Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-15
TzEE MAGNETIC MOTOR.
The latest Marvel OF InventiOn-A
Motive Power which Needs no
Expenditures to Keep il
EunntDS.

The Latest Marvel OF InventiOn-A
Motive Power which Needs no
Expenditures to Keep IL
EunniD&.
Boston correspondence Cincinnati En-
qarCr: Accompanied by a friend, your
os-es gonaeut has just been to look at the
o'F magnetic motor, which possibly may To-
-i.t Ia r-yJ'u-.oIrz ~ the systems Of motive
poser no" IN use, and suDpianting steam
1lih Az agency FREE from dangerous chaTaC-
trs,'cs' and requiring absolutely no expend-
.!lF-' 70 keep It running. Mr.. W. W.
ul'y. tie Inventor, has been pursuing his Te
Ht-laas ~ tals direction for many years,
.fa as lg1 10 ueke bus invention public by
t' 2on.u1gemrnt that Miss Harriet Hosmer
.- POI '.a o. -fmliar discovery. We had con-
.s.le c.ib-uiy IN finding Mr.. Gary, tor
..' name gls not IN the directory and /.
IDS That ne had secluded himself TO avoid
ctr intrusion Of visitors. It Is well that be
GAG, Tor ever since the announcement OF bis
INVENTION there has been q constant stream
=. 'AqmEers az the newspaper Offices to learn
a's WusreaOClts. At last we learned that he
E.Fed III one Of the quiet old streets of the
"eS5 End, and, proceeding thither, we were
SKID to enter, aGd tod that Mr.. Gary
would be at leisure N a moment. We
we're received cordially by that gentleman,
"na,ever he could Somehow, we had ex
p-g-ed to meet a wild eyed, unkempt looking
LAdiNicu1i, alter the traditional manner of
ne visionary seeker for perpetual motion,
4, y re were pleasantly surprised TO find in
A'' gary a tall, well-built and fine. looking
uieh, with keen, active expression, frank
1Aa friendly manner, and with no trace OF
over confidence or extravaganza, but thor
91ghly modest and unassuming and also
sSdtheaded and intelligent. In short, a natu
Eu gentleman, and winning ones favorable
ePIhlCn at the outset. On the table aud
ROUND the room lay magnets, pieces of metal,
pOis ana other things indicating a labora-
giy. Mr.. Gary first called our attention to a
H-tle machine which he designed to be sent
the patent Office. A horseshoe magnet
scufed to perpendicular shaft, was placed
= DIS To revolve In ftame- work. At the
Nst was LAID compound horse shoe magnet,
llh ne aims toward the revolving one, SO
lat the poles of the latter, in its revo-
puols' were brought over the poles
The former. Opposite this hori-
pntat magnet, On the other side of the
nait, was balanced piece of soft iron at the
eld OF horizontal shaft, so that 1t would
rse or fall In accordance with the attraction
q the magne,s :. The placing of this piece
9 solt iron was the key which furnished the
elutIon Of the problem, which Mr.. Gary
ben proceeded to explain TO us. He show ed
. large magnet lying on the table, and,
tsIng up piece of soft iron he held it be-
Eeen the two arms Of the magnet, but not
bucSlug the latter. He held common nail
eose to the piece Of soft iron, and it was i'm
Bed.ataly attracted and held. Here YOU
sc, said he, that this soft iron has, from
be influence of the permanent magnet, tenn
prarlly become magnet itself 1t does
nj touch the other, but holds the nail He
ten asked US TO observe that the nail was
Z 80 = ! -, - L
Ihlch 1t was nearest, but moving the piece
0 non with the nail toward the opposite
am, on reaching point half way between
lie two poles the nail dropped off. He again
hid the nail closc to the soft iron, which he
owed toward the opposite arm, when the
mil was attracted toward that pole. You no
TIE, he said, "a point between the two poles
wlere the nail falls II. neutral line where
tie magnet does net act. Mr.. Gary next
demonstrated the matter in different way
b taking a piece of soft iron and holding it
ashOIt waY above the magnet with the rail
suspended as before, gradually moving the
soft iron beyond the poles of the magnet
The nall hung with its point attracted toward
the pole nearest to 1t, gradually falling to-
ward a perpendicular as the soft iron was
gradu ally pushed out, until it dropped off. Il
was replaced, and the soft iron pushed fur
Their out, when the magnetic action was re-
point OF the nail now retiring from the
pole, it being repealed instead Of attracted
The discovery of this change of DO
larty beyond the neutral line was what
furnished the great factor of the invention
The machine made for the patent office was
hardly finished, so we were asked to look at
another machine of similar construction.
This had been running so long that the shaft
had worn its way completely down through
its metal bearings, and 1t now had a small
jewel placed beneath it, just as in the works
Of watches. Tbs machine was placed in
working order, and strightway the upright
magnet began to Tevo!ve with its shaft and
the balanced pifca Of soft iron, before de-
scribed, rose aud fell with each revolution click
ing like watch. Mr.. Gary explain ed that this
motion could not be produced except for the
peculiar adjustment of the piece of soft iron.
without this he said laughIngly, it
would be very much ike trying to lift your.
self by the straps OF your boots He then
went on TO explain that when the poles of the
revolving magnet were opposite the CORE
spending poles Of the horizontal one, they
were repealed, it being a cardinal principle of
magnetism that ike repels like. In this way
the revolving magnet IS pushed around until
positive and negative are opposite. Here
they would come to a stand-still and all mo-
ton would cease If 1T were not for the peculiar
enlistment Of tts5 pp2ISes of soft i5on Which
IS now attracted, -repeilsd, alternately
changing its polarity, at just the moment
when its force will drive the upright magnet
ia its revolutions past the dead center, when
the natural forces carry it on its round again,
aud 50 the motion is kept up. 1t is Just
as il q turEstIle were given kick
at each revolution, of Just enough force to
make the motion uniform and continuous. A
mechanical device more delicate aud beauti-
ful could hardly be imagined, and there was
no doubling it, however disposed to incredul-
Ity we might have been. Here we were wit
nesses of something which we had been
taught was an I'm possibility, d machine I'M
PEELED by no perceptIble external force, but
by some power derived from within itself. 1t
seemed as wonderful as would be the phe-
Eonenon of living organism furnishing out
Of itself its own means OF nourishment. Pre-
uosterous as the idea Of perpetual motion
might seem, nevertheless here was motion
which could be continued with no waste oil
energy until the machine should wear out
Mr.. Gary then explained how, by the addi-
ton of magnets, the power could be In
creased; whereas, a single magnet might per-
hans be made 10 sustain a weight of pound
II another exactly like it we're Joined to II
the two together would maintain consider
ably over two pounds. He showed Us a com
pound magnet, by means of which he ha6
drawn a weight Of seven pounds across the
/ foor of the room. Magnetic engines OF the
rotary pattern, like those he had showI
rs. he thought would be most avail
able where but a small amount o.
rover was required, such as for denta
engines ana th9 like; but he thought Il
/ would be easier to gain ElOre power from {
/ beam-erCine. be showed us one of that pat
/ tern which he was now constructing. The
! beam consisted of double-ccmpound mag
nets on each side of the pivot, and above anC
l l,oI, on ~ O nl9ppn
strong magnets. When asked how far ht
! thought the power could be carried, Mr.. Carr
sand that Of course ne could not tell certainly
! but he saw no reason why it could not be al
timately applied to all uses for which steam
is now demanded, and at last adapted to 10
comotives and navigation. Capitalists haC
/ urged him to begin the construction of {
I large engine, bnt he had answered that mis-
takes are more easily rectlied in small ma
/ chimes than large ones, and he preferred tx
/ operate on Q small scale until he had perfected
/ his invention, and then gradually work up
Your correspondent happening to mention
that his own knowledge of magnetism, gaineC
from school studies, was getting little rust!
from disuse, so that 1t was difficult to follow
+ his explanations as quickly Us he
would like, Mr.. Gary observed, with
| q s!irht smlle, that had he studied thu
/ principles OF magnetism he would never have
attempted to do what he had, for he would
have been taught that IL was impossible.
/ must not lie inferred that be has any re
puguance to scientific men, either theoretical
or practical, but has the highest regard fo
their opinions, although he seems to have
upset some OF the most firmly based of then
theories in regard to the character of mag
Latlsm. Many learned gentleman of al
professions have visited him. Among these
was Prof. Eoyeios9!, OF Cambridge, who
aiterRard told P[of., kliof. q Harvard
! laughed at 10y the latter that he afterwarC
asked bIr Gary if be had really seen what ht
! thought he had"
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