Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-25
A FELINE MOTOR.
The Marvellous Machine Invented
by q Western Genius.
Cats Utilized 60 Furnish Electricity for
illuminating and Other Purposes
-Stoam Engines Mo-
wherC.

Prof. Richard DcLong, the inventor
OF the new feline motor, says Slough
ton (Wis.) correspondent of the New
York Sun, is q tall, palc-faced man
with thrce~story, bay-window fore
head overhanging pair of dcep-set.
sky-bluc eyes, set on each sido of q
large, thin, hooked nose. He is not q
beauty, but he is genius.
His fclinc motor, which is at present
creating such sensation in scientific
circles in Stoughton, is q marvellous ma
chine, unique in appearance and won
dcrful in operation. It may be de-
soribed rs curious combination of
large and small 1y-whcels, great bal
ancc-whccls, bright steel rods, and IN
almost innuncrable number Of coils of
copper wire, all joined to q brightly
polished cylinder of brass, one end of
which projects into n wire cage filed
with ordinary cats. Its operation is
very simple, but surprising in its re-
suits. A slight pull on n small nickel
plated lover starts tho machine. Then
like lightning from out the end of the
cylinder projecting into the cage there
SHOOTS long steel arm and hand, grab
bing one of the cats by tho napc of the
neck and yanlSing it into the cylinder,
where it disappears with yell of moro
than feline terror. In q moment tho
Iy-whccls, the great balancc-wheels,
and all Of tic complicated machinery
begin to move, at first slowly, but soon
with startling rapidity. At tho proper
moment, which is indicated by n small
clock-lilsc attachment, tho operator
pulls another lover, when from out of
the other end of tho cylinder, with hair
and tail erect, scintillating eyes, and a
catcrwaul dislocating to ones spinal
column, the cat ia projected into tub
OF cold water prepared for it's reception.
This operation, surprising as it may
seem, extracts from tho cat electricity
equivalent to the power represented by
ten horses, working for one hour, and
THIS power con be stored into tho
cylinder until needed. AS cat can DO
run through the motor every tbrco
minutes, and NIL tho accommodating
electricity be stored, tho power of tho
machine Is practically limitlcss.. Tho
samc cat can DO used every ten hours
without the least impairing its health
ind general usefulness. .a .''.
Succcss of his invention. lie is satisfied
taat hc has overcome every difficulty,
had intends soon to put the machines
upon the market. In speaking of the
origin Of the invention and the probable
results of its use, he gays:
81 have long believed that the ont is
naturc'G Lcydcn jar, charged with IN
enormous amount Of electricity, but in
such manner a3 to require Il peculiar
process to extract it. This process it
has becn my good fortune to discover.
The discovery will BE- of i1calculablc
bcncfit to mankind, 1t will revolution
izc tho nocnanlcai woriu. ana will bo
felt in every department of life. By it's
means every family, no matter how
poor. can have its homo brilliantly
lighted with electricity ut q loss cost
than to have it poorly lighted with
kerosene. by oia2ly running tho now
| practically useless house cat through
tho machine twice each day sufficient
| amount of electricity ca:l bo cagondcrcd
to illuminate brilliantly my medium
! sized house. Think how advantageous
1t would be to largo city. Take New
York for example, Carefully compiled
( statistics show TINT thcro arc nt present
within the city limits 0,009,347 cats,
This represents very nearly 20,OO0,0 900
continuous horse power, or enough to
, light tho entire city and furnish all tho
motive power needed to do its work.
Tho fclino motor win do away with
steam. Ton yonrs from now venture
F, TO say there will not bo q steam cngino
! in active operation In tho United
| States"
rT In stated that California boa ak os'
trich farms.
EIGHT million whcols for yehiclea oro
noadc In this country In ono year,