Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-23
"A Machine which Runs Itself.

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"A Machine which Runs Itself.
A London correspondent Of the New York
Times tells the following
1t bas been reported to me that MIR. Bnns,
q practical inventor aud designer, had come IS
near to the attainment of perpetual mo,i)n as
had yet been reached. He had constructed
machioery which coud be set at work at the
beginning OF the week and would &C ahead un-
til the end without being touched. so long as
| the steam engine Continued 10 work; that the
operation OF manufacturing proceeded contiu-
uously without tending; that the owner locked
up his mill at night aud went to bed, while s!..a
machines maintained their busy revolutions,
turning out miles of silk cords, fruges, trim.
mlngs, and other things; that whereas be ucd
to employ scores OF hands, he now only needed
| @ s:oker, book keeper, and few cleaners and
packers to put up the pro luce Of his automatic
| mill. "But surprising there is q tr.aksgc OF
| the yarn p | asked "rhe machine pauses
monds the break and goes on sgoip," was the
aEsgsr. This is mill to soc, l thought, aud
f.w hours ego | found nyself at quiet, un-
pretentious little house at Oakenshaw, near the
Low-Moer Railway depot, asking for Mr..
Binns. 1t surprises you every now and then in
the manufacturing districts Of the north OF
England to step ous of black, dry road aod
murky atmosphere. into leafy and forai
incCs1re, or vordant oasis. Such was
the humble garden Of Mr. Buns, with
its green grass, its budding rhododendrons, old
fashioned pansles, daisies, and lads love-"
The master Of the hOus, welcomed ne. but
regretted that could not see the mill that
evening. However, the next day inspected
it. l.fouad i5 tha principal apartment e fteeu
machines rat work, q1lte unattended. They
we're making silk and woolen cords of all kinds,
and 10 macy colors, combinations of silk and
Large bobbins, charged With material I'd feed.
iug themselves from endless rolls, revolvad
round each other upon large rotating disk of
slower movement. 1t was almost like an as
Economical model of suu, with O planetary
system in mori,u Between them travelled yarn
in course of working, and this was clothed in
many hues and designs by revolving silk. The
old method of manutact1re was to make the
cord lengths loDgwise. B.1n's principle is ro-
tary and endless. almost literally withou! be-
ginDing and without end. Except for clean.
Ing" said the Inventor, standing by one of the
machines as he spoke, this would go on for
ever, uotll it wore out {; but let Us put it at q
week. L will 80 on tcon Mooday moruiog
until Saturday night without touching; it is
self feediog self taking up. sclf-acting." He
broke thread. Tue machine meuded the
brcakage and went Oh again. Tho machines
run at the rate OF seventeen thousand rev.
olutions a minase,' he said. THAT can
be iocr :ased; and they reqliro no heali,
reed, or harness to tha warp threads.
The cords are developed sad used up in new
silk trimmlog goods, which are woven In I'M
~ ookt h 81 nNr1.
gird, OF 81 a week. Can 10 that time produce
endless Windos cord. $54) chain or sash line,
81. 800; and this same girl, ct 81 a gesk, ia
the silk, co ton, and wool yarn goods. c,u earn
s., 900; for, with the newes. machine, jus.
mentioned, she is simply cleaner aud collco-
tor. II is difficult to describe tue machine 80
as to rcai1: it t1 the mlad' . eye oil the reader;
but with the astronomical smiie il your memo
~, let mo add that, first, there ia square
b,nch; on that a h.t revolving disk as large as
a big Canuonbert cheese. and above that from
six t. doz u revolving bobbins Tho action
OF the machine appears to be so simple that
one woudors at Bous temerity 10 showing it
aud letting it bo described, even as briefly as
i, is 10 this letter. The principle which lies at
the bottom OF al! the operations, and which is
20 doubt duly secured by patent, is that of the
endless splde'band, which vas beog made on
what may describe as horlz ntal msOhloo.
The impercepliblo joining is coltyivcd by means
of small ste hook. Tho bands ar ali pro-
duced at one exact length; thore i5 40 Joint or
knot to Interfere With the tu1nlng Of the
spiudles.
WHAT Is CASTLE SOAP subscriber wish.
es to known how this differs from other soap.
| The hard soaps made in this country are almost
exclusively from animal fats; 10 tho south Of
Europe, whero tho olive grows abundautly,
the poorer kinds of olive oil are used for soap
| making. Common soaps ST, soda and animal
fat. CASTLE soap is soda and vegetable oil. La
making CASTLE soap, great care IS taken TO aVold
An excess of aka, the soda, only ust enough
being used 10 ueutraz tle OIL Oa thus ac-
count the soap is much milder. and may be used
| on wounds AID other surfaces where common
soap would irritate and give pain. The mottled
appearance cf Castillo soap is duo to small
quantity OF solution of copperss. sulphate OF
iron. which is stirred into it beforelt hardensi
| thi, leaves blush oxide of iron in the soap.
| which. when exposed to the air, becomes
changed to red oxide. White CASTLE soap is
also sold, which is the same as the other. with.
ont the c,loring Though called CASTLE, 1t 10
by no means exclusively made IN SpaIo, the
largest share coming from the South Of France.
and indeed it is generally known 10 Europe as
MarseilIes soap.-American Agrtculturast
SOLID COMFORTS. For the best COOKING
Stoves, FIRE PLACE HEATERS, OFFICE
STOVES, RANGES, FURNACES and STOVE
| Work generally, call 90
STANsbURY & Bro,
| Corner King and Columbus sta.