The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-11-24
Fire Without Fuel.
Scientific American
For the past decade or more an English in
yentor in India. Mr. " Adams of Ron,bav

For the past decade or more an English in
ventor in India, Mr.. W. Adams, of Bombay,
has been trying to persuade men to make
larger use of direct sunshine in culinary and
industrial operations, as a substitute for the
solar forces stored in coal and wood. By his
plan the use of expensive lenses and curved
refectors, as employed in France in solar
engines, is shown to be unnecessary. since fl 4
refectors of common window glass, plain or
silvered, properly arranged are able to focus
the SUMS rays with sufficient exactness.
In communication to The Scientific Ameri-
can of June Is, 1878, Mr.. Adams describes at
length his experiments, and figures several of
the types of apparatus by which he utilizes
the solar rays. By means of large batteries of
comparatively inexpensive refectors enough
sunshine has been concentrated upon boilers
to make steam quite rapidly; and in some ex-
periments very high temperatures have been
obtained Mr.. Adams position is that batter
les of plain reflections are cheaper than fur
naces, and sunshine vastly cheaper than coal,
especially in tropical and other regions where
coal is hard to get and the sky is clear of clouds
for months at a time The argument is good,
and the practical tests Of this sort Of solar ap-
paratus have been very promising if not con-
elusive. Yet for some cause no great progress
appears to have been made in the utilization of
sun heat in this manner.
In view of these familiar facts it is amusing
if not surprising to read in q Washington
paper-followed by d column or two of eX-
travagant explanation and expectadons-that
"the patent office has just extended its official
of4l
cries Of the present century, and one it is safe
to say, which will not only effect revolution
in the present methods of producing and APP
plying heat but seriously undermine the very
structure upon which the at present generally
received scientific notion of heat rests y :; Z
The whole invention simply consists Of an
arrangement whereby the rays of the sun are
reflected from any number Of mirrors upon d
common focus"
The invention referred to is a complicated
device for giving battery of plane mirrors
motion with the sun $50 that the suns Tays
will always fall perpendicularly upon the ad-
Unstable surfaces of the mirrors), and for util-
lzng the heat concentrated at the focus of the
converging rays. The invention embraces no
new discovery; and if it revolutionizes either
science or industry, Mr. W. Adams of
Bombay will not be the only person surprised.
Light Housekeeping.
Saturday Night.
@But, George, we might try light-housekeep-
ing"
A very pretty picture they made, George
Smith and Jane Brown, as they sat upon the
front step that beautiful, moonlit night, wait
ing for the 4:15 a. m. up comet
He was only IS, and over her fair young
bangs but II summers had passed, and yet
these two, so fair, so young, were trying to
lift the veil from the impenetrable future and
establish themselves in happy union securely
there.
He felt that he could not in the very near
future, afford to rent and handsomely furnish
beautiful home for he was only getting 81
a week; nor could they even get board at a
frst-class hotel, and as he broke these sad
facts to Jane, great, scalding, manly tears
rolled down his cheeks and on to his rounda-
bout
Twas then that, woman-like and in gentle,
soothing accents, she came to his rescue:
But George, we might try light housekeep-
ing" and as she spoke glad light, born of
the happy suggestion, Illuminated the trust
ing eyes into whose calm depths George had
been fondly gazing for four hours and twenty
minutes George pondered long and deeply.
Turning at length to the fair being Of his
hearts choice, he said: %Jane, it would be
sweet indeed, to dwell with you in blissful
solitude upon some rock bound coast; to wan
der hand il hand upon the seashore all day
long, and light the storm-tossed mariners way
at night, but it takes political influence to get
lighthouse, and ], alas! haven't even got a
vote No, Jane; I am afraid we cannot go to
misunderstanding, but will save my money,
go to commercial college and learn book
keeping"
And when Jane had heard the words that
were spoken by George she marveled greatly,
and she said "Henceforth, George, I can but
love you with mothers love- You're too
young for me" and she went into the house.