REPORTS 



Of the committee of Arts and Sciences. 



The committee on arts and sciences of the American Institute, to 

 whom was referred Mr. Joseph Slocum's Patent Toggle Joint Cotton 

 Press, beg leave respectfully to report : 



That they have examined the model prepared by Mr. Slocum, and 

 find it to be an arrangement of toggle joints so constructed as to re- 

 solve their forces in a lengthwise strain on timbers laid horizontally — 

 that the points of first application of power are anchored to these hori- 

 zontal timbers in their centres, and that the head piece so arranged is 

 not so likely to be broken as by the usual mode of head and foot piece 

 in toggle presses of vertical construction. 



From the peculiar arrangement proposed, a press calculated to com- 

 press a large number of bales at one time, can be built at less expense 

 than by any other plan previously exhibited to your committee. 



By order of the committee, 



(Signed.) JAMES RENWICK, 



Chairman. 



SCRIPTURE'S HORSE POWER. 



The committee to whom was delegated the duty of examining and 

 reporting on Mr. Eliphalet S. Scripture's new arrangement, for apply- 

 ing horse power to move machinery, beg leave to state : That on going 

 to the place where the machine was in operation, they found a hori- 

 zontal horse wheel on a vertical shaft in the usual manner, but instead 

 of being fitted on the edge or face with cogs, or teeth in the ordinary 

 way, the wheel is so m.ade, that either or both of the faces and the 

 edge may be fitted with a deep groove, each edge of the groove in 



