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Show AN Alli-BICYCLE. in 1 An Invontlon Which Will NavU B(to ARnliiBt tho Wind. TIib 1'riuliirt of nn Arronnut Who linn llrn l:xirrlnirnlliiB fur Tnrlvn Vmii lu .ccuiiiiIIkIi thn 1'rrriit K11111II. Almiil tlirro .yt-nm ngo 1'ivf. Carl Myrt-H, 11 wcll-liiniwn lmlloon expert, liugnii 11 Kcik-Nut cxpcrlniciits (in a lino lit' Inut ln-eii tht'iirlzliit; on fm- miiiio Irn nr twolvii yenrn, tlil Ik'Iiij: tlio con-i.tnirtlim con-i.tnirtlim (if n liullotin nr nlrnlilp tvlilcli iilmiilil bt-coiiii- nuvliilili' nml nt Miino prni'llpjil iiho. Ilbcxpi-rlmontnuvolvt'il Hi" cm Ions liylirlit iiiiu'lilnr himuii ni tlio "alt Olcyi.lt." Ilrlolly Hpcalilnt,'. My the N't-w Yorlt r.i-eonlpi. It (b a voiiipoun.l of thu liut-lnoii liut-lnoii uii'l the 1ili-yt(. Tho mi.-cliiiili.tii U wnnll nml iilmo'l liiiHon from vlw when tlr.' ikUri. noito.1. 11 was mlc liuilly In thu f 01 in of n '-lu- iliaii, Imt lum sincp li"tn iuikIIU'.vI into tlio -n-Unary tadillo u a blcych- 1'mui fil ik-pcnd . 11 iorlc.enilliitf In twopoilalu, Ulic thorf- j .i1'l.j-i.lc th.' fo'.'.-lmvinit alicad utid n nom lur with two liamllcb, as tnn.ll. Down tho cent i- of tho f-irli i a hollow tubo In which llicm Is n co whocl und mtchet ntluchmcnt, which I opeintud by tho pedals, tho linndlcit, or IhiHi nt once. Thin Kcnrlnjf furnishes (he motive power of tho inuchine. 'lliui the power applied ,cni bo varied nc-eotdinjr nc-eotdinjr to tho speed delrcd, nnd tho hands cmi rent tho foci, or rlco voria, witlionl interfering with the hvndwny of Hie machine or decrenslnfr Its speed. ll. f.n..l nf !. 1...n.l ... 41. n i.ln,ililnn ... ..U.b ... , I.U IIVHII V. til. .II.V.....V there project horUontully n ll?lit but strong steel (.hnfl, which (Its into n. steel sheath. This Rheiith is ri,rid nnd Urmly llxcd to tho head of the nmchine, while the shaft inside of tt is cogged or ratcheted into tho mechanism noted upon by the chain nttaclinicnU of tho pedals, At tho extreme end of this, fuitherest from tho rider, nro four rigid arms, the cud pair of which nro rigidly fixed oil tho hhonth, so thut they occupy oc-cupy n position exactly pnrnllel to tho body of the rldeii tho other tn a uio rigidly rig-idly llxed on tho I evolving hhuft, n couple of silts being cut In thu Miuath to permit of their movement. These arms nro nhutit thrca feet long and tho end pair nro ench nbout four feet dlstunt from the two nearest the rider On theui Is i.prcad a f'lect or Mill of light lml hi ronir illicit, '.n slioslx feet by four, which is hut edgtwUe to the i liter, nnd when at rest hangs quivering mid shnU-lug shnU-lug with every breath of nir. like the balls of n ship in the doldrums Ilelilud the rider thcio extends a long', Blonder lnmboo toil, nnd c1om behind tho rldei'H back rises n who stay which hiippoi tu tlio "hydmgen bplndlo." This I- (In M'lendllc inline of n lmlloou embodying the shnpeof both n needle nml ii sphere, ii long, circular body, th.iped lihe tho wooden block which n boy culls n lip-eat," except Hint tlio "splndlo" Is ullghtly Hattoneil under-math, under-math, miikiiij' it loolcllko n bontluined bottom up. This splndlo Is filled with hyilingen gas, geneialed frnm water, mid lb covered with (he ordinary balloon bal-loon netting, .which Is Riiyed to tho bamboo lod, und tho steel shaft, much tho sumo us tlm nalloou, is attached to the em Tlio wholo uppni.itus MolgliB intern pounds, nnd Is steered either by tin fun arrangement nt tho rear or by hiding tho center of gravity un !i n bicycle. ' 'I ho principle mny bo most clearly defined de-fined in simple words as lhn( of tho child'-, nlr balloon It 1U not ilse by llhclf, but blow under it and It soar to the clouds That Is tho abo with tho nir bicycle. Tlio rider l.ikes hit sent, oi tallier ho Mauds with his saut between be-tween hU lugs, his hands holding thu handles. Stooping a tittle, he spilngs upward into tho nlr, and byn quick pull nl the hnlidles biings tho sent right up lo him mi that ho Iniuluiitiully sits town, his feel fulllugupon the pedals. A sh-i p. tlociuivp prcbsiue on themsclsthc chain und eoy-whool nttachment whlil-iu,7. whlil-iu,7. and thU eituses tho steel shaft in fruit of the hoad to half lurn. Ihstlo Oioiirh nut tlii'ii in lli led the two miiij luvolvlug with It, and c.r. the two aim . alt.Khcil tu tho Micath l.-iniiin unmoved un-moved th.' exlondoil dm U 1j swung into n ii.il.t or a I " 1 1 h.iud licli.'., vmylnit in rapi Utv with tho itction of tho pedals und pioduuug n InicUivaid i uncut of air i imll.ir t-j that rxpctluiiccil on tlio lioat pljtfoiin n u M.itlly-niuvingcni, onlOit t'u cuneut iicm (no li'll. blo-vb upi.4.d uu.l ktuk'. .the Hat lotvoi suil.ti-3 of tho "hydrogen bpmdle," bcl-lyla bcl-lyla it liiWi'td, and so Mill lamp-lii-oraaing itiroal.t.'.njo to the powcilal brooj, wklib (.lowly ralBb tho whole ta :-bi : - utlo tho nir. 'i ho helix at the ...no t)inu gr.-.bs at tiia air in front, ab t wc.o, und .u:-Ui 11 b.iol; lu tint, way .he ctbu t. tha ravorso to tlut ofu Viy'j prop.-llir, wliL-h gwes :ujuiu?1 t-.uu t ) tho vcinl by iU peculiar shapd pieiatf njaiiiut tha wator Tlio ulr bicytlu i rujjrwwes by u simll ii uction lu I hat ol tho proptlliu vlw:i tho ongmo aio loveised nnd tho bhip ctenms bsek-wanl bsek-wanl No Mierlaggoar U actually nctuasaiy, although the machine caulju ti rudder. It will steer by tho principles ol (irav-lUtlan; (irav-lUtlan; if the tuiUor leuiin backward It ascends, if forwuid it debcends, if to tho' i iifht it goen to thoiltfht, and it to tho lelt u tin n to tho left Is tho result. An inspection of tli'J tilt of the spindle w ill di'inoiulrato tins iluarly. The must IniiKJtlantiHiiiitof all Mhls- Withlhls lliilipie in:n.hlue a lieiul wind beiomos n factor of propulsion, thus solving tho (jrcal pioblcni of aerial unvlgallou. Tho head wi)d. stilkos it under the tilted up end of the Lplndle, forcing tho muehltio , higher and higher, whllu nt tho sniM lime the helU lu fiont Iscnirylng m 1 wiiideimtliiiiHlly Thus Iho hinder V' bloutin mil thing shoit of nn nrtiinl gale) the (aster nnd easier tho mnchlno gnus ulicail, while tho wind ptisbcs iiktein mid sweeping up Iho back of tho spindle gives II a putting und additional : lift forward. |