, o. W. should judge, 23 or "a horse .
power The engines arv horizontal, Of Ordi- .
mrs construction, and make fourteen eN-
llusts ~ one revolution Of the driver. Tie .
fsttutv oi the machine consists in the en-
pluymrnt OF large cylinder, shaped some
tang Ike barrel for the purpose Of trac-
q IN, NhiCh n secures 20 the utmost extent, ut +
the sane time dispensing with ull the COM
p.cyity Of the Boydell IN .cliuc. aud prevent, /
log al sinking into soft soil, winch canpUr
9th 'rW,r be NO gilectually done. The two
front wheels are at iron, about 8 IL feet in .
diameter aud - inch face, These work ON
a. axle IN the center Of the hNlrtrrr, by I
iurtuS ola AcgmentHry touthcd wheel aud .
screw, which are connected los chiius with q
struring wheel, under the immediate control .
Of the driver, Who stands 10 the len of thu
boiler, The lett haud OF the operator rests
on the wheel with his right hand he can re-
rise thu engine throw the driver out of
gear, rii'g the safety valve, sound the steam
whistle, aud, ia fact, has the cudrc machin"
uldsr his cIUtrul, milking IL back, proceed IN !
Hsy direction and turn IN circle OF - feet
ia diameter. The plow-, us in numhvr hrr
attached iu nm adjustable frame to the en-
piuo, and can br raised or lowered as occ,.
Bot two m marc required To work the whole
IN ,chinc--right less than ON the "Boydcll.' /
We should give q more minute description OF .
thc machine bu, lur want ol time and space, ,
Since the Fair, The executive committee OF Z
tho State Agricultural Society have had n
IN c ! *. at which Il WIS
Il -soircd, That we thank \ FiWkcs, Esq,
Tor the rxhihilion' ct hTs' steam pillow M our .
Fair. II WAS not rs perfect an instrument as
Mr. Hawkes. designs Il shall be- hut il settles
thr question thu the steam pillow can be-
nude successfully TO work upon our p.airirs
lh' animated scene presented ON Il, intro
duclou upon the fair grouhis will scarcely
q forgotten. The sirnp piuw has begun
its work iu Illinois VINO VIII limit a. ia
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