The state herald., 1891-10-09

The reversing Is done so quickly that
one can hardly tell that the engine
has been reversed. Only three valves
are used, and they are self-acting.
There is no steam chest and no con-
densed steam can got into the cylin.
der.
Foster claims that the engine is
more powerful than a Corliss, and
there is less expense attending it, as a
large percentage Of friction is done
away with: The speed is faster than
the Corliss or an oscillator. One feat.
ure about the engine is that the pis-
ton when detached can be revers.
ed.
Foster is at work at present on a
fire engine. In this engine he pro-
poses to do away with eccentrics,
crossheads, balance wheels and shafts.
A double section pump will be used.
He has sent on to Washington to the
patent Office, and it has sent for full
particulars.
An old machinist says there Is no
cylinder like it in the world. The in
ventor is an uneducated man, but it
is thought he has succeeded in solving
a great problem in mechanics.
Gravity and Electricity the Same.
Gravity and electricity are the
same.
The orbital creates the axial motion
of fbodies passing through space.
Our sun acts rs dynamo, creating
the electric force which moves and con-
trolls its planets.
Such an immense dynamo, revolv-
ing with such velocity, emits electric
sparks or flames, which are the source
OF our light and heat.
When our earth arrives at one OF
the foci OF it's ellipse attraction ceases
and repulsion takes its place until it
arrives at the end OF its ellipical orbit,
when attraction again brings it to the
other focus OF its elipse, thus creating
a celestial magnet vibrating every siI
months. The innumerable stills with
their revolving planets arc all revolv-
ing in parallel orbits around the sun,
thus creating vast current OF cleo
tricity, which passes to the centre sun
and gives it the dynamic motion which
creates the electric force that gives
perpetual motion to the universe.
Fairy-Like Electrical Effects.
The decorativeu uses ofelcctricity we're
most wonderfully shown at the recent
"nrtistic supper given at the Contincn-
tai Galleryin London by Mr.. Jan Van
Beers. The novelty Of n luminous
table was introduced; it consisted of
a solid slab ofplate-glass covered with
a transparent cloth through which
shone the light from over $50 incan-
descent lamps OF prismatic colors,
These were skillfully hidden from view
and were under thecontrol Of the host,
who now and again flooded the table
with dazzling brilliancy Of varied hues
or sufIused gentle glow bewilderingly
beautiful. In addition, across the
table, artistically laid, ran rope OF
roses apparently to connect three gilt
statuettes holding upright wreaths OF
the same blooms, but which really
concealed the slender electric wire that
let the white. pink and yellow lamps
that swung in the wreaths glow with
a refulgent light.-Philadelphia Re.
cord.
Invention OF tho Typewriter.
Tho typewriter was invented az
long ago as 17l4 by one Henry Mills,
who in that year obtained a patent
in this country for device that
would write printed characters one at
time, or one after another" There
is no description OF this device to be
had now, but there il no doubt that
Mills invention was the parent OF the
present typewriter. In 1888 a French
patent was granted to Monsieur Pro-
grin (Xavier). OF Marscilles. for
typewriter, which he called a typo
graphical machine. The account of
the machine is somewhat obscure,
but enough is given to show that II
was an operative one by which type
writing could be fairly well executed.
NJ. Foucalt sent to the Paris Expo.
sition in 1855 a writing machine Tor
the blind, and several typewriters
were invented by Wheatstone. After
successive improvements manufact.
urer in America in 1873 contracted to
construct $4,000.
An Ingenious Pieoe OF Mechanism.
An automatic machine has been in.
troduced which forms, fills, weighs and
seals packages in those establishments
where large quantities OF goods, such
as fine-cut tobacco. soda, starch. etc.
are constantly put up. The device
consists OF series Of forming blocks,
receptncles, folders, eummers, and
feeders, all working in harmony, so
that the packages are smoothly and
continuously produced. Tho forming
blocks successfully size tho paper,
which instantly afterward is wrapped
around them, folded and gummed at
the end; the paper sacks are then
plunged into receptacles filed with
the commodity for which they nrc In.
tended, finally folded on top and
scaled.-Cincinnati Times.Star.
Accidental Discovery Of New Dye.
Accident and carelessness have
sometimes led to valuable discoveries
in science, particularly in chemistry,
and we have recent instance In the