Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04
i Nav Steam Engine.

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A new invention has been introduced in
to the mechanical world, which promises
to work an entire revolution In the appli-
cation Of steam to the various purposes of
life. People had supposed that about the
last improvement that could be made in
steam engines had been made, but this
nay invention proves that people In sup
ps4ng this were mistaken. Amachine has
been introduced which does away with the
cylinder principle altogether, as well as
with the piston, crank. steam chest oil
cans, &c. The engine which makes all
these changes is the Centrifugal Steam In
CINE, and is the invention of Benjamin
Franklin, Of Westmoreland county. Al
ready it has taken high rank among the
recent inventions of the day, and it is NOR
ally certain to overcome ali obstacles and
win its way to foremost position. The
most competent practical engineers have
examined it, and pronounced its success
certain. They confidently predict that it
will supersede all other kinds.
The facts which recommend it are many.
AS we have said, it does away entirely with
the cylinder principle, depending on centri-
fugal force. Thus the mechanism is greatly
simplifed, and the engine is much more
easily understood ana much more economi-
cally worked than the old kind. In the
new engine friction is almost entirely over
come. 1t will produce 1900 revolutions to
the minute, with one-fourth the steam re-
quired to produce the same number Of rev.
buttons in the old style, and with the same
amount of horse power. The centrifugal
steam engine condenses almost oil OF its
steam, which, it is needless to say, is In it
self great saving Another prime recon-
mendation of the new engine is the fact
that its great simplicity OF construction
makes it much more economical than any
other. Il can be constructed for not more
than one-foruth c. the expense required for
the old style, and when made, 1t is almost
impossible for it to get out OF order. So
simple is it that a child can ran it--PittS-
burg Post
BURNING OF OBSCENE LITERATURE The
London correspondent of the New York
Tribune, dated August 8, writes as follows:
"A singular scene has been going on for
the past two days at the Bow street Police
Station A few months ago one Dugdale,
who has printed and scattered abroad more
obscene literature than any man living was
sent to prison, and his stock in trade seiZ-
ed. Lately Sir Thomas Henry issued an
order to have ali the printed sheets, en-
cravings, etc, burned The duto-dd-fe has
Just occurred. The condemned property
consisted of the unbound printed sheets
of IS, 900 volumes, 40 lithographic stones,
318 impressions from these, Is copper
plates, and 700 or 500 engravings. The
burning of the sheets in folded masses was
found to he slow and uncertain process,
so the constables were engaged several
hours IN separating them. The great fur
naces connected with the station, used to
warm and ventilate the cells, were heated
red, and three large fires were built IN the
station yard; these were all piled up with
Dugdale's books and pictures, which were
estimated as worth to him, IN money, a
thousand pounds. 1t took two days of
steady burning TO consume them.