West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-12-24
ANOTHER FLYING.mAcHINE NAN.
Discovered This Time In the VALLEY
OF the Wonderful Cheat
River.

merges into the broader life of the
Monongahela and moves with the
majesty of large stream toward
the Ohio. The Cheat proper makes
the stecpest descent and traverses
the widest and most picturesque
region of any river this side of the
Rocky MOUNTAINS.
Bat although its characteristics
are rage, and froth aud foam, there
are periods when it is silent, and
passing in a hushed state between
wrinkled cliffs where mid day is
darkcned as evening by the gloom
OF over hanging pines. Now it
flows out into the sunshine, between
beautiful banks over which wild
flowers and tall grass nod and wave
As might be expected the winter
floods make season of terror and
the mountains roar with flight as
the yellow waves climb their sides.
But in summer the hills hear sweet
est music played from polished keys
OF pebble, while their feet are laved
with Iimpid love. The writer, who
is spending a delightful summer in
this region, expected to find among
the inhabitants, simple country
life, thought moulded by the local
newspaper, and knowledge Of the
world Limited to the horizon Ell.
closed by their native hills, and was
surprised to find man who was
not only engaged in scientific exper-
iments Of his own but perfectly
familiar with and making deduc-
tions from the advanced thought"
Of the age. This man is Brenard
Crcssler, living about midway be-
tween the scource and mouth of the
river Many years of his life have
been given to the stn1y of aerial
navigation. and he believes in the
possibility Of flying machine. He
has done practical shop york on
various kinds Of machinery, and his
models show mechanical skill ms
well MS inventive genius.
He believes the shortest route TO
:hc navigation of the air is by a
study of the perfect machines from
the hands of the Divine Builder.
whose works are not patented but
ours to copy and profit by.
So far all flying machines have
been made with n view 20 combat
and overcome the resistance from
storms aud air currents, with an
mate pour Of their own, and it is
thus that each inventor has shown
lsthc world his own idet of butting
heads against wall. Undertaking
to walk the water by taking along
land enough for foothOlds would
not be more Ridiculous. Cresslcr's
instead of being machine to an
tagonize, will be built to utilize the
action OF the air TO rise and sail as
do the hawk and other large birds,
which by mere changing the posi-
ton Of tic wings ascend beyond the
reach Of the naked eve Cressler's
explanation OF the movements and
the different positions taken by the
hawk in sailing. shows long and
close study and perfect knowledge
Of this important secret. Thus
knowing the requirements and the
I principle, he says the making Of the
machine is comparatively easy
secondary matter. Our greatest
works Of art are our clotest imita
tions OF nature. Cressler's ma
chine will be worn and its inventor
claims will be manipulated instinct
lively as = part OF the body--a close
imitation Of nature. What q won
icrful difference in this respect
from the cumbersome machines
wi ich arc a combination Of the ship.
the railroad train, and the balloon.
In rising and in still air. both
The arms and legs are used. and by
a cunning use Of levers and bear.
ings exert wonderful strength and
act with great ease.
This description is necessarily
vague as the inventor is lighteously
I jealous Of bis secret and the writer
feels undcr oblig CATIONS for the
above privileges.
Mr.. Crcssler's means arc limited.
and be has been 50 far Unable TO
employ proper material and means
to make his machine Of prac ical
use but sooner or later be expects
I 90 make highway Of that element