The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-07-23

hydrant had been made, by simultane-
ously opening two cocks upon tubes
which connect the first and second drums
and the second and lower drums of the
multiplication, when the lever and weight
OF the force register was raised by the
piston. There was no measurable inter-
val of time between the turning Of the
cocks and the raising Of the weight. The
first propulsion raised the weights about
two and half inches. This power, it is
claimed, can be increased to almost any
gwen quantity to the square inch, and
thus its value enhanced as driving mo-
tor. 1t is said that one popularity Of
this vaPor is that it can be used to the
best advantage when at very high pres
sure per square inch, and that little
or no danger is to be apprehended from
employing it in such a high state of
force. In this respect it differs from
steam and all other moving forces and
agencies. In order to attach an engine
to this mandatory of force or power. a
short tube, carrying upon its endsa re-
action wheel having two arms of about
two and halfinches long. with open ends
turned in reverse directions, so as to be
revolved by the reaction of an escaping
fluid, is screwed upon the end of the res
ervoir and put in motion by the manipu-
lation Of the two cocks upon the genera
ting depot or multiplication. Then the
connection is complete. In order to re-
duce the immense pressure of this motor
to the volume necessary to run an ordi-
nary engine, it can be supplied through a
feed pipe Of any dimension required from
pipe stem to an eighth of an inch or
more in diameter. A ten-horse power
engine, it is claimed, can be supplied with
pipe of the bore of knitting needle,
as a tenth ola pint Of the motor vapor
will be equal to all the driving
power required. The presentation of the
case in this manner will enable the public
to see how important the new motor will
be if it comes fully up to all the points
claimed for it by those who have wit
messed the manipulation Of the machine
by it's inventor. If even portion Of the
merits claimed for the discovery arc put
in a practical shape. they will totally
change the whole driving and motive
power Of the world. In the first place,
the new motor will be costless, except for
machinery and one or two men to attend
to it when in use. The multiplication
takes up Tut small! space, and the beam
engine is by no means bulky. Coal need
not be carried by ocean steamers except
in limited quantities, and the space thus
cmpticd could be filled by paying
freight. The tritling weight of the
Kecly vapor motor would also adapt it
to the use of street railroads. All these
remarks arc predicted upon what is
claimed for the keely motor. We have
presented these claims in a fair manner,
for the idea is Of such commanding signi-
ticance in connection with the trade, traf.
| fic, commerce and manufactures of the
world as to demand a full and patient in.
vestigation of the sub ect. That there
| arc other motors than those now in use
hidden in the vast storehousc Of nature
is beyond question. Steam was discover
! ed at = certain point and applied to com
mon use. But that did not exhaust the
| supply III the same direction. Other
combinations of elements yet remain, and
| it is the province Of scientific men and
inventors to reap that field and gather
the sheavcs into the common granary OF
the everyday world. In the mean time.
while deception should be guarded against
and prevented by all proper means, care
should be taken not to let prejudice or
preconceived ideas blind the judgment OF
stop the wheels of real, sound, intelligent
investigation of all the reasonable claims
or improvements that are needed in any
Of the great forces and agencies Of the
world. The more movements in that di
rection the better.