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Mr. Keely being asked what ho
called his now powor, replied :
sympathetic oscillation."
In talking of tho practical eldo of
his invention, Mr. Keely said that
whllo Its power would bo from ono to
fen thousand times greator than that
of tho machinery in uso now tho eizo
wll bo onlv about one-fifth that of
present steam engines. Railroad
nop, he claims, could bo fan at a
rate of flvo miles por mlnuto but ad
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mit it practically Impossible 10 attain
such a spued under the prctonl
condition of railroads. lie fixes Iho
time botweon America and Europe at
thiity hours by atrial navigation, and
says 'that by specially constructing
boats to skim tho water, ocoan travel
can bogroatly facilitated, much
speed boing possible.
Tho cost of tho now powor will bo
much less than that of steam or electricity
hb tho atmosphere will furnish
tho fuol, whllo tho first cost of the engine
will bo little, if any, abovo tho,
cost of steam engines; an ongino of
100 horse power, lor instance costing
about $1,000.
This will solvo tho problem of tho
''horooloss wagon," and if tlio invention
is as successful as ecems to bo indicated,
those vehicles will shortly
comoMnto much moro gonoral use,
and wo may expect to see, at no
day, tho musically Inclined
mount his wagon, strike a phord upon
his guitar and start off majestically.
ouly having to change tho position of
a finger and striko another chord
when ho wishes to como to a standstill.
May wo all llvo to 6ee if.
P. H. X.
