CHANGES OF A CENTURY.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1081, 1 May 1882, Page 2

CHANGES OF A CENTURY.

The Nineteenth Century has witnessed many and very great discoveries and changes. In 1809 Fulton took out his first patent for the invention of a steamboat. The first steamships whWi made regular trips at-ross the At'antio Orean were the Sirius and Great Western, in 1830. The first public application to practical use of gas for illumination was made in 1802. In 181 3 the streets of London were for th< j fivst time li.^htol with ipi-*. In ISI3 there was '<uilt i'\ Wa'tham, Massa'-husptts, a nii'l lielicv-d to have been tlie first i.i the wo >J ;l viii h itmubined a!' the n.-fjiureiii'.'i'ts of ii finished c'oth frcm th.* no>\ vt ..i*. In !7!)0 tin-re v. v. c !y :»•'» p</<t offi.f.s in Anwi'-a, r\:d p» !■> I>">7 (in! rate of yuotai;*; w.-is -5 emits fur a letter sei:t ovor 400 mi 1 - s. In ISO 7 wond>-n co-Iso -Is bejran to be mado by ma hi'i^iy. This ushered ki the ora of t In ape'o k>. About the your 1> : »3 the tirsfc railroad in the United (States was constructed. In 1840 the first e-xpemnents in phot^crapli wo'v m:iJ,> l.v P•■ jii'Tvc. Annur"' S '0 tho + ; . - : o>i .v-^ : . ; u-i'- .- vras erfta'nii.-licd. [

The aJtiiraMte .:oal b:i>iu -s may be s:iid t:> I».avc u--u:i i i IS-JO. I i li s »6 tin) patent for tho making of matches was invented. Sted pens were introduced for use in 1803. Tue ti"st .successful trial of a reaper took p\v.-e in 1833. In 18*6 E.ia< Homo obtained a patent for his fi st sewi t<; machine. The first successful method of making v v I can ised India rubber was patented in 1839. In 1 83-! th? magnetic telegraph was first brought into practical tfse.