New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-26
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TIE Process % pUtdliHe ~ss Inverted be
Henry C.r,. an Englishman. and pa'ented
by him in 1854 and 1854 90 % 4es process
for 'shingfng. welding and manufacturing
iron and stee! into bars, Yssses ants sods ID
puI.g IuslitS and ia larger quantity than
heretofore, by . more otfe.fua. app sSCaSon
OF fire and machineyy'' For this in SsntoIs
Corr has beer called ''the Si.itsr "t thsirOR
trade OF The British natisro' and 1T is
estimated Chat his invention mas during
this century given employment to 6,J00OJU
OF persons, 5sna incBeasc6 the wealth
of Greas Britain by three Thousand millions
OF dollars. In his experiments for perfeets
ing his process Mr.. Corc spent his fortune,
and though it proved SO valuable he died
poor, having been involved by the govern
ment in a lawsuit concerning his patent
which brggared him. Six years before his
death, the government, as an acknowledge
ment OF their wrong, granted him yearly
pension of a thousand dollars, and at his
death this misery recompense was reduced
to his widow to six hundred and twenty
five dollars.
When iron is simply melted and run into
any mould, its texture Is granular, and II IS
SO brittle a. to be quite unreliable for any
use requiring much tensile strength. The
process of pudding consisted i'll stirring
the molten iron run out in a puddle, and
had the effect of SO changing its atomic ar
rangement as to render the process of roll
ing it more efficaciUus, The process Of
boiling is considered an Improvement upon
this. The boiling furnace is an oven heated
to an intense heat by fire urged with
bllst. The castiron sides are double and
constant circulation Of water is kept passing
through the chamber thus made, III order
to preserve the structure from fusion by the
heat. The inside is lined with fire brick
covered with metallic ore and Stag over
the bottom and sides, and then the oven
being charged with the pigs of iron, the
heat is let on. The pigs melt and the oven
Is filled with molten iron. The puddler
constantly stirs this mass with bar let
through d hole in the door, until the IRON
bols up, or "ieTmcnts," as it is called
This fermentation is caused by the cOmbus-
ton Of portion of the carbon in the iron,
and ms soon as the excess of this Is son'
sumed the cindeTs and Stag sink f0the bot
tom of the even, leaving the semi-tiuid mass
on the top. Stirring this about the pud-
der forms il into balls OF such slz@ as Dc
can conveniently handle. which are taken
out and carried ON little ears. made 10 Se"
ce!ve them, GO 1.-THE squeeZes.''
10 carry on this process properly requires
great skill and judgment ia the PUddlef'
III. heat Necessarily generated 10y ihS ope5'
alton is SO great that very few persons haV7
The physical endurance to STAND II. 30
great 10 1t that tho clothes upon tins ptrsoS
frequently catch free Such a strain upon
the physical powers Naturally leads tl0So
subjected to il 20 indulge in sxsesses. Inc
Precipitation which flows from the puddIeI'
in streams while engaged in + heir WORK Is
caused by the natural effort Of their Dodie7
I" preserve themselves from injury by keep.
ing th'is normal temperature. Such a colS
sumption -: the fluids of she body CAUSES
great thirst, and the exhaustion of the SaS
Dor. bot. bodily an6 mental. leads often "
che excessive use OF scimu!aHts In tact' u?
work Is too idbOriOus Its conditions are sucI'
that no one should be subjected to theL,o
The necessity however, fOg 1udglneIlo
experience and skill ON The part OF tho
operator has up t" This tune prevented tnu
Introduction OF machinery to take the Plaoo
| of human !abov IN this process. Inc SUI
.esstu! substitution in modern times OF n1.
chimes ioS performing various 'Pera.l..anI.
i! which formerly seemed " require the III e,s
| figence and dsxterity o: a IL ing beng .i iU
| their execution. ,justiiss She sxgectaIngos,
that sh. study now seing 9 zen to me me G ire
| ganiz stion Of industry Will lead TO tno .be
ventio1 Of machines which wi! o6Ylate tas
: necessity foy human suffering in the proo,,,id
! of pudding. Such % contamination Nd
! be an advantage TO all classes cencel. Ia
! The attempts which have been MADE ~ a;reIv
direction have not as yes proved *'h'i'
| successful. 80 Ltpptneo!ss Hagasl!e'