Show mechanical resolutions THOSE who contemplate the assured fact that there Is ia many times more power in the movement of the seas along our shores in one hour than in all the mechanism of mankind in ih operation throughout the world in a day doubtless sometimes ask themselves why the one so expensive and in some oases cases so inadequate holds sway away while the other costless costle sn and greater is measurably unused alft self ques 1 dioning I 1 ie it seems to be answered fully and satisfactorily before the present century expires already in france the power with which to operate a marble quarry is bei being DX borrowed from the ad sea am giaves waves sp with the latter not one whit the loser through the tho performance and this leads us to conclude that if such vast results from so comparatively gentle a source can be obtained how would it be were the power generated and expended aimlessly in some of our fiords fiorda and inlets utilized in places the tide rises at regular times corresponding responding with the movements of the moon through the arch above us to a height of eight or ten and even twelve feet and as its majestic swell beats upon t the he shore no man nor set of men could measure its force because it Is irresistible nor can it be chained harnessed or confined yet it can bloused be used as sati stac dorily and adjusted as nicely as the needs of man require what a sublime thought I 1 nature herself without being despoiled of any frac fraction tiou of her power contributing to us the needed energy for all the mechanical apold appl ces in the land anal niagara falls are also aim coming to be exclusively a colossal oo loasa phenomenon j and the power represented in the downpour will soon be the direct or indirect means by which the machinery of mills factories and elevators will be operated it will ru i railway trains such as are geared to electricity and appearances are that it is not to be long before all of them will be so arranged we are truly on the verge of great revolutions in mechanism and otherwise othera ise |