The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19

caileu more particularly into neceSSl-
~ by the ~exigencies Of employ; the
swimming apparatus that would al
most render a man a fish, aud he
rapid advance of artistic taste, even
to such an extent that the effects of
clouds and sunsets would be too gar
ish or gorgeous, and we would en-
ploy artists to decorate the ornament
above. Our newspapers were to De
served on rollers as we sat at break
fast, and as we read they rolled on
and on, ever presenting freshness.
Among the other inventions, the
wonderful photograph with all its
varieties of Greophoae and micro
phone end other phony names was
clearly foreshadowed, as well as the
flying machine that has been creating
such a furore here lately, but which
has now flown away 10 some other
place.
| must confess that | was a good
deal disappointed when l first saw
the machine, for | had an idea that
it must somehow resemble a bird, bat
it matters little what q thing looks
like, if it only accomplishes the result
aimed at.
This machine looks like a long bar
rel placed horizontally, from which
depend cords apparently like another
balloon, and among them is fastened
a machine like a velocipede, on which
q man sits, and with his feet turns a
sort Of wheel shaped much like a
steam boat propeller, only with more
fans. This makes about 1000 revol-
utions to the minute, and by turning
a crank the position of this wheel is
changed so as to aus the balloon
to rise. descend, turn or 60 straight
ahead. The lifting power of the bal
loon is two pounds less than neces-
sary to raise The whole, therefore it
needs the ~propelling power Of this
windmill propeller to light it.
The professor says that he based
bis idea upon the flight of birds, but
it would take a very lively imagina-
ton to detect the least resemblance
to any kind Of a bird. If be had
called it an a-ial ship l could have
accepted the simlle. but the name
does not alter the fact that be has
certainly struck upon a means of nav
igating still air, and the rest will
come in time. | do not think it
wonld be possible for him to make
any Roadway in a wind, but | feel
sure that the man who could achieve
what be has already, is capable of
carrying out his idea to perfection
But, there must be many failures and
partial successes before the final per-
fiction. 10 the meantime We can en-
courage.
This article already mentioned
also prophecied a wonderful forcing
agent. which has since had it's exem-
plifcation in Blue Glass, the violet
ray, discovered by Gen. Pleasanton,
of Philadelphia, and the motive pow
er that IA to move all the intricate
and marvellous machinery will with
cut doubt come from the Keely motor.
| might go on all night recalling the
singular prophecies of that article,
but it would be fsr better | think, to
ask Harper Bros. to republisb the
article in their inimitable magazine.
1t would please many people besides
me. 1t must have been published
sixteen or eighteen years ago.
Philadelphia is seeming very dull
just now, the weather is SO very bad,
and so many people are gone and 60
ing cut Of town. II is true the thea
tres keep open, but not to extra
houses, and there is nothing really
good presented. 1t is jest about the
last of the season, and the time is
mostly filed up by starring compan-
les, who have each a play of their
own, sometimes good, and sometimes
bad.
Some miserable old wretch, some
four or Gge hundred years ago, proph-
sled that We should have horrible
weather even until the FIST of July
this year. | wish be had died just
q hundred years sooner than be
did, for the rain interferes with me,
and ! want to be out of doors.
Bot, in spite Of the rain, there is
net o day nor hour that you do not
see hundreds OF promenaders, and
people riding about in their carriages
on their way to the Park
Oh, that Paramount Park is lovely,
even more gloriously beautiful in its
calm way and iIs mild picturesque
ness, and Philadelphia should always
be thankful for the possession of this
delightful place, where all can 60 for
pleasure and health, certain of finding
both.
The beautiful banks Of the Scbuyl-
kill, the forest and hillr, hills of Rev
dictionary memory, where battles
for freedom have been fought, and
mansions hero aud there which in
their tine were headquarters Of our
hero generals and the pretty Wissa-
hiekon creek, spanned by no end Of
all kinds of bridges, aud with here
and there q tumbIed-down stone mill
or other buildings. to tell tales of
British attack and Indian aggression:
with roads winding in and out, now
BY the side of the clear creek, and
now turnino aside around @ bill
grown full Of ferns and flowers that
fill your eyes with beauty, and your
heart with gladness. 10 other parts
of the park are statues and fountains,
wide ~promenades, and numberless
beds of choice hJwers, seats and ar
bors, and everything that good taste
aud money could create for the pleas
ure aud refinement OF the people.
Indeed, take philadelphia all 10 all.
| think there is nj large city in the
world SO pleasant to ali classes of
There is always some good thing
being commenced or completed, and
it seems as if the millennium must
soon, that is, if the Communist
question la.ely raised amouais 20
nothing.
But among all tie hests of good
is The society for the proven
ton Of cruelty to children. There
has been an almost ~incalculable
amount of good done by that already,
md anyoua u,Ja h,a eooo ~, $500