The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

,,s s,ein :. would often DO usey Raees nov
con sIdered undesirable on aeco ~ the an
nculty in obtaining asullcient suthAy ofwaser.
describes an Ingenious resort for meklnR that
difficulty. The apparatus In THIS case 49,
aligned for use with n seventy horsepower
~ feet Wide. and ~ feet deep divided BY
se, ne, Vi r rS,' rarm water and steam from
apart aoliya,sd on the ton
s .hso. ep nt these psrtitiops trIcsne down
from them, while at the same time u strong
current oi air is driven. upward betwe cen the
iIametcr: this air acts in two ways-by ALI
sorbing heat itsei, am np eSar haingk coppiad
W ths antion OF on ch process. Ii IL stated that
In winter the former action IL more effective
ana n summer 'aT ~ en I'll the mr. Th,
AIR unGer this arrangement. is found to have
u velocity OF twenty-one ieet second. ana the
steam that Is ris6 IN 10 'o"hu W Nv
IVA ''o '"''
A recent English Improvement In machinery
for preparing and spinning cotton renders It
practicable to balance the lifting rail and to
adjust autom aticaily the balance according to
the weight OF dbre wound upon the bobbins.
Enr tbi. nnrn,.,, n velobt arranged TO aide
tut .niS ,'Ia..a .anno,toa hv
chains or links. to the lifting slide, Of
tha machine. this weipht is traversed
along the lever by screw. which in
Its turn. is operated upon by the cone
drum strap shifting motion or other
conatant nation III the machine The pitch
of the screw and the size OF the sliding
pensate for ~ the weight Of ibre wound upon
the bohbins: In this way an exact haiance OF
.n nt ~ the rhn e., nhf.inad Wsen ths buiid
ing OF the set Of bobbins is conn leted and II
10 necessary to dor. the cone drum strap iork
meseI py ne ana t6e weieht is also bS
the same m tion moved back to its normal po-
sition: ready to be trayersed along the lever as
'"e "ihuins Vi '"' ooooin' ''ooee
One OF the most convenient devices lately in.
troduced "a a machine for measuring cloth:
pbether cotton or voolIen An apparatsls which
not only takes the length of piece OF cloth.
but also records 1t. yard by yard: on the mar
never requires to be repeated. That ia. the
retailer hnds the piece nc buys mark -. on
.ne "rons sioe y. INC SEWAGE '"'ousu 40 gu
yard to sss IL Tho Isnrtb oorresnonds with the
invoice and at any 'ubseauent time t can DO
seen at q glance how much there is LETT. Thus,
done away with. and also the LA Billy Of max
soth to
silks are woven with a selvaRe that has to be
c c,h. on M p? n ey nEe np M a,ro
that cnn Ue removed as ca silly and com pleteiy as
the t4ilor's chalk from coat; This useful
machine can Do driven elther oy haha or power.
A hich.pressure fire engine OF somewhat
notable tyne has been manufactured in Lon.
don for n South American fire denartment and
snecIally desiennted 70 work Mt the excentional
wstsr pressure of 400 mounds ner souare inch
The apparatus ia Ottcd with two steam cylin.
ders and two direct and double acting pumps
arranged vertically in front Of the boiler. The
collective area Of the wives is large. 80 that
the barrels are filled at each stroke. Tho sue
ton and delivery valves are contained In two
chambers. the suction waves at back and the
~ Try es sSht 81 th pump 30 ~
cover. The erosshead works In guides
In trent t OK the Pump. IN and DYING to Its
nestins rods: thus insurIne easy ranninE. Tbe
a aoner " sonstIucten OF LoWmoor IRON: ana Is
ing the fire box: the tubes are solid drawn. OF
si t6 av rs hr AZ 6p
across the fire box, ali opening at
both ends to the water space. Good circula-
,IisanSaveS nwer arSa area es 1bs wot!,r
epnce. reducing the tendency to prime. Steam
can be raised from cold water In three min.
mint h from iimn Of Iiebtin9 the lrs W eisn'
The extensive use Of tho material now
known as gloria is mentioned as character
izing the manufacture OF umbrellas and dress
pieces as well. The fabric is described as .
product OF silk and wool OF fine quality. it's
which Il contains It ia usuaIlv dv.d IN fl.
piece. tho operator in carrying out this prooess
being obliged to make a nice study Of obtain
ing e1aet'y the same shade OF the TWO hores'
owing to the difference Of affinity they
possess for different dyestufrs: and al
though; even when working under the
mosi ia'oraoie conditlons. IL is scarcely
pfossiole 10 secure the same shade. the
a ad On S as rule hay Dc stiGht MUCH Is
sh M 10 Gepeho on tne conStruction OF the
gloria-that ID: sometimes the divergence may
Proauce snot enect IN the FABRIC which may
oe whntea ~ otners again tne oin9rence ID
t ir g. Inc ac.u HoiGrs IN genera
fabric. a bath OF 10 per cent. of Giauber's saits
and two per cent OF sulphuric acid in addition
~ mo u'es'un'
Experts In determining tho character Of DIFF
Ierent lubricating oils have arrived at the
conclusion that the best oil Ia that which has