The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-01-31

he stesm. Each step or pace sdvsnces tho
body two feet, and every revolution Of ,ks
engine p'o'ures four psces. A. the engios
il capable OF mskipg more than thossn nd
revolutions every minute, il would get over
the ground, on ihis cslruIsiion, st the rats
OF little more than . mile a minute. A.
THE would be working the legs faster than
would be safe on uneven ground or on Nrosd
street cobble stones, il il proposed 10 run
the. eRgine 81 The rs'e Of FIVE hundred revo.
lutions per minute, which would walk tho
man q. The modest speed Of hsM q mile lsr
The fslIow 10 attached 10 q common
Rpckswsy carriage, the .hafs Of which
serve to support him in, . vertical position.
These shafts are two bars Of iron, fsstened
in the, usual msnner to the front Of the car.
risge. sad are curved so as to be j,ined TO
a circulsr sustaining bar, which pssses
around the wsist like eir,h. and 10 " hich
Tho man moves 50 % 10 fsce in any direc.
iion. Besides these motions, mac hinery has
bsen arranged By which the figure can be
thrown backward or iorwsrd fra,n a vertict !
nearly forty Eve degrees. this is done in or.
der TO ensble ii 10 ascend or descend al
grades. To the soies Of the feet spikes or
cosks are fixed, which eventually prevent
slipping. The " hole affair 10 so firmly sus.
lsined BY the shtf fts and has go excellent =
foothold that two men are unble TO push il
ever, or in sny way throw it down. Ia or.
der 10 enable tito stop quickly. il 10 provi.
ded with two appliances, one Of which will
a. before stated. throw il backward from ,hs
vertical, while the other bends the knees in
the direction opposite to the natural posi-.
ton.
An upright post which is arranged in front
Of The dssh board, snd within EASY reach Of
the front seats, sus,sins two miniature pilot
wheels. BY the turning Of which ,hese vsri-
pvs moslons and evoluiicns are directed. -
Il IL expectsd that . sufficiently isrys
mount Of coal can bs slowed sxsy.uOdsr
The back seat Of tbe csrrisge TO work tho
'ngine Tor q day. and enough wsier in .
!apk under the front seat 10 isst hall q d.. :
In order 10 prevent the giant fre m fright.
ming horses BY its wonderful appearance.
Mr. Deddrick intends 10 clo,he il ard give il
Is nenrly 90 p ,ssib!e likeness 10 the ress,
II humanity. The builer. end sach paris
. are unnecessarily hested, will be encssed
n fell or woo!en under9ar,nen,s. Tho
coat snd vest. OF the iaiest
ayles are provided. Whenever the fires
reed cosling. which Is every two or three
lours, the driver stops the mschinc, d..
cends from his seal, unbu,,cns .D,niels"
'est. opens door, shovels in the fuel. bu,.
ons up The vest and drives on. On the
'sck between the shoulders the steam cocka
nd guagcs are. placed. A these would.
suse the cont 10 set swkardiy, . knspsack
as been provided that completely covers
hem. A blanket neatly rolled up sad
laced on top Of the knsp.ack pevtecis the
elusion. The. The face IL moulded into
cheerful ccuntenance ot white ensme,.
,hich contrssls well with the dark hs,r and
a shee, iron hat, with a euses
op. acis 80 q smoke stack. 2iin
The cos, of his "frst man" IL So COO.
houeh the mokcrs. Messre. Dpddtics &
'rsss, expect 10 manufacture succeeding
oes, warranted TO run a year without 70.
airs, for $3C0. The same parties expect
, con,ssc,. on the ssme principle. ho,.ss
,hich will do the lu'y Of ten or twelve Or.
mary snimsls Of the same species. Thes.,
10 con6den,islly believed. can be used
like before carriages, slrett csrs and pllws
ne man now constructed csn make his
ay ~i'hou, difficulty over any reeuIsrtur.
cs whose RUS nod stores are not mors
'sn nine inches below o. sbovs ,hs level
the road. NV IN n lls~a f.r-. H.s.
IA vein OF coal In the upper end Of
nox county. has been probed fifteen kees.