Smyrna times., 1875-08-04
That New Motor. +"

The alleged discovery of Il new motor by
Mr.. Kecly, of Philadelphia, has been ex-
citing the curiosity of scientific and unset
entific men for some time past. There are
those who consider it not so much Il new
motor as a chimera, which is an assump-
ton formerly arrived at in regard to steam,
the electric telegraph, and ocean naviga-
ton, before they were established by actual
experiment. There are others who insist
that it is the greatest discovery Of the age,
and is going to rcyolutionize the forces now
employed in industrial progress. 1t is I'M
necessary to say that Just as sanguine ex.
pectations have been expressed before Of
the results of inventions which have utterly
failed to realize the predictions of their
| patrons.
Mr.. Keely, we are told, however, is about
to demonstrate the entire practicabilty of
his discovery in its application to a railroad
train between Camden and Jersey City.
Any expression of judgment, either for or
against, until we have this practical demon
stration must be premature. The public
can afford to wait till Mr. Keely submits
his case to actual experiment.
1t is difficult to convey an intelligent
conception of what the alleged new dis.
covery is. The motive principle is repre-
sented by the New York Daily Bulletin Z" tc
be the expansive power of carbonic acid
This important compound, under a pres
sure of thirty-six atmospheres, at the
temperature of thirty-two becomes liquid
and when the pressure which retains it il
the liquid state is renewed the rapidity o
the evaporation, and the enormous eXpan
sion of the vapor, are such as to produce
degree of cold under which acid solidfes
, forming a white concrete substance pos
sessed of very extraordinary properties
, Prof Faraday was the first who lquife,
0 carbonic acid, but it was first treated as
e solid by w. Thilonrer. At common ten
:. perature and pressures water absorbs il
/ own volume of carbonic acid under
/ pressure of two atmospheres it dissolve
q twice its volume and so on" An inte
r ligent correspondent of the Savannah Ne,r
If who claims to have made numerous an
70 expensive experiments with it, has II
'e doubt of its immense power as meohaic
Is agent, in proof Of which he adduces ii
10 following progressive augmentation of i
n expansive properties by increased temper
n, lures:
III At degrees Fahrenheit the pressure
n. pounds per square inch is 372; at 10
I'd grees Fahrenheit the pressure in poun
IS per square inch is 4O3; at 20 degre
ne Fahrenheit the pressure in pounds p
eif square inch is 400; at 80 degrees Fahre
'e- heit the pressure in pounds per square in
he is $50; at 40 degrees Fahrenheit the pr
les sure in pounds per square inch is 697
lst As degrees Fahrenheit the pressure
Sc pounds per square inch is 1850.
ng Heretofore the great scientific difficu
his has been to know how to utilize this W.
nj, derfully expansive power-to put the h
on. ness on it, so to speak, and to work it,
BILE Professor Morse has harnessed electrici
in and compelled it to carry messages. NJ
uld Mr.. KeeIy claims, this difficulty has
IDS length been conqured, and people y
ion profess to have patiently examined
ith- plans, and listened to the description of
her generator, multiplier, receiver, pipes, c
the are confident he will succeed. The adva
$ to ages claimed for it over steam and
IS steam engine are many, not the leas
ing which arc economy, safety and easy cont
firt If applied TO navigation the propell
ken power it is said, would not cost more Il