The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-05-30
:. Observation-Disclosures.

The san Diego Union and Bee gives an
account of recent invention by W. ID.
Gray, Esq. formerly Of Stanton. Which
las in 1T the ;neritQ: practical utility,
and which if it proves TO De what is
claimed for it will yield handsome roy
atty To the inventor. 1t is nothing more
OF less than design 10 prevent NfieFses
from running off when hiiched to a bug
gy or vehicle, and was suggested to Mr.,
Aray. by :: runaway occnrLence with q
friend Of his. The San Diego paper, says ::
Tie Simplicity Of the device is its chief
recommendation consist s. uf AN iron
Tar. three quarters Of All Inch III diane
Ter. which rs attached to either the front
or hind axle. Al each end of this bar is
Observation-Disclosures
corresponding cog on the hub of the We.
hice.
by means of a lever inserted, in the
body Of the vehicle, Ill exactly the same
marntr as Common brake, these cog
wheels can be THROWN on OF off the cOgs
on the hubs at the will of the driver.
Attached To eacfi end 0f-1he bar beneath
lhe axle is a strong strap which runs
along below the shafts aud is attached TO
The horse bit in much the same manner AS
reins. when the7TnnHway cheek. as it is
ca led. il thrown on, to,tne eggs on the
hubs, these straps attached to the horse
mouth are Wound atonnd the iron bar,
drawing the animal back by degrees. until
not only the whole load is pulling directly
on his month. but the weight of The load,
even of the lightest buggy manufactured,
becomes stlain>of from two three tons
on the Jaw Of TIE animal ThehoIse has
not been f6aied who could~~ithstand this,
pressure. constantly Increasing with each
step made, until he is forced TO come 10
a slandstiH. From twenty to- forty feet
is the limit of distance to which horse
can gow itht hisal tachReRt~. The EGGS do
not stop the wheels nor interfere in any
manner with the running OF the vehicle,
but the straps on each side of the ami
mails Jaw, slowly but surely wind him
back SD fliat he is brought SO close to the
vehicle that kicking is impossible, and the
weight On his mouth forces rim TO stop,
AS 10 the amount of actual weight on
the horse's ,jaw,I0 matter how light tho
vehicle, that is a philosophical fact which
is simply a matter OF conf utalion7 when
the size of the cOgs. diameter of the bar
and sze of the hub is known. It set ms
hard to credit that buggy weighing from
100 TO 200 pounds, -Can., be made tn weigh
l
horse himself is responsible for this ! his
own power. coupled with mechanical laws,
does Iha business. III other words. the
power Of IA horse 4exarte1 in running away
is applied to stopping hin. The SIZE Of
The horse. or the degree of his atrength or
wildness. do not aitectt principle. The
faster heruns the quicker, the strap. runs
around The iron, bar. and, he is brought
hack into a position where lie can neither
kick; run nor hack. The hacking is pre-
vented by device as simple as the other
machinery. SIC. --'se- 500 -. ~ ''t.',
The perfection Of the apparatus lies in
the gradual applicable ion of. the horses own
power against hinself. and applied direct.
ly to his mouth the moment the lever is
touched with the foot. throwing the cogs
against each other. If thehorse was stopped
by shoit jerk the -ecennant world in
many eases he THROWN Auh.t esidfs running
the temper of the animal, When used q
short time NJ, horse viii ever attempt to
run, the result is sure and perft ct. :, =. -