Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-02
INVENTION.
Another Memphis Inventor Successful!
Bravo Bravo

1t is one of the most promising develop
nlents OF the times, that, since the war,
the inventive genius of tho South has
been so thoroughly aroused by the Decss-
stiles created by the uncertainty n un-
reliability of our System of labor. Tn e
necessity of adopting labor and monsy-
saving machinery Of every kind is every
where recognized, and a genius FOR devils
ing such agencies, which has lain doI liant,
comparatively, until now. is beginning to
be demonstrated in all directions by i'm
ventions, many Of them specifically adapt
ed to tbe necessities Of our climate, pro-
ducts and habits. In the race for hOnors
and profits in this direction, we hope ere
long to prove ourselves the equals, II not
the superiors, of the universal Yankee
nation, as we have done in all the other
arts of peace and war. But OF he inven-
ton in question, 1t ca1nOt be said to be OF
spscisl adaptation to our section, but il is
OF universal utility, inasmuch as it so
largely economies fuel, one of the
staple necessities of all mankind.
In passing the store, yesterday, of that
eEterprising firm, Risk q Johnson, our
attention was sttrsdted to a CRATE in q
wooden box. which rudely represents this
invention by which It is claimed at least
ONE HALF TIM FUEL
now required for the purpose OF heating
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all inventions of general utility this is
exceedingly simple, and ones first
thought when looking at 1t is. "Why 1
have not long ago fixed up a thing like
this I can't imagine. Any child might
have thought up such q thing as this
This fireplace - cosl CRATE, as 1t is called,
Is the invention of cur late come fellow.
citizen Miles S. Watkins, ESQ.,, a most exc
cellent and genial gentleman, who is well
known to many of our citizsns and espe.
cislly to the citizsns Of Fsyette county,
where he was raised. This is one of q
number OF valuable inventions by his
gentleman who, though q lawyer Of abil-
ity that has been marked and recognized
everywhere that he is known, has vet a
native genius for mechanic art that crops
out constantly in the construction Of some-
thing new, or improvement of something
OLD. His talent for invention, and origi-
nal mode CT thinking every way, is ex-
trsordinary.
Tho novelty of this invention consists
of three tubes passing through the fire.
baskets into the middle of the back, and
three passing from the upper part of the
beck through the framework, around the
fireplace, several inches above the first
opening into the ROOM. The back part of
the fireplace is made hollow, or an air.
chamber. In this receptacle the air is
intensely heated, and at once of course q
current is sent up through the tubes,
whereby the heated SIR Of the chamber is
poured out into the room in such quanti-
ties thst the whole sir Of the room must
oon be made of the same Temperature.
Ordinary fires lRces heat by radiation
only; this by radiation and circulation.
Another remarkable feature IL, that by
carrying other tubes up the chimney and
turning them into rooms above stairs,
these roomsm may be perfsctly heated from
the fireplace below.
We wish th5 gentleman all the success
bs 20 eminentIy deserves, and predict for
him the fame OF n of the great benefac-
tors OF his rsce, If this invention accom-
plishes one half he thinks he can justly
claim for it.