Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-05

PAINR's ELECTRIC MISUNDERSTANDING circles
have lately been amused and interested by can
exposure" of IN invention by Mr.. Ii. Nj. Paine,
OF "Water-gas4 notoriety," of an electric engine
which attracted some attention year ago.
general impression among scientific men is
that Tins machine is really run by belt from a
steam engine in daily pse IN the same building;
and one Of the skeptiCs has published letter in
the Scientific American, making his charge di.
recty The writer says that he visited the Gu
rloslty about three months ago. Entering the
once about twelve O'Clock, he was told that the
machine would not be running till one o'clocl<
Calling at that hour, he found Mr. Paine. who
began showing the aual model machines which
reFoiFed well by the help of four Gun battery
Dut apparently with no power, as they could be
stopped without effort. The visitor becoming
critical, Mr. Paine undertook to convert him by
showing TIE machine itself. The wheel to which
the magnets were attached was unlike the mod.
ELS enclosed ~ cast iron case, which enYeIoned
u closely a9oYe, hut spread out into q rectangu-
lar Dase below. The latter rested directly ON
WY HUI: = oelt connected the machine with
small circular saw,
as soon as the connection was made with
the hqttery," the writer says, "the whole anna
ratus negan to move, and soon the saw attained
great velocity When well in motion, boards
were applied ana sawed with the greatest ease,
10 snow the excess of pQwer, they were some,
| times placed on edge and passed over the saw
50 as Wholly to enVelop it, and the cut made
from end to end, without the velocity beinu ot
all diminished. On throwing off the belt from
the saw, the machine still pruceeded at the SAM
velocity, with entire indifference to external nc.
slstance;, On mentioning this TO Mr., Paine. he
informed me that when the saw was attached,
ana the resistance greater, the increased pull on
the magnets brought them nearer together, by
Dehdlng the heavy iron frame; and, as magnetic
9!lIacuoh varies lnyersely az the square of the
uistaHpei u only required small change of dis
| lance to account FIR no ipor 4
Ihe visitor candidly told the inventor that no
Deheved that the steam engine which he heard
| moving ~ the next building was the real cause
q tlls great poweri whereupon Mr.. Paine
| threatened to throw him out of the window He
| sums up as fQllOWSi ~
MY visits there have established the follow.
ing facts; First, that my friend and [ were de-
hled abundance at Il O'Clock, but were invited
10 come at J. Second, that the shaft in the
room mellow does not revolve between the hours
or ~ and |. Third, that the room below, con-
raining power, was rented by Mr. Paine, lint
that ne kept II carefully locked and misguided
me as to the tenant. Fourth, that the working
parts are concealed in an unnecessarily strong
case, well adapted to the concealment of AM.
other source OF power, Fifth that part of the
apparatus is attached to the wall, so that the
t,"t IN must always occupy the same position
VI thc hoor' Sixth, that the models have not a
| Pu"N Pfoporuonate to their size. Seventh
thal tue machine runs at the same velocity
MMnethel producing one horse power or a frac-
ion vi morse power, and this without gov
.o Ihere does not appear to have been any at.
and ~ ~ iepi 10 inns very positive statement;
paG PenIo ale ielt 10 infer that the electro
gist. NN0s's'- Aec''''oeo-