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THE ADVOCATE OF INDUSTRY AND JOURNAL Oli' SCIENTIFIC, MECHANICAL AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
VOL. 2. AMERICAN:
PUBLISHED 1VEEKLY.
128 Fulton BY
Street,
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THE NK\V YORK
SCIENTIFIC .lit
NO. 25.
NEW YORK. MARCH 13, 1847 .
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lEOLION.
Patent Of 18"17, to the (ith of March, 1847, inclusive. To T. Mo lin eau, of Louisiana, for impro ve ments in B arrel M�chine]'y. Patented Feb.
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COIUPANY.
RUFUS PORT.!:R, EDITOR.
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United
S ta tes
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NEW YORK.
MUNN
LIST OF PATENTS
from t e
Issued
10, 18,17.
New Haven, Conr,., for Pneumatic Springs. Pat en
To John Lewis, of
See JldverUsement on last page.
improvement in ted
Feb. 10,
1847.
To Th omas Grenell, of
Newark, N. J. for on Railroa ds.
improvement in fast enin g Rails Patented Feb. 13, 1847.
To Cy rus Knapp, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for Spinal Elevators. Patented
im prov em en ts in Feb. 13,18,17.
To Damon A.
BY. R. PORTER.
The following quaint-measure poetic narra tive is su pp osed to have been the pr od ucti on of the debut, or experimen tal o p erati on of a new patent poetic machine. The in v entor Bays: " It will grind out poetry spontaneous ly in all the varieties of m easure fanc i fully interspersed in the !!aIDe stanza; and will sometImes produce a d oub le rhyme in a s ingle word: tha t the only imperlection of the ma chine at p re sent, is some slight deficiency in This is a new and elegant musical instruthe a nangement for stopp ing It qu ick enou gh ment for the parlor, and cal culated to superto regul ate the size of its poems to the capa city of news p aper columns. But he is confi sede to a great extent, the p iano forte, to which dent of being able to sur m o unt this difficulty, in fact, the new instrument is entitled to a pre and furnish poetry in quantities to suit custo ference : the principal exception consisting in mers. its being less expensive. It is furnished with There was a ma n, a key-board, A, like the piano, and the music. (And who' ll presume to doubt it 1) is produced by m eans of reeds similar to those Who laid a plan, of the accordion, but more delicate. Below To make his fortune and get rich, [which th e key-board is a small wi nd- ches t B, whi ch Or b reak h.is ne ck-he did not then know communicat es with the reeds, and is supplied But set him se l f about it. with w ind from the tWQ bel l owses D D, by His plan was to invent a new machin e the valves e e : and the bellows are operated For cat chi n g S nipe! by the two cross levers F F, the o p posite ends For p le nty there were seen of which are connected by wires directly to
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.Abeut the shore [laia, the pedals G. (It will be seen that in the enOf a smalll'ock-bound lake. His p lans were graving the ins trum ent is represented to be While sitti ng in the rural shade, open in front, for the purpose of showingth e Or l e i s u r ely reclining on the green Neal' by his cottage door Smoking his pipe , Two small straight s ap l i n g trees he found
He'd given no attention-
And now he had no leisure to invent. Now im pulse and inertia had comhin'd
Firm ro oted on this ro cky shore , To cvnstitute momentum, and rebell'd Snip e were wont to fly : Against the laws of gr av i t y, (These saplings were some :35 feet hig h,) Who being incens ' d by such gross depravity, These he cont!'i v'd to bend,and wrought a ll day Their p l ans h ad steadily oppos'd : With windlas, ropes and levers; and at last, And now that he had got the upper hand, He b r oug h t th e tops of two trees to the ground H If the projector don't return to land Wher e
j\.nd :made them fast :
But yet
in
such a
way,
That he at any time could let them fly,
And straighten up to where they were before.
·With as much speed as he went up or more It will not be for w an t Of gravity."
of d u e exertion Yykit
And now poor
(Yykit 1) Yykit, that's his name;
Across the tops of the s e (WI) trees, Have not I told you this before 1 While in their bent position, Well then I tell you now, his name vms Yykit. He fasten'd a s ho rt plank, in sate condition, Well, now, from his high st ati on , With strips of leather; Or r ath er trangie r,t ele v ation, For they w e r e parallel, and close together. With u tter consternation On this he pla c 'd himself, with full intent , He look'd below, To catch the snipe, be't young or old , He did not like it,Th a t first shoul d be so bol d , He must descend whether he would or no. As o'er the place to fly ; And on his knees Sat watching.
A S nip e
He had not long to wait before
came hovering o'er:
He quick lets go his fastening, and flies Toward the skies, And by the
n e ck he seized 1;he snipe
And held it by a firm determin'd gripe; And thus
the bird was fairly caught,
Being taken by surprise. Just
then
a sud d e n thought,
While by in ertia, in mid air sus p end e d, And nearly
vO feet above the ground,
(The impulse gIven by t.he saplings bent, Being expended,
01' merely balancing the counter- action Of earth's attraction,)
Now darte d
on his mind, What should-what could he do ! How w as he now to r egul ate The speed of his descent? A thing wh ic h in the ardor of invent i o n, As he was now slHprised to find
And now in fact, already found
Himself in progress tow'rd the ground Not very sl ow.
Should he spread out Of his new prize 1
the wings
Were feeble tiny things And much too s mall
,
and O. F. Willoughby, of
His intellect e xp a nding,
Flew round in circles with intent To hit on some ex pedient : Had he but time he might invent But no, no, no ! Head downward now desc en ding Directly on the ragged rocks below. [A rush was now made by our en g ine er and some of the compositors to stop the engine, and the stea m was shut off': but the ily-wheel aided and abetted by momentum, revolted, declared independence, imd for some time
ChIcago, Illinois,
for impr ovem ent in T hresh ing Machines.� Patented Feb. 13, 1847.
To Joseph W. Har man, of Newark, N. J., fOI' i m provement in Bleaching Rosin, (having as signed his right, title and i n terest to Hum phrey B. Dunham.) Patented Feb. 20, 1847. intet'iar machinery, which is ordinarily conTo William W. Van Loan, of Catskill, N. celled from view.) By this arrangement the Y. for improvement in Fire Esca e. Patent , p re ssure of air is commanded and regulated ed Feb. 20, 1847. To William H. Wor thin g to n , of New York, are sus- and William H. Baker, of Williamsburg, N. ce pt i bl e of all the v ariations from the lUll Y., for improvement in apparatus for guag
by the feet of the performer' and such is the construction of the reeds that they
sound of the clarionett to the softest tones of
the flute or (Bolian harp: and the loudest and softest notes may b e played in rapid alterna-
tion.
This instrument is the invention of
Messrs. Blodgett
& Horton, of Akron, Ohio,
who have pu t measures in progress for secur-
ing a patent therefor. We should recommend
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ing the height of water in Boilers.
Patented
20, 1847. To Asa Fisk, jr., Leander D. RUlllsay, and O rson S. Gregory , of Sullivan, l'a., for im p r o vement in m ach inery for D ressi n g Mill StonQs. Patented Feb. 20, I8n. Ante dat e d
Feb.
:O
th of Oct . , 1846.
to the inventors to send a s pecimen tv this To James H. Co n klin, of Peekskill, N. Y., city as,early as possible, and we cannot doubt for improvement in Cooking Stoves. Patent that they would immediately meet WIth pl ened Feb. 20, 1847. ty of orders for the instruments. To Thomas Watt, of Hubbard Township, Ohio, for improvement in Tailors' lVleasUl es. Patented Feb 20, 1847. persisted in carrying on business on i ts own To George Bartlett, of Smithfield, R. 1., for hook; and producing as you shall see.] improvement III Ploug hs . Patented Feb. 3, Just then one foot, 18,17. Encased in a stout co whide boo t, To Andrew Ralston, \Vest lVhddletown, Pa. Caught in the f ork for imp rove m ent in operat i n g Railroad Switch Of a tall so litary limb, Patented Feb. 20, 18,17. es. (A lucky ci rcu mstance for him,) To Lewis G. Hollman, Albany, New Y01'k, Of an old w ithered tr e e; tor for improvement in Artificial InCUbation. Hold on-hold on g08d br anc h,cried he, And was obey'd,
Yet not with sudden jerk, The branch was gently
bent
But did not b reak, And Vykit th en was stay ' d. Now all this time, with stea dy gripe, Yykit had firmly held the snipe . How ha ppy now was he
Thus hangi ng by one foot suspended
From an old oak
tree,
His trou b les for the present all were ended. For though it was an easy thing, As he was well aware, To slide down gently to the ground,
Yet so contented was he now in this position,
He felt no wish to better his conditio n, But chose to hang awhile and swing,
Unwilling, as it seemed, to leave the place, Where he for the first time had found
Perfect contentment.
To c heck his fall. Oh, had he but a parachute Or parasol.
o ! O--o--o --o! ! ! !
of Friendship, N. Y., We s to n W. Willoughby
Hig h dan dl ing in the air,
But these he found
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Churc h and Lovett H.Obert,
l'atented Feb. :20, }tjn.
To Elijah O. P enn iman , of Rochester, New·
ass i gned his r ight ,
C hen ey, To
So gently sliding down
He safel�' reach'd the ground,
Still holding fast his bird In his right hand.
Hunter & ROYt·e.
Thomas H.
Russell, ot vVednesburg,
8ngland, for improvement in we lding iron tubes. Pated 6th M ar c h, 1847. Date of En glish patent , Aug . lA, 18el3. To E lbridge G. Woodman, of No rth Chelms ford, Mass., for improvemement in machinery
for me asuring and
March 6, 1847.
folding cloth.
Patented
To Ar nold R. Austin of Pro videnc e ,
R. 1.,
tor impro/ement in machine ry for meas uring
and folding cloth, (having asslgned his rig ht to
Simeon D.
Glines. )
Patented March 6, 1847. East Germantown,
To Emanuel .Albert, of
Indiana, for improvement in Ploughs.
ted March IS, 1847.
B u t at l eng t h p refe rr'd
To dwell on land;
Stoves, (having title and illterest to Messrs.
York, for designs for Co ok i n g
To John T. Davy, of
Pate n-
Troy, N. Y., for im Patented March
p r ovement in Coal Stoves.
6,
1847.
To John Cumberland, of Mobile, Ala.,
for
im pravement in mach ines for reducrng and
planing boards.
Patented March 6,1847.
Maxon, of De Ruyter, N. Y., for i mprovement in hangin g c arri age bodies. Pa How highly a mechanical Inventor Or philosophical ex perimento r, tented March 6, 1847. Will cher ish evidence of his success. To Robert M. Livingston, of Mobi le, Ala., Then Yykit to hiS cottage did r epair , for improvement in machinery for cleaning And s m ok'd hi s p ipe, cotton. Patented March (I, 1847. And with a self complace nt and triumphant air To S tephen J. Gold, of Nor walk , Con., for im prov ement in propellers for vesse ls . I'a He often w ould relate the w hol e affair How he had caught the Snipe. tented March 6, 1847. For who can guess
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
"': Literary CuriO�ity. W,e have. In prese nt poSSe SSI?n, (by loan f? l.
a b nef perIOd,) a
1601.
COPY of a bible prI nted
111
This book is the prop erty of a gen tle-
J
man of this city, and altho ugh it has the pe-
culiarities o f the English lang u ag e
o f that
age, we find the translation in several instan-
ces, more correct , or in accordance with the
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail1'oad.
The Portl and Bulletin has the following in telligence concerning
work :-" Continuea [rains of tea ms heavily
protect the railr oad from the influence of the
sea, and for bridging, have been pauring into
A bri dge for a the city for a fortnight past. double t rack, below lo w water mark, is t o be built from Fis h Point (Mount JoJ',) to India A contract has wharf, foot of I ndi a street.
be e n made with Messrs. Seward, Mernll and et i on of his George Turner, for t he c � mpl commence Im bridge, and the building Will urch�sed In mediately. The company havep vnth a View, we dia and s teambo at wharves, g an immense believe of ultimately buildin to the ea�t bridge The section t a h t depot arallel wllh ward of, and running nearly p
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Bridge, over Back Cove, is, we un any . derstand, to be built by the comp
Tukey's
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Ancient. one sayde vnto. the man. clothed III lInen, which was' vpon the waters of the riuer, When shal be the end of these wondeI's? . 7. And I heard the man clothed in linen which was vpon the waters of the riue l', whe he held vp his right hand, and hi s left hand vnto heau en, & sware b y him that liu : eth for e u er tha� it . shall tane for time, two times & an halfe: and whe he shal haue accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, al these thingsshalbe finished.
lI l be '
one said .t.o
to the end of these
man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the l'iver, when he held up his righ t hand and his left han d unto heaven, and sware by him that liv:eth for ever, th �t tt ,,·hall be for a hme, times, and an half; and when he shall have a�complished to scatter the power of the holy people, all the s e things s h all be fi n ished .
the rollers become soft and s tick y at the sur- I invention� and discoveface. However, the rollers now u sed by our the world, and the
printers, are made of pure solid sulphuretted
universal Yankee n ati on in partIcular, we have
rubber without dissolving it, and IS t hus both
heard of none which promises to be more use-
cheap and durable.
fnl and acceptable, at least to ladles than "The
Essence of Coffee," which is novl' offered to the
of that beverage It is the g enuine I ,;tuff, and you h ave on ly to put a tea-spoon full ] into a cup of water containing the usual complement of sugar and milk, and you have a cup of s up erior coffee without further trouble.The article is put III' in bottle s , at a low price. lovers
A ll
Great meeting of' the Slllit hs.
persons bearlllg the name of SMITH ,a re . requested to me e t on Boston Common, on
a ftern oo n
of
4tl:
tile
t;IC
March, a
: "' o'clock, .vr'I
. the p urpose of formlllg �n assoc lati on to as cer tain If there is not some l arge amount of prop-
erty about to be left to then:, family expected shortly to
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Therm . W i re s,
daily t o i l for daily fee.
Success to S p ade !
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His
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24th .
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22 d e gree s below z ero.
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(d)
We have no disposition to d o either.
( e) C ertai nly, it is o u r busine ss and pl ea su r e to disseminate light when req uired , e s p e cially i n dark pl aces.
Never en t er a sic k roo m in a s tat e of p er-
spiration, as the moment p ores absorb . diseases
y o u beco m e cool ,yo u r
Do n o t app roac h contageous
sit be the fire, because the h eat
with an empty stomac h , n or
tween the sick and
attracts t h e thin vapor.
S C I E N T I F I C AMERI C A N .
196 NEW INVENTIONS.
of c ol o rs , their blending, s h ad i ng and contrast- are or oxide ; whilst Clay's invention was oi 8 ing, require b oth taste and skill ; the two shut- confined to the use of not les s than 28 per Hubbell's Shell. horse p ower This is exp ected to discharge tie loom presented but little rODm for v a ria ti o n , cent. The p r op or ti o n a te weights of c arbona Man y m o d e rn inventions appear di s p o s e d to from 1 ,200 to 1 , 500 bushels p er hour. The but a wide field was soon opened by the addi- ceous matter and ar e or oxide employed, with
render warfare
as destructiv e
as
and launched ready
--
for
long and 2 0 feet wide,
possible ;
advantage which thi s
S p r in g service, 50 feet
with
an engine
machine will have over lion of a n othe r sh uttl e .
B u t al though th e three
i n t h e above limits, dep end upon the q u a nti ty
p eac e stationary elevators, is its ca p ac i ty to c h a nge shuttle looms make a b e autiful fabric and w o r k of carbon an d oxygen they resp ective l y c o n by making war d r e a d fu l , or from o th e r motives p o si ti o n , and t o d i s c harge c arg o es d ur i n g a w e ll , y e t by the shuttle moving up and dow n tain, the descriptioll of p i g iro n used with they may best j udge. One of the latest im crowd, w h ich at many times is a great conv e- i n a sliding box there is n o t that variatio n in them, a n d the amount of p i g iron to b e added whether it is
for
the s ake
of
p r om o t lll g
provements in the art of de struction, is an ex
n i e n ce .
th e p icking, which is requisite in the weaving
t o th e m i x t ur e .
. b ox ; t h e sam e Idea pre s ented i tself to another
the
Taunto n , M ass . , wh o i nv e n t e d t h e r e v o lvin g
inCl eased to 180
foll o w i n g p r opor ti o ns : : The id e a suggested itself by Mr. Peacock 480 1bs. o f N o . 5 pi g i r o n , 8 1 Ibs, of LancaThis name i s giveli to a ne w improvement This Shell, h a v ing been fi,.ed out of a can i n railroad cars, invented by Messrs. B u tter- m o r e th a n a y ear ago , that the sh u ttles of the shire h e m atite a r e , and 20 I b s . o f c ok e - dus t : n o n , e x p l od es from c o nc uss io n , not othe,.wise , field and C u tting of B o s to n . It is t o be a p p l i - check loo m , m ight be made to r e v ol v e on :it if N o . 1 p i g iron b e lIsed a smaller quantity of . and destroys a vessel's side by its explosion on ' d er I n m or e numbers than by a sli d i n g ca rb o n aceo us m at t e r w ill b e re q uire d ; but i f ed to each car in a train, and in case of any ob - cy l 111 p l o sive shell invented by
W. Hubbell, o f
W.
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Philadelphia, of which th e inventor says
the i nstant, and in t h e act at its p e netrating,
struction on the r o ad calculate d t o thro w the
wi th o u t r egard to the di s ta n ce of the v e s s e l
from t h e
p l ac e o f
llatme is such ,
di sc h argin g the Shell.
that a vessel
carrying any
the d iffe r en t kinds of cannon
engine off the track, or raise th e w heel s , e ac h
Its
car is instan tly detached fro m the
of
c a n , with the
them c a n d estr oy a fle e t , by ope n i ng the b at-
the
are with- ,
This inv ention may possibly b e usefu l ; b u t
Engl und. T h e great difference b etween the . slIding b o x a nd the revol v i n g o n e , is that m o r e . co 1 ors can b e used III t h e weft by the latter
we are i n clined to attach much more im p or-
tance t o any i n v e ntion by
i n any distance
various stages
of the e x perimen tal
w hi c h the train may b r o u g h t to a stan d ,
strength of a n y gal v a n ie b a t te ry ,
proc e edings,
o r o f r eg u l a -
were p r e p a re d and tried, the g uns used being
ting the same.
a sixty four p o u n d e r Paixhan gU ll , until at las t
not indicate either the quantity or i n t en s i ty of the fluid. S h ould the . lllYentor ad d s u c h i m p r o v e m e n ts as will dis-
This i nstrument indicates the
ti p o u n aer carronad e , a 1:2 p o u n d e r h o w i tze r , a l o n g s tr ai gh t b o r ed :12 - p o u n d e r CalIlWl1, a n d ounces & c . , b u t d o e s
fo rce of the attraction o f a m agnet, in p o u n d s
a
the Shell has been produced, a p erfect inven
tion,
sizes
incd
for destroying vessels, by t h e
and kinds 01
cannon.
by co m p ete n t
It
tmgUls . . h and measure t he s e pr o p e r tie s ,
aid of a l l
hlllproVclncnt i n Ta n ning.
Much i s
it "
ould
has been exam- greatly incr ease the v al u e o f t h e in s trnme n t . .
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officers, and pronou nced an i m p r o veme nt above a n y shell y e t invented or known , either in Euro p e or t h e United States. said of an i m p r ov e d
mode
A
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Ne", Locomotive 1Il cc hnnis m .
w o rki n g m o d e l of
a n e w plan of r a i l w ay
locomotion has b e e n exhibite d i n London, with
a v i e w , as stated, to t h e
adoption of m e a n s
for
securi n g the great obj �cls at w hi c h rail w ay e n -
of tan-
of
b ox of t h e present four-shuttl e loom ; and for
12 i nch guns, sudde nly and s a fe l y b e WIth in 3 1 -,1 miles, and propor w h e n danger appears. tionably with smaller sizes. The S he l l is t h e The G-;':i;;;';;';:;�;e ;' t�-;:discovery or i n v e nt i o n of five y ea r' s a t ten ti v e Mr . J. H. E m s nar of this ci ty has invented s t u dy , a n d e x p e rim e ntin g i n ch e m is try a nd . g u n n e ry , d uri ng which time 8 7 S h e l l s , i n the a mac IHne for the purpose o f a s cer tai ning the in e fiective range ; which, w ith
tilD e-Mr. Neal
op eration of a self.acting lever, ther eby sav i n g
the p assengers h armless .
sh ells, blow t o pieces another ; and a for t with
teries on the ve�sels as s o o n as t h ey
o th e r by
m an at n earl y t he same
t e rp l'i s e aims, namely,
L
which he
h as got a patent in America a n d
than the former, c on s e q u en t l y a gr e ater varie -
ty of pattern.
The b e a uty o f g i ngha m depends upon the ar-
Th e
produce a n ab undant y ield of e xcell e n t iron
o f some p atterns .
The Self Detac ller.
charge
of
No . 4
420 lbs . , th e weight Ibs.
pig iron be reduc ed to
of o re or oxide sh ould b e and the c ake to 48 Ibs .
The second improvement con sists in the ad -
dition of cl ay,
agilaceous ironsto n e , or other
substance co n t ai ning alumnia, to t he ores or
us e d , should b e g r o n n d fi n e an d d r i e d , b efo r e
b emg m i x ed with the ore.
of t h r e a d s of the one and fewer of the other,
may b e r e q u i red for c o rr ect blending an d good
contrast.
M r , N eal's loom was at fault in this
re�pect, for h i s patterns were wrought by t w o notched w hee l s and they all p resented a h ome -
l y s a me n e s s o f c ol o rs .
beautifu l l y surmounte d Ida M i l l s .
tory,
h as
B u t thi s d iffic u l ty
by the check loom a t
Mr. P e a c o ck ,
i n v e nt ed
is
the agent
a single
of t he
p at te r n
fac -
wheel
which can w e a v e a pattern from two, or t w o h und r e d an d t w e n ty p ick i n g s , as hao h e e n m en tion e d before : b u t th e great b e au ty of the
invention , is, that thIS
wheel
can b e alter-
ed to work any p at te r n whate ver.
The pat-
A l arge r q u an t i ty
of car b o nace o u s matter (generally above 28
rangement of colors ; and according to their ab - , per c e n t . ) will be required
sorb i ng or reflective natu r e , a greater n u mb e r
t h e q uali ty
oxides whic h p roduce iron of
termed red- s h ort The c l ay or other s ubs t ance
for a given q u a n ti -
ty of ore, th a n i f n o clay were used ; fo r th e
clay, i n addition t o its capability o f tak ing u p the carb o n , has a t e nd e n c y t o d imi n is h
contact of t h e ore
or
th e
oxide with the carbona
ceous matte r , and thereby prevent a com plete decomposition.
The prop ortion o f clay will
v ary with the q u al it y of the are, but
fro m 4 to
10 p e r c e n t . of the weight of the are will b e
s u ffi c i e n t w h e n
hematite ores.
operating o n t h e Lancashire If too m u c h clay be u s e d , the
tap c i nde r will be very sluggish, a n d the b all ,
w h e n u nder t h e hammer, will emit continuous
showers of dark red c inders ; and if too little
b e e m ployed,
the ir on will
red - s h o d q uality.
retain some of its
safety t o human l ife , tern wh e e l i s s t u d d e u wi th m o v e ab le i r o n p i n · The third improycrn e nt c on s i s t s in c o mb i n om y i n c o n s t r u e - i o n s , e a c h p i n h a s t w o p i ckin g s , a n d by r e m o - ing a p o rti o !! of t h e till' or tlue cinder of p u d li o n and working. By the new plan, t h e c a r- vi ng o n e , two , or more, you c a n ch a n g e the dl i n g and b al l i ng furn aces with a p ortion of r i ag es are proposed to be b uilt u p on p l a t for m s , thre ads of t h e colors i n' e ndl ess variety ; als o c l ay, chalk , c a rb on a c e o u s matter, and r i ch i ro n a nd noticed partic uhrly in a former n u m b er of which will glide on the p e rI p h er i e s of p ar al - when t h e revolVIng box h as p erformed a s e m i - ' ore , or some of t h e s e SUb stan c es , and mallU this p ap e r, m ust r e m ai n a d o u b t in o u r m i n d lei l in e s of wheels, m o u nted o n c b ai n s , slan- re v ol u t i o n , it can s prin g b ack, and tw o s h u t- fa c t u r i n g the mixtu r e , e i t h e l' w ith or wilh out tin w e have [mth e r intelligence. We c op y chi o ns o r p il es , rend eril'g rails and b rH] ges tles i n t h i s m a n n e r can m ak e th ree s tri p e A , on e p i g or refined i r o n , i n re v crberatory fu r na c es th e following fr o m o n e o f am exchanges . u nn e c e s s ary. An i m m o v ab l e rope or c h a i n o f blue m ay b e h o und e d o n eac h si d e by a s tri 1' e i nt o malleabl e iron . The m a t e r i als must b e " Mr. Snider, a practical m a n , has c o ntri ved fo r m s a fu l c r u m , against which the m ot i v e o f orange , The fi rst t i m e we sa w t h i s l o om , pulver i z e d and dried b efore b eing m ixed t o a mode aud machinery to puncture th e entire p o w e r is to bc a pp l i e d . The rope or c h a i n t h e pattern wheel struck us as b eing the m o s t i gether. Th e r el a ti v e p ro p orti on s of the diff h i d e, b e for,) b eing p l a c ed in th e tan . Th e passes r o u n d a drum lixed on a traveili l,,; p i at- beautiful i n v e n t i o n ; at t h a t t ime w e did e re n t substances may be as follows : - J 5 0 lbs. h i d e being filled w i th small holes, th e tan a ct s form , t h e d rum b eing set in m o t i o n by a sma ll k now t h at M r . Peac oc k wa s th e i n v entor , and of tap cmder, containing a b o u t 7 1 p e r c e nt. of "pon i t i m m e dI a t e l'y , and converts it i n to p er- engi n e fi x ed on e i t h e r side of i t , on th e p lat- we c o nsi der that it is a n act of j u s ti ce to not i ce protoxide of iron, 1 5 0 1.bs. of L anca sh i r e he feet leather in t h e s h o rt space of six to eigh t fo r m , underneat h which , ribs , or flange s , a b o u t the i nv enti o n in so s p ecial a lI, anner ; for he mati te ore , 2 0 I bs. of p ulverize d Worsley fire weeks. With th i s i m p r o v e m e n t , h al f thc for- a foot i n d e p t h , m ake it diffi cult, i f not i m po s - h as n o t t ak e n o u t a p a t e n t although advised to clay, 2 0 1 bs , o f c h al k , and 100 � b s. of the c okt> mer c a p ita l is r e q u ire d to c ondu c t the tannm g sib le, for i t t o get ofl" the w h e e ls . The lin e of d o s o by n o l e s s a p ersonage than Mr . B enj a- d u s t . busin ess. Mr. S n y d e r has g o n e to London w i t h tra ction b e ing i n va ri a b ly i n t he middle of t h e min W alcott of Y ork M ills ; th i s artic l e w i ll With reg ard to t h e first part of t h e inven his im p r o v em e n t , and by t h e last s te a m e r we road, it is c o n t e n d e d that no probable cause of therefore preve nt any other perso n who may tion, t h e p atent e e says h e does not cb i m to leal'll , h a s taken out patents i n Eng-land,F'r ance a c c id e n t can occur to d i s tu r b it, and t hat i t hereaft er claim the i n v e ntio n . I t was i n Id a have d i s c o v ered the m anufa c tu r e of mal l e ab le and Holl a n d . He has c o n n e c ted himsel f with will avoid the great d a n ge r i ncident to rai l - Mil l s where the pattern o f g i ngh a m w as w o v e , in r e v erbe r at ory furnaces, either with o r w i th one of th e most eminent tanners of E ngland ; ways from the b r e akin g of an axle, a whc el ,or which took the gold medal at the last New o u t a p o rti on of p i g, or s C l ap , or r e fined i ro n , his leather has a prefere n c e at ad v a n c e d p rices ; a rail , or frOlf< a s ha rp curve. An experirn en - Y ork S tate F air. nor t h e advantage of p ulverizing t h e o r e s a n d ana Ite ha s o r d ers jill' m or e than he can m a ke." tal roa d , o f ab o ut a m il e in l e n gt h , is to be F rom the op i n i o n of Mr Peac o c k , (and h e c ar b o nace o u s matter ; b u t h e cla i ms the manconstructe =-a ' ��= rnc tr �p ol i:�_ is a ge n tl e man ot great experience , kn owledge ufactu r e , in r e v erb er a to ry furnaces, in the N " .." .umlc 01:' Prolnllsiol1 . � ll ing in vented by a M r . S n i d e r of Ohi o, an d
in o p e ra ti o n at Dd. b) Mr. A . S. BEMIS , of BufIhlo, for discllargrai n from vessels i nto ca!'hinog i ll� and wei �) b. , '" na, b oats and w :u e h o u s e s . It I S co n stru cte,d aftel' the style and m o del of dretlgJ;lg ra ac h me s , . .1 0 ,D e b Ul' 1 ', am1 fl oat s III . trIe h arOQr. ' 0 ne IS w e r e :v esterdal'
it is c alculated to produ c e an e n ti r e re v oluti on
m i xe d i n p r o p ortio n s l imit ed as
in
p o w e r loom weaving.
The hint and adVice
of Mr. vValcott speaks volumes in
its p raise ;
by
means of
ores a n d c arbonaceous matter , before men
Li oned, and cumbined wi�h a p o rt i o n o f pig or
r efin e d iro n .
Under the s e c o n d im p ro v e m en t
y e t unless t h e machinery is correct to an h air
he does not claim to h ave discovered the ad
man ufac t ur e r .
ceous iron st on e in
of clay or argilla th e manufacture of iron IInprovemen t in t ile lUallut'ac ture o e lr o n. fr o m c erta i n ores, t h at h a v i ng b e e n p r ev io us This inventi o n , for w:l i c h a pate n t h a s becn l y d o n e i n t h e m an ufacture o f p ig iron fr o m obtained by Mr. Th o m a s L. Hushton, of t h e s u c h or e s ; b u t h e cl a i m s t h e u s e of c lay as coun ty of L a n c as t er , England, relates to the an i n g r e di c ll t t o b e e m p lo y e d i n a p ul ve ri ze d manufacture Qf m all eab l e iron i11 1'e verb er atory s t a t e , m ixed with c ertain ore s and carbona breadth, there is 110 p r ofi t to t h e
furnaces.
T h e first i m p ro ve m en t
hammer slack, r o ll
weaver or
v an t age of using a p o r ti o n
ceous mQtter, also p u l ve r ize d for the manu
consists i n m ixi u.e:
fa c t u r e ,
of
scale, red ore, calcine d
bo th an d without pig or refined
mal l eabl e i r o n in
iron,
r e v erberato l Y fu r n a c e s ,
iron stone, or other oxide, in a pulv erized W it h r e gar d to t he t h i r d i m pr o v e me n t, h e w o v e a n d wi t h state , with a p ro p or t i o n of fi n e l y p ulveri sed doe s n o t claim t o h a v e fi rst a p plied a p or tio n a variation of from h\'o, to t w o h u nd r e d nnd charcoal, coke, or other ,uitaolc c a rbonac eous o f ta p o r fl u e c i nde r to o ther silicate or oxide may we b e surprised a t matter ( w hic h s h o uld b e as fre e a s p o ss i b l e o f iro n with l ime or c a r b o n a t e of lime, and t wc n t y p i c k i n gs ; well t h e rapid improveme nt , w e should say, a t the from sulphur,) and i ntroduc i ng t h e mixture w i t h ir o n a r e , day and c ar b o n ace o u s m a tt e r, l e aps m ade since t h e n in t h e p r ogress and per- into the furnace b efore, or along w i th , or im- all thes e h a v i ng l o ng b e en u sed i n the man u medi ately after the c ha rge of pig or re fi n ed facture of p ig iron ; but h e c l a i ms th e manu fec ti o n of p o w e r l o o m weavin�. V e r y good ginghams could b e manufactured iron. T h e m i x t ur e of ore a n d c arbonaceous factu r e o f m all e a bl e iron from the combina·by the two shuttle l o o m of Mr. Allen , but there m atter is turned o v e r from t i m e to time , u ntil tion o f t h o s e s ubs t a n ce s , p u l v e r i z e d, both with
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We
manne'r ab Qve d es c ri b ed " of malleable iron
n o l e s s than four colors c a n b e
$;')0 worth of exp erielJ c e on t b t 5ubj e ct, a n d ha, e ascertai ned that a s e r i e s of floats of any number or e x t e n t , m e e t n o morc p e rc e p ti b l e resistance i n th e waleI' than a s in g l e fl oat. A current being produ c e d by th e first float, i t has liO p ower on the w a t e r l o r,geJ" tkill u ntil it is ,mcceeded by ano t h e r . Floatin g E levator.
and skill,) t h e loom can b e grea tly imp " o v ed,
b u t fr om the p rmciples o n which it i s form ed,
'
waS n ot e n o u gll
of variatlOll
i n th e
and
t h e iron is melte d , and th e n t h ey are worked
chaste ;
t h at t h i s p r o c h ; s is v e ry sill1il ar t o t h a t desc!"i-
colurs,
to give a g re at variety of s ha d e s i n t h e
the
fabl.jc will n e it h e r b e
correct no!"
war p , t e og ther in the usual w a y .
furn ac e s , as b e fo r e de s c rib e d
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I n fo r m at i o n has been received from the . . b ab 1' tan tS 0 f ilome 1 . Ie ' h I !51-allC 1 j-ti th at tl10 In ; b u t , ...S an a'" "f. j'Oj 1'._ , C' ! ay � 1\1 arc !1 J:2 gra n te d to n. . . , 1840 w ere suHering the se r e rity of the fa tas te fu l l y execut€d, The r e is n e a r ly as large in the p re s e n t instance , t h e proportion of c�r - d i s tr i ct s of taste und skill i n gi!l � - b o n a c e o us m atters varies from 1 7 u n to (but I mine. T h e s ole d e1n endence of many of the a field for t h e display "b h a m , as in harness loom weaving. T h e c h oi c e , not i n c l u d i ng ) 28 per cent. by weight of the na t i vl' s was upon ro ots. there m u s t b e a b alancing on h e s h a d e � i n CIlloS. . · lng, or tile \york 1 o o k s dlsproporhoned awl un-
I
and wi t h out pig or re fi ned iro n , it, r e v e rb er a -
t or y
T h e pa t e n t ee says,
bed i n the �)lecific"tion of a p a t e n t ,.. hich wa5
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Penitenti
oner.
A S e ries of Casualties .
History does not, prob ably, fu rnish an in
stance of a series o f casualties in rapid s u c cession,
Quite recently It
of
n e w grist mill recently erected by J. D . E m e admit of a high ry , Esq. This mil l is constructed on the most polish . This may, he r eafter, b ecome valua i mproved plan, s o far as machinery i s con �ll e . I n t h e same nei g h b or h oo d is a h i ll of cerned, and will c ontain w he n completed, six chalk. South o f this are immense masses of run o f the b e st q u a l ity of Burr s t ones , b esides iron, of almost every possible formation. a corncracker, cleansers, &c. Four runs of
-it i s very hard, and
announced that
The s e r i e s commenced o n a train w h i c h was leaving W o t'ce s ter for Springfield. I n p as s i ng under a b r i dge about a m ile from t h e d e p o t , the h e a d of one of the b r akemen came i n con tact w i th the timbers of a b ridge , severely injuring him, w h er e u p o n t h e condu c t or at tem p ted to b a ck the train t o the town to gi v e reLief to the w o u nd e d m a n . and on t h e way met another train, anu c a m e in c olli s ion with
s uc h fe rce as
to bl'eak up s e v e ral of the cars. A short time after another train left Worces ter for B osto n , and having p r o c e e d e d about two miles came i n c ollision with a gravel train which was coming up.
The engineer of t h e
gravel trai n , se eing t h a t a c ollisi on was i n e vi table, reversed t h e engine a n d j u mped off,
did a l s o the other hands o n th e train.
as
The
con s e q u e n c e w as t h a t as s o o n as th e cars m e t
the grav e l tr ai n started the o ther w a y , with@ut the engineer, and was m e t by ano t h e r train from Bostoll, and another collision took place; the e n g' i n e e r and fireman of th e Bos ton train saved themselves by j u m p i n g , and no o n e was i.nj ured. A few m i n u tes aft e r wards the steam boat tmin fr o m B oston c ar:te up, and a tta ch i n g the two other trains to itself, proce eded to wards "'Vorcester o n the south trac l c
From
these stones, for
er i nv e ntion is announc e d , and readily finds
cadamized foad, for t h e whole country is c o v
and a corn cracker, are n o w i n operatio n .
ges whose editors must have seen our full d e s
h en ' s egg, and this state of t h ings continues at
votes o f a
Legislati ve Assembly
Now anoth
unite.
c rip t io n
" When ab out a mile fro m Worc e s t er while
upon
w a s standing
the platform o f the third car from th"
engwe and Mr. Rufus K . Porter, * b aggage m a s
crash
w a s tre m e ndous, s e v e ral
The
ot the forward
cars were broken to pieces, and trifl lll g inj u ries s ustained by
standing, was j ammed i n t o t h e o n e
ward.
there
is
m a chi n e .
sulphuret, t h e green a n d b l u e c arbonate , a n d
O u r readers may j udge whe t he r
telegraph.
any difference from o u r
the red oxide of c o p p e r .
described
n ext for
Mr. Flint was caug h t b etween the iron
Mr. Porter was forced i n the same di
rection against. the door of the next car, which fortunately gave way, a n d th u s p rotec t ed h is •ital p a r ts from inj ury ; h i s leg, however, b e
twee n the knee and a n c l e , was crushed and hadly h r ok e n , and als o his to e , and h e receiv ed other s e v ere b r u is e � in different p arts of h i s llerson. It was fo u nd i m p ossible to e x tric a t e Mr. Flint unt il all the cars c ould be s e p ara te d , which was t h e w ork of some m in u te s . H e w as taken to the village , and e very attention paid to him, but w i t h o ut avail : h e died at 3 o'clock the next morn ing, h aving suffered the most iutense ag o n y from h i s wounds . Mr. Porter was
wi l l
lishment w a s demanded by t h e
A few m il e s from
these is fo und wh ite arseni c al copper.
b e set in
is fou nd cylindrical h ematic iron,
graph a set o f keys, each of w h ic h ans wers to
a letter or mark of punctuatio n , a c o m mun i c a
w h ic h
wants o f th e
community is fully established by the fact that
Near
it has b een const antly thronged with custom
the mouth of Jack's Fork of th e current river,
" By simply striking at o n e e n d ot t he tele
ers since i t first started. The mac h i nery works
the b ars of in the m ost satistactory ma.ner.
The propri
are of th e length and size of gun barr els etor sent us a specimen of Ind ian meal made
o th e l' end of the I n this n e i g hborh o o d and still fu rther dow n , fro m corn which had b ee n cracked with the t h e c o u ntry is v e r y hilly, a n d on t h e top o f al- cob�, and then g-round. From this meal w e the o p erator chooses. I t does not require a m o st every h i l l i s found the h e mitate iron o f h av e had some of t h e best " Jonny cake" w e certain time to make the letters, as in Mors e ' s t he same formation. Rods o f i r o n have b e e n h ave ever tas te d . The machinery i n this mill or H o u s e ' s i n v e n t i o n . Touching th e k e y s d o e s drawn out from this ore in a comm on black- has b e e n p u t u p under the sup e r inte nde nc e of not m a k e t h e letter ; it o nly s e t s i n m o t i o n an s mi th's s h o p , and it readily m elts wit h a c o m - D avid B e e d y , j r . , a skillful and intell igent Illstr ument w h i c h goes o n itself v e ry rapidly, m on blow pipe and candle . Ex c e ll en t w ate r millwright. -Augus t a Age. tioll will b e printed at the
wire.
T h e keys may b e touched as rapidly as
makes the letter, and then stop s .
privileges abound in this n eighbor h o o d .
All t h a t the
op erator has to do, i s t o s it down at his key
Ilave
.
The fo l lowi ng p urp orts to b e an extract ofa rock p r e s e n t themselves ; th is prim- l etter from Santa Anna, sent by express to i ti v e formation is of a r e d i s h color, abounds in Con g re ss . of granite
touch the keys, as fast as fingers c a n d o it."
We
p�;-ple;ity In :ni;;�ieo.
Lower down and nearer the r i v e r , high hills
board, with his communication b e fore h i m ,and
m an y p arts o f th e country , a n d m ig ht b e t r a n s port e d by water to the lower country, for
Holding to Bail.
often regretted to see t h e p artiali-
building p u r poses.
ty o f l aw s in p e r m i tt i ng rich rascals to go at . . lar�e under a p altry baIl , w h I l e a p oor ma n un�
" I am i n despair at this very moment , fo r it is no w the 9.d - day J of t h e month, ( J anu a l'v J ) an d the different c h iefs are almost mad, longing af" . for their ter prOVISIOns m e n . And still there . . . . are some W. rIters who WIll e n qmre why ou r ar-
The river here is doubled
s i z e b y an i mmense spring th at issues from . . . . the base o f the gramte lulls. B e I ow t h I' S POIllt . . . ' ma ; e z i s arge a of I ' . . It IS n a v I o' ab le tor flat boats 0 . my does n o t move. TIl l S express h as no other _ • . ' . . nv of the lulls o f t h I S country are n e arly covt 11 an to make. known o ur sad COI.l dltJOn ; . . ' . ' I.I g l I' tte r � . . . ered WIth chrystalIzed quartz , W J. lIe . ' 1 ' ' add f the G o v ernme n t does not sell d qUICk I . . ' . IhJ.1S c o v e re(I 'Ylt I"J. . . '. lIke dlalnOnds 1 fl t h e s u n . " . s u p pl I e s , I ca n n o t say how thIS Will end. . c' " these c h r vstal s , and WIth rragments 0 f S 1' 1 l(�lOUS ' A Splendid D oat. ' tl1 e I a I e e li O t ] , r· e I leve I nnesto n e• , J. a. s p e r a nd C h . l,V e l e a l'll fro m th e " R e v ei l le " t h at a b o at is e ve ofthe travelle l' as h e de sc e n d s the Current contracted fo\' to be b u i l t at St. Louis, to be r ive," 2 5 0 fee t keel, and 2 8 0 fe e t on de c k ; 36 feet Teleg1'aph to New Orle ans. b e a m , and 32 fe e t floor, with nine fee t hold.'Ve l e arn, says the N. O . Picayun e , that arS h e is to be propelled b:r t w o engines, h a ving ran g ements are on foot for the co ns tru c t IO n , at cyl i n d ers 1 0 fe et l on g and 30 inches in diameall early day , of a continuous line of the magin
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in Phila d elp h I a III which a man sl1 ametl1llY . . . ' . . w h i p p e d h i S Wi fe, a n d b e I ng complaIned of by . 0 0 when his wife's sister , w as held to b ail for $6 .
he r etu r n e d and severel y whipped 'I the sist er . • . ,_ +: . I-.,..' � r t i,u• s he w. a s h el d� t o ball f�)r and Will, perhaps, d e s t r o y ,D oth wIte and SIster to
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We h a v e received a pamphlet e n titled " A
plan and constitution for a Depository and Sale
netic te l e graph b e twe e n
York-a lib eral
c>f Am e rI can Mechanic Arts, Sciences & Man -
thi s ci ty and New
act of in c orp orati o n
having
been obtaine d , and a n agent having already ar -
ufactures," which contains a general plan for
ri ved in this city
and
maining stock.
m a nufactures
manag e me n t
by
system,
taken to t h e
American
Temperance
House, hi s l imbs were set by Dr. Green, and he is now doing well, an d i n a fai r way to re cover. T ha t n o m ore ""ere i nj ured i n such a series of disasters, a p p e ars to us almost a m i �ac!e. We earne stly h o p e that t h IS n e w illus tration of the need of legislati on u p o n the '3ubj ect, w i ll receive the attention of o ur law makers at t h e present sessi o n , s o that th e m os t stringent pe n al tie s m ay be imposed upon all railroad c o rp or at i o n s , which w ill have the ef fect to p r o te ct the p ublic fro m such wholesale destruction of life and limb, a s the past three weeks Inv e e x h i b it e d i n c onse qu e n c e of th e carelessness of thos� who have t h e s e matters in charge . "
under the
of a g e nt s a p p o i n t e d by an associ T h e p r o p o s e d constitution
object
ter.
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Her
b oilers ,
steam will be
32 feet by
generated in seven
42 inches, and h e r w h e el
will b e 33 feet i n diameter,
w ith
a 1 5 feet buck
et. To be finished, on the 1 s t of October next . ._ �:::.:!,-,,-,l:.:._____ _ _
DIstilleries and Brew-cl.'lcs.
at io n of members.
of o ne car ahd the w o o 1 work of the i s published by MI'. Mel l e n next, and c r us h e d i n t h e most shocking man ner.
facture o f flour for the m a r k e t ,
wit h the intention of immediThis b oat will p rob ab l y be ahead of a n yt hi ng s o m e of t h e p assengers. T h e exhibiting and selling all manner of Il1ve ntio n s ately o p ening books of subscription for the r e · o n the M is s is s i p p
· c ar u p o n which M e ssrs. Flint and Porter were
"ailing
Two addi t i o n al sto n e s , designed f o r t h e m a n u
of th e same invention, but did not intervals for h undreds of miles to the south operation as s o on as t h e river opens i n th e think i t worth a notice t i ll it w as invented by west. About a days j ourney to the south -west, spring- T h e machinery of this p ortion of the the i m pris on ed genius. The following is the lies t h e Current river, and u p o n it are situated mill is of the very first qu ality , and w ill pro re p ort E d de s c ri p ti o n of the n ew Jersey p ri s on inexhaustible copper mines, which are now duc e flour fully equal to the b e st n o w manu inve ntor, being n o less than a letter p rin ti n g s u ffered to lie idle. Th e s e mines afford the fa ctured i n the country. That s u c h an estab -
�,; l.)�O ter of the New York trai n , was sta nd i n g by his side, another terrible colli s i on took place, which resulted in c ons e q u e n ce s m o r e dreadful sup press their evidence. We think t h e lIle.gth an any that had bek"C hawe»cd. This ac istrate riehly deserves whipping for letting the Gilient w as caused in c on s e q u e nce of thi r ty scoundrel o ff an bail the s e co n d time. __ ____________ _ large freight cars having b e e n left 011 the track Deposi tory of III anuCactures. of w h ic h no notice had b e e n given, and u p o n whi c h n o signal light had b e e n placed.
the cu stom work, with the
nec essary a p p aratus for cleansing, b o lting, &c.
Here t h e tr a v eller has a natural Ma
ered with shattered rock , n o t l o n g er t h a n a
th is stage of e vents w e copy from t h e W orces d el' an accusation of. crime is subjected to clos e cunfinement. An IIlstance occurred recent!•v ter Chr i s tia n C i ti 7. en . . . . . Phnt (one of t h e road hands )
w oul d
Near this p o i n t the three forks of Black river
in v e n t ed a machine for taking the
he had
e qu al to that w h i c h occurred o n t h e a place i n t h e columns o f some of our cxchan
'Vorcester railroad on Thursday of l ast week.
to promise more satisfactory results than the
part of S h annon c o u nty , r e d p orp hyry abounds
the Jersey pris
was
in
operation upon the K e n n ebec dam, none seems
I n t h e northern
metals are al s o discovered
newspapers w e m e an-sei z e s o n , a n d rep orts these wonder p roductions
The Augusta Grist MUI.
Of all the new machinery recently put
in some p l ace s Lead is found ; Z i n c and other
to s e e w i t h what avidity t h e press-certa i n
1 3 , 1847.
of So uth Missouri.
This country ab ounds in Iron and C o p p er ;
ary at Trenton w h o has the w onderJul faculty of i nvent i n g various i m p rovem ents, after t h e d escriptions thereof with illu s t ra tio n s have b e e n p u b li s h ed i n th i s paper ; and it i s amusing NE W YORK, MARC H
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A meeting of t he inhabitants o f Belfast Ire
Ovedand I11nll to O regon .
The u ndersigned will leave Washington,im
and 1 s t of April, week, to cons ider the propriety of memoriali for Astoria, Orego n . Prep aration is made to this k i n d should n o t , wi t h j u dic io u s manage zing g o vernment to sus p e n d the use o f grain c arry out a large mail of letters which must be ment, b e benefic ial to all c o ncerned. i n distilleries and b r eweri e s while the exist p ost - p ai d to I ndepen d e n c e , Missouri. No doc ing s c a r c ity of food c o n tinues in the c ountry . uments will b e tak e n , except o f much impor The "Vol·ceste1.� Bu.dget. I'Ve observed i n a late n u m be r of t h at p ap e r , tanc e . T h e mall will arrive i n Oregon on the I1I anu:Caeture at the South. some rather severe, not t o say u n c i v il re m a r ks 1 s t of June. S . M . &HIVELY. Manufactur Arcadia the of mill n to t o c The
a n d we see no
B attel o f A l b any,
reason why an i n st i t ut i o n
land , was held in t h e town hall, on Thursday
of
on the subj ec t of o u r having inserted an arti
ing C o . , near Pen sacola, is now i n successful
nedi ately on the adj ournment of C ongress,
I ndependence, Misso uri , on the
papers, that the manu thousand y ar ds of d r illi ngs and shi r ti ngs week fac tur e of and s ale of Gu n Cotton, an d ordered of o ur articles h a v e b e e n inserted in t h e ly, w h i c h are as cheap a s those manufactured the keepers of s h o oting galleries n o t to allo" , B udget' a s o r iginal a n d w i t h o u t credit. We
cle fro m that p a p e r without full credit, al
o p erat i o n , and are turning out fro m five t o six
t h ough we have the p roof at h a n d that s e v er al
at the North and fully equal i n quality. There
h ave no w i s h to continue the exchang e .
are at present, o n ly aboul forty hands employed
in this mill, all of which are black .
Public Works I n N e w ¥orl• •
A b i ll has been rep orted in the
The Legislatures of Ir.diana and Illinois have
of this state fo r ap p ropria ti o n s for t h e public
p assed a
works under the amended C omti tutio n , fro m
bi ll to i nc o r por at e a comp any for the
i m p rovement
funds on hand, a n d t h e anticipated surpluses
of the navigation of the river
T h i s river is subj e c t to the j urisdic
a s fo llo ws : Erie E n l arge me nt $5 5 8 , 0 0 0 Oil G e n e s e e Valley 1 2 8 , 7 2 0 :n 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 00 Black RiYer
Wabash .
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SCIENTIJ?I C AMERICA N .
FOREIGN CORRE SPONDE N CE .
No . VllI.
F ... " Arts i n E n glund-G lanc" Galleries.
Sci·- · mong t jle t h.mgs t a
Old
World
are
the
b
e
fruits
carefully
1847.
those
of th ose
finer
around
T h e labors
Pantheons and Galleries o f the con quered i s well k n o w n to a l l . mous held
of monarchs t o draw
matter where born, ge as a God-send to the
race, and that nation was m o s t fortunate, who England
with p all1tings and scul p tures-h er
lordly halls , p al a c e s , churches and gaHeri es, with t h e treasures of the masters,
national treasures, a n d a s they are of
as nearly as p ossible the body " gone b e fore ," c a n d o , that i s , buy
who d o all that money th e p icture s , fra m e against the walls.
them,
and h a n g them
The o n e are sincere wor
sh i p p ers , the other fashionable h u m ilitants, w h o fall down without knowin g that t h e i m a g e b efore th e m i s divi n e .
Like t h e t a il o r an d
the butcher, who must wear white kid glove s
T h e visitor to t h e h o use of
and have a
Sir T. Baring will see one rare gr o up-th e fortunate fri e n d s o f Mr. Hope, will see a no ther, a n d so o n , t h r ongh every family of wealth and di stinction in th e l an d , t h e re may b e We
fa -
been
stall in the
o pera, because t h ey arc
rest enhanced by the possession of several p ic
catalogues of p i ctures for sale in this and th e
.Among t h em
tures b y the late Mr. Haydon .
other c i ty , " selected w i t h great carp" from
i s t h e " Satan and Uriel," .and t h e " Assassi
p.o sitively to the h ig h e st b idder.
member,
the
works of " th e masters,"
and to be sold
nati o n o f Drutatus."
What sheel.
impo�ition i t is o n the p art o f the v e n d o r , and
I'!aydo n , as y ou
m ay
re
ne arl y a year
committed suicide
since, i n desp air ari s i n g ii'om p overty" and th e
what p i tiab l e i g noran ce or g u llibility o n the coldness of the public, w h o seemed too m u c h part of the e ager , rush i n g and a l l credulous absorbed by other delights to watch and stimpUblic . W h y , after h a l f a century of c o ntest . ulate h i s geniu s . The r ej ecti o n of h i s subb· e t w e e n p,ctll.re Jl U nters , a n d statue gathe r - . . j e ct s lor :h e jn·oposed C a rt oon s ill t h e n e w e r s , b acked by hordes of w e alth , Euro p e m ay ' Houses 01 Par l t arnent added, doub tless, not a � b e set d o w n as thoro ughly d r a i n e d a l l d ralllIttle to the fever of h I S soul, al�d he had the . . Academy a n d all I ts clIque agams t hIm, b e
sacked of its " works by the m as ters," and if
it
was not the New World is as
yet
b y no
?au.s e h e took the ground and m a i ntai n e d i t by . mdlsputable pro ofs, that Academ I c s have ever
means the marketfor such dainty and i n estima-
wares ! I t ispre tty well konwn b v connoi seurs of t h e Arts, h o w many, and �hat were ble
been the �an e
o f genius , and an obstac l e to . the Arts 111 theIr master dcvelop ement. Hay
the productions o f those geniuses, w h o , if ad-
don's death at h i s p eriod of life , w h e n all the
vertised catalogues were correct, have most of
stores of h �s genius and study were fully r�pe
t h e m done work enough for a Hercul es sculp-
tor
or painter, assisted by a score of sup er-
Far sup erio: to H �.zlitt , w h o . also was an a r h s t and �orsh l p p e r 111 the same
u p o n t h e Arts.
pri ncipally are, and what is more, they know
that t h e y require n o h e r a lding for a market. .
field , as well as
orI· gl· n a.1"
"
and Titians, I ha.ve
V a n d y I{es, C otl'eglos, s e e n h an ging i n their new
thor.
going, g o n e
! " for fro m fi v e to tw e n ty fi v e
art
I
I see
the Lo u v re ,
but I
shall ever carry with
me th e tender glow of Ra ml€ lle , t h e deep tone of Rembrandt, the m agi c color of Titian-the
a
professed lecturer and a u -
�
could not confer a gr a ter treat u p o n
p e dl a Bntanmca. It stands t h e r e beSIde litt's, l i k e a p on de r ous j av elin hurled clean
dont b el i e v e m any lovers of the
th rough the s ubj ect at h a�d
are de c e i v ed by such trickery, for trickery
C arracci's saints sutTeri n g m artyrd o m , and C a i n
bending over h i s
slain brother,
h a u n t my
Th e ma g n ifice nt S c r i p t u r e c ar
very d reams .
class of Great Britain, which would b e i ncred
ible if it were not vouched for by oflicial re
A London p ap e r of the 1 7th u lt . , gi v es
cords. a
sy nopsis of a
portion of the returns, from
which we learn that one half of the p o p Ulation
of England
n am e s .
and Wales
are unable to write their
D uring the years 1 8 3 9 , 1 840 and 1 84 1 ,
out of 735,7fl8 p ersons marne d , 3 0 3 ,8 :1 0 affix ed their
lnar1n:;
the m ar r i a g e registry by ,vay
10
of signat u r e .
.
The
National
year 1 8·11, ·1 9
persons comm itted during the
p e r cent, were u nab le to name the m o n t h s o f
the ye ar , 3 9 p e r c e n t w e r e Ign orant of the name o f the reigning sovereign.
Incredible
a s i t may a p p e ar, amon g the opinions as to her
our citizel1s.
The e x p eriments were tried on
the l i n e of t h e Rutland Railroad , ab out a
W e had th e p l e asu r e
south of Burlingt on.
to tIl e depth of 2 0 inches, and t o that depth the rock was shaltered and s h ivered i n all di
rections
Mr. Blake i nforms us that this p ow
der will b e afforded at
12
cents p e r
pound,
or
about 2 1 - 2 cents per ounce, and that in his
opinion, half an OUl\ce would
b e sufficient for two
the blast noticed above, in which h e used ounces.
" Elizabeth."
T h e i r religious ignorance was
still m o r e deplorable , 80 per c e n t n e v e r h e ard ot' th e name
If this b e so, the fac t of i ts s u p erior
and chea p nesH
Fall of Idolatry in China.
Dr. Gutzlaft records a remarkable effect of the British invasion o f C h i n a .
Th e natives
expected that their idols would repel the in
them unable
vaders , b ut seemg
to make the
least resistance, even t o save th e mselv es from the hands of an excited soldiery, v e neration The idols having pro.
gave way to contempt.
ved their worthlessness, the C hinese refuse to
and the
pri ests
True Piety .
He alone is tr u l y religious who loves God
and manifests that
l ov e
i n keeping His com
mandments-and the sum of this is,
sh ou l d love 0\".
n e ig hb ors ,
love H i m , but " as we love
that we
n o t so much as we o urselves . "
The
f(ood man w ill seek to be W I s e i n heavenly wis
How
admirable is
the s im p l icity
of the
nor o f
ont a singl e reflection.
o ri g i -
ries b elong , to compasli s o m e work from all
sign o f t h e
by eIther of the names I h ave alluded to, and
which a r e a m o n g the favorite artists of nal picture sellers, that daub s bring of s in g l e
t h e masters.
could b e p urchased
fOJ. as many hundreds, as those
In m any
to w h o m these Gall e
cases there ar e several
by the same hand, but as yet they h ave not oc
filthy, baked
cured one from all .
dollars . I sa.w a little Dow, a D utc h p ainter,
Some months since an
incident occurred, which
frUlt piec e b y Gerard far less celebrated t h an Vandyke , Rub e n s and Titian, s o l d for seven hundred guineas, over three t housand five h undred dollars, and the pm-chaser h ugged his p r i z e at th at . T h e value of Raffaelle , Romano,
g ov ern m e nt,
I t has been the de
shows
how n i c e and
h is
judges.
never speak i nj uriously of They r e p ort the fact with
They remark neither
the M as t er 's mildness when h e was smitt e n ,
nor h i s constancy i n h i s suflerings, which they
thus describe-" And th ey crucified Jesus." Ingen iouS Diffidence.
There are n (l t among mankind so few m e n
difficult a thing i t is to avoid deception i n t h e
o f ge n i u s as s o m e a r e apt to imagine.
purchase o f p aintings.
world more works of merit than want of i nv e n
T h e Academy had
long desired t o possess a Holbein, since had in his lifetime been so associated with t h e art in
Engl and.
A gentl e m an ,
who
was
cons id er
of resolutioll
and
Want
observance k e ep s from th e
tion or ability. SlNe,Ush Children.
Mr . .M ' D o nald, in his travels through Swe ed a creditab l e amateur, got hold of one den, says : " Y flung c hildr e n , from the age of somewhere for a . trill e , w h i c h fact c am e (0 t h e o n e , to that of eighteen months, a r e wrapped
and Tintore tti , ar e
may be formed of its qual ity from t h e fact that
t h e raw m aterial costs
$26
per pound.
The
the n o v e lt i e s i n its construction, we noticed a
s p ring so arran ged that the op ening and shut
too well d e fi n e d to permit :mch au ab surdity, as fai th i n " advertised origi!1als" for a m o _�cademy C o m m ittee's ears. They op e n e d n e up i n bandage s , like cylindrical wicker bask J�lent. 11uchallan, one of the finest c o n n o i s goti�tio n s , the � entleman s et . h i s price a t five ets, which are c ontr ived so as to keep their seurs of the Arts i n Englanu , a s l o n g ago as hundred p � una3: t h e exam mng .comrlllttee � b odi e s straight, without i nterfering much with before the French Revoln t i o n , by com m i ssion were satJilhed fully as t o Its b elllg a n un I heir growth. T h ey are suspended from p egs of noblemen and ot h e rs of abu :J.dant wealth , After a o ub te d o rig i nal , and purchase d i t. h u n t ed every nook a n d c o r n er of Euro p e , r e a - d in t h e wall, o r laid i n an y convenient part of few months, suspicions arose against it, it was dy to p u r c h a s e kingly ga lle r i e s a n d p r i v ate the room , wh�re they exist in great silence cQl1ections, "t aJl hazards of cost, and he d id re-examined :md found to b e no Holb e m , but and g\)Od humor.
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or closes
ily turned from the insid e , n o t only m ay the
occu p a n t readily let h i mself out with o u t the
driver le a vin g his seat, but the step is always
protect ed from mud and dirt.
Another very
c onvenient affair is a h ollow cord p assed thro' the c arriag e , a n d the oth er having
a
sneaking
trump e t attac h e d , hanging i n the form of a tas
A
sel.
p ull
atte ntion ,
and
at
the c or d attracts the driver's
the lady sitti n g up o n the. back
seat gives the orders for the dri v e .
Railway Stations a M e a n s of diffttslng ... Taste :for J\.rt.
Felix Sum merley, the
.9.therueurn ,
in a lette r p ublished in
earn estly advocates the decor
ation of railway stations with works of "
art.
D e corate the principle r a ilway stations," h e
says,
" with ' p aintings
and statues,
colored
titudes awaiting t h e arrivals a n d departures
'\\Tr iti .. gs of the Evangelists
glorified ev ery
anew.
surface, is
p a inted i n Madeira drop lake, and some n oti on
windows and mosaic pavements ; and the mul
alld us eful to all around h I m .
far as th e glOl'ious memories ef f h e grea� pai n t e r s , w hose n am e s are thus " taken in vain," are concerned. There i s not a p icture
d ay
T h e body o f the c arri age, which
presents a perfectly p lai n but rich
and thus, as the s p ring lock of the door is eas
the enemies at J esus Christ, of his executors,
desecrable and execrable kind
dred dollars .
of the Saviour.-English Paper. ting of the door lo wers
lent an� ra r e p i cture.s, wh�ch o n e might study . for a l IfetIme and leel Inmself exalted and
most
efficacy
M aj esty's name, s e v e nteen were i n favor of inside tri mmings are o f French silk c o telai n p , " Prince Albert." while 13 supp osed it to be the si des c o v e r e d w i t h drab sati n . Among
E v a ngd i sts ! They
so
super
cede the use of ordi n ary g u n p o wd e r, and th e tests to w h i c h he h a s sub mitted it while h ere ,
certainly g o fa r to sustain hi m in this o p i n i on . Dow, vVouverman's t re es , and On Saturday and Monday last, he exhibited . the glorious landsca p e s of RnysdaeJ , Pou is s a , its e xp l os i v e fo rce in removing rock, in pre and Claude Lorra i n e . A n d those p a le faces of s e n ce and to the sp erly baked for the occasion .
mile to estimated and guarded a ccordingly. E ngla n d , toons by Raffaelle, are at H ampton C o urt, witn ess them on :Monday, and can bear testi as I s a i d , h a s a large .hare, though l e s s than among a profusion o f splendors. Lovers o f art mony to the thoroughness of th e work which France, or Italy, which h as b e e n the field for m ay sincerely mourn th a t the grand collection two ounces of t h is curious and n o v el explosive p ureh a sers and pir a tes of art-creati o n s , until gath ered there by t h e taste and munificence of agen t p erformed, The process of ch arging she stands a poor s horn wre ck com p ared t o Ch arles 1 . , was scattered by the �eal and fury for the b l a s t is p r e c isely simila!' to that of her former self. I t i s n o t strictly a sign jJ: of the C ommonwealth , w h i c h i n sellin g those c h arging with ordi nary p owder . The cotton England that all the p ersons wh o h a v e fine pic gems t r o m the cou n try, equalled the m ob that was pre s sed closely to the b ottom of the hole, S. D. C . tures, h a v e fi n e taste. T h e r e i s ll1 every c o u n banished A r i sti d e s ! and t a m pere d firmly. The detonati o n was lesB t r y a cou nterfeit of t h e ge nu i n e , a n d w h i l e than w e expected, and th e effect of the e xplo A stoundi)lg 19noran c e . the many w h o i u dulge i n t h e s e t hi ngs are p r e The report of the Register General, rece ntly s i o n greater. T h e cotton did t h e work e ffec p ared by e d uc a ti on and i ntercourse w i t h t h e p ublish e d in London, discloses a depth of i g tially ; ae MI'. B ar k e r remarked " it did all world, t o app reciate and e n j o y t h e m , another norance a n d debasem ent among the p oorer t h at could be done !" The hole was d rilled
tions c o n fe r re d-t h e elite of mind : t h e phil
glitter
The works of the
and
we alth n o r power c an restore , th ey have b e e n
osopher. , t h e p oe t s , wits, sculptors , and p a in
abounds
as
s c ul p t ors
a k ind which w h e n once destroyed or lost, n o
t h e m b y meang of wealth and distinc
c ould produce or secure most of it.
-
Napoleon's
the history of h is plunder and the after- resto
I t was at one p eriod ofEu
ters of th e i r age. No nius was looked upon
even i n comm ercial crisises, t h e
ration of much that h e had dragged from the
masters of the chisel and pencil, who
forte
h ow
eye counted these m the sp oIls of b attl e , an d
by ages t ha t understood and admired t h e m , gave birth to all t h at i s most beautifnl in m ar b l e and on canvas. E n glan d alth ou gh pro d u c i ng com p arativ ely few of the gre at cre atoJ·s, p osseses a l arge s h are o f the finest creations of art
show
. ly guarded the trop h l c s of �rt.
fostered
ropean hist ory , the
published pro-
b r eaking up n oble families, a n d amid the h or-
arts which seem to flourish best, and to have flourished most unde]· t h e m u n i fi c e n c e of kingly patronage an d protection .
Hi�
other statistics,
I rors of war, E ur op e h as publicly an d priv at e
. c o v e t e d ot th e
of
a host of them.
ceedings, with
at the
LOND O N , J a n .
MyAdear
I secure
of
th e trai n s will thus be educated i n art, with
the least p ossible parade of b e i ng so taught .
It is, h o w e v e r , a
questi o n wh ether t h e taste
ful ador n m e n t o f railway
stations may n o t i n
itself b e a s o u rce of p r o fit .
A station
made
highly attractive for its art w o ul d directly b e n e fi t t h e tratIic.
The p �ssport to the p i c ture
I
hall would be the p assenger's ticket. Gas FU�'n ace :fOr O 'g an i c An alysis.
This i s an ingenious ar ra ngem e nt, by which
gas burnt, mixed with air, through wire gauze, was s ubstituted for c harcoal . are its
extreme
cleanliness,
Its advantages and the p ower
which t h e op erator p ossesses of regulati ng , at will, the heat,-which is
in analysis 'i'·ith
not practicable
t h e o rd i n a ry furnace for o rg an i c c h a r c o al .
Long .Experience.
W--
very being asked , some time after t h e e v e nt, what he th ought of the m arried state, r eplie d , " that he fo und by long Exp erien ce, th at i t was not g oo d for a man to b e al o n e . " The late Dr.
h av ing married a
tall lady by the name o f Experien ce,
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SCIENTIFIC AMERI C A N . TO CORRE SPONDE N T S .
" J. A .
of T . "-The pla,n
of d ri v in g trains o f
railroad cars b y m e a n s o f a horizontal hose i n
it fo r m e d .
A . Hotchkiss of
few manuscri pt p ages of a
w h i c h is cal c u l a t e d to b e ge n e r a l l y conveni
p art i c u la r ly e x p e r t
for t h o s e who arc not
ent
at or di n a r y arithmetical opera.ti ons. It consists
!ll'incipally of a series of tables by r efere nce
fo und the value o f
to which, may b e readily
h a s b een e x p e r i m e n ted.on, w e a r e n o t i n
It is diflicull to accommodate
M a ryl a n d , N. Y . , a
work which is intended for p Ublicati o n , and
p e ri p h e ry of a wheel at ta c h e d to one ofthe c a rs , the h o s e to be i nflated with air i n t h e re a r of the car by a station ary engi n e , thus forcing t h e w h e e l forward , h as been i n troduced i n E ng l and nearly a year si n c e . How co n t ac t with the
far
A nc'W" " Keady Rec]I:oner."
We have received fr om Mr.
a n y part of a quantity o n which a g i ve n r ate is
the
For example ; if a laborer's wages is
based.
turn outs with s u c h c e ntral apparatus.
p e r month , t h e ta
reckoned at a c e rta i n price
" T . P . o f B ."-Your rotary engine is very
ble will show h o w much p e r day, or any
similar to s e v eral which have b c e n t ri e d and
i n t h e diffi number o f d ays : if the p ri c e of an articl e is g i v e n p e r cwt. , the table will show how m u ch per lb . , or fo r any n u mb er of I b s . , & c . , exten vibra the by chafing unavoidably produced g to a g r e at varietyof branches of weights , ' tions if a rapid motion was p ermitte d , and in d i n If the w ork i s got up i n a s u re s , & c . the exc ess i v e irregular p ressure o n o n e side m e a The o bj ect i oR c o nsist
abandoned .
culty of m�king i t s uffic i e ntly tight ; i n the
of the axle or i ts b e ar i n g s .
wheels. "
sm all , c o m p act form, fNe b elieve it will b e
T h i s princlple of
ce ntr e cam has succeeded very well i n
1 99
water found a c o nv e nient manual, a n d c o m e i n t o ex tensi v e use .
W . A . of P . "-Th e sectional c a n n o n re
Bagley's
Patent Extension r
publIc. The mu ltiplICIty o f Its u sefulness and the s malln e ss 0 i ts SIze , rendors it a perfect MULTUM IN
PARV O .
.
I n the short space o f 2 3· 4 l ncb e s IS c o ntam e d a Pe n , Pencil, and a reserve of lead s , and by one motiou slid e s eith e r the pen or the pencil out and extends the holder to six inc h e s , which is b u t little more than half the length , when shut u p , of th. com-
.
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Powder lUlU Explosion.
Plumb and Level Indicator.
The p owder mi ll of Mr Whipple of Low in th i s paper, i s very different that invehted by Mr. Fitzgerald, th o ug h ell Mass . , was blown up for the sixth time, o n are not certain that we gave the right nam e . Tuesday week. By the e x p losio n of one of
The site is near t h e C h arles River, and is a
consulting s o m e truly r u r al , and beautifully situated place, and of t h e clock mannfacturers on the subject. We must s oon b ecome pop ulous. The fare t o Bos could furn i s h engravings representing b oth ton is o nly 1G c e nts. views of the movement f or about $5, thereby ADVERTISEMENTS . (by p ub l i s hI n g the same with description) es tabl i f, h your right o f p rio r i ty , while you mig h t ()G-� T H I S paper ci rc ulate s I n e ,rc r y State in the Union, and is s c e n p rincipall y b y m e chanics and procure fu rther int el ligenc e . " J . B . D . of S . "- Y our fav or-d e scription manufacturers. Hence it may be considered the best medium o f adverti sing, for those who import o r mall� of yo ur v e n ee r i n g machine with a s a m ple of i ts You might s at i sfy yourself by
ufacture machinery, mec hanic. s tools, o r such wares
work-is received : we are well pleased with
and
shall notiee it in fuf! in our next, n o t having time to do it j ustice in t h i s numb er. " C. A . of S."-Yonr lon g , full a n d efiicient description and d raw i n g i s re c e iv ed , and we both and
print e d dailies.
the subj ect .
closely
following rates :
One s qu are , of eight lines on,e insertion, do.!
two
not yet fully examined
$ 0 50
75
I 00 I 25
do.,
4 ::He e
o n e mouth,
3 75
thre e d o . ,
" J . P . of A . " -You w i l l receive the copy required in the c o nrse of a week. " J . H . C . of C . "-There is n o d o ubt that your d ouble - piston e ng i n e would wor k well, but there can be no p ower gai ned n o r saved by admitting the steam b etwe e n two moving p i s -
tons ; w h il e on the o th er h a n d , there would b e
in
Advertisements are inserted in th i s paper at the
r equisite engravings are procured ; p robably We have
than those
with much more attention
shall commence its p Ublicati o n as s o o n as the
Rext week.
m ate ri als as are generally used b y th o s e cJ.a.a.ees .
The few advertisements i n thi s pape r are r eg ard e d
60 lIi .OO 7
do.,
six
twelve do.,
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from we
P enholder and Pencil.
s i s th e most compact, complete, convenient m o n pen holder, b u t when e xtended Is one fourla l Ion T In.and u seful po ty' replaces it with another, which is to be watch, every appearance in the h eavens or on th e year. c hildren and young p e ople, than five times its . s imilarly treated. These pens thus pierced, the earth which may tell.d to point out the ap :3d. To discover th e rolling cylinder, of all·, cost i n school instruction. pass into the hands of a tlurd workwoman, proaching seasons. This point cannot b e ur th e vane of a we ath ercock might b e so susnen Being p ublished i n QUA R T O F ORM, it is who makes two latera� slits, which gives them ged too strongly on the attention of the intel ded as to dIp or rise vertIcally, as w ell as to conveniently adapted to PRESERVATION and the nec essary elasticity. This operatio n is ligent agriculturists ; for, as the pursuits of have its horizontal rotation. BINDING. perfOl:med exac tly in the same manner as the the farmer necessarily require him to be much TERMS.-The Scientific American is sent Hydrostatic Balanc e . preceding. i n the open air, this oflice would become both Amon g all the b,efore mentioned operations, regu lar and easy t o him ; and his progress i n Provide a pair of scales, i n o n e o f which to subscribers i n the c ountry at the rate of $2 none presents more difficulties than the cut fixing facts, and i n drawing j udicious c o nclu place a tumbler filled with wHer, and poise it a year, ONE D O LL A R IN ADVANCE, the ting or sinking of the dies and counter-dies, sions fro m them, would probably b e more by plac in g weights in the opposite scale ; then remainder in 6 m onths. Persons desiring to and their adj ustment i n the p ress . These re speedy and successful than he m i ght otherwise hold in the tumbler a block of wood, or any subscribe , have only to enclose the amount in quire, in fact, much ability, care and exact exp ect, and would e n able him , profitably, tt') sl.lbstance nearly the size of the tumbler, but so a letter, directed to MUNN & C OMPANY, ness ; but when once g oo d tools are prepared regulate th e management of his crops. not touch the sides or b ottom ; · ' that i t shall P u blishers of the Scicntific American, N evr This imp ortant obj ect m i g h t m all probab i when, although nearly the wh ole of the wate r the manufacture may go o . ste adily, fu rni s h i n g p roducts of a good quality, and always of l i t y b e more effec tually obtai ned" if, together will have to run over the sides, and only a Y ork. ocr Specimen copies sent when desired. Al� with the u sual registers of the weather, ob spoonful may remain , the scales will conti nue the same pattern . .tructions were made on the winds in lllany balanced ; and all this without regard to the Letten must be P O S T PAIld, ( To be con duded. )
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