The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-14
Ci HLGUS AND SCIENTIFIC.

PETRoJEuMFCEL FOR LoC CnMor1vE
A model eugine, heated by petroleum,
has bcrn exhibited In France, which
appears TO be complete success. This
: locomotive carries 1000 llters, or about
! 900 gallons II oil, In the tender, q
haud pump forcing the oil into small
reservoir near the boiler. The process
| 2f Lighting tho oil is said 10 be nelthsr
diittrult nor dangerous, owing to the
oil being kept in compartments, q
! small quantity only being lighted at
one time, then another division, and
-. on, uut,, the whole furnace lis alight.
! rms engine consumes It's own smoke
. perfectly ana Il IL ssid to be'extreme-
7 y ea,yto drive, on account OF tho
I simplicity Of IT. apparatus. Large To-
coldollyes, with slight improvements,
( nave since beer built, and successful
( lllal1 made Of ILs working qualities.
! lN"coLsumptiOn of oil was 80 per cent
less ny Weightthan that fgood patent
! compressed coal.
/ a new li.e.pregervor, called tho
( BH9yant Mattress, has been invented
/ ~ 1!r. j. hunt Of Providence, H. I.
/ 70 consist, of two elongated sacks or
/ pockets which are filled with corh,
/ -il''er Sra1usIed, cut into shaviny,
or IL large iiat pieces, the edges being
connected With an apron, 80 that
Nhtu the two sacks are folded togeth.
ca up,n the spron they will just bs
covered smoothly thereby, and make
q mattress, aud when opened they
VIII bHoy up considerable weight
Ilactd upoa the apron between tae
.r..il'led -aaks, At one end Is at
t"t1sd smai 'er sack, which serves the
purpose of bolster, or, when detach-
th, may he Used as life-preserveE,
straps or bands ara attached to tn.
surface oi tlll sacks, serving to seizs
ho'l OF IN tho water. AS q mattress,
Ne sacks ar8 made of any width, 10
nat they will ut into the racks Of
sIeamo'at7 or vesaels of any kind, and
arA uIltd win cork, which Is the best
known iitiIng on account Of Its great
buoy aHCy, aud, at the same time IA 4
H"'l uIling for q mattress, especially
"n"h EfNuu'Sted or cut into shavingS.
W ben tle mattress Is TO he used ae \
i'ir-pteseryer It il uufolded, and when
lii the g-Qfrr n norlOn ~ ary ,yot,,l>r
uggn fha g,rHn within its ~ no "o,s'
,j,far,sL f.. t-ant ahnat 'O' s''"o' o'io-
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tracks, tufDp.ks7 and other embank.
mems Gas been invented by CALI
iorl!Hn which VlIl reduce the labor
y'.' hr Tenet 81 per cent. IL consists OF
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II" A.ln'sNHefic telegraph Is an In
Ne''t%" W j.. '1,s.oHtl? made 10y Mr.. Guattor,
".'.' :,,thouS,' ils actual merits arc
, y, ) 'a '4tF t7I'plleiltd by suf1clent
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I".'.""1 *.' valuable discovery. Mr.
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