The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-07-09
ANOToa1W VICTORY fON
SCIENCES.
The FREEZES Prairie AOosamds
u nW~1.


marked that necessity il the parent Of
invention. In gca. conflicts insois.
Ing tho struggle o. nations We sec il
verified In the engines VI destruction
&c mans slaughter. IN the swecter
walks Of peace &c trace science tend
Ing toward n.atcrialism III cxcrting It's
energies 10 promote the happiness and
comfort Of man. II is no secret "a
those who, likc tho writer. have for
tho past twonty years been residents
~ ! nearly trcclcss country, that set.
tlssnents have been retarded, and al.
most untold suilcrings endured hy
those whose homes during north
crn winter, have been far from either
wood or coal. And yet every acre o.
these broad prairies abounis IN fuel,
though man's ingenuity had not sns''
quito recently made i available % the
multitude 30 situated,
II was known that every substance
that sprung up 20 spontaneously ~ the
prairies aboun..d IN carbon. tho licrce
prairie gro that annnally biaekcncd
them demonstrated this. Beside thu
the Gbrous element III tic crops grown
on every farm opened 70 cultivation.
abonntlsd In carbon. INV heat gisin.
substance OF whatever man uses for fuel.
Thousands IL families Nil over the west
have successful, ~i,Ls,ood the fury
Of "blixxarl'' protecting and keeping
those gathered abuut tho sacred ire
side u : pearls homie from suffering
frpm In rwis blasts. By burning twist.
ID wisps u psairie gta,s o. straw.
Numerous olkur families IL the belt u
country devastated i; grasshoY,uIs,
deprived Of The haeans IL provide iu.l
have supplied their ,amcs daring ta's
l.ng months 81 winter Amply. IN tl,'
usc 81 hay twisted into solid rnprs
Those we'll authenticated facts ,iemua.
strAte that tho great obstacle in III,
way of using such fuel, - abundant i
sach regions, 10 tho grea. prerondrr.
cncc II oxygen with II causing To
rapid combustion.
This has resulted III tho manufue.ar,
of ! store. patented and known m til
Hamilton Prairie Stow, Oter .wpuss
years ago tho inventor II Til, stove
Alexander Hamilton hcrame rc.i
don't u .his county lpea,ing where |
was oftcnti'ncs lu,r s.illc Il fracnr'
tho needed fuel 10 prevent lis lamil,
from absolute suffering With NOR
ingenuity than h,s nsighbars WIN ,wis,
al hay and straw into massive up.
for fuel. and knowing that such M.
terisl, 10 DO burned economically
must 10 burned centrally md IN
mass. devised anil carried MI his iifs
project for stove IL consume III,
kind d fuel. With improvement,
from time IL time. this ,.lua hns nov II
suited Ia producing stove adapted |
MI the purposes NJ heating aud cunl
ing. combining all thr desirable qua
tiles Of tho bcst heaters with tho bea,
~ and finish 81 tic best cooking STOW,
In use.
VI course this stove demands, Al
hns large hro chamber with sniI
able opening for putting III tcn 10 4
seen pounds d l,arl pressed hay, atra
" stalks At time, The burning
this mass II then regulated And 81
trolled BY mean. u large Nat cas
Iron weight. raised by means of
crank, shaft and chains t. tlr top
tho stovc. from which position u 1
scsnds upon tn burning mass. causi'
II % burn out centrally and gradual
> single stove full lasting % make
hot Rrc from m hour, 10 an hour u
! half. Every person who over vii
messed tho burning Of an old stack
hay Or straw seeing II retain drs {
days. has observed natures method
emitting N the supply Of oxygen o. ,
that would puusp is rsr'i comhn''ia