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260 HEALTH OF THE CLERGY.
placed in the middle of the circle. At each end of
the shaft is a horse-shoe magnet. In the circular
frame, bars of iron are introduced at equal distances.
The electric fluid is conveyed by wires from the
troughs to the axis. It charges the horse-shoe magnet
plus, and there is a strong attraction between
them and the iron bars in the frame. The difficulty
hitherto has been to prevent the attraction back,vards,
when the horse-shoe magnet stands between
the iron bars, counterbalancing the attraction forward.
Captain Taylor has obviated this difficulty.
At the end of the axis he has a small circular wheel,
the circumference of which is composed partly of
ivory and partly of steel. The electricity is applied
to this wheel by means of a conductor. When the conductor
touches the ivory, the stream of electricity is cut
off, and the machine is constructed to produce this effect
at the precise moment when the magnet has passed
the centre of the bar. The momentum of the shaft
carries it onwards, and whenever the magnet comes
within attractive distance of the next bar of iron, the
conductor meets with a steel surface in the wheel,
and pours in a stream of electricity which causes the
shaft to fly forward. This machine performed no labour,
but its power seemed to me to be adequate to
grind pepper or coffee in a small hand-mill.
Dec. 16. Ther. 32 . Health of the Clergy.-We
heard Mr Dewey preach a sermon on the text " Love
your enemies." In thought, expression, and delicacy,
it was excellent. It is certain that a great number
of the clergy of this country lose their health,
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/300/?q=%221838%3F%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.