The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-09-07

as winged birds. Strangely enough, al
most all these serial nay:gators were found
dead shortly after their first trip with
wings.
He said the science Of navigating the air
had received great set back by the intro
duction of the balloon, which was, for
long time. considered solution Of the
problem. He reviewed the many argu-
ments used by scientists against the possi-
h;l;tv Of inyentinc any machine lighter than
the air. which would be capable Of supports
ing the weight of any object. The resist
ance Of the air was very great He replied
that all flying animals are heavier than
the mir. and that the heaviest are the best
flyers.
4 fallacious idea is prevalent that the
birds had cir cells, which assisted them in
lAying. Bats and other heavy birds which
have no air cells fly with ease, and many
birds have air cells that never ny. lie
thought that to guide the balloon was
: moral impossibllity, because the surface ex~
posed to the air was so great as 10 make 1t
special object of resistance to the stirring
) air. Naveae had estimated that the pros
. polling power Of bird was equal to that Of
f Ave horses. 1t has been demonstrated that
the largest birds require the smallest sur
: face on which to fly, and it had been found
i tina. light surface Of twenty feet in diam
a ter would support the body Of a man.
t He showed, by q series of figures upon
e blackboard that the larger bird was the
h less surface required to suspend him in the
). mir, and therefore reached the conclusion
It that the only thing in the way Of aerial
a navigation was the means at command.
With the assistance of figures he also
showed that a.crane weighed twenty-on
I, pounds, and that it only required abou
- one square foot Of surface to support him
:, per pound. The muscular power OF man,
"a he thought, was sufficient to propel him,
10 without any difficulty, away from the most
- savage hurricane. The construction Of the
- fying machine was more matter Of me-
! chanical contrivance than Of muscle or en-
70 durance.
! He explained several flying inventions in
n troduced into France, got up by Hansen
: and Stringfellow, two enthusiastic Gauls
~ of the eventual end of whose intellects his
al tory does not leave any intelligence The
no lecturer hauled out paste board model OF
m flying machine invented by himself, ant
IN demonstrated in scientific way that mai
of could fly with it. This machine is in tn
Ter shape of fat diamond with tail, the tor
ed ward end running to point. On each SD
10 Of the continuance there are half-ben
r.
lal each individual wing goes around hangln
he on an eccentric, it folds up to the horizontl
oh bar to which it is attached and makes ha
re- turn, when it opens again and forces the o.
ad. downward.
as These wings revolve very rapidly wit
mo the assistance of steam power. On tn
;ng lower side the machine is furnished wit
,ri screw propellers, which revolve and fore
Of the whole thing along. Then like WACO
md the entire machinery is on wheels, and run
Gus along like n streak of greased lightning
are until the wings begins to work. when 81
rises The possibilities Of q man breakin
axis his neck with this thing were religious
the left out of the learned gentleman s lucid
lon scription. -
,eet He said that the contriynnce would
10 about 80 feet in breadth, in its widest par
veil by GO feet long. He was now building
ZEN. large model of his invention, which will
ks completed in about three weeks. when u
,ost practicablity of flying will be illustrate
; 10 and the machine will be exhibited at Il
ore Mechanics Fair. The lecturer closed wi
me. a short description Of other flying nachin
her invented by various parties, nearly NIL
This whom had Been killed in illustrating the
lon. inventions, and in all the machines the IT
rat. fessor pointed out the defects.