The Monte Vista journal., 1897-12-11
The ii r.. SLOT MACHINE.
Observation-Disclosures


nAashise. Of an exceedingly
novel .pnd, ingesliaus nature is abcdt to
he Introduced to London, us'weil as' to
seyeral, of the ''iml6rtant' provincial
EnRhbh cities. Hitherto tlle leat given
6yt from the ordinary street gas LAMP
has peen- waste product, hut Df.
Robinsqp, has Invented ap.
parHtsas to ptilize this heat for the pur-.
pQsA N, RsilIpE Fhter. which will be
pHpplied at, The. fate of d halfpenny
neE ,EalloP BY Weafs of AN automatic
a'SY "1'Nf cr,ss,si ippafass. wnets the .p-
psFafSA h3i been exhibited in working
ogt(eS ,foy, ,ipoaths, It has attracted M
smo4 atspatiGA Dr.. Roblnsoa's inven-
t1on-iA simplicity Itself. In spiral coil
MeAs sAaatinx CHAMBER, placed nbost a
fesk above the Same. cold wnter, sup
plied fsoIn the water mains, ~ con-
yeFtaA by tho heat into steam. which
y ssxpsllstl, through safety valve
aSYp'a pipe into nm iron coll placed Id
"A tank ,wltbout coming dntOi contact
with II and the iluid II ready for auto
iiIxfic' 6eiitefy to any one who places
n half penny In the slot The pre~cncc
OF the AAfcty valve, and the absence OF
any space. N which steam can Accuinu-
lnte. insure safety In working. mattar
Of nd, sman smpdossnce In apparatus
to he ERECTED in; the public street. The
hot water syhdicate, which, has taken
up ,the Invention. Is conyipced Of It's
coShmercinl vainc. md PROPOSE to pay
the half OF tile Gas bills Of the muniei-
pA1 6lidiSs which! permit the system to
he AdnNedl to the street lamps In their
lixtrictS,. This, Of course. In strong
intlucehnent. seetAR TINT II viii tend aI,-
precIabiy TO 'retiuee'bocnl taxation. and
Mt tlle present moment II ii estimated
tfIat TIM 'taxpaSafA. II London, who
~ 1xveterate grnmblers. are required
to,feqtAs1s4 btu of 81, i,.50000 per- an
II II ,aASiclpatei .,iat thu. e. advantage
of II k& Abie to obeain for an expendi-
tuf& of"A 'pe0ny =. dn5 a gallon Of hot
watss II tl,e, Raorplng anil another In
The evening will commend Itself 10 the
woskiAs class: and In tl's inalustrlal dis
trict. the .iprSmtsters Of tho enterprise
lock t-na rich harvest. At public DEM
dnytraflepS of the value Of the invcn-
tioa a'slot n,Nchine ndjoinihg the aTan-
ratui supplied penny wortha ;yof tea.
co6ee, COCOA and, 1uid, beef. and cups
Of 1heAe beverages were made with
TIN aid.Af:a vcsssI attached by chain
to the tap Of the hot water tank. while
q supay dS soap could. l,e obtained for
Ahs: 4urpsSs- .oe aiAutJen. The expert
menf e6 placing the apparatus on the
streets df london will be watchSi with
jesteteSG INIT wtta1t,61 the invention bs.
,SucGea9fpl In thIs respect eI not. there
are other 'tlirrrtionN 10 which II may
ptU~k At va1ionbteti utility. seeing that
II Qap, ~ adsptesi 10 iiiA 0ttltlnry 1as
lQrncs1 of p,f,lic bulidlnga ahd private
isouasAs 'nAt ssed either Tor boiling Wa
IN. fer lsestInx. 0F other purposes OF
mac6nSa. TIT losPl administrative
hodx pt tisc. ps!ish Of n. Martin In the
Fle1lh. Tnn,iOn. ~ well AZ the local nii-
vtl6rtslp9 in'J.ivrsr0ol ami Nottingham.
kaSe snNac,l .jtceases for tisss.Arectiou
ot DR., lsdbMsnh's nNnrais,s In ihc
stseets: Ho<hat teeNsr long eSMricnc,
!wI)l,bayoftEcp ottaipetlas to the prac.
tic0 yalpe nf what II crrtnibly re-
sfA&rkieAj snxes.timi.
q rl,a intrpslvctop ot tho penny 4nithts-
slot iNaciiinc Into ESsgllsh households
'ha1 Aetlk afteasied With rtsulta tha,
.veege On, tho marvellous. In Lesuiss,
the -syttcni. OF iobfnlnina penny Eortl,s
n ekH tp.fnmiilnr to the w6fkihe Yrnb9,
NASAL, ,Tha .oackls N. that RrSAt rot
poratIon. the eouih' Metropolitan Gns
'eormrAny..'' k.hich shntifci. practically
lihe wisale. a The south ri London with