New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-03

-. Cepssnpial At philadelphia.
.reat gatherings, like those in the
q London, Paris, Vienna, aud the
.niue one at Philadelphis in 1876,
.ly designated as world fairs, may
.rtlv be called the great intellectual
"a aliases Of civilization. Unlike the
1..hase Of the field, and race course,
~ the entrance 10 prescribed by rules
,ulstions of severest rigidity. and in
,,ouisitions of names and pedigrees
sstly enfored, these open wide the
Z, Alto the whole world Of skill, in
rsnius and invention. The only
sss required is talent, the only badge
,,.pce is Q caveat or patent of inven-
a. great exhibition of Philadelphia,
4 n extent, in grandeur of display, in
iscence Of buildings, in numbers of
sitors and visitors will equal if not
= those of London, Paris and Vienna,
hole world of skill and invention is
utrating. From every quarter are
the notes of preparation, and in all
!, are visible the efforts making for
rufnl exhibition. The great govern
4 Of England, France, Russia and
.uny, with large subsidies, are working
.rpest and on a gigantic scale, with
uine national pride, to assist and enable
mechanics, manufacturers and in
I'd to compete at Phiiadelphia in
soptest for superiority of production
Il the perfection of the means and ap-
~ Of art designed for the good Of
nifty.
only is civilized Europe training for
nj steeplechase of America at Phila-
~, but even in the far East, China
1apan are putting on the new armor
yIization, and are. zealously collecting
hsasures of skill and workmanship to
~ and astonish beholdsfs with the
- and beauty of their patient and
nous industry. r
|kst shall we say of our own great coun-
b she to play but an humble part in
meat pageant No; we feel confident,
pssdict that she will not be distanced
centennial race. True it is, che will
y up in all the conditions of success,
can not be expected to equal or sur
o,her and older countries, in some and
aay of the departments of art. This Is
IA our hopes, and even beyond our
kn. In Intellectual contests, an ambi-
y spirit of rivalry is not only admissi-
but ever desirable, while envy aud
my should be vigorously excluded, as
ms of bsse, small and imperfect ma
Watt would not have envied Fulton.
- or Capernicus could not have been
~ of Sir Isaac Newton. What the
y Of one leaves incomplete and unex-
"a is transmitted as q sacred legacy to
~ to perfect and accomplish. 1t is in
iilr spirit of honorable rivalry that oul
Gean exhibitors will appear at the
: fair Of 1876, giving to the world and
naity the benefit of the skill and inven
N which they have exoelled, and re
u in return from their brother inven
II foreign lands the advantages Of
kupecial superiority.
scnly source Of sorrow and disappoiut
(which We and all Louisianians have
IL the contemplation and anticipation
y anniversary festival Of our republic
b the inability Of our State, from it,
- and poverty, to participate with
al1sr States ut the great reception o
SGld, arrsyed like them, as BELTS he
II the occasion calls for. This sorrow
t6sever, somewhat softened by th'
1odge. that what as q State Louisian'
~ do some of her soma will attempt
hmere ostentAtious display and pres
bat by the exhibition, in the name ant
- honor Of their State, of psted i'm
Asnts and inventions, some of whicl
~ fail to command signal respect an,
-. Among these inventions We hea
Of one more particularly, whicl
lined at NO, late day to pro
results commemorate with it
and importance. This invention
hit Of the long toll and stud.
sped hydraulic engineer of New Or
~ : twofold object-one the earl.
" " tirs on shipboard in the hold 0
"A in its very incipiency; the othe
ediAts suppression. The discover.
1rs il indioated- by an apparatu
~ inventor has termed . "thermo
which mot only gives the signal o
upon ! dial, but by means of ALARM
1nnnected Herewith, unmistakabl.
the attention of officers on duty
iely discovery of combustion in tn
: ship is well enough, but its rapi'
ediats suppression, and that with
Us Of vator, which would occasion
< lsss damage, was. the objectiv
tbs iearneh Inventor, and this b
oshsd BY means of an apparatus
- ethermofuge,' located on th
tie vessel, from which sufficien
q heavy gases are discharges
at TIE presence Of fre has bee
q W, the s'thsrmoacope.' Thee
spsatilg every portion Of the hnll
J suppress The firs, it being . vel
~ seisptiHe law that no CON
= ptssihis n the atmospher
1Ala With thsss gases. In ad
gTss&s aSuss, =. ~ ssus u
yECgaans n exhibit sewers
6aaols, An looking to the aatet
- tdhUoss - sss'gsine vssssls On
We caa mot here entsr into =
~ tf tksIH inventiens, bnt esa I'd
~ ~ ssxpssiments made N 'thi
~ 1eunsu1s d practical and scient