Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-05
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will it stand the wear and tear of outdoor ex- DoSureT' L9fsfi9s4- 4aaf3da 1isfls3lp 9ii3 attt , g,..sWherever. marble can be used this can be used, for it $ marble. Of course it is not suited for statuarv-t grain is not close enough ;'but for all building purposes it is just as good as marble, and far cheaper."" 54eTs
 "What is your theory of. the transformation that the limestone undergoes? ?'''4 sseAs's p offApparently cheat and the pressure drive out the naEfiRlaR lafEmcasfNEe in the limestone graduaily mot Tapit ly, as in the case of dry heat and a encouragement of the crystals takes place, exactly in the same way that the marble we find today in the marble deposits was crystallized That is my theory, and, whether scientifically correct or not, the result of the process is the same" , fsee77.,
 "What have you done about this invention, Miss Hosmer?" I asked. ''There must be large fortune in it if rightly managed"
 "Oh, yes, so every one says; but shall dc nothing with it until my other invention is off my hands. l regard that as of the first impor- tance, and this as only an accidental piece of good fortune. The discovery with regard to the magnet was the result of long search, and though finally succeeded as much by hit as by wit, still it was only fair that I should. If one knew in advance exactly the way Tn which one was to find the desired re- suit, there would be nothing in invention ex- cept travelling well-known road At the end of fifteen years experiments I suddenly hit upon. something greater than had hoped for; l feel that it is far more important than | the marble, and 80 I devote myself to it. I | have patented the marble-making process, l owever, and expect to see it fully establish ed both here and in the United States very soon."
 Have you manufactured anything larger | than these specimens p ''Well, nothing very large as yet" she re- l piled, ''but that has been due to a lack of the | necessary boilers. The government this sum- mer began to redecorate and partly rebuild the British Embassy in Rome, and after seeing the specimens of this marble and the price, was offered large contract for all the marble to be used in the building, The plans called for | large columns however, and as 1 could not provide these at once, and as the work was to be hastened as much as possible, could not | take the contract. 1 shall supply the tiling, l wainscotting and such small work, however, and if you come to Rome next winter you will | see my marble in use. l consider this high testimonial to the value of my invention, fol | as you know, there is no more conservative creature living than an English official any thing in the shape of a novelty is regarded with suspicion by him. Once having received government approval it will be an easy mat ter to introduce II among private lnQlVldualS 1 am, of course. much indebted to my friends
 here for their efforts in my interest. LorC Brownlow, Lady Marion Alfred's son, having not only used the marble in his own fine resi- dence, but recommended it highly to the De
 partment of Public Buildings
 "You have secured patent in the United l States, of course p 1 asked.
 'Oh, yes and have had an offer to buy the right of manufacture there from a very
 large manufacturing establishment in Centra
 New York but have not yet decided wha
 to do about it. It will be put in good hand
 there, however, and will soon be placed in thu
 market in large quantities"
 Miss Hosmer had given me two hours of he
 time, and, as she was to leave the city that af
 ternoen, 1 felt had already occupied her to(
 long. With the promise from her of the erli.
 est further information relative to her inven
 tions that she could make public Itook my de parture. Whatever the future may show tt
 be the practical value of her discovery witt l regard to the magnet there can be no ques
 tion that Miss Hosmers success goes far to
 ward establishing the theory that true geniu
 is never pent up in one channel. Miss Hos
 mer may go down to posterity as the Michae | Angelo of her sex an adept equally with pen | bH,ash and ehisel -z----. s8sJ.aT.f E,. .fs