The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-07-22

AecIy MOlOr SO.. 10 uue Sc1clh.
tific American, and Letters
from Mr. Keely, and from En-.
gineers who flayc seen the
MOTOR.
[From an article published in the Scientific
American.
MR.. GOLFERS LETTER.
First-The apparatus, of which |
had at the time accurate sectional
drawings made from the machine,
subjected to such tests as | believe
would have satisfied any intelligent
mind, as the tests did satisfy the
minds of the eleven persons present,
that there was nothing in the appara.
tus but air at atmospheric pressure.
Second saw the inventor blow
from his lungs for the period, say OF
thirty seconds, into a nozzle upon the
"generator;;" then | saw him connect
this nozzle by small rubber tube
with the nozzle of his hydrant, and
introduce water direct from the n.y.
drant through IT, rubber tube into
the "generator," until say FIVE gallons
of water had been thus introduced
under pressure, as indicated 10y a
gauge applied to the hydrant, of
twenty SIX and quarter pounds, the
communication with the hydraut being
then cut off.
Third-A connection being then
made between the generator and h
register of force by tube of one
tenth inch bore, the register Of force,
consisting of piston of one square
each area, pressed down in cylinder
by lever of the third order and
weighted so as, according to the cal
culation Of Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Ruther-
ford, to require upward of l,43o
pounds IL the square inch to raise the
sever-I saw Mr.. keeiy, by a very
simple manipulation of bis generator,
requiring no more force than chitd
could exert, make an expulsion, as
he terms it. OF his vapor. and with ii
raise this weighted lever, and this he
repeatedly did.
Fourth saw him i'll the same
manner, make 'eApulsions," ,filt,g q
chon,5er of three md oae-haifga gaiions
cayuctty, with his yapor, at press
ure proved TO be fraction less than
1000 potosas u The squire inch.
This operation ] saw repeated several
tim 8, and saw the produced vapor
conducted through tube of the
dimensions aforesaid, upon, not a
"dollar toy engine" but one which it
did not cost less than $3.50 to con-
struct: which was run at a speed of
several hundred revolutions minute,
developing no inconsiderable power.
These cxpulsions were made in an
inappreciable period of .'ine, unac-
companied by noise or the use of heat
or appreciable production of heat.
Now what ! saw is stated, no. as a
matter of opinion Lu, of fact. You
may deny the fact, and assert that ]
talsify. Ii SO, would retort that
YOU are ruthless traducer Of char
acter, and will hold YOU personally
responsible for defamation. Again,
you may, with proprie,y, assert that
] am mistaken. To this will reply,
that what | saw was Witnessed by
ten other gentlemen, who will at any
lime attest to my accuracy, and three
of whom, at least, are of equal ability
with yourselves. Again, you may
accept the truth of the facts, and un-
derlake to account for the results up
on other hypothesis than as claimed
by the inventor. You have, in your
article of the Goth inst. undertaken
to accoun, therefor. While ] have
not space to review your attempted
solution of the matter, | will simply
say that if the writer of your article
had seen and examined keely's gen
era or, and another, not seeing it, had
written what appears in your col
umns, your editor would have said
he was fool. simply say he is
mistaken. Again, | have repeatedly
seen in Mr.. ( eely's workshop a re-
ce.ver with capacity of tscenty-sir
cations containing this pressure at
pressure of upward of 10000 pounds
to the square inch; have seen this
vapor conducted through a tube OF
one-tenth inch bore to an engine
which was propelled by it at a speed
of about l,5OO revolutions to min
ute, developing a power Of certainly
ten horses. This fact / can corrobor-
ate by the testimony of scores of per-
sons, among them some of your best
known and most influential citizens.
You think that we confound "pres-
sure with power" We do not. We
understand, probably as we'll as you
do,,he distinction between "pressure"
and els rira. You may say, accept
ng the fact, that it is compressed air
Ii so, please enlighten US as to the
means by which it could be so com
pressed. You may say that it is a
gaseous product from chemical ac-
tion; remarking that this vapor is
totally negative in its properties, and
pure as mountain air. Please inform
US from what chemical substance it
may, in your opinion, have been pro-
duced.
Iappend hereto some communica.
tions addressed to me on this subject.
In conclusion, l would repeat that
the company represent is a private
corporation. 1t has not offered, nor
will i offer, its shares in the open
market; nor can it be held responsi.
BILE for the action of individuals who
having acquired, may have again
offered its shares, which was, how.
ever, their undoubted right. 1t will
not in "thirty days." though l be-
lieve it will before many months have