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VOL. 2. NEW YORK, SEPTEMBR 18. 1847. NO. 52.

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There's Gluch we shall ne'er understand And let the world do as it will.

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For those who are fretful and p eev ish ,

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OFFICE, the week ending Sept. 11th, 1847. To M. W Ob en chain, of Sprin g field, OhiO, f<Dr improvement in machinery for Spi nnin g. LIST 01" PATENTS IS:-lTfED FRO:I THE UNITED STATES PATJi:NT

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POETRY.

BY G. LINNAEUS BANKS.

.HAPPY.

for im prove ment in R anging carriage bodies. Patented Sept. 11, 1847. pro v ement sels. Patented Sept. 11,1847.

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To Charles J. Woolson, of Springfield, Ohio, Ante-dated Marcia

Sept. 1 1, 1847. in

w orld that is doubtful,

ment Sept.

To John D o nle vy,of New York, for improTe

To Ziba Parkhurst,

Of luxuries he has not hi s fillAnd let's the world do as it will.

He He

Yet dares to be honest and hap py ,

He ruins no har d - w orki n g tr ad es man, Who gets but a c'lrse for his bill ; No livery at table to wait; To cheat his friend sooner or late; maketh no hollow pr o fe s sions But tries to be hone s t and happy,

boasts no lordly posse ssi on s,

The man wh o

Too much m ay overburden ana sink you,

Too little oft kept you from ill ; Then try to be ho n est and happy, And let the world do as it will.

)h, who th e n w ould grumble at fortun, Though sorrow and toil ing be tide ! And let's the world do as it will. M ight be virtuous were it denied!

with wealth is a villain,

, M. Anis said, an Im pro ved method of railway travelling by means 0: compressed air, and we have lately seen it r ec om mended through the columns (i the London Mining J oumal, to adopt atmosph er i c pressure for mining purposes. We I think that where fuel is cheap no advantage cons tr u ct a railroad in the island of Ceylon,

attention.

tem, th e same as ado pted in England. also effected, it

the East Indies, upon Clarke and Varley's sys-

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draud of Patis, has

Atmospheric pressure is 1I0W e ngagi ng much

It is proposed, we perceive, to

in

I would describe an imagi nary circle

To John O. Kelsey, of Newburyp ort, Mass. for i mprov ement in tbe con struction ot chim in contact with the plate, it must hold on, and n eys. P aten ted Sept. 11, 1847. a power ac ting so as to tu rn wheel I in the di To Phi lip Zeiber,Patrick S. Devlan, of Read rection of arro w s W, would cause it to move in g, and John Hancock, of Phil adel phia, Penn. roun d on the circumference of the pl ate in di for improvements in combinations for lubri rect ion of arows 4. The ex tre mity of the c ating ma c hin ery. P a t e nted Sept. 11,1847. To Moses F. Hoit, of Livingston, Alabama, P ate nted lever, corresponding with the centre of wh eel,

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tented Se pt. 11, 18'! 7. Se pt. 11, 1847.

for improvement in Fountain Pens.

for imp r o vem en t in catches fol' c la sps. To James Brigh am, of Philadelphia, Patented Sept 11,1847.

for improvement in steeri r g apparatusforves

11, 1847. Ante-dated March 11, 1847. To I saac L. Blanc h ard, of W eymouth, Masa. Lithographic Presses. Patented

of New York, for im in Buning m achines. Patented

11, 1847.

Penn. , Pa

can be gained by an atmospheric pressure engine, but

j ect, well knowing that a great saving is y et to be effected in the economy ma-

to ask for his name ; But he who, th ough humble, is upright, Shall live in the an n als of fame. Hath little The vi ci ous may m ock at his mem'ry, But ages will think on him still, as it will.

The man who with plenty is ho nest ,

assiduously fail yet to

e r ing some new improvement, w hich cannot the itlYentor of the en gin e represented Mr, B. Watts, of New Bedford, Mass. eter, hav ing represent anotJer w heel,

chi nes.

ab ov e e ngravin g, has been de v o ting himself

we would call a tten tion to this subof prop elling

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circumference of wheel the edge

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I wb eel

Let A r e pres ent a whe el

be

to the subject and is daily <liscov12 inches in diama stati o na ry axis passi ng throu gh a general benefit.

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vel' revolves, the wheel revolves also. the po w ers, we will now show ery revoluti o n

1847. To J ames Warren, Jr. of New York, for E, is made io aVer er o f 40 pounds on lever imrrovement in preparing materials for lem come the 40 on le ver F. T he lever E, is fas onade. Patented Sept. 11,1847. Having described the machine, and applied

C, by the lev e r 1< Attached t o wheels Patented Sept. 11, 1847. I and C, are two drums, of the same diameter To John M. Stafford, of Pike, New York, as the wheels, ever which passes the band X. S. The

kept at the same distance from the centre of

of the pl ate, as its

I, !Flust al way s touch centre is always

11, 1i47 ..

prove m ent III Smut machines.

To Jacob Benner,of LIberty, P enn. , for im

Patented Sept.

Then strive to be honest and happy,

And let the world do

It lends the day 'a new deli gh t : Or thousan;s gained a year. 'Tis virtue's for emoH shield,

THE TEMPER. " There's not a chea? er thing 011 earth, N or yet one half so dear; 'Tis worth more than distinguished birt h, be,

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it r evolv es.

in the form of a circle, and an inch in t hi c k the centre B, round which it revolves.

ter, havi ng also a"l>;(atlOoary axis, rou nd which D, is a stationary plate of m eta l

CIrcumference.

1 h ose ot the wheel A, viz. same diameter ald ness. It is placed wheel C,

levers, on which the two frames are a pplied ,

And adds more beauty to the nigbt Good te mper-nothi ng m ore.

the fulcrulll of E being at the centre of wheel A, and the f u lcru m of F being at th e centre of wheel C. Th e l ength of level' E i s equal to C, passes t hrough the extremity of le T er F, and the other extrem ity BU p ports the axis of wheel I. The wheel I, i s of the same dimensions as w heel C, there fore the circum t he radius of wh eel A-6 in ches.

and t h e axis of the wheel C passes E alld F, are two through the centre of it.

Its dimensions cor r e spo nd exactly with

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inch es

in dia meLet C

either by frictio n

p a ral lel with the

of the circumferences, or cogs, in di rection of arrows 2, and at every revolution of C, J revolves, by means of the band, in di re cti on of arr ows W, wit h the same force, 40 p ou nd s. It is easy to pe r cei ve thata force of 40 po unds is exerted on t h e extremi ty of lever F, in the d ire ction of Z, f or as the pomt of the circumference of wheel I, in contact with the circumference of vlate, as at J, tened to wheel A, cons e qu e n tly when the Ie. At ev holds on, that point evidently be comes a ful crum of a lever, the the p oi nt

the wheel C evidently revolves twice, cau sed

of A, ( in

G,j rection of arrows 1,)

how the pow

for improvement in machines for hoe ing land.

TQ Moses Spofford, of G eorgeto w n, Mass.,

for iIr. provement in Horoe Rakes. Se pt. 11,

Patented

for Desig n for Sto ve. To James

Patented Sept 11, 1847. H. C onk lin, of Peeksk ill, New York, for Design for Stoves. Patente d Sept. DESIGNS.

New Y9rk, for two designs for Spoons,

Than all the stars may yield.

This axis

of wheel

of lever F. The radius of plat e That woman homeward brings, D, is 6 inches, radius of whee l I, is 3 inches, An d can the poor est peasant lilt whole (j incheB, lengt h of l e ve r F. Let a pow-. To bliss unknown to kings ." er of 40 pounds be applied to the extremity of lev er E, in the direction of H, and the -'e;'--. . other power (having two a s first stated,) be A fa shIOnable young gentleman, who has . I ap rIed on I ev e r F, In th e d'Il'e t lO n 0f K � Th e ' been in Paris, fainted away, last week, at Sa- I . . pomt J, on the lever be tng (j mches from the faloga, on heal'l ng that h' b 1'0til er h ad b een I IS . cent. e, would be the place to apply the poween III neY__at an utl fash' nahie penod. lO . k er, as two equal powers to prod uce the same , _ _ A despairin g swain, in a fit of desperation I esul't, must act on levers of equal length. recently declared to his u n r e lenti ng lady, that The circumference of wheel is brought close it was his full d etermi na tion to drown himself I to the e dge of the plate; on llil cll'cumference are friction teeth, so that whatever part cornell or perish in the at te mpt! This char m, this bright divinity? With power unheard before ference of wheel I, and the 'circumference of the plate, coming together, it is easy to calcu Good temper! 'tis the choicest gill

" What may this wondrous spirit

late the l engt h

power of which acts on sig n for p r inting on Woolens. Patented Sept. U, in direction of arrows 3. So the 1 1,1847. power of 40 p ou n d ac ting ')n a lever of 6 i n ches, is tr an s fer red to a lever of I) inches. At INVENTORS' CLA.IIlIS. one revolution of wheel A, wheel I makes Plano Forte. two r ev olu t i ons, and conoequently mo ves en Invented b} T im othy Gilbert, of Boston, tirely round the plate, being just one h al f the Mass. P ate nted 7th A llgust, 1841. What he circumference of the p lat e, The 40 pounds c laims as his i n vention is the combinatio!l of a pp lied atJ, acts, by the law of the lever, at the s p ring with the lever and the hammer in H.e centre of I, in the direct iol of Y, with a such lllanner as fo n e arly or entirely remove force of only about 26 pounds. oonsequently the weight of them, or e ith e r of tf,em fr om t he we have a po wer of 14 pounds, minus fric key lever, or top of t he jack t h ere o f, whereby ti on, acting on a h,ver of 9 inches. It will be he is enablecl to operate or de pres s the front sign for Stoves, (hav ing assigned his right to Johnson & Cox, Troy,

Nathaniel Hayden, of Forks, &c. Patented Sept. 11, 1847. To Ezra Ripley, of Troy, New York, tor de 11, 1847.

To Roswell Bush, of Rochester, New Y ork ,

To William Gale and

11, 1847. To George W. Wigh t, of New Y ork, for de

N. Y.)

Patented Sept.

observe d that the power al ways acts in a direc tion parallel with lever

taken i t because easier illuitrated.

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key lever and jack to be readily removed in� has dependently of the r est of the action. He al used pressure of atmosphere for power, which so claims the combination or arrangement ot acts equally in all directions, hence the neces the spring with the lever, da mper lever, and sity of two powers, acting oppositel y. The key level', by which the spring is made to an powers are applied to the machine in a simple swer the double PUI pose of causing the return manner. of the key leyer a n d damper after each blow on the string, alw ay s acts as the center to the power. The above, the mo

d ified ir. a hundred different w ay s, but he has He

end of the key lever, with s ca.r c ely any coun F, and that the fulcrum, teracting force other than what may be suffi the p oint J, as t hin gs now sta nd, is always in cient to da m pen the string, and by so doing the same relative p ositio n, and that the weight make the action both very light to the touch

inventor says, may be

of I, p e r p en dicdar and

combination of the lever, wit h the back catch and key lever, for the purp ose of enabling the

p oweriul in executio n. He also claims the

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