The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-21
EDISON'S FEMALE RIVAL.

Miss Harriet HOsmer's Wonderful Dis
coVeries-A Complete Revolution in Mo-
tive Power Predicted-Limsstom Turned
into Marble.
From the New York Evening Post.l
LONDON, Oct. 26.-Harriet Hosmer is
well known as a sculptor of the highest
rank, but she now comes before the
world in another character, and, if Che
tesjimonyuf some of the best informed
savants of England is worthy of trust,
she has placed her name on a level with
Fulton and Morse. One of her discov-
cries is of kind which, it is said, will
enable us to dispense with the present
methods of obtaining power for ma
chinery. g y. . r
Miss HoSmer arrived in London last
August, bringing with her the model of
her fastest statue, 1.-The Pompeiian SEN
tinel." In the preparation of this
model instead of using the traditional
clay, Miss Hosmer first constructed a
rough shape in plaster of Paris. This
was handled while soft, and the founda-
ton Of the statue laid. When it had
been brought into general conformity
with the idea existing in the artists
mind, it was coated to the depth of
about one inch in white wax. The deli
cate touches of the modeling-knife
were then all applied to this outer coat
ing, and when the model was completed
it retained its shape, TO the finest line
and furrow, without the constant care
that clay model requires. Miss Hos
mer regards this method of modelling
as far superior to the old. 1t gives
much less trouble and can be worked
far. haoiIao
effect of marble instead of the dull
gloomy effect of clay.
"What do you think I've been do
ing2n Miss Hosmer suddenly asksd.
ave turned inventor. I've invented
contrivance TO enable a player to turn
the leaves of music, either on a piano
or on a conductors stand, and it works
beautifully. But that is q mere toy. L
happened on the idea and worked it
out. What ] am going to show you.
now willastonish you. You may think
I'm crazy-most every one does at first
but yoC will change your mind when
you see my discovery applied"
Miss Hosmer then went on to show
and describe a discovery she had made
/ am not allowed to repeat all that was
told to me. The essential secret of the
discovery / am obliged to withhold I'M
Ill Miss Hosmer authorizes fuller.r rev
,elahon.- can only give a general idea
ofits-application with the testimony Of
+. such savants as have seen it. They are
unanimous in declaring it not only to
be a wonderful novelty but apparently
athoroughly useful and practical power
!. producer.-.ss g. zsa
The machine now in process of con-
struetion for Miss Hosmer by Browning,
ION the Strand, IS not dissimilar in its
general design to an electro magnetie
engine. The important feature consists
in an absolutely novel application of the
permanent magnet. There is noelse-
tric battery, and consequently no in
duced magnetic action. The magnets
are permanent magnets. They are ar
ranged so that the whole power IS de-
rived from them, but there is no battery
nor any other device for creating or
conveying an electric current The
power derived is due solely to the force
contained in the permanent magnet
There has been no Improperly known
until Miss lIOsmer discovered Il. Here
- IN lies the whole secret, and The whole.
of her claim to originality. The ma
chine to which the principle ia applied
b -ingernousSlRd valuable though ID 81
is not an absolute novelty; but, on the
other hand, this machine is oniysone-of
a thQusand applications which can Be
made of the principle. If Iwere allow
ed TO set forth the method adopted to
obtain this result, i could cover 1he
y whole exp Eanation in Ten hines. - {
"When l knew that had succeeded
2 in finding what l had been seek iRg, for
by study and experiment for IS years.
said Miss Hosmer, 81 first asked the
opinion of a well known American en-
gineer, Mr. Clarke, relative of the Rev.
James Freeman Clarke Of Boston. Havs
ing seen the inyeutiens shev assured me
that need have no doubts as toIhe
value and importance of my discovery.
/ then came to England and consulted
Mr.. Newton, of the well known firm of
Newton & Hales. Well, he could
scarcely believe his own eyes, and had
TO repeat my demonstration several
times. Then he made the magnet ae-
complish the work himself. His part
ner, Mr.. Hales, came in, and dropped
down on his knee beside the table as he
saw me repeat my experiment. These
gentlemen and Mr.. Browning. the well
known maker of scientific instruments,
are all enthusiastic over my discovery,
and are thosSIghly convinced as to is
practieahafty- * Ess
Miss Hosmer said furth that an,9ng
oilers who been shown the new priLci-