The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-10
MISS nCSMER'S INVENTIONS.
, POWER FROM PERMANENT MAGNETS
rUtTMIY no GRE4T THINGS.
Also Dl.eoverinE "a Process. by which Ord.
nary Limestone May be Made a Pr" "nd
,,,,,bi. Marble for Building Purposes.


Prom n, Ec,nuo Post
tovDoN. Oct 2G-Harrct Hosmcr il we'll
..orn AS sculptor Of the highest rank but
sbo now comes before the world in another
ebaractor anil il the testimony OF some OF tho
tstiuformcd sayants Of England is worthy OF
,,nst she has placed her name on level with
hose Of Fdlton and Morse. One OF her discoy-
s,,sis % kind which. it is said. will enable US
:, dispense with the present methods Of OBJ
timing power for machinery.
Mss Ilosmer arrived in London last August.
ringing with her the model OF her latest statue.
The r9mpeiia1 Sentinel" In the prepara-
ditional clay. Miss Hosmer first constructed IA
rough shape In plaster Of Paris. This was
aniEa s Ths sGa WpSS wien the 9%pdqE. aSn
brought into general conformity. with
the idea existing in the artistic mind. it
was coated to the depth OF about one inch In
white wax. The delicate touches Of the mod
eling knife were then all applied to this outer
coating, and when the model was completed 1t
without the constant care TINT clay model re,
quires. Miss Ilosmer regards this method oi
much less trouble aud can be worked with fac
greater ease. besides giving the eject OF marble
Instead Of the dull. gloomy eject Of clay; All.
=, What dc, YOU, thiqk I've been doing - Miss
Hosmer suddenly .sked. I've turned inyrn-
tor. I've Invented n contrivance to enable n
player to turn the leaves OF music, either on a
piano or on a conductors stand, and 1t works
beautifully But that is q mere toy. happened
on the idea and worked II out. What | am going
10 show you now will astonish YOU. You may
think I'm craZy-most every one does at first
hut you will change your mind when you SEQ
Miss Hosmer then went on TO show and de-
s,rihe n discovery she had made am not nj
lowed 10 repeat all that was told TO mo. The es-
s,eual secret Of the discovery ! am obliged TO
withhold until Miss Hosmer authorizes a fuller
anneu"n with the testimony OF such i sSy ia Ms
n. have seen IL. They are unanimous in de-
caring 1t TO be not only wonderful novelty but
apparently n thoroughly useful and practical
power producer.
The machine now in process OF construction
for Mss Hosmer by Browning on the Strand.
u not dissmilnr I'm its general design to an
electro magnetic engine. The important fea-
tura consists in nm absolutely novel applica-
ton ot the permanent magnet. There is no
electric battery. ana consequently no induced
magnetic action. The magnets are permanent
power is derived from them. but there is no
battery nor any other device for creating or
conveying an electric current The power de-
rived Is due solely to the force contained IN the
permanent magnet There has been no such
property known until Miss Hosmer discovered
H. Herein lies the whole secret and the whole
Of her claim TO originality. The machine TO
which the principle il neutrality-suspicious. and
valuable though II Isis not On absolute nov
pnly one Ol a thousand applications which can
bemade 81 the principle. II were allowed to
st forth tho method adopted 10 obtain this re-
kult. could cover the whole explanation in ten
Whom knew that had succeeded in find
INK what had been seeking for by study and
experiment for fifteen years. said Miss Hos
ner first asked the opinion OF a well known
American engineer Mr.. Clarke, n relative of
.h- Rev. James Freeman Clarke OF Boston.
Having seen the invention. he assured me that
lneed have no doubts as TO the value and i'm
90rian 'e OF my discovery. then came to Eng
and and consulted Mr.. Newton, of the we'll
tnown firm Of Newton Hales. Well. he
.ould scarcely believe his own eyes. AMI had
o repeat my demonstration several times Then
20 made the magnet accomplish the work him;
iropped down on his knees beside the table ms
le saw me repea my experiment. Thesr gem
lemen and Mr.. Browning. the well -known
maker of scientific instruments. are all enthu
,as'ic over my discovery. and are thoroughly
snvine,ed as TO It's practicnbi,iy;" -.
who had been shown Tia. new principle applied
taS Mr.. John Penn. Jr.. OF the we-Snown
Works at Greenwich. aud she had aletter from
lned him. 80 great would be the revolution in
machinery. Prof Tyndull was away In Swift.
serland hut hc had had the principle described
p him. and IN letter from Mrs. Tyndall TO
Miss Hosmer he enclosed message testiiying
e the importance and absolute novelty q her
earetul attention on his return 20 England;
MI Browning Is Now engaged on ionr-horse
completed this winter. when Miss Hosmer VIII
return, here from Rome and have it publicly ex'
hibltei.
But now. ! will show you another Of my In.
yentons." Miss Hosmer said igking polished
slab from centre table What do yon n \
y that for n piece OF antique marble Well
hats my second invention. an imitation OF mar
Die. Il is made from soft limestone. You know
hat in Italy and elsewhere there have been
many attempts made to turn limestone into
marble. but heretofore they have succeeded only
IN making scagliOla. knew all about these ca
periments. and it occurred to me that although
dry heat had failed. possibly moist heat might
succeed. So made number Of experiments,
And hnally MT upon the idea OF compress ION
and moist heat together AT the end OF three
hours my retOrt contained marble instead OF
limestone; and you see some OF tho results be-
MIS- Hosmer's specimens were certainly
Beautiful They were as perfect marble 20 all
appearances as ever WAS quarrled. Every va
fety o. color and shade had been used. some
SAB, were OF pure white. others deep black
he delicate cream Of the antique and the rarcst
.rren and warmest rose-colored marbles were
initiated 70 great perfection. These are not
primary limitations. which fall into disreputn
ny iheir cpmmQnncss. lacing column ~
genuine green or cobalt marble alongside Qf
one u ih'-r limitations. no eye could tell which
"as the imitation.
presume the s, no thus made will be
available only under cOYerp" was asked, 90 or
vii stand tile wear aud tear Of outdoor ex-
Wherever marble can be used this can be
l-el Tor u D. marble. or course II Is not suited
~ smtuary-the grain is not close enough hut
~. A binding purposes II is Just rs good AS
mar and far cheaper"
n. WHAT hayeyou done about this invention,
shall d. nothing with it until my other in
sehtou i- on my hands ] regard that a. Of the
nF-i importance md this 40 only an accidental
piece ~ good fortune The discovery with re-
sarl U the magnet WAS the result of long
.elr 2, aud though finally succeeded a. much
u{ hit as By wit. still 1t was only fair that
~ lld, AZ the end Of fifteen years expert
m.uis suddenly hit upon something greater
nan hai hoped for; feel that IL il far more
.lnl naut ihan M marble. and so devote my
,vn 20 H. nave. patented the marble mak ing
troeess IN the United States and | have had
sn nn"r ~ buy the right o manufacture there
m d very large manufacturing establish
meAt ia central New York
NE KIDNIPPING or HENRY CLEWS.