Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various
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of a similar school. Other districts will doubtless follow, and the
result will be, to quote the words of Sir W. Siemens on a late occasion, that "by the dissemination of science a higher spirit will take possession of our artisans; that they will work with the object of obtaining higher results, instead of only discussing questions of wages." It is on the mutual co-operation in this spirit of all the workers of every grade in our great craft that we may build the hope--nay, that we may even cherish the certain expectation--of placing it on even a higher eminence than that which it has already attained. * * * * * THE "SWALLOW," A NEW VEHICLE. The graceful vehicle shown in the accompanying cut is much used in Poland and Russia, and we believe that it has already made its appearance at Paris. The builder is Mr. Henri Barycki, of Warsaw, who has very skillfully utilized a few very curious mechanical principles in it. [Illustration: THE SWALLOW.] The driver's seat is fixed in the interior of a wide ring to which are fastened the shafts. This ring revolves, by the aid of three pulleys or small wheels, within the large ring resting on the ground. It will |
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