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9 dentiti! 2lmertcan. LITERAR NOTIUJjlS. For the Scientific _erlcan. New lIiotion Regulator. What our ontemporarles t b ln k of us.

all our preaching, and lecturiag about reform and pro gress, will be useless. T he wicked mono polies of which s ociety justly complains, ori ginate in the advantage that Knowledge pos sesses, and ever will pos sess over Ignorance. the cranks will approach and recede from each As in the days of old, the knowledg e of Na jhntivR in lectures. other with e very c h ange of resistance in the ture and her mysteries e Rabl ed t he pries t s of' The work complete is published and sold machinery. This motion is easily communi Egypt to keep the mas of the people in su at t his office, MUlln & Co., '128 Fulton st.cated by levers or other w ise to a sliding col perstitious bondage, so) in modern tImes, a Price $3. The drawings are worth $5, and lar on the shaft. By attaching a lever to t he like knowledge enable tbe ,,' knowing ones" c ould r.ot be 'purchased executed by hand for collar I am enabled to r. ommunicale any dOli- to lord it over their brethern. Give the peo less than $20. I red amount of motion and p ower to the steam ple the "Key of Knowledge," and they wIn. The author, and draughtsman is Frederick valv e or wa ter gate, and con seq uently get an soon understand and carry into practical ef . ,00k, 0 f our cIty, W h 0 h as 0 bt' e d very ma- . alll . rncrease or decrease of s team upon the, pIston fect the principle that the discoveries. of Art . . . . I ' h ' ny teslimonres from sClentrfic profess ors and b e,ore a c a nge 0 f velO C Ity has ta k en pace and Genius are not intended by the All Wise. . I englDeetS to the extra accuracy of his prod uc-. . for the ben e fif of a particular clss, but for rn th e baIance w hee, an d a Iw ay s III exac t f Ion. pr o p ort ion to the work to be done, a nd th at t he common good of all his ch ild r en. We hail as the harbinger of the dawning w ithou t contemplating, beforehand, a c hange American Phrenological Journal. � This Journal has com m enced a new volume of velocity. My invention consists in regula day the fact that c heap pUblications on Sci It has now reached its ting the motion of ma chinery by the change ence and Art are getting into more general with the New Year. circulation. Among such pUb l ications, the� 11th volume and is add ing y e arly to its Bub- in tbe strain upon the shafting caused by the the nature IIf the c h an ge of resistance to be o vercome by the Scientific Americ an stands pre .e m inent. scription list-no less by subjects on which it treats than by the chasti� m achinery, this effect to be taken advantage People's Platform, Zanesville, O. [The above flattering n('tice comes from a ty of its style and the general usefulness of its of by a spring attached to the shafting in any con te mp orary who sees deeply into the moral matter. This number contains a very excellent convenient m'l.nnel', in combination with a wood cut of "Y. C. Bryant, th e first of A m e- steaD, valve or water gate. So far as descri causes which can el eva t e the workIng classes, Cllmate 0:1' the Gold Region. and we know of no paper that labors more The gold region of California (according to riclln poets, also a phrenological dissertation bed the invention does not take into account The the change of pressu re in the boiler. I regu. assid uou sly for the i nterests of all classes than Col. Fremont) is in the S acrament o river and on his organization, by Mr. FoWler. its tributaries. The climate of the count r y has writings of Mr. F owler, are of such a kind, late the supply of steam to the engine by the" People's Pla tform. " Moral and Phys i no winter in the valley, but the rainy season th at we are frequently co mpelled to say" aI- means of the expanslO and c ontra ction of cal SCience must g.o h a nd in hand-they a re . '.,-. . jwhiehif!f3.!'lrted,bQth languish a ani! tlle dry. 'lbe<.+r 'osf ,lic rod into the steam, and connecting the same and p ine, but when united health and beauty ove mb er aud c o n tinu es to the middle of N The Ohio ultlvator. with the steam valve. I h ave found the heat blossom ar o und them. We appreciate th e vo f e ruary or the beginnIng of March ; the b This valuable semi� mont hly periodical has rest of the year is without rain, but. tbe st reams of steam to be a c cor d ing to its densit) , or pres. lu n t ary notice of our wor t h y fr i end. commenced its 5th vol.me, and it should from the Siena V e va d a afford all 'the facili sure.-A n increase of pressure expan d s the New LubrIcating OH. certainly be in every Ohio farmer's house, not ties for i rri g ati on in th heats of July and rod by increasing its heat, and p artially closes Mr. Devlan of Reading, Pa., the in v ent o r only on account of its l ow price, $1 per ann., August. The whole valley abounds in wild the valve, and vice versa. of the oil sav e r, has discovered a new lubri but its p racti cal value as a work of thorough cattle, wild horses, elks, deer, antelopes, griz. DR. R. F. STEVENS.' cating material for machinery, which is equal pract ic al informati(m. It is p ubli s hed at Co Syracuse, N. Y. zly bears, pat ridges, wat er fowl, salmon, &.c. to sp er m in point of d urab i li ty and answers lumbus, O h io. All the products of the States f!'Om apples to --as good if not a better purpose. We have gi Large astlng. . . oranges, frolllpolatoes to sugar cane, may be Elements of Ag1'lcnlture. ven it a fair trial and cannot but speak highly 2k o'c lock P. M. a num� of i ts merits. produ ced in the valley of the San Joaquin and It costs only 75 cents per gal- � This is a very useful little work for schools, On Friday week about ber of persons assembled at the Nove l ty Works Ion. It has been tested by some Sacramento. The climate is re markab ly heal translated from the French by F. G. Skinner, very eminent of Messrs. Stillman, Allen & Co. foot of thy. engine ers in large establishments in Pa., who and published by Carey & Hart, Philadelphia. Such is tbe California on the Pacific, one of It is arranged in different lessons with ques T welfth � st. E. R. t o witn!:<ls the casting of a give it a high ch aracter. Messrs Kenedy and' the richest, most p ict uresque aDd beautilul re tions at the end of each chapter. It is a very Bed� Plate for the new Steamer At lantic, now Gelson, No.5 Pine st., are the agents for this gions lor its e xtent, upon t he � face of the earth. simple, clear and truly valuable book. In'it on th e stocks. About 10 o'clock A. M. th e city. furnaces were in full blast, charged with 50 will be found mach to instruct not only th e Black Lead In Pennsylvania. tons of iron. Everything being in readiness :Dlechanlcs Associations. Yliung, but the old, and it shou l d be in every We le arn that an enterprising c o mp a ny by 2 o'clock the molten metal was allowed to The Annual Meeting of the Maryhnd In farmer's l ibrary. from Philadelp hia have commenced d i gging --run from the furnaces through the chanllels, stitute for the promotiol of ihe Mecbanic for Black Lead or Plumbago, at t he old mine Habits of W h ales. or conductor to the mould ; two m inute s suffi Arts, took place on the 10th inst. Joshua on the farm of Edmund Plumy, in Southamp It is stated th at LIeu!. Maury, of t h e Na ced and the fiery flue flowed hiss ing on, em i t Vansant was chosen!President, and H. Hazle ton, B uck s connty. Tbis mine was worke d tional Observatory, h as come to the conclusion ting showers of bright scintillations in its burst, Corresponding Secretary. some years sinc e by Will iam Rodman. Esq., that the whales in. the Pacific Ocean nave course. A large quant ity of the m e tal over. On the even ing of the 16th. i ns t. the Hon. Bustleton, and others, and a large quantity iarticular resorts at ce rtain seasons of the year flowed the channels, but th e less was after of Zadoc Pratt, was inaugurated President of the where the whalers may gelJrally expect to ward supplied by pouring more through the of Black Lead taken out, most of whi ch was M echanics Illsti tut e s .of thlB city, and deliver exported to England, but owin g to the low find therr.-as the shad, and salmon, and her vents. The size of t h e casting is 32 feet in ed on the occasion aD. address characterized ring, and other fish are generally found. He length by 9 in width, and 8 in depth or thick price of the article, the d igging was disconti for�.good sease without rant, and exhibited a nued. At the present time, we are, informed' is e n d ea vor ing to work out this conclusion, ness, and its estimated cost is $4,000. fund of sound information witho ut ostenta the increased demand for Blac k Lead, and and fix the localities of the resort of the whale r e the dimensions of the The. following a tion. We hope to see this old Institute re consequent high price, offer sufficient in by t h e aid of all the multifarious logs of wha stp.amer Atlantic: Len gth fwm stem to stern the energised, so tha t it may flourish aga ill like ducements for working the lIline again, which lers. If he s ho uld succe ed it will he 0: vast 290 feet, breadth over all 46 fee t, and depth a green bay tree. is to be carried on with vigor, some of the importance to the whaling interest, as it will of hold 32 feet. The engine has a 95-inch Tbe mechanics of Rochester had a grand reduce the ex p en ce of the outfit of a whal e r,. cylinder, and 9 feet stroke. Cost of machine hest miners in the country having beeD. e.ga banquet on the 28th of last month, and the shorten the leng th of the voyage, and inc re as e ry alon e $225,000; and $500,000 will have ged. mechnnics of Bolton h ad a grand supper on The Black Lead from this mine is of a su-� ' the probability of find ing whales a lm ost to a been expended in the completior. of the TeS the evening of the 8th inst. at the B olt o n De per ior quality, and is repor ted to be tlw pur certainty. These are grand results to a chieve sel. The company calculate Dn bavi ng her pot 'of the Baltim.ore and S usquehannah Rail and should Lieut. M. be successful, 'lill bin ready for launching in 2 or 3 weeks. The est found in this country or Europe. road. At the present mom.ent there seems to an unfading wreath to his brow. urlous ase of Poisoning. line to which this ste amer belongs witI be en be great mental activity among o ur mec han A ge ntleman well known in this city came titl ed the" New York and Li verpool l ipe of u nity of fee ling for its-and a corresponding A GreatDlamond. Mail Steam-packets," of which Wm. H. near meeting his death on Friday last week We hail these things as mutual elevation. Koh-i-noor-or, "mo untain of light."-A Brown is the builder and E. K. Collins, Age n t. at his residence in Pelham, Wes tches ter Co. di am o nd of inestimable value has b een taken anspicious omens for ,future good. fo rm eating heartily of phea s ants. The birda by the Britishtl'oops in India, from one of the Turkeys are selling at Chicago fill' 37k cts. were taken on Long Island and had probably Masses of g olden rocks are said to have been native princes. It is prop osed to have it in Jound in the C ali for n ia mountains. One man serted in the centre of Q ueen Victoria's dia each. T he market is stocked with venison fed on poisonous berries, which do not affect and prairie chickens, which are se lling very the birds, but those Who eat thm. This often foulid a lump weighin g 250 Ibs. 'The Ame dem. takes place a t c ert ai n seasons of the year, by d low. , Why- on't they send alon g a lot here. rican fleet in the Pacific are ordered to ren Potatoes of no great quality are selling in eatiHg patrid ges. An emetic is the first thing dezvous at San Francisco to protect the trea We are in deb ted to t he Hon. J. Dill', U. S. that should be tried. this city for $1 pel' bushel. Senate for Congressional Document. sures. writi n g

The strange news by the America of a Napole� ,Oil being more than First Consul of France is certainly something that no one could have He who dr'eamed of this day twelvemonth. would have predicted t h is event on the 1st of January 1848, would have been l ook ed upon as indulging in Imaginary va garies "c ompare d to which the most immoderate flight that p oet ever took wh en warmed with wine was m od e rate conjecturing." Well, so goes the world full of ups and downs. Prince Louis has more talent tha n many g iv e him credit for, but who call prophecy about F r ance or Ire laild. T he Celts are en tirely out of the reach of pre diction, and t h ey sefm to be the whole subjects of it-what a lamentable waste of sa gacity. England is quiet-and Repeal is gone en tirely. Concilliation Hall is sold for a c h urch The pope is a refugee in the Kingdom of Na ples. The Austrians and Hungari .ns are fighting fiercely. There is no hope for Hun gary. Art Illery now wins every bat tl e, if the cojab atan ts are equal in o therrespec ts. There are $15,000,000 of gold in the Bank of E n g land-nothing to old California-we are go ing t o buy st. James, Bn cki n gham palac e, and the Towel' of London, B ome of these days when our California returns come in. We hope th a t a p lac e will be provid ed for .them in the Smithson Institute. They would make a fine show for our Kentucky cousins, who are all princes in themselves.

Late News from E urope.

All motion governors now in use, are dce nd en t upon a change of velocity in t h e ma p chinery for their effect :-in o rder to incre a se t e powe , thel'e mus t be a  ecrease of velo(,Ity and visa versa. I have mvented a Regu llator which operates before a change of relo prises t h e most splendidiy colored mechanicity has occurre d, an depends for its effects cal lithograph i c plate, that has ever appeared u p on a change of re S ista nc e, or a change m It is 38 by 28 in this or any o t h er cou ntry. he stra in upon the machin: ry, caused by an inches in size,-two distinct draWings with Increase or d ec r ease of resistance. To take parts in elevation and sectioD, all strictly ac. . a d vanta ge of this change, I place a spiral or Ie curat e, 0f a cond ensmg engllle as appI' d to . . . ' . �' . . ot her s p rmg at any convenrent pomt m the . . our nver b oa ts. AI l the 10 ternaI par ts ar e. . 'b shaftrng between the movl D g power and reSISprese n t e d a t once t 0 the eye, as d are d escn. , er to be compressed to ta H ce, ID s ucb a m ann � ' " ed by re ference In a very neat' poc ket vo1ume . s ome extent With every Increase ot resls. ' IS . f 44 pages. We have no doubt b ut thO pro- . . o . tance to the machmery. . The m o st convenr d uction will be fo u nd to be the mos t corrct ent manner of a ttaching the spring is, to di c har t on th e Steam Engine, for machine vide the main shaft, and up on the contiguous shops, colleges , academies, and schools ever end place cranks in Buch a mann er that one The dra wings are presented to the public. will turn the other, and place a spring between so large and so be autifully illustrated that they them. It is obvious that the extremities of will form the most perfect diagrams for exin be i n g able t bring before the American p ubl ic a p red uc tion long desired by person s of scientific taste and all those interested in the won d ers of tho Steam E ng in e , We have just publi s hed a work which comhappy

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