New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

outlets 10 the eaTtb GIVING " Inc "hoio fo Qckapu
ing power proportioned 10, or even greater thaa :
receiving power.
THE "AMERICAN SCREW CLOCK
Large Gums are annually paid in this country =,
fancy clocks imported from France and Germany, q
value of which commonly consists more In their O.
and tinsel work than in tho excellence Of shsis n.
chinery and the accuracy Of their novemestx. II.
CHEAP clocks of Connecticut manufacture, the whsh
of which are cut out by dies are quite ss sood i'm.
keepers az most Of the foreign clocks and take H.
place in this country, and 10 some extent in Earv,,
also where correct timekeeping at least possk a.
il alone desired In these and In watches mad ~.
on the same principle of multiplying The parts b. =,
chirery, 80 that the pieces may be put together -
criminately, the American manufacture has d ~
wears made great progress, essening the fofeiN -
portations and greatly increasing tho use Of ~
valuable instruments. But in ornamental clocls =,
are still dependent upon European manufacturers.
We therefore welcome tho introduction Of bess-
full ornamental clock upon an entirely new pinaips
Of great simplicity Of design, and so constructed nk
possess the accuracy of movement Of chronoasts
watch. Its works, moreover, are fully exposed
view under the glass that incloses them, and benx
opportunity is thus afforded Of learning the prindPs
upon which this useful machine IL constructed IN
from any other clock in Children, a. wed \
grown persons attracted by its ornamental sppegsa
and the graceful springing Of ito bslance-wheei
soon led to understand the escapement and the m
features of both clocks and watches.
The clock TO which we refer is a recent invent'nd
Mr.. James Tuerlynx of this city. Its chief peculiarly
"a. tha RI;
talic plate which forms the base of the clock firmly
an upright steel screw standing from ten to fifteen ax
inches in hight A metallic ball of about two Is weghs
is penetrated through its center by this screw a.d
when at the upper end tends to run down the spiral u
clned plane by revolving around it. BY an ngeniSs
arrange ment, it Is made to roll upon little wheel 4
tached to the top of the weight without itself tosss-
ing the screw the friction is thus reduced to the lees
possible amounts and as by raisng the weight this h.
tie wheel starts back and again catches In tho
thread of the screw at whatever point the weight
lifted. the only winding up required is simply y
raise the weight, and for this rod is provided, the y
per end of which terminates in ring or knob outids
the clock and the lower end in q circle which takes
the base of the weight the rod ia lifted. The revs.
luton of the ball is communicated to the main whed,
which lies horizontally upon the bottom Of the plss
by means Of two rods that pass through the ball and
are fixed 10 this wheel horizontal bar ccnnecs
their upper ends, and the middle point Of this bar
supported and turns upon the top Of the screw. On
this center is the Wheel attached the upper surface
of the crossbar, which regulates the movement Of the
hands upon the dial. The main wheel at the bsss y
connected Immediately with the escspement and bal
anee.wheel, by which its motion is checked and I'd
out tick by tick with each swing ofthe balance Inthss
clocks the balance is on the compensation princpA
The regulation is like that of watch, and Is reachs
by wire introduced when required through LTD
hole made in the glass for this purpose. From the PEI
lection of the works, and the holes being jeweled, tn
clock runs at regular rates, and o time-keepers
probably not surpassed by any other of the sane
cost. The works are perfectly protected from dus
and the hands are covered by glass like that Of
watch or when nclosed, in of the clocks IN
der the glass cylinder they may be reached througha
hole made opposite to them IN the glass; by long key
constructed for this purpose.
The important points in this clock FIRST the uni
form Of acte of the motive power; second, -
direct action upon the main wheel without the nterve&
ton of toothed Wheels which in other clocks atroduo
additional friction and causes Of irregularty The mo
tive power required is thus esened, and the wear pr
portonaly reduced. 1t is variously constructed win
one to three das and SO hours 50 hours egk
days. For family use no Inconvenience is exPei'
enced in the of those which only 50 hours,
the position of the weight is at all times seen, aui
whenever at low point, is readily lifted by any men
Der of the family. One of the clocks has beer in ~
for about eight months in the Office oftte Coop
Union in this city, and has attracted much atsentia
and admiration, especially from engineers and gsnte
men of mechanical TASTE On one of three dias with
is also there the maker proposes on the visit of To
Japanese, to set one dial for NewYork time, ono "
London, and one for Yeddo time. This use of two q
more dis for time of different cities, suggests the y
propriseness of the clocks for marine service and -
pecially for steamers passing across the Atlantic.
-Sea-siokness is supposed to be caused by the ~
ward movement of the mass of the intes,ines whsa
takes place when the motion of the ship changes foa
rising to falling This pressing against the dir ,
phragm squeezes the bile out OF the liver Into the sto
ach, which causes nausea and vomiting. But NJ j.
bard now declares that the electric belt discovered
a M. Mosselman of Brussels, is cure for sea-siss
ness in ninety-eight cases in hundred IL is quS
ton whether the belt does more than TO compress
stomach and prevent this movement
The analy ala of tina waters of I.omha r1y coilofd