The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-15
MARVELLOUS MACHINES.
BICYCLES THAT WILL RUN OVEF
MOUNTAINS OR OVER SEAS.
ALI That It Lacks Is the Discovery of the
Secret of Perpetual Motion, and the
Inventor Claims to Have That-What
the Manufacturer Has TO Say.

| the Manufacturer Has to Say.
~. Breitenmoser, Bicycling Power Com
| pany," is the legend hanging over dool
on South Second street. The door is o
| glass, fanked by show windows of IN;
same material. and opens into shoT
chock full OF strange locking, half com
| pleted machines. The show windows ar
| also occupied by mechanical contrivance
which, though perhaps no more odd in de
| sign than those we see al every turn il
| life, are decorated with placards that Gauss
passersby TO halt and stare
The machine in the right hand or more
southern window bears faint resemblance,
| to a merry go-round, and is capped by ?
| pinnacle that reminds one of the Fife
tower. Wheels and cogs and little circu
| lar tracks distributed about tine base OF
| this continuance lead one to believe tina.
when in action its effect will be very dizz,
on the traveller, if passengers are carried.
A pasteboard sign says: This machine
will be run by perpetual motion; $50 2
year, $40 payable in advance"
Going within the visitor finds himself
In miniature patent Office. Shelves anc
tables and corners are all numbered with
wheel and reel and crank devices. aud the
floor space as well, TO such an extent that
the genius of this wonderland has Difficult
ty In turning around.
He comes forward with a smile as yoU
close the door and inquiries in broken En-
glish what he can do for you. Mr.. Brett
enmoser has perhaps seen forty-fve wears
of life, wears scraggly mustache, work.
mems clothes and an habitual look OF
cheerfulness. When he discovers that YOU
do not want to invest 500, 900 in his per
petual motion bicycle or half that amount
in his improved movable fire escape his
face falls for a moment, but almost i'm
mediately regains its smile in his enthusi
asm to show you the invention.
WONDERFUL MACHINE.
81 expect to make 500 oOO, 600 on this"
he says, approaching an eight foot construc-
ton of iron, wood and leather. The ma
chine in question is the perpetual motion
bicycle, and at first sight reminds one OF
an overgrown tumble into which the little
ones love TO bury their sharp teeth. Il Is
huge disk with an open circular space
cut out of the center. The seat or saddle
is to be placed within this inner circle, and
by an arrangement of rollers is always to
remain right side up for the rider conven-
ieuce, while the giant wheel is to roll on
over mountains and valleys, over lakes,
rivers and seas, or even into the thinner
realms of the air above.
''The motion and power are to cost moth
ing and to be equal to the strength of o
team of horses. The rider, to be 100 pounds
in weight or zoo or 90 is to impart the
power by the involuntary motions of his
body while maintaining his center OF grav-
ity, and, the inventor claims. will not feel
the weight of the burden he bears on the
seat or drags behind him in a vehicle at
tached to the machine.
Il will finish the bicycle in little over
a week." continues Mr.. Breitenmoser
land expect to bring it to some theater for
trial. This will be good thing for both
the theatrical managers and myself. They
will be able to charge what admission they
please, and will be able thus to bring
the virtues Of my invention before the
public I have not patented the machine
as yet, but will do so before long.
TO REvOLUTIONIZE CIVILIZATION.
81 tell you, with all the gravity in the
world, that this wheel will reyolutionize
civilization. 1t is the key to the problem
that man has been trying to solve for
10000 years. Every one can use them, for
/ shall make them of all sizes and for all
sorts of people. The little cSH of three
or four shall have its little bicycle, and so
shall the athlete in the prime of life, the
mother in need of outdoor air, the daugh-
ter going to school, or the decrepit grand
father whom the sunlight and the winds
will reinvogorate"
Mr.. Breitenmoser paused moment in
his enthusiasm and patted the machine az
fectionately before continuing.
Just think what it will do for the world
Steam and electricity and horse power Will
never more be needed as far as transporta-
ton from place to place is concerned, and
fearful railroad accidents will be thing OF
the past The cost of each machine will he
but nominal, yet the stockholders in my
concern will become immensely rich. In
short, the imagination is too short and too
weak to give us any idea of the benefits
and advantages that will be derived when
they are at last scattered over the land"
Mr. Breitenmoser then reluctantly turned
from the bicycle to the revolving tower in
the window. The reader Will of course I'M
derstand that the tower has not revolved
vet by perpetual motion, but will do so
soon.
This is an advertising scheme" he ex-
planned, land when once understood By
the different large merchants in st. Louis
VIII be eagerly seized upon "a the best me-
dunn through which TO reach the people.
A FIRE ESCAPE.
"You see this tower is 10 be turned bT
motion. This fact will at once
be an immense drawing card, and thou
sands OF people Will take long journeys
merely for the sake Of looking at IT, The
tower will be in a large inclosure, quite out
of sight of the people on the outside, and
an admission fee will De charged a iect-
urer will be stationed on platform 70 ex-
plain the mechanism 70 the crowds admit
ted and his discourse will amply repay
those who come for the expenditure Of
their money. Now, TO utilize this tower
we will sell space upon it TO the large ner.
chants and they shall put their advertise
ments there.
This FIRE escape" continued the invent !
or '.is not to 90 BY perpetual motion, but /
win be grand life saver IN a large city.
You see it is movable. aud thus one will be |
all that Is required for the largest build I
ing"
Here the enthusiast. explained tne fire. /
escape and its many advantages over the !
ordinary kind II ia skeleton spiral stair |
case surrounded by vertical guards ~ 4
sheet iron to prevent the people from fall !
Ing of. and up from top 70 bottom i /
pipe intended for the conveyance Of water. !
At the top OF this pipe IS rubber hose. /
and this nose ends in large shallow tank !,
placed on the roof exactly IN the center of |
the house.
From this tank the roof slopes away On /
all sides. This tank Is mad. with perfsra~ i
tons on every side, and Is calculated 20 dis l
tribute the Are queaching water al over /
the house when The hose IS turned or. BIZ 4
a system of rollers and trucks the firc e. 1
"a De can be run in front Of every window 4