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This defect is by no means so considerable in 

 which cannot, in any one turn, either receive or furnish 

 loss than doul le the length of its own width, though it cer- 

 tainly augments in powetf as die line accumulates upon it. 



The multiplier without doubt remedies the inconveni- 

 ence alhaded to, so far as relates to bringing in a larger 

 portion of line 5 but the defect in the principle remain* 

 the same ; it being obvious, that a revolution round the 

 bare axis, cannot draw in near so 'much as a revolution, 

 zound the barrel, when nearly filled with line. 



This evil is incurable in any barrel-reel, but may be 

 palliated, by making such a reel as may be capable of 

 winding the line up ranch faster than the multiply ing- reel' 

 now in use j which, however, does something, because 

 it gives nearly three turns of the barrel for one of the 

 winch, the tooth- wheel turned by the latter having 

 twenty- eight teeth, whereas the barrel- wheel, which it 

 acts upon, has but ten. See Fig. 1 , Plate II. 



The space allowed for the machinery in the case, at the 

 end of a multiply ing- reel, is capable of being put to better 

 purpose j but even if rather more than die space ordinarily- 

 given were requisite, it would not be of any moment. - 



Nor is there any reasonable objection, in my mind, 

 against the force that> may be requisite to turn more com- 

 plicated machinery y for the power of a man over such a. 

 trifling resistance as would dius be created, is by noi 

 means worthy of calculation, especially when* as in my 

 plan, the winch is brought into .die middle, so as to 

 allow the crank greater depth. 



Tile 2d Fig. in- Plate II. exhibits my improvement on> 

 the multiplier, by which the- barrel is turned a trifle MORB 



THAN NINE TW&ES, BY. OK& XUJRN QV THE WINCH ! Ther 



leading 



