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uses, and especially iu some portions of our State, wlicre it is necessary 

 to raise water from considerable depths. 



" A domestic invalid chair, contrived by Dr. Asa Blood and exhibited 

 by D. S. Cady, of Milwaukee, is not only a convenient and ornamental 

 piece of furniture, but by various contrivances may be adapted to the 

 purposes, and to the different attitudes of invalids. For obstetrical 

 practice it is said to be very valuable. 



" Henry Neidecken, of Milwaukee, exhibited some very handsomely 

 bound ledgers and other blank books, the ruling and faint lining of 

 which were particularly worthy of note; it being even and uniform, and 

 €ach page being ornamented by a ruled border. The workmanship was 

 in every way neatly and handsomely done. Diploma. 



" Weed & Eberhard, of Madison, also exhibited some binding which 

 was characterized by excellent workmanship and superior material. Di- 

 ploma. 



" The exhibition of Gentlemen's Gossamer Ventilating Wigs, Ladies' 

 Wigs and Ventilated Bands, Ornamental Hair Work, Bracelets and Per- 

 fumery, by Jared Gray, of Milwaukee, so far as the Committee could 

 judge from an examination through the glass cases, appeared to be 

 very creditable to the manufacturer, 



" The case of prepared specimens of Birds, exhibited by Samuel Ser- 

 comb, of Madison, made a very beautiful show. The neatness of the 

 work, and the life-like attitudes of the birds, evinces much taste and 

 skill in Mr. Sercomb as a taxidermist. His museum in Madison, con- 

 tains many valuable illustrations of the Natural History of the State. 

 Diploma. 



"Herring's Salamander Safe with his Powder Proof Lock, was exhi- 

 bited by Lansing Bonnell, of Milwaukee ; and, as far as could be ascer- 

 tained by the Committee, was deemed to be as represented, a fire-proof, 

 as well as rogue-proof article. 



" Four doors of good workmanship, were exhibited by Smith & Mc- 

 Vickar, of Milwaukee. The joints were tight, smooth and strong, as all 

 doors should be. The same may be said of the window blinds and the 

 window sash exhibited by them. The same manufacturers also exhibit- 

 ed a quantity of flooring and planed pickets, which was very neatly 

 dressed by their planing machine. This work was much smoother, and 

 there were less marks of the plane upon it than is usually seen in lum- 

 ber dressed by machinery. Transactions. 



