, 1881-07-12

An Invention By Which tho smoke.
Nuisance CuM ISc Abated.
At a meeting Of the Soclety Of Engineers,
held recently lu London In tic S0cfety's hall,
Victoria street. Westminster, Atr. Charles
l[orsley, President, in tie chair, II paler was
read BY Mr. a. G. EnEert on ..'The preyun.
pn 9t %f spSs % s H"t2 of n SES9Yng t9
of "r!le Consumption OF S,noke," gives It az
Ills opinion TINT sntoka ones produced by thu
atmosphere and while being carried BY. the
MIR callnqt By consumed, ~ uyery particle Is
When. however,, smoke is condensed Us suot,
heat will !lberate tho carbon frvn, the ac!u,
and then tllo fornerwl burn raptdly. II this
theory l8 fund to DO c0rrtTt, curbUr ca,lhDt
destroy tho gHrinS of disease tluAtng In tlla
nir. Fur tue coasllnntlol Of snuka many
Ingenious AIlA elabUrnto Inventions Are oil
recurtl, but mt yet adopted Oh account uf
expense aid completely 9f 1nucha,lisnIs. ~
slmplnt apparatn,s y tnsrefors rsautrsdE: /, Ip
lowed tu c0n'e In contact with tho guses arls-
INK from grrcn c0nl, mid: tor this purpose,
tho furnace y. NO to spnak. AlvldGd into twu
parts. The ttre.dnor Is removed from tlle
slae Ut titls box, rails are plncel Inside, Oil
which 4 plate ur shutter may rest, which EHla
BE- pushed. forward Or backward III Required.
When pushed forward i passes within t1!e
elgtteen IMcEcs, tharuby cutting oil thu
tlraugl,t, ard prevents tlle condensation Ut
tho E'tsus arising WHEN frcsl, coals arg put
oli, guys preventing sillokc a!M the cooling Of
can ba 1l,atls. with the sans results II the
1pentts9 Or tlue will admit u Higher box.
The shutters can By Gust tuguther 10
one plec9 ut ~, 4nEle Of ab0nt lM Do.
raci il attached tu taa front 1t Tic shutter 10
rcEu!ato u.e movement, Tl4 advantages Ut
t!!s aHpH'rat1s arS: E'o coo!lng Of tl!e boiler
~ a' .Ha s o sss @ a4 e1ss tsr Is
savluE of frn.u is to 10 PER cent ii Lieut. and
ob|cct Is attained-ylz.: tie prevention ot tlls
co ~ sonS nt9 t},s s9taeI ny wit w. EEcs.9
tuti,lg fot II = cast.!rou box, .Whlu1l stanIs
out Ut Tie back, AMI ,lsopgll, III front 9nI>y,
aliJ which Is to BY filled with coal, Within
; E ;dsx bSx sr% 9ySbts ssrIf ,aa s @t Willy u s s4
ald consumed by tlle heat III front, or moved
backwards when the box wants refill.
s 70 rgEa4t9I htIrtts, ,s Gf&Hght i4g % lnt
ward at ths Gotto,li. Anotiler plaiu sestiii.
on ltns ls placed ,on toy of tha box, to REe REe.
sSnt }ths as etsr fe re EsgftcE " ~
III front of the, cate, iialt tlls lleat usually
escaping into tbs cht'1lnsy Ia saved. there IL
lltlle or l.o smoke, and the smallest con! can
bB used and ~, indeed, preferable, tn kitch.
b0x 10 tAe. foregoing cal. b. liked, tia iilos.
ahla plate being workud by y lavpr. rll!a In.
yeAt!on y also at frvat llapofsanee ", % Y %5al, T.
locomotives. a box Is placed under tue foot.
Klate, t!le wAqlB .widsl. uf tho AreFrato. and
tha c0als put lA fsUn, the top. by tllts ulnans
tAe sasea are almost entirely drawn out OF
the ! cosl snd coMxn'ed, ths remit bStax ' ysFy
tile conl is pushed torwarl By 3 lMoVabls
pIata aud lever. Whether applied 10 fur
nHces, ora!nsty qpen, hye:R,rtss, stoves,
k!!elisnvrs: yssthlct! h gollats, o. !oeoTolyes,
are great eaYinx Of heat and fuel. and the
reduction Of amQke to 4 minimum,