The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-08
Another Dose OF Verdone.
FURTHER PROGRESS MADE BY
THE CHICAGO SCIENTIST In
THE DEVELOPMENT OF
HIS THEORY.

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An Improved Machine for the Ap.
plicatiOn of the Principle-En- r
, cOuragement from other
!, Scientists.
, Chicago Inter Ocean.
A few days since the Inter Ocean
gave an account of a physical discov.
cry by Mr.. A. ID. Woodman, of this
city, by which the natural properties
of the universe were, to his own per-
sonal satisfaction, brought into a new
system of philosophical arrangement
aud explanation. The elaboration of
the principle was rendered impossible
inasmuch as the key to the demenstra-
ton was, and is, a closely guarded se-
cret of this new physicist. Since the
publication of that article, which led
to the receipt of quite large enunber of
letters, Mr.. Woodman has been dill
gently at work, and has completed the
construction of new machine. In
external appearance this apparatus
differs very materially from the can
|
| the internal mechanism is identical.
Instead of the conical arrangement be.
fore adopted, there is now presented
to inspection neat, slightly oval top
ped generator, more impressive In ap-
pearance and many times larger. The
surmountiug cap, about twelve inches
in diameter, is of molten brass, COM
pactly hammered. The circular side
and bottom are of heavy sheet iron,
the whole being united by a multi
plicity of wrought rIvets. The cham
Der is about ten inches in height, and
its mechanical insides makes it ex-
ceedingly heavy. From the top ex-
tends small, thick tube, with a mi
mute aperture, being the steam and
fire vent. There is pressure valye
at the side, operated upon by a steel
arm, worked as safety valve or COM
preston pump. 1t is graduated by
weight notches, to determine the lev
erage and pressure. Running from
the base of the receptacle, in which
the suction works like piston, is an
iron tube conducting the water to the
large chamber, or vat, containing the
machinery. The formidable little en-
gine of new scientific development is
constructed upon Il plan of resistance
equal to 100000 horse power, and
has already withstood pressure of
$4,000 horse power. The strain has
been so intense in the experiments
made as to suggest to Mr.. Woodman
the greatest trouble he will have to
encounter in the demonstration of his
science. The brass and iron, though
made as impervious as the mechanical
art allows. is yet so susceptible to the
action of the refined particles that the |
disintegrated water exudes through |
the brass headcap and the sides of the |
chamber, thus diminishing the capa.
bility of the machine in its apparent
action. It can be readily understood |
that tension of this kind, unless the |
expansive qualities of steam and heat
ed water were successfully overcome,
would explo1 lie the most compact and |
strongly built boiler ever devised.
Yet, such is the eff cacy of Mr.. Wood
mans applied principle that no dam
ger of an explosion is to be at all ap-
pretended. Before making his public
exposition. the gentleman desires to
so perfect his machine that he can con-
II oil the forced evaporation, and 10 do
this will perhaps have the machine
timed or heavily galvanized.
In conversing with the reporter
yesterday, Mr.. Woodman advanced
some further theories relative to his
esoteric philosophy, and gave an ap-
proximately clever elucidatiou of it.
'As 1 told you BEFORE he said,
6 mathematics haYe always been my
forte, was very proficient in all |
branches of the exact sciences, and was
for long time practical surveyor
besides. have applied mathematic
principles in the construction of my
machinery, and it would need nothing
further than knowledge of the rule
on which acted to reveal to you the
whole system. Now, compared with
that machine the problems of Newton
or Euclid would be but as light pas
time. do not claim any great merit
for the discovery, as, of course, I
stumbled upon, rather than evolved
it, but have it comprehended. The
application of the rule can be carried !
into every science, and l claim it will
quite revolutionize existing beliefs.
Ny experiments have. been quite in
teresting lately. For example 1 find
that the disintegration of water makes
of the particles forced to the surface
nothing less than hydrochanic acid,
and proves also that there is large
quantity of sulphur contained. These
are the next principles from water.
You must remember that everything,
according to my theory, is governed
by the duo principle in harmony with |
the substance I call verdone. My ex-
periments have proven to me that
water lS CHo COaTstst ioTu vi uiS PIin-
ciple in existence, and that the dia-
mond is the finest short of life. In |
my philosophy everything is lite that |
is not oxide, oxide alone being death,
and even that can be revived by the |
operation of verdone. Minerals and |
much else that are regarded as inor-
ganic matter are really life, and Or
ganic. There is such thing as sus-
pension of animation in a broader
sense than is usually understood by
that phrase, and that I propose to
make clear later. Another thing /
ascertalned the other day was that my