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"The third method Of raising water is BY the
aid of FIRE, whereby diverse machines may be
made. l shall here give the description OF one.
Take ball of copper marked 4, we'll soldered at
every part. 1t must have vent hole marked D
by which water may be introduced; and also G
tube marked G., soldered into the top of the ball,
and the end c reaching nearly to the bottom, but
not touching it. After filling this ball with water
through the vent hole, stop it close and put the
ball on the fire. then the heat acting against the
said ball, will cause all the water to rise through
the tube c."


The above extracts will give slight impression
of the general character of this most valuable and
entertaining work.


1t is large octave, Of nearly six hundred pa
ges, full of scientific manner of the highest interest.
We cannot avoid citing the following passage,
which has melancholy interest for Americans,
and well illustrates the fate that too often over
takes innovators and inventors:


"Oliver Exams, in 1876, urged upon commit
tee of the legislature of Pennsylvania, the advan-
tages to be derived from steamboats, and steam
wagons" and predicted their universal adoption
in short time. The opinion which the commit
tee formed of him was expressed fewyears after
ward, by one of the members, in the following
words: " To tell you the TRUTH Mr.. Evans, we
thought you were deranged when you spoke of
making steam-aoag gons." The other relates to
John Fitch, clock and watch maker, than whom
more ingenious, persevering, and unfortunate
man never lived. In spite of difficulties that few
could withstand he succeeded in raising the means
to construct steamboat, which he run several
times from Philadelphia to Burlington and Trenton
in 1888. AS a first attempt, and from the want of
proper manufactures Of machinery at the time, it
was of necessity imperfect; then public opinon
was unfavorable, and the shareholders finally
abandoned the scheme. His feelings may be
imagined, but not described for he and pre-
dicted the glory that awaited the man who should
succeed in introducing such vessels in more favor
able times. The day will come he observed
when some more powerful man will get fame and
riches by my invention, but nobody will believe
that poor John Fitch can do anything worthy of
attention" He declared that within century
the western rivers would swarm with steam-ves-
sells, and he expressed wish to be buried on the
margin of the Ohio, that the music Of marine en-
gines in passing by his grave might echo over the
sods that covered him. In letter to MIR. Ritten-
house, in 1892, he shows the applicability of steam
to prope ships Of war, and asserts that the same
agent would be adopted to navigate the Atlantic,
both for packets and armed vessels. Descanting
on one occasion upon his faverite topic, person
present observed as Fitch retired Z" Poor fellow !!
what pity he is crazy" He ended his life
in fit of insanity by plunging into the ALE
gheny