The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-03-20
PERPETUAL MOTION.

Every principle In philosophy is OPP
. posed to what has become known as per-
petual motion. Those who persisted in
the hope that science would yet solve the
/ problem, were looked upon as fit CON-
panions for alchemists who saw a road
through wealth by the transmutation Of
metals. But something which serves
the same purpose as the ideal perpetual
motion has become an established fact.
That latent power known as magnetism
gives promise Of becoming motive pow
er. With this fact assured, and there is
no present reason to doubt it, all the adj
yantages claimed for perpetual motion
f! viii be secured. In fact it is perpetual
motion, though the power is not gener-
ated by any human continuance. 1t is
simply the utilization of a power which
| Is the product of nature and may be EN-
ployed without changing it into any
other one of the forms in which nature
conserves force. 1t is a difficult matter
cry, which will not be too technical for
the general reader. Magnetic force is
something that is but little understood
even by the ordinary student of natural
philosophy. But it is this force that
now stands at the threshold of wonderful
possibilities.
The following principles of magnets
must be understood in order TO fully
understand the new discovery by which
magnets are used as motive powers.
Every magnet has two poles, north and
a south one. Unlike poles attract each
other. Soft iron may be magnetized by
/ contact with natural magnet or by Undue
/ ton. Mr.. Gary, the scientist who has
! invented the machine, has also made
| scientific discovery and that is. that in the
! field of magnet there is what is termed
aneutral line, something, probably, similar
to that neutral point between the poles
of a magnet. 1t is also found that when
the subtance which is being magnetized
by induction passes outside this line, its
magnetism Is reversed, and that while it
! occupies this neutral line it cuts off the
magnetism from all objects beyond.
| Two magnets are placed near, with like
poles facing each other One of these
secured so as to be immovable another is
| placed on pivots 50 as to allow it to move
mp and down, the pivots being so placed
that the end toward the side of the fixed
magnet will be the heavier. On the per
manent magnet is placed a lever which
works strip of soft iron that passes
over the face of the magnet in such a
manner as to occupy at regular intervals
the neutral line. When this strip passes
above the neutral line its electricity be-
comes opposite to that of the movable
magnet. This magnet is thus attracted
and moves up to the bar of iron which
has become magnet through induction.
When the movable magnet is raised to a
certain hight, it is made to touch a spring
which works on the lever that controls
the piece OF soft iron that passes in its
vibration through the neutral line. The
piece of soft iron is thus depressed and
when below the neutral line its magnet
ism is again reversed and the movable
magnet not being supported by the
proper magnetic fluid is drawn down by
gravitation. When at the lowest level it
again touches a spring which works the
lever and cause the strip Of soft iron to
pass above The. neutral line; its magnet
ism Is again reversed and itagain attracts
the movable magnet. This movement
goes on al tfait,tna, until the machine Is
worn out or stopped by some external
force. 1t is possible that we have not
made this matter clear. Indeed it is
difficult to do so without diagrams and
some previous knowledge of natural
philosophy by the reader. But the dis
covery is no humbug and we doubt not
that in time it will be SO far perfected as
to he capable of running machinery.