The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-11-16

the conducting wires is connected with
each carbon. In the center, and above
the upper carbon is separated from the
lower rs far rs desired Wires from the
source Of electricity are placed in the
binding posts. The carbons being tc-
gether, the circuit is closed, the electro
magnet acts, raising and lowering the
upper carbon enough to give bright
light. The light moves toward the OPP
posite end from which it starts, then
changes and goes back, always moving
toward the place where the carbons are
nearest together. II from ally cause
the light goes out, the circuit is broken,
and the electric magnet ceases to act.
Instantly the upper magnet falls, the
circuit is dosed, il relights, and sepa-
rates the carbon again.
Edison on returning home after his
visit to Ansonia, studied and experiment.
ed with electric lights. At last his ef-
forts were crowned with success, and the
project that has filed the minds os many
scientific men for years was developed.
81 have il now o. he said, on Satur-
day, while vigorously turning the handle
of Ritchic inductive coil in his la
boratory a; Menlo Park, land, singu-
larly enough, ! have obtained it through
an entirely different process than that
from which scientific men have ever
sought to secure it. They have all been
working in the same groove, and when
i, Is known how ! have accomplished
my object every body will wonder why
they have never though, Of it, il is so
simple. When ten lights have been pro-
duced by 4 single electric machich, II
has been thought to be 4 great triumph
OF scientific skill. With the process |
have jus; discovered, ! can produce a
thousand-aye, ten thOuSand-from one
machine Indeed the number may be
said TO be infinite When the brilliancy
and cheapness of the lights are made
known TO the publlc-whIch will be in
few weeks or just as soon As can
thoroughly proiec, the process-illumi-
nation by carbureted hydrogen gas will
bc discarded With fifteen or twenty
Of these dynamo-electrio machines re-
Gently perfected by Mr.. Wallace. can
light the entire lower part Of New York
city. using a 500 horse power engine.
Il purpose to establish one Of these
hight centres IN Nassau street. whence
wires can be run up town aS far rs the
Cooper Institute, down 10 the Battery.
and across TO both rivers. These wires
mus, he insulated, and laid in the ground
N the same manner - gas pipes. also
propose to utilize the gas burners and
chandeliers now in use. In each house
| can place light meter. whence these
wires will pass through the house. tap
ping smalllnctalIc contrivances that may
bc placed over each burner. Then
housekcepers NAV turn Of their gas. and
send the meters back 20 the companies
whence they came. Whenever II !, il
sired to light jet. twill only be nece>-
sary 10 touch li;ilc spring neati;. No
matches are required.
Again. the same wire that brings the
light 20 you." Mr Edison continued.
"will also bring power and heat, With
the power YOU can nun an elevator. 4
sewing machine or any other mcChlni.
cal oonirivanCe that requires = motor.
and by means OF the hea, YOU may cook
youF food. 10 utilize the heat. It will
only bc necessary TO have the oven, OF
stoves properly arranged for its reception
This can bc done Al iriilng cost. The
dynamo electric machine. called ! irle.
machon, may be run by water or steam
power At 4 distance. When used in 4
large CITY the machine would OF neces-
>iiy be run by steam power have
computed the relative COS; OF the light
power and hca, generated by the elec-
;ricity transmitted 20 the iclemachon TO
bc but fraction of the COS; where oh
famed in the ordinary way h, 4 bat
terry OF steam power it is forty-SiN times
cheaper. and by water power probably
9S per cent cheaper.
|, has been computed that by Edison
process the same amount OF ligh; iha, is
given by 900 cubic feet of the carbu-
rcicd hydrogen gas now used IN this
city. and for which from 81. so To :: is
paid. NAV bc obtained for from twelve
20 fifteen cents.