Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-29
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Artificial rain making and the creation
Of breezes while travelling at the rate OF
mile minute In q railway car consti-
tute the latest triumph OF inventive
genius.
This clever idea has made It possible
for q person to travel In the warmest
day Of summer without suffering In the
least from those twin evils Of railroad
journeys, dust and heat. The practica-
bility Of the idea has been clearly shown
by thorough trial, and within the past
week several cars equipped with the In
vention have been daily running on
southern railroad. Ii has been believed
that such q thing as constructing a
practically dustproof car was out OF the
question. The new idea shows again
that nothing IL impossible, and that
modern inventive genius can accomplish
almost anything.
The contrivance Is simple, and its
mechanism free from complication. Be-
tween the windows In the car Is venti-
lator, so arranged as to be directly or
almost directly beside the passenger.
This ventilator Is covered with screen
of exceeding fineness, both inside aud
out, and there Is an arrangement so con-
structed that at the will OF the passenger
fine spray Of water plays between the
two screens. This water has as Its
source supply contained In tank To-
Gated beneath the car and between the
trucks. IL IL forced upward by means
OF compressed air.
Ii may be readily seen that the screen
will prevent the entrance OF cinders ana
like particles which have been both
menace and discomfort to the travel
er on the railway. AT the same time the
water pla lying between the screen catches
each particle of dust and washes 1t away,
thus keeping the air as IL enters the car
AS fresh and clean as that In the pine
woods AT break Of day. The car will be,
80 far as air Is concerned, In as good
condition when travelling through the
slkali desert as when passing through n
country which blossoms like the rose.
Each OF the ventilators Is three feet
long, and remains open constantly. IL
is the spraying Of the water which the
passenger is able to regulate. With this
new idea In operation IL Is wholly un-
necessary TO open the windows OF the car
st all, as the ventilators cause constant
change Of air. As \ matter OF fact, the
| air la the car Is rendered much purer by
means Of Mr.. Green's invention than II
v ould be IL Il found entrance through
the windows.
| At the bottom Of the panels In the In
terror OF the car between each window,
Il a small glass knob. The knob, how
ever, IL sunk In the woodwork so That II
| IL not noticeable unless one looks for II.
II enables the traveller 10 have breezcs ut
his pleasure. By slightly turning this
knob the little doors or dehectors on the
outside OF the car are opened, and In the
direction In which the car Is going, just
the reverse Of the method observed In
the elevated railway trains, which pre-
vents the cinders sitting into the car and
at the same time permits ventilation.
Air In plentiful quantity Is admitted
from the outside. On its admission II
encounters the first screen. Then II
must sift through the spray OF water.
After that comes another screen. and
thus IL IL made plain that the air OF ne
cessity must be pure at the time IL
reaches the breathing apparatus OF the
Thoroughly comfortably passenger. 1t
might be thought that IL would be mat
ter OF difficulty 10 secure sufficient
supply OF water, but AS the only way In
which that supply ia reduced Is by
evaporation, the same water being used
over aud over again, il may readily be
seen that the question OF sufficient sup
ply Ia not difficult one 10 answer
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