The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-02-27


When you are walking in the little park 20
cannot pass from one hill to the other Withou
descending into this avenue and climbing Ii
) the other side. This would be a fatiguing ex
: ercise. 10 remedy this two wiEe cables hav
been stretched from hill 10 hill.
70 these cables are suspended two chariots
I. rolling on pullIes-one to so, the other to re
: turn. You SIT down in the first; the weigh
of your body moves it, and you cross tht
scooped out avenue by this airy road. Wher
the chariot has landed you on the earth it re
turns to its place by simple mechanism, pu
IN motion by counterpoises. After having
VISITED this part OF the park, you can return te
the trst by the same process, and these little
voyages, which recall the Russian Mountains,
are very amusing:
we come to the house Of the gardener. NJ
robert HoudIn wishes that his people should
De at work bright and early; to secure this
he has put up in Antoine bed room an alarm
clock, which sounds at a fixed hour by means
OF an electric current proceeding from the
house; he has taken care to place this alarm,
not near the bed room of his gardener, but at
the other side of the room now the electric
hubbub does not stop until you UNLOCK the
up in order TO deliver himself from the deafcn-
ing noise. and, once up, he will not be likely
TO go back TO bed. The battle is won.
Beyond the lodge of the gardener is the hot
house, IN which are kept during the winter
the orange and other trees which are sensitive
to cold; but if it is necessary to keep these
from the frost, it is quite as hurtful to expose
them to an excessive heat; it is, therefore,
necessary TO have the means of verifying the
temperature Of the greenhouse, and, above
all, of assuring ones self during the night that
the gardener has not been negligent. Moth
| ing easier to M. Robert Houdin A metallic
thermometer, composed of two different plates
which dilate unequaly when heated, at a GER
tain degree of heat or Of cold pushes little
valve, which puts it in communication with an
electric apparatus the current, once cstab-
lshed, sounds bell which notifies the master
Of the house.
You twill conjecture that the subject Of clocks
has not been neglected by man who COM
menced life as clockmaker, and who has ac
compllshcd wonders in this kind of mechanism
M. Robert Houdin has given to his native
toWn-Blols-an electric clock, not kept in
motion by electricity, transmitted and rrgula-
ted by another clock of the common kind, but
performing its functions under the direct in
fuence of a pile which is on y renewed once a
year; all the clocks and watches in the town
are regulated by this clock. /
In this house M. Robert Houdin has a clock
OF great precision, yeritable chronometer of
common make; it goes by means of a weight
which it is necessary to wind up every week
er every month to obviae THE necessity, M.
Robert Houdin has utilised wasted force. |
which no one before him had thought Of en-
oloying it is the kitchen door, Which, con-
SANITY opened and shut, winds up by this con- "
tant going and coming the weight of his h
lock. BY means of an electric communica- Il
ion, the pendulum 6 ives motion to the hands 81
t several dlals placed in different corners of n
he mansion; so that getting up in the NOM
1g, and putting his nose, as they say, out of
ne window, M. Robert Houdin sees on the it
ght, on the gable end of bis greenhouse, the
&c hour of day, on the left, on the gable end
another building, a dial hand which tells m
I'm the state Of the barometer, while direct
IN front is yane which shows the direction
the wind.
And now, do not these ingenious and dis
Get mechanical servants, so obedient, of such
en temper, whose wages are almost moth
g. who are neither clustering nor awkward
no do not break anything, who, in a word
not make jokes or bulls, and who are conse- -
lently the ideal of model servant, need a in
eat deal OF care? Two hours year 10 re-
W the electric piles. 1t is but simple truth
say that all this is arranged in a perfection on
which you perceive the inventive mind and at
nd, and wonderfully skiful artist
The saloon of M. Robert Houdin is orna
nted with some articles of a special nature, pan
1ch deserve mention. They are, firstly, !
ne OF those charming automatic figures Joe
lch we have seen performing in his theatcr bla
ugggers, rope dancers, singing birds, ETC.; The
!, secondly, the singularly curious and ORR hell
al autograph, which was pompously sent to T
by the Arab chiefs, with their signatures, as
oxen OF their admiration, and of their graf villa
lie for the feats which he performed before hol,
N in 1856. das
:elping Ladies to Husbands BY Contract. hou
'hree men, Fred. and William Edwards. 0PeI
- Griffin, were arraigncd in the Chi 8.
. Police Court on Saturday morning last. /,
n the following singular statements and :.,.
anaions were made: III III u
Drunk and disordcrly your HONOR "'su
y were also charged with being warrants. 0I ia
officer swore that he had known them by ,o..
for over year, and that they had no ps5'
ne means of support. They were always anu q.
dressed, however.
+. Fred. Edwards spoke: These two s lou
lemen and myself are the firm of Edwards 'Ne ga
rItiin. regret that cannot tell our -:
less. We will be sent TO the Brdewell if ' 'seu
II? Very well, sir, your curiosity shall sou
ratified. We are prosperous By that I ~"
we propose to young ladies and help to '"e q.
hem married. We are bencfactors. -
hen we see young lady who is not. and ~
+ has been, engaged, one of us SAYS to t....'
after nory;soe.', or conrsa - pay gcnt
'''e says He
I The time being, one Of us is considered was :,
agaged to her. We trumpet the fact i've
I'd. Wiener the other two of us meet An
man who is not engaged, we say, While
lat lucky dog Griffin is; he has won mon ;
n" And We praise her. also r
encourage the young man to 90 in and corks.
nttn out, for the fun of the thing. Be- and c,
tool, like most young men, he does it tatino
opposes 10 Miss *, knowing size is en- these
=, to Griffin, and hardly expecting that Proba
i'll accept him. 49,.