The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-02
A NEW MOTOR.
POWER OUT OF NOTHING.
From a New York letter.

A startling novelty, which may
possibly uproot large share Of the
beautiful theories professedly based
ON known laws in philosophy ard
mechanics, has been apparently de-
veloped and partially proven, "after
fourteen years of research and ex
pertinent"
Possibly it may prove a mere illu-
sion. Probably it may prove how
poor the foundation of much present
mechanical reasoning and assertion.
Perhaps stagger some recognized
laws of force !; and certainly will. if
future development shall Justify pres
ent we'll based expectations, discover
to the world new laws IN Nature
and Science as important to the me-
chanical world as was the falling of
the apple to the scientific world.
On my way East, while detained
at depot, | met an old acquaintance
who for years has held high position
among learned and practical scien-
fists. He took my arm and led or
to an obscure part of the town, to a
closed house in narrow street, and
rang bell. After few moments
the door opened triAe, and a pair
of deep-set black eyes peered out into
the darkness. Good evening, Mr..
-" Good evening SIR" but
the door didn't open. Mr.. H,
with card from Mr.. so and So"
The door opened, but only to admit
my friend. A word OF eAplana-
ton and | was received with ppar-
ent cordiality. Up one, two, three
flights of narrow stairs, we came to
what had been a bath room, now evil
IDENTIFY ths only occupied part of the
old fashioned residence.
The room was filled with mechani-
cal appliances, parts wings, charts
and scientific authorities III great pro-
fusion. On board across the bath
tut. stood piece of mechanism shap-
ed some like Steam engine of d.
minutive size, with gearing, eccen
tries, ball and socket joints, and lev
ers in sight, but all q lite motionless.
We took seats, and our enthusiastic
host stepped up and turned a sop
cock here and another there, and the
machine was in motion opened one
a little more and more i'll the revo-
iutions numbered 800 per minuts
We could discover no means of pro-
duclng power, and waited in blank
establishment for an explanation
1t came, but the confusion of such
terms in mechanics as "pulsators,
Migratory notion" 'valvular ac-
ton, /" muscular agitation" "poised
vacuum" and tmospheric pressure.
made the explanation as whole,
quite beyond our comprehension.
We were asked to test the power
of the machine. and with all our force
applied wood and iron brakes to the
gearing, and put our might on the
levers, but could make only slight
variation in the motion.
"What is the power?' There
was no fire, no warmth. no boiler, no
cylinder. no chemicals, no gases, no
magnet, no electricity, nothing to
cause expansion or give power. ex-
cept the atmosphere and about gal
lon of cold water. direct from the hy-
drant and used over and over again.
L he machine could be pi ked up
with one hand aad carried in mar
ket basket, but in force it measured,
at medium velocity, over two and
a half horse power, which could be
increased, as we were informed, be-
yond the power of the parts to with
stand, by making one additional con-
nection, provided for, but not used.
There was globular-shaped part
which he termed the ''pulsator," to
which was attached stopcock, sup
plying atmospheric air, and through
which, at each revolution, there was
alternate inhalation and exhalation
AS demonstrated by holding a burn
ing match near the oritice. In an
other palt Of cylindrical shape. was
similar stopcock, through which
was more violent inhalation, but less
of exhalation. At the base OF this
,,ar WAS a sfnrco II 70 rr.L;L 80. ~