American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-12

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the drying |sulphuric aeii. ~ 0e then I
sent back over tie DAMP motor Ar
ranging his battery w.ie. i- tie water.
be turned on all the fa.s AID tested
the result b. his sense ~ .D.l
There was bul the slightest bad O1Or
In the blast from the la-t fan. Breen
went TO sleep happy. When be awak
enei his fans Still buzzel Mern-y, his
headache was gone and the motor
much dryer. Yet as he felt u the
damp motor and noticed the hydrogen
bubbles rising and escaping into the
air without going through the drying
process be obeyed a strong Impulse 70
turn them into tie pipe that caught
the others
Cant do any harm to dry the h.
drogen." he unused, and It would mix
with the oxygen later. in any case
while the water won't absorb Il only
the carton di0xlde.' a few moments
later be noticed an utter absence Of
the bad odor IN the blast from the
acid 10 the motor.
BE knew that the seventy horse
power motor when thoroughly d-y
could pump out the water and bring
her 70 the surface. He waited a full
week longer. and then. ~uncoupling the
motor from the shaft and turning on
the switch, be carefully moved me
controller and gave it monetary con
tact. A thin cloud arose from b mo
tor. and the armature moved an inch
He inspected the cloud It seemed 60
I, be steam. not smoke. and be tried II
} again with longer contact The arma-
ture moved farther. and again be shut
: OF the current, assured himself that
E there was no burning and turned II on
! This time be left It on and stood
p watching the steaming armature slow
" turn. while the commutatOr brushes
) threw out s-parkings six inches long.
These sparks indicated a waste OF cur
- rent. and he noticed that when LIS
: body interposed between the motor
{ and the blast Of dried air from the
last fan in his system the sparks were
ra1reai t. minute points. hardly Nsl-
3 bic.
q He busted himself in constructing q
a hood that would inclose the conmu-
-ator and brushes. using his under
y shirt for material. His hood was a
success. II stopped the e~xrravagant
b sparkling. but did not save enough cur
rent TO work the pump. The armaUure
moved faster. but stopped short against
the small resistance Of the inert water
le IN the Induction pipe Nothing 10 DO
le but wait % a-l s-eep.
e. Years later. as It seemed. be wax
ened In pitch black darkness with an
at irritating. pungent odor IN his nosrnls,
n q burning sensation ia bis throat ana
r. 81 racking pain IT, bis head His last
er light had buruel ou- His air plant
a was still working. tut tie poisonous
Id ras was ESCAPING. How and why!
n He crawled 10 the different parts Of
ct MS pipe and fan system. lnspecunl
ID Thorn bv the sense II touch. Every
ar- thing was as he had left 1.-THE wire
In stiu fed bubbles into the pipe 20 ID
IN upper fan. the last fan still caught u
70 air as II rose from the add and sen
ar II over the motor. Perhaps the motto
would now work the pump. He roun'
3b- fha switch and controller IL the dars
nd ness. turned on the current and fel
IN hts wav back. The armarure was rurl
m ing Just a little faster than before
ox- shutting of the current he couple
en- On the pump and again gave power
a the motor. only 20 ind that the pun
stopped II. The solid. inert moon
ed pressible water In the induction PIP
Ire could not be stirred
Yet there was power In the mo1o
he had tried TO stop the armarure VII
his hands. but could lot Two ne
81 could not. nor three. by the way
y felt II he could multiply that power
= II be could give it purchaser If ii
i water were more yielding. compress
N BILE. so that the motor. once sJar1e
"a would 20 on-comQressib-e. Ike ar
Air-compressible air. He had &C
\ nrcb sir-bad air too. II gave bill
. the pain II his head
y could he turn that rotary blge pun
into an air pump Could ne maze q
aperture IL the induction pipe aoo'
rbe water Crawll aft into the 81
fling atmosphere near the motor I
2, found an elbow In the induction pii
n made CT OF a T Joint and a plug. :
al curing a wrench. be removed the piu
All Then he turned o- the current. assur'
III himself that the motor was t1rnll
IA over and crawlei forward
" Here be remained and after a lol
.h. nme when a new sound as Of the ella
ping Of an outlet valve came 10 b
burdened ears over the uproar'
'an shouted approval and aSail was happ
OK ..~-t-- ra7 ei- ON OF d
boat. and al was well with him. I
pie was not even hungry nor thirsty. Q
that after a time. when tie clalQilg or %
% a valve in the outlet pipe had become
tom familiar sound. be felt sleepy. and
crawled AFT a little. where the =rea
the oucloth flooring was softer BE we
cad. 10 sleep here. face upward lrec.
! he beneath the coming tower tarch
! OF he Weakened once or twice -l
the 70 a far away roaring solh- plnc
de- - ~ Ella claiming 81 valve O.