The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-02-20
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tered
IN lie aeait of Nesy 9ofl; state, bes
eohd tie 1each Of he merely curious
-. olleu 10 oil Of scientific urn Of
mind, IS lie only Inventors fta1Ii m he
world Theee 5 doubtless 1estfangeT
1lace nvEvllere for I il a fat4n where
hallaonsarc raised, uefial Schemes ne
batehed nd air saips arc born,
so fin. Us lie place at R9aalfert
fferliuetF county, & v IS surrounded
~ Helds aud groves ylifea give 10 .aigs
aesfian Of citv life, 4 isa urn .but its.
products ata hose Of WHICH lie on
dinarv farmer throws nothing, lfOi
these products 4ie deIne1 BAT
lo0us strange shins tbM-iu theorN at
Itast.~dnt through lie dlsnas skim lie
.gonHd il;esa Jifd.
I poi. Cant Z. Myers, vito mas esiah.
Iished he unique fjnvn. S ike mnsi
men Of purely scientific mint n lim lie
fs most conservative III lis IDEAS Of
publicity aud s content ia i've n tie
midst If wonders with his dssisiauts5
aud fliase Who. fSen zinc o sine. arc
assoeiated VITA him Igmiiventorl ias
an idea tliat nc will be able ta5aredpnmr
The forces Of uatue lmi construct d
mechanical bird. twill ma onge;; BE mrs
essnv for INN 10 snsnd FORTUNES IL
worii ant his ideas or die without az
o1mnisiiing his LIES object nj 1t
needs 10 do will he 10 20 to t}ie irren,
TORS arm aud lind deere willing aHuds
.&dd fruitful hrnns, Is well rs al M
piaueas OF this electrical agos5,ss assist
him
Almost n tlie center ii the big ann
is q moderi COUNTRY hnusa, stamiinq
amid MANY snHlief buildings n which
alte 70 BE found die materials for= avery
form Of experiment connected with
Tie lower portion u cir
afge house. IS given aver TO living
rooms, while a third story and attic *.
tending The length Of die building aud
occupied by balloon apparatus, aeers'
solies md wonderful devices for tile
construction of ar ships.
The faHu was especially seieateti foT
it's NATURAL advantages. There 1le
stretches Of Level ground gently ris-
ily slopes and strong 3eeliVities, fhnF
fl. does not na5teT N vliat sjage8f work.
The inventions may be, a suitahle Grade
can always be found on tlie f1l'm al
which i1aals can be made If It BE an
an sh.n that has bean constructed
where there s a doubt rs 70 fIe exact
namre Of is workings it ea4 be tested
on .hp sight grades, 50 mat There VIII
he as sIiQlit a rise rs possible to hnnan
lie OF 10 tle ship
Close % the manu- house. IN a glen. is
Situated one o the MOST npertau6 f,saD-
lures Of bhe arm. This Is tIle spof de-
rned Tor the making OF fa5ria fI1f al.
Napaer' Of 4 wing machines and balloons
On mis- half acre Of ground. which is
sidr1ed BY The higher ground and arees
the fabric N stretched To rsraips the
cuttings Of rtspreoa vanish. For this
application OF paa,aisli a special machine
has seen invented ind constructed BY
Prsf. Myers. SO sHnHrifed as to supply
a ean8tlefs ene8i1aas at thick psernish aud
fEen % remove the eoaainx with the ea-
eepdien Of an exceedingly delicate dim,
difficult 70 be measured by INSTRUMENTS.
One section % blie attic IT Bhe sia
house is a workshop containing all taols
neeessarq fap bise construction o. ab-
bRfatas ef5Al No6d, metal on Be.s6lle. ia.
cltp3iRg lariss Of oarioDs and original
de,s 91lss steam engines, all classes Of
woodworking machinery and kindred
APPEARANCES f9r h,alcing comparative
tests I&i,s iss the section ir which IS
constructed the material Tor the FULL
sizei1 machines Of the air after working
modsls have seen tested. Another SER.
tioa Of Che attic ia given over to spaee
and machinery far fine construction OF
aaoGcls especially Of lSftess aeropl g,
wihd-bopne OF ssIf-prnpelled motors.
winged apparatus worked by hand and
feet, gas vessels propelled by screws or
serving to support other devices for
safe Trial by their Iaventors-
I'm 6bs lttle buildings scattered oven
tae farm are located the gas engines and
fahl,Cs foF practical experiments IRE
d sanieaI cham bers and several furnaces
and rstGrTs. Some Of these last are 40
ssranGs and Hnasgal that theis APP
;earanoc suggests the soratary Of 5orae
9ia~tirae slcheraise rather than a Nine
feeath century vqoFi%shop,-N. I. Her
al4,