The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-16
) n Sseaua Jaesgaxs.
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$50
A man living near Nasnvilie, y " a s.lssrs
soupty, I'LL, hiss recently tnves.en aa ~. ap raa
,.s,no - tnke the place Of whistsss LOT Ian.
I Issa s;r,,sIs atcanboats, fre-alatMs, fscsory
liz lii nd the like. He calls :: the "Ie:e-
s 49, ), INIT the popular name Is the steam
t e"rs,. .. arhe inventor IS stock.farmer,
S,d Noe devoted much OF his time to raising
r,,s,es whose habits and anatomy be appears
~ have studied carefully. On his farm there
Sras 4 mule OF more than ordioary 7oca,
newer. whose voice could be hea,e
= distance OF fours miles in eVeryfso-
rectiop whcu he once got warmed W
to his work. The owner computed tpat II
no conld set in motion al the air IN q circle
Of eight miles in diameter, or tWenty-n NV
miles In circumference, or an area OF nity
,otrare miles, or thirtytwo thousand acres,
a hundred. horsepower jackass couia, all
other things being eqaal, rival any otaer
noise yet discovered. He established the
fact that The power of an ordinary ass IS
about oDe-tweifth OF an indicated steam
mower A steam-enginc Of one-thousaha'
horse-power would therefore be equal 10
The power OF 1900 asses. Wherefore, II
one ass can I'll circle eight miles IN olatns'
Ter. 1900 i.ckasses or one oDe.thousaLiu |.
horsepower cksss would Ella circle OF 10, wv
mics in diameter. The inventor thought
ali this over carefully, arriving ut Inc &c,
iuction that If he could take natures Vocai
apparatus and apply It to a gceater power
he could produce a larger and more Saes.ac-
tory volume Of sound. Filled win thss laea'
he nut the mule to death, and caretusy sew
cred the head from the body. lie ,hen III
iected solutions of chloride OF ZINC ano
arsenic into the veins and arteries OF lux
head and neck, to prevent decay on Inc hesn
India rubber was dissolved IN su'phuIp
ether, and the solution forced aafouSh lux
trachea, or wind.pipe, and through tn'
1arvnx or throat. The ethec .evaporated
leaving q film Of rubber on tie mcn
brapes. and the injection aud evaporation
were continued until the rubber blm was
fonnd of sufficient thickness These organs
wore then subjected TO Tapor OF sulphur
bc,tcd to 800 deg: ces; by which process Tue
r,hbcr vas yucanized, its elasticity III
creased and tie membranes rendered lin-
nervioIis TO steam. These preparations COM
nIeted a short piece Of rubber hose was at
fached to the wind.pipe and connected WHO
q steam-b0iler. a., :,
II was moment ef agony to the in-
yontor es he placed the ass-head in the
hands of an assistant, and slowly pulled
the valve open-a moment OF thrilling
interest AS the steam was turned On IL
Dassed into the wind-pipe, eXpeillng zoe
air and producing sigh, followed by
a rroap. a snort, chuckle, then vloseat
coughing and sneeziDg. AS iu1l ncaa Oh
steam was turned or, the most fearful Doi>e,
the most frightful guffaw, the most ,yoa'e-
rous bray that ever assailed mortal ears,
were produced. The lips contracted, dis
closing q terrible array Of teeth; the features
developed satanic grin; the jaws raised aod
fell as the steam crowded the passages, ana
the ears participated in the general move
ment, giving to the head Of the ass an AMI
mated and excited appearance. The man
who was holding the head gazed upon II
moment with dilated eyes, colorle$s cheeks,
knocking knees, and protruding tongue;
then, suddenly losing all interest in the
performance, lie emigIated AS for the i'll
Yentor, his success exceeded his most SAN
suine auticipatioGs. For an Instant lie con-
templated the head, his countenance work
ing with every manifestation OF intense DC
light then lie, too, started, probably 70
learn the greatest distance TO which that
voice would penetrate. leaving it still Ill op,,
Grafton, with all steam on. The head hau
not got fully warmed up to its work, ano
that bray went hurting through the uni
verse. 1t was an acoustic earthquake; .
sky-shake; storm, a hurricane Of sound,
tornado, a cyclone of noise; it was donkey
carnival, a jackass Fourth Of July. 1t was
the greatest success the world has ever
known.