| Show The Inv nlio I of the Colon Gin The ounlle1 Iauhter or Nnthnn 11 Oren useJ to rlate a Itor oC her life at Dungen as n writer In th C < ntury hr a clrcumol occurrcd oC mo hltorlc nnd clenllfte nnd In r < ga to hlch much Croneou I refer to statement has ben made ree tho Invention of the colton gin b Till hltney and my mothers connection with It The facts brlelly stated wete about as follons While spending the pro lous summer at Newport 11 1 my mother became acquainted with Mr Whitney and grew Interested l In the outcome oC the expcrlmenl he 110 then making In the Inteltest oC his projected gin To assist In his enterprise enter-prise my mother Invited him to spend the following winter at Dungeness wher n nhunlanc 01 cotton nOI quiet could be assured Jlr Whitney accordingly came to Dungeneis and diligently pur ued his experiments a room In the firth story having been specially fitted up for his use as an In vntor One moring he deoended hendlong Into the dralngroom whe a number o uot were asm bled nnd xcledly eclnlmp < l Th victory Is I mIn In deep sympathy with him the guests and hoitess went with him to his workshop Whitney e his model In motion For a few minutes min-utes the nlmlature saws revolved without with-out hlndranceand the separation of the seed from the cotton wool was successfully suc-cessfully accomplished but after a lit tie the saws clogged wllh lint the wheel stopped and poor Whitney was In despair Ire what sou need molhr In hr clr < Ie cllve way and he Inlnnty Ized n clolh hrush lylnA on the mantel nntl held It firmly to the teeth of the sans Again th drum revolved and l Instantly Instant-ly the sans were cleaned of the lint and the last requirement of the great Intention was sitlsued Mndame sal 1 Whitney overcome with emotion and speaking with the exaggeration of gratitude jou have perfected my In ntnn |
