Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-03-07
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Wendell Phillips on the "L0St Arts


mechanical forces and their movement.
OF large masses from the earth. we
know that the Egyptians had the five
seven, or three mechanical powers; but
we cannot account for the multiplica-
ton and increase necessary to perform
the wonders they accomplish.
In Boston, lately, we have moved
the Pelham Hotel, weighing $4,000
tons, "a feet, and are very proud of it.
And since then we moved 4 whole
block of houses 20 feet; and l have
no doubt We will write book about it;
but there IS a book telling how Domi-
nico Fontana, of the sixteenth century
set up the Egyptian obelisk at Rome
on end during the papacy of Sixtus v.
Wonderful. Yet the Egyptians quar-
RED that stone and carried it $50 miles
and the Romans brought 1t $50 miles
and never said a word about it.
Mr.. Patterson, of Hartford, walking
with Brunei, the architect of the
Thames tunnel, in Egypt, asked him
what he thought of the mechanical
power of The Egyptians; and he said ::
There is Pompey's Pillar 1t Is 100
feet high, and the capital weighs 1000
pounds. 1t IS something of feat to
hang. 1000 pounds at that bighth in,the
air, and the few men who can do 1t
would better discuss Egyptian me-
chanics."
Take canals for instance The Suez
Canal absorbs half its receipts in clean
ing out the sand which fills 1t continu-
ally, and it is not yet known whether it
Is pecuniary success. fhe anclents
built canal at right angles to ours, be-
cause they knew that it would not fill
up If built in that direction, and they
knew such one as our would. There
were magnificent canals IN the land of
the Jews, with perfectly arranged gates
and sluices.
We have only just begun to under
stand ventilation properly for our
houses; yet late experiments at the
Pyramids IN Egypt show that those
Egyptian tombs were ventilated in the
most perfect and scientific manner.
Again, cement is modern for the
anclents dressed and jointed their
stones so closely that in b hiding thou.
sands of years old the thin blade of a
pen-knlfe cannot be forced between
them.
The railroad dates back to Egypt.
Arago has claimed that they had a
knowledge of steam. A painting has
been discovered of a ship full of ma
chinery, and French engineer said
that the arrangement of this machinery
could only be accounted for by sup.
posing the motive power to have been
steam. Brahma acknowledges that he
took the idea of his celebrated lock
from ain ancient Egyptian pattern. De
Tocqueville says there was no social
question that was not discussed to rags
in Egypt.
We'll" say you, Franklin invented
the lightning rod" l have no doubt
he did; but, years before his invention,
and before muskets were invented. the
old soldiers on guard in the towers
used Franklin's invention to keep
guard with; and if spark passed be-
tween them and the spear head they
IAN and bore the warning of the state
and condition of affairs.
After that you will admit that Benia-
min Franklin was not the only one
Who knew ofthe presence of electricity
md the advantages derived from its |
Use. Solomon's Temple, you will find. |
vas situated on an exposed point of
he hill; the temple was SO lofty that
t was often in peril. and was guarded |
~ a system exactly like that of Benia-
min Franklin.
Well, may tell you a little of an
lent manufacturers. The Duchess of
took necklace from the
leck ola mummy and wore ii to
'all given at the Tullleries, and every
'ody said they thought it was the new
st thing there.
A Hindu princess came into court,
nd her father seeing her. said {: go
ONE you are not decently covered
Go home !" and she said "Fa,her, |