Show f p S f 1 y a r f r 4 rI r l'-r X h u t C 1 fJ ORIGIN OF THE COTTON GIN OIN t How flow a Woman Perfected Mr Whitney J sr 11 Invention The youngest daughter of Gen Gea Nathaniel Nathaniel Na Na- thaniel Greene used to relate a story ot of other j her life me at Dungeness where a circumStance circum- circum 1 Stance tance occurred of some historic and scientific Interest and In regard to ri which much erroneous statement has baa been made says a writer in the Cen Can ic tury I refer to the Invention of the i v cotton sin loin by EH Ell Whitney and my mothers mother's connection with it It The facts briefly stated were about as follows While spending the previous summer t tat at Newport R R. I I. I my mother became S acquainted with Mr Whitney and grew 1 interested In the outcome of or the experiments experiments ex ex- e he was then making in the interest of or his projected gin To assist as as- slat In his enterprise my mother invited invited in in- in him to spend the following winter win win- i ter tel at Dungeness where an abundance of cotton and quiet could be assured Mr Whitney accordingly came to 1 Dungeness and diligently pursued his f experiments a room in the fifth story l having been specially fitted up for his u use as an inventor One morning he J descended headlong Into the drawing room where a number of guests were assembled and excitedly exclaimed j The victory Is mine IA is deep sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy with him the guests and hostess went with him to his workshop Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- j ney set his model in motion For a few moments the miniature saws re revolved revolved revolved re- re 1 without hindrance and the separation separation sep sep- of the seeds from the cotton I wool was successfully accomplished 1 a but after atter a little the saws clogged with y 1 lint the wheel stopped and poor t Whitney was in despair Heres what you need exclaimed my mother in her clear decisive way and she instantly instant Instant- ly seized a clothes brush lying on the mantel mant l and held it firmly to the teeth of the saws Again the drum revolved S Sand and instantly the saws were cleaned of ot the lint and the last requirement of zt J the great Invention was satisfied Madame said with fj emotion and speaking with the exaggeration exaggeration of gratitude you have bave i perfected perfected per per- er- er my invention r. r S 5 W-J W |