. Artificial incubation and incubators ... to havebeen the first practical application of electricity to the regulationof the Incubator. The ringing of the bell as an alarm, had beenused both by Dr. Preterre and myself, some years previous toBakers adaptation of it. MYERS INCUBATOR. 79 This machine was most excellent in construction, the tank beingof copper, and boiler and flues of same material. But the samedifficultycrops out in this as in all other machines, where it is at-tempted to place several tiers of drawers in one egg chamber—thevariation of the heat between the upper and lower drawe
. Artificial incubation and incubators ... to havebeen the first practical application of electricity to the regulationof the Incubator. The ringing of the bell as an alarm, had beenused both by Dr. Preterre and myself, some years previous toBakers adaptation of it. MYERS INCUBATOR. 79 This machine was most excellent in construction, the tank beingof copper, and boiler and flues of same material. But the samedifficultycrops out in this as in all other machines, where it is at-tempted to place several tiers of drawers in one egg chamber—thevariation of the heat between the upper and lower drawers mustbe so great, that either top or bottom must be useless, or else theventilation must be almost entirely stopped. The machine there-for was only a partial success. MYERS INCUBATOR. This was an adaptation of the principle used by Cantelo, and byAdrien & Trioche. A large box eight feet long by three or fourwide, was fitted with a tank made of india rubber sheeting, sup-ported on wires placed two inches apart. Under this were the. Fig. 65.—the national , also fitted with rods placed two inches apart, and so ar-ranged that the eggs came between the supporting wires of thetank, when the drawer was fitted into its place. The drawerswere in two ranges placed back to back, as in A. & hot water was supplied from a stove and boiler standing a fewfeet away, heated by a coal fire. A regulating attachment was pro-vided, which was said to act upon the damper of the stove, open-ing or closing the draft and thus increasing or decreasing the heat. Over the tank was placed a zinc or sheet iron covering on whichsand was strewn. This was surrounded by a wire-gauze railinga few inches high, and was used as a nursery for the newly hatch-ed chickens. The inventor had very good success with this machine; takingeggs from the farmers to hatch as well as hatching for himself. It 80 THE NATIONAL INCUBATOR. required though, very close attention. I do not-know that
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