New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-01
WrEKLY REVIEW or PiTEvrs.

Seyenty-eight patent, were granted for the week
ending Oct Is comprising the usual yarie.y OF par
po,e and device.
4 &. Abbot Of Zanesyile Ohio. Iri;ens ani alegei
" Improvement IN the Adaptation Of Wad- To Shots
"a and Shells" in which he claims, in combination
with J Of or 81 ell. that receives H. rotation by tho
action of The atmosphere in It's flight and which ha.
an oren funnel-Shaped base similarly shaped open
wad or rackng, that when expanded by The gas hall
iurirce both u, on tie bore Of the gun and the int.
Nor Il the lo or she'll a. described and represented
,u,etcial under iandin OF the fact thai BY the H.,
Of lever or other simple mechanical power. What
gained in power ana force IL lo- in time has led
MANY to believe ,ha, the same law equally governs all
mechanical devices, e. that in no way pro-
duee more power than Is vested in his mnscles and
II at the power OF must necessarily be limited -
tie quantity of coal consumed.
Tie term motive power generally used, con.
prehsud, combined fore and motion. Hence, ulan
does actually produce an measure Of power
beyond is muscular strength. The steam engine II.
illustrates this wlee the muscles OF single man. zen.
crate the power of many horses, and ss the hat Of
,uch power is only governed BY inventive genius.
However. rapidly we may deveopc economy in the
ste m engine tie field j. sill open for further I'M
proyemens.
Daniel Barnum Of New-Yors City, for an improve.
ment in steam engines, says
claim the method of constructing and combining
adjustable cutoff cams and adjusting screws, and
revolving and sliding rock-shait, substantially spec
cited. ard of combining these with the means de-crbed
for working purpet valves I'm stoam-cng Ines, -ubsta
TALLY as and the purposes specified. clam tho
method OF constructors or using. or adjusting the cut
on cams for The purpose OF enabling me iohS or 10
adjust the point AT which the steam IA 10 be cut OIL
during any portion of the stroke, whether De done
while tie e pine is in motion or AT rest substantially
as described aud shown.
James Cummings of Boston patents an inproyei
Try-Cock for Sieamboilng, which consists in 20 con-
strucng a single cock, and attaching il TO the boiler
by uoyaLle joint, that by raising lowering it Is
made to indicate the hight oil the wafer thus serving
the purpose of three Ordinary cocks
Owing TO the difficulty of getting good ,gars at
reasonable price, smokers rapidly adopting AMI
ropuarizng the ppe-the increased demand for which
has stimulated inventive genius IN this direction. la
An ordinary pipe, the fumes all pass through the
consumed tobacco before entering the stem, depostin
moisture by the condensation OF portion of the Of
fensive OIL which greatly deerorates the aroma;
all smokers are aware tha; the flavor of pipe cigar
il most delicious when first lighted. We Judge from
the following claim of VIM. VI. Bryant of Washing
ton D. c.. for q" Smoking Tube, that he alleges the
removal of this difficulty; at any rate ii rightly
siucted his device will accomplish this end lie says:
II claim tubular obaccO-pipe which contains the
SUPPLY of tobacco within II, and is furnished with
stre m a fo wer their equivalents, that force up
the tobacco to the burning point. chamber fast
il i. consumed substantially in the and for the
purpose set forth
Farming Las ever been a aborious, industrious
pursuit, but improved agricultural machinery will
eventually do the drudgery. Though has heretofore
been necessary, in guiding the plow, to follow il on
foot it il as easy conceive of a device by which the
plowmau may do this while riding, ii invent
tie res per and mower. Daniel Edred of Monmouth
ILL.,, has invented pillow which the driver may ride,
and in addition suitable devices for conveniently
guiding it, the burrows may be turned from the
side of the land, while the plow is moving in either
direction.
Though metallic seals for letters must necessarily
be more expensive than the adhesive muclsge,
ordinarily used, cheap, simple, easily applied seal
may he useful for special purposes. G. A. McEsoI
of Richmond, Va, patents Z. Metallic Seal for Let
ters &c." Which consists Of two disks of thin sheet
metal so constructed that when il placed inside
the envelope and the other outside the y-leaf, and
pressed firmly together, their edges nerocked
IA secure the seang.
Persons using movable slat window blinds aware
of the liability Of their connections becoming disar
ranged or broken. John c. Baker (assignor 10 him
self and Asa l.. Carrier of Washington, ID. C., for
an Improvement in tie Rods OF Window Blinds, says:
II claim the peculiar construction Of thin metallic
nbes, the two edges forming the ears or rings,
G e e. in mbiDaon with wire staples rings, 10
connect wood Stats for movable blinds, substantially rs
re, forth"
Though coal and rosin are usually considered the
most practicable materials for Eliminating gas it is
possible that, with improved apparatus, in some To-
eales peat may be adyantageousy used. j. Burrows
HYDE of Newark, n j., assignor TO Phebe Bamman
of same place., for Improvement in the Method Of
Making Gas from Peat:
"Claims, first, Exposing such peaty matter TO
thorough desccation by artificial heat and conveying
il 20 the retor without permitting absorb moisture
from the air. Second, formulating pow der,ng such
peaty matter, dstng and cooling il in closed cases,
as described Third Employing the heat evolved in
cooling the carbonzed material to aid in deslccatlng
the peaty matter, M described.