Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-05

TIE KRRl.Y ROTOR.
With much OF its apparent reckless
ness and with all in decided opinions
concerning John Bidvsll. Dr.. Mcbride
THE King Of Pain. Newton Booth.
General Vim and other humbugs. the
APPEAL has heretofore been too cautious
to commit itself to any opinion relative
to the so-called Keely motor. Indeed.
We believe We have never before men
toned the name Of that mysterious con-
trivance, bat have been content to peruss
tho many ingenious opinions expressed
upon the subject by the more venture
some of our contemporaries. Now.
however, With q calm elaboration and
rssoluss fxedness Of purpose which con-
template conse4 uences and weigh the
value and specific gravity Of conclusions.
We proceed to venture upon q decided
and provable opinion regarding the mat
ter, promising tho same with what fol-
lows. Says an exchange:
We have been greatly interested in the
various accounts Of the keely motor.
Mr.. Keely, Q Pbiladelphis mechanic. 10
said to have invented or discovered .
cold vspor CAPABLE OF exeriine q pressure
Of An enormous number Of pounds to the
square inch. The vapor is said to be
produced by . purely mechanical pro-
osss from air and water. to be absolutely
free from taste or smell, and 70 be some
what colder than ice.
Commenting upon some OF the posi-
BILE applications Of this new agency in
mechanics, tho same paper facetiously
says:
The interviewer Of the daily press
would find it q very useful article to
have about the house. He could take
An ounce of the meteor into his mouth.
thus enabling his check to sustain .
pressure Of at least twenty thousand
pounds. This triaiDg addition to his
natural endowments would perfect him
for his business. He could go about
blowing the roofs of Of churches, and
disjointing the skeleton in every closet.
He could ask a widow what her bus
bands grave clothes cost, and pry into
the mysteries of o bridal trousseaa with
out the remotest danger of blushing. he
could make his way to Brooklyn Heights
and ask Mrs. Beecher if she thought her
husband was guilty; and he could discuss
the genesis of the race with Susan b.
Anthony. He could ask the members Of
the New York and Pennsylvania Legis-
latures how much they got for their
votes. and he could PROFOUND all sorts
of loose conupdrums to all manner of
people. By initiating his trousers. ~
we'll as his cheek. with tbs vapor, he
could resist . forty -jscksss kicking
power, and grow fat on it.
We reproduce the foregoing by way of
indicating the fact that we are alive to
the comicsl possibilities Of tho discus
sion of this new motor and to mako it
that we are re-armed against.
and fully prepared for, any shafts Of
ridicule that may be brought against our
theory. the outlines of which We now
for the first tipe in any stage
Of the discussion indicated:
As has been heretofore limited, in q
playful manner in another department
Of tho APPEAL, in certain seasonable and
mildly effervescent essays. tho precip-
itation of an acid upon an alkali pro-
luces . gas. which. if confined within
bounds sufficiently strong TO arrest its
natural expansion and volatility. gen.
crates . condition Of cold of more or less
OF course the stronger the
elements used in producing this vapor.
which is nothing more nor less than
;arbonic acid gas, the more dense and
'trong and expansive the gas will be.
md, as an attendant consequence, the |
.reater the strength required in the
make and materials Of the combining
power. Thus. with An iron retort Of
great resisting power, the tremendously
expansive gas generated by the pouring
If vitriol upon ammonia or other strong
alkaline substance is SO confined as that
! condition of cold is brought on SO e1-
,essive ~ that it can only be measured
" the contracting of a thermometer of
faa1-nuicLSilyer and spir;ts heirc ron. |