The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-20


the man to which America owes, more than
TO anything else, its successful tide of adj
vancement and prosperity. They consti-
tute the foundation of all well-directed eff
fort, and form the basis of all true wealth
and every permanent institution. Taken
separately, the action of each is impaired
and rendered comparatively Intellectual, but,
united, they give such impulse to labor,
either mental or physical, as ensures be-
yond question, eventual success. Mere ge-
MUS, without perseverance in the develop
ment of ideas and plans or the endeavor to
communicate and render them practical, is
powerless in its influence; and mere per-
severance, without genius or mental power,
always works to disadvantage, meeting
with obstacles and encountering difficulties
at every turn. In order to their most sue
cessful and effectual working, there should
be combination of both-1genius planning
for perseverance, and perseverance execut-
ing the commands of genius through the
N edium of manual and mechanical work.
The individual instances of this truth are
so numerous and SO general in every COM
munity, that it needs nc illustration other
than such US is common to every ones
knowledge The remark is every day made
=" that man is genius, but he lacks per-
severance, and will never amount to any
thing, or he's persevering fellow, but
don't seem to have any talent or tact. "
In the department of invention, the in
stances are comparatively rare IN which
men of real genius have sufficient of the
practical in their composition to ensure the
thorough development and perfection of
their ideas. They start off theoretically, or
rather spasmodically, with some new thing,
which in its inception promises well, but
very soon we find them aban doning this
and attempting another and so on to some
thing else. The result is that nothing is
completed, and no real benefit derived either
by themselves or the public. In fact, to say
a man is an inventor, has almost become
equivalent to saying that he has no perma-
nency of purpose whatever. Hence, the nu-
merous instances of persons who have ORR
ginated valuable inventions which others,
more persevering, have carried out to COM
pleteness and reaped all the pecuniary adj
vantage. If the attention of our inventors
could generally be longer confined to par
ficular object, we doubt not the character of
their productions would evince far greater
degree of perfection and much higher val
ue If they would make some particular
thing in some one department, the object of
permanent and persevering effort there would
be fewer patents issued, and more which
would be worth the cost of procuring them.
More than twenty years ago, Mr.. Philo
Penfiela Stewart, then a resident of this
city, commenced the construction of his
cooking stove now so well known through
out the country. Possessed of inventive
talent, himself a practical mechanic, and be-
ing conversant with the history of such
matters, he determined to combine his tall
ent and knowledge, and construct, carefully
and perseveringly, as his opportunities
would allow, cooking apparatus that
should fully answer every demand of the
times. Being for while Strengthened in
his pecuniary affairs, he was unable to bring
his invention prominently before the public,
but he was satisfied in being able to give
them, although in limited way at first, a
complete and useful article. 1t has always
been a business rule with him never to al
low stove to pass from his hands that
would not stand successfully the most severe
test. AS his circumstances improved, he
was enabled to avail himself of the advan-
tages of consultation with other thorough
and competent mechanics, and these, with
such as his own experience furnished, were
faithfully devoted to the improvement of tho
store.
As his reputation became established, and
the demand for it increased, it attracted the
attention of manufacturers, and Mr.. Stewart
was enabled to put his stove into the hands
of one of the oldest and most prominent
houses in the country, where every facility
for its proper manufacture could be readily
secured Mr.. Stewart has made his stove
the speciality of all his endeavors for nearly
a quarter of a century, and still gives it the
Lenefit of unwearied efforts for great excel
Ience and improvement. The present sea-
son he has provided it with new fueS, which
render the operation of the oven entirely
successful, even with the poorest draft. 1t
is claimed to possess every requisite to con-
venience and economy, both of which fea-
lures are amply secured in the thoroughness
and expedition with which it performs its
work The various operations of baking,
broiling, roasting and boiling may be
carried on at once, and in the most perfect
manner.
At the same time a large reservoir for hot
water, and warming closet for plates Tor
cooked dishes before serying) are both sup
piled by the waste heat that would other
wise be lost 10 the draft The excellence OF
the castings used in constructing the stove,
and the exactness with which they are fit
ted, render it equal in nicely and beauty to
the finest machinery work, while, by means
of Innings of conducting material, re-
movable at pleasure, the heat may in winter
be graduated to the temperature required
for the kitchen, and in warm weather al
most entirely retained in the stove. Some
idea of the capacity of the stove may be
had by noticing the fact that barrel o
-four has been, on each of several occasions
baked into excellent bread NTH single fire
A New Orleans Journal says that many
ladies in that city, heretofore strangers I'll
the kitchen, now pass many pleasant hour
in the superintendent ofculinary operations
which are so well and easily performed BY
this stove, and in practicing upon the in
structions contained in an excellent littl
pamphlet, which Mr.. Stewart has prepared
- for the benefit of housekeepers, and which
contains many useful hints not immediatel,
connected with the use of his stove.
This pamphlet is sent to any address
without CHARGE. on application to Mr.. Thos