The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-03-23
YALE,s YOUNG MyESTORS.
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A Novel Derice for sepasatsnr
Flour from the Bran-CIaimed to
he an Invention that 10 Worthy to
be Ranked with the Cotton Gin.
NEw HAvEs, Cnnn March l4.-The
SON Of Super intendent Smith of che A.
lantic Flour Mills noticed some months
ago, while Watching the process of bolt.
ing -four. that the electricity pervading
the hel Ing used in connection with the
purifying maehines attracted the bran
and caased Il to cling to the belts in
large quantities. rhus vas Suggested
the mschine lhss was patented last
month under the nams of the E,rctric
Middlings Purifier" and which his
friends say Is an invsntinn eqial in im-
portanoe 10 that Of che cotton gin, and
the frst appicstion 81 fricdonal e,ec-
tricity To- any practical use. +
On Saturday, forenoon last notable
gathering assembled in dingy room
10 The third story Of sinschine shop in
this city to, see one OF the purifiers in
operation. Among those present we're
President Porter, Professors LYMAN.
Thatcher. Johnston. e s Dana, Brush,
Wright, M,rtpn, DR.. j. p. c. Foster,
and Librarian Van Name of Yale Col.
iege; Prof Blake of Providence. R. l.;
and ex. CIV, English, the Hon. Henry
B Harrison. Xii whitney, Blake, Thomas
3 -Trowhrldge, and Arthur Osborne
Of the Board Of Education Of New Ha-
ven. Several ladies were also there
Thomas B. Osborne, ayoung man ol
twenty years, explained thA Invention.
He is bali owner Of the patent and is =
member OF the junior class in Yale
College. Young Smith was his class
mate until recently. when failing eye
sight compelled him to leave col
lege. When be conceived the ides OF
an electric purifier, he went 20 young
y borne aud asked him to get ma
chine constructed embcdying tha fric-
|tionsl electricity idas, Working togeth.
or, the young men brought forth the
pressn: Invention.
ID the boiling machines now in use
the bran is separating from the 6our by
q powerful air blast. which blows of tue
lighter bran. Considerable steam pow.
'er is needed, the work must he done in
an enclosed chamber on account Of the
dust, and there is great waste, becsu.e
the air current carries Of wish the bran
the, nner particles OF four. In the new
Invention electricity Is designed 70 take
The place of the air blast. Just over the
wire holting cloth. which has q rapid
rseiprooal motion, are ! number Of hard
rubber cylinders. slowly revolving.
AZ they turn they rub against strips Of
.heepskin. which are made to press down
upon them, thus generating the elec:ric.
ity. As the miedlings are sieysd b5
the reciprocal motion, the lighter bran
comes to the top OF the moving mid.
dlinas, and is rttracted to the rollers
To these Il clings. 81 do pieces Of paper
to stick OF sealing wax when ithas been
isma,tly rubbed, until certain quantity
lie thus . tracted, when II pnps into. re,
ceiving iroughs, whence BY 3 simple
mechanical arrangement, the bran ID
brushed QUE or the side OF the purifier
into receptacies. At the same time the
B ,lted 4 ,ur is pouring out Of the other
side OF the machine, while the "tailings'
drop out at the end opposite the hopper
ThA persons who saw the new purif.
er In operation on Saturday agreed thai
/ was . wonderful invention. Although
shown unenelosed, In an ordinary ma,
chine room, there was neither dust moi
waste. It was said that .he purifier
could be run by ons man working at I
crank. The electric power vas ia pro
portion to the speed OF the roller. II
the experimental purifier eight six-inct
rollers we're used Mr., Smith is nov
in Minueso,s arranging 10 put one into
one of the largest -four mills In tha
State, which will have eighteen eight
inch rollers. It Is claimed that the new
purifier can be manufactured at less cos
than those Ia present use. Last yea
there was great damage caused in 81
Paul, Mimi, BY an explosion, in fou
mills while holting middlings BY The air
blast process. It is claimed that ther,
can be no explosion where the electri,
machine is used.
While exhibiting the electric puriie
Mr.. Osborne explained that 1t was sep
arating winter wheat middlings, ant
said they are the NEST di6cnlt to purify
The young mans explanations OF th,
manner Of operating the new Invention
we're very clear. His father ;s mem
Der Of the local Educational Board, AMI
has heen for manv years Clerk OF tn
Superior Court. The Hon. Henry B
Harrison, . prominent lawyer. is th
young inventors uncle. and his grand
father. Mr. Blake has invented q success
ful stone crusher, and is himself ID
nephew Of the cotton gin inventor. e.
whitney. Mr.. Osborne is popu'a
among his ciassmstes, and since his Ia
vsntion he has been styled Yale
Young Edison" a l.'al
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