The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-07-08

| tion and nature, and had he llVed) could not
but have attained to the highest honors OF his
profession"
The Scientific American and Kelley Motor.
Upon the authority of the Scientific Am,eri-
can, the recent discovery of a new motor may
be regarded as an exploded humbug We ex-
tract the following article from its columns:
| We have given the latest accounts of this
latest attempt to impose upon the credulity of
the public, as written by the parties themselves,
and backed by their willing assistants. The
deception of the whole scheme is so transpa-
rent that it hardly seems credible that persons
of sane minds can be found who are willing to
invest. Nevertheless, we hear from a reliable
source that quite number of we'll known bus
mess men have invested money in the scheme,
and in one instance we were told so by the
party himself He had paid S5, 900 down, and
fully believed the thing to be n great discovery,
and fully expected to realize large fortune
| from his investment. On all other subjects
this gentleman was rational and intelligent,
but in respect to the Kelley motor he was
badly hallucinated. He was present at the
trial above referred to, saw 1000 pounds on
the gauge, and came away perfectly satisfied.
The question is asked: How could so great
q pressure as 1000 or 10000 pounds per square
inch be produced, allowing that it really was
exhibited as stated? We think that any inge-
nous mechanic, by means of hydraulic jack
and small pipe, could readily, produce and
exhibit such pressure, and could, by turning
faucet drive whirligig for the space Of
sixty seconds, or from 9:0S p. m. to 9:O9 p. m.
asthe learned counsel grayely reported.
| Keeley talks about his studies regarding the
force of columns of water, and describes the
use of water pressure in his generator" "mul-
tiplicator," receiver" etc. Well, now, Kelley
might, if he wanted to, get up an honest show
of air pressure by arranging series OF short
water tubes so as to concentrate the combined
weight of their water against air confined in
suitable chamber. Allowing, for example,
that he had ten communicating water tubes,
| each holding a cubic foot or 81 pounds of
water, he might, by turning faucet, fill the
tubes from the hydrant, and concentrate 62O
lbs. weight on the confined air, which, if con.
Quoted 10 a gauge, would indicate $40 pounds
pressure; this air might drive small wheel
from 9:OS p m. to 9:O9 P. m.; it would more
over be cold vapor, without smell or taste;
it would blow out candle, but not burn
there would be no noise except that OF running
water; there would be no residuum save air
and water; no heat, electricity, or chemical
action would be involved.
A curious arrangement of water and air
tubes in which, by turning faucets, the water
weights are concentrated, producing pressure,
was illustrated and described in the Scientific
american of April 4, 1868. 1t was patented
by James R. Cole, of Tennessee, December 10,
1867, as water elevator. 1t might be bad for
Keeley if he should prove to be an infringer
of this patent.
There is also patented arrangement of
mercurial tubes for concentrating the weight
of mercury and air columns in on analogous
manner. We allude to Quinn's patent steam
gauge, 1866. 1t is possible that Prof Rand,
Prof. Haswell, Chief Engineer Rutherford,
United States Navy, Chief Engineer Wood.
United States Navy, and other advocates OF
the Kelley motor, are not acquainted with
these devices.
One of the strangest developments connec-
ted with the Kelley motor is the implicit falth
which many gentlemen in this community, OF
tried experience and business capability, have
given to the enterprise. They have yielded
not only faith but their money. We can &C.
count for this only by supposing that they
mistake mere pressure for motive power: But
mere pressure is not motive power; it IS SIM
nly q resultant of motive power. A very slight
motive power, if sufficiently long continued
and properly applied, may produce the greatest
pressure A weight Of only single pound,
| hung upon the extremity of suitable lever,
is sufficient to produce a pressure at the oppo-
site end of the lever of 10000 pounds more to
the square inch. To persons not familiar with
the laws of mechanics land this, we think, is
probably the situation of most of the Keeley
tnyestors) the exhibition of gauge showing
10 1000 pounds pressure might readily be regar-
ded as proof positive of an enormous power
behind the gauge; whereas the actual .power.
concealed from view might be only weight OF
In cases of this kind, when a body is lifted
or a pressure produced, the inquirer should
take pains to ascertain what the extent OF
tho original moving power or weight is. If
this precaution be taken, the falsity OF motors
like Keeley's may be at once detected. IN the
example of Keeley, the certificate OF Collier
shows that hydrant force OF 2Gt pounds to
the inch is always required to run the machine.
This force, if applied to common wheel or
engine, would produce considerable amount
of constant mechanical power. But the NOV
ing force is nenrly all wasted in Kccey's de-
vice, for ne IS only able to drive toy. engine
for a minute or two at time. This does not
look much like driving a train of cars from
Philadelphia to New York, or crossing the
ocean without the consumption of coal.
Josh Billings says he don't care how
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