The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-19

equine limitations
i.li5 would remain fixed
80 for a time. at least
. Fate. however.
through a Brooklyn
man has wllled otherwise. sayu New
York Journal.
Pc invention was originated By Reii-
ben Il. riass. who has constructed
sleigh THAI can Jingle bells and glide
efern snowy road at a. good a pace aa
anyone oonld AJAX. Several trial trips
nave been made and all have been sue
ctangul
This viii be tad news for the winter
Elfl. How she will rebel at the thought
ot Rolng for ride when The motor
power q fhe sleigh Is a gas engine. LA
pc g blow up with horrid results
Should her escort happen TO pay too
much etienilon 20 her and too little 10
me uanka and leyorsl The fact that
the driver win have to use both his
hands 70 control The machine wiz be
enough 20 condemn the whole thing In
Der eyoa, AZ least. not to mention the
headlight that lnterferes With the
mpoulishl which every ono associates
with sleigh rides.
This ncw-faahlonod sleigh IL 4 COM
nlnaiion 81 the old sleigh. with the adj
aiiion Of gasoline tanks. compresaed-air
fyliudofn, electric batteries and wheels
aA eranka without number. There
are tooi boxes and water tanks con-
cealed within is pleasant exterior.
The technical description OF Mr.. Plass'
invention reads like a chapter from an
advanced treatise IN mechanical ard
electrical engineering. viz.
A broad wheel IN the center and un-
ierneaih the body OF the sleigh Ia the
brain propeller. This wheel Is keyed
y shaft mounted In boxes. which ere
arranged IN guides connected 90 tho
body Of the sleigh. The boxes arc
capable Of sliding IN The guide and are
held IN The lower ends Of the same like
soil springs. unless the propelllng
Kheels come Ia contact with an obsta-
t'e The guides are curved 80 that
variation in the height OF the shaft
carrying the propelllng wheel win not
aHee' ~ driving mechanism. BY this
lnHenlous foyico, should the sleigh
meet with ,nng -unexpected obstacle. 4
4en.a - possible for the machine to
.fefeome Il. The Inventor claims that
- sleigh Is built 40 strongly that Il
1pld make Roadway over rought ice
plough IT. way through drlfted
w.
nc power necessary 20 arrive the
81 IL derived from a gas engine ar
IaAFod beneath the rear seat. Il Is the
Invention Of the patontee Of the sleigh
1na. Il Is claimed. meets all the re-
aalremenss for this and every kind OF
AoTelcss rond vehicle. II IL provided
with two cylinders. central air-tight
chamber arranged between the eylln-
dlrs4ectivine the piston rods and hav-
ing extended into the same the main
shaft Of the engine.
Each cylinder Is connected With
tsnks containing naphtha and COM
pressed afr. the naphtha tank Is also
connected with q central chamber by a
pipe. A. IA an gas engines, the force
= obtained by the explosion Of the
Eases generated by the heated naphtha.
The spark necessary 10 explode the
& tharecs tn The cylinders il furnished
~ a dynamo or electric battery OF any
Elsablo KIND. The poles Of the bat
trles are connected with the wires on
|he valve rods and the binding posts on
Ite ond Of each cylinder. Projecting
award from the binding poat Is a rod
having bent end. and mounted within
sth cylinder. adjacent to the rod. Is a
cs-.-.-.sa tho valve Il raised II comes
ln contact with the end Of the lever.
Whcn the valve closes the lever Is re-
lsaeod and u forced into contact with
tho rod hy meana 81 spring making a
.path and thereby exploding the charge
h nc eyl|Eeer.
Novelty seekers who are looking for a
4 the nrsi opportunity In the
,ss sleigh win be pleased to learn
W .uslsion IL made Tor a safety
W valve, end that most efficient
provided hy an arrangement
49, pins and lovers by which tho
De applied or discontinued
I#lah Il. at course. mounted upon
Purse and harrlng The wheel IN ihe
eal hleh h ls impossible entirely
% oaai and Tie fact that there Az
pean Is be an undue disproporllon be-
tueen az seats and the bulk Of the ve-
h'cle Il is not unlike the ordinary