APPENDIX.

John Bäte—Phocion—Well worship—Wells wlth stairs—Tourne-broche—Raising water by a screw—Perpetual motions—Chain pumps in ships—Sprinkling pots—Old frictionless pump—Water power—Vulcan’s trip-hamnaers—Eolipiles —Blow-pipe —Philosophien ! bellows—Charging eolipiles—Eolipilicidols referred to in the Bible—Palladium—Laban’s images—Expansive force of steam—Steam and air-^Wind-mills—Imprisoning chairs.

Some facts and observations having occurred to us during the progressof this work whieh eould not be inserted in their proper places, a few areadded by way of appendix. While engaged on the last chapter, a largeCollection of old books was imported into this city from Europe , in whichwe fortunately found a perfect copy of “ Nature and Art,” mentionedat pp. 321, 421. From the title, which is annexed, it will be seen thatour conjectures respeeting its author and date of publication were correct.“ The Mysteries of Nature and Art in foure severall parts. The first ofwater-works : the second of fire-works : the third of drawing, washing,limning, painting and engraving : the fourth of sundry experiments. Thesecond edilion, with manv additions unto everv part. By John Bäte,Lond. 1635.”

At page 19, we quoted an example of frugality in Dentatus cooking hissimple food while he swayed the destinies of Rome. There is a parallelcase in one of the most virtuous of the Greeks, viz. Phocion . Alexanderesteemed him, but could never induce him to accept of gifts, although hewas always poor. At one time the Macedonian warrior sent him out ofAsia a hundred talents as a mark of his regard ; but when the envoysarrived with the treasure at Athens, Phocion was inflexible—he wouldnot touch it. They then followed him to his house, and were astonishedbeyond measure to find the wife of this truly great man making bread, andhimself drawing water.

Worship of Wells, pp. 33-37. “ The worship of this well of St. Edwardwas particularly forbid by Oliver Sutton, bishop of Lincoln, in the timeof Edward I . This well worship is strictly forbidden in King Edgar ’scanons, and K. Cnute’s laws, as ’twas in a council at London underArchbishop Anselm , in the year 1102 ; and some of our best criticksobserve that what is translated «ot'ZZ-worship in Colossians, ii, 23, shouldbe weZZ-worship.”—Hearne’s Preface to Robert of Gloucester’s Chrönicle.)

Wells with Stairs , p. 53. An extraordinary well of this kind was builtby Pope Clement VII. in 1528.—(See Lond. Mechanics’ Mag. vol. ii, 208.)

Tourne-broche, p. 75. In the 33d year of Henry VI . A. D. 1454, anordinance was established for reducing the expenses of the king’s house-hold. Instead of a larger number, only “ vj children of ye kechyn tourne-broches” were appointed, i. e. to turn the spits.—(Proceedings and Ordi-nances of the Privy Council of England , edited by Nichols, vol. vi, 229.)