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able as many suppose. A contemporary justly remarks, that notwith- 

 standing a prevalent opinion to the contrary, so " many inventors 

 have acquired ample fortunes by their science, skill and intellect, 

 that every poor man with a taste for mechanics hopes to meet with 

 equal good luck. The earliest inventors undoubtedly had rather a 

 hard time of it, but they were few in number ; however, they must 

 be honorably regarded as pioneers. Still, even in the infancy of 

 discovery, many able men were amply repaid for their toil, not only 

 in honor, but in hard cash ; and in these times, the originator of a 

 labor saving or money-saving machine of merit — a machine which 

 does really save labor and money, and actually reduces the cost of 

 social necessaries — is pretty sure, if he be decently prudent, of lib- 

 eral compensation for his pains. Most prominent inventions of a 

 thoroughly useful character, made in this country, have amply re- 

 paid their originators, whether they were those of a self-acting mule, 

 a revolving pistol, a carpet-loom, a coal-burning locomotive, a reap- 

 ing machine, or a rotary press. This fact undoubtedly stimulates 

 ingenuity, but this will not alone account forthe requisition which 

 this country makes upon its inventive talent. It is because we have 

 an immense demand for manufactured cotton, that we have brought 

 the machinery necessary for its production to perfection ; and it is 

 because we have great crops, defying the profitable use of scythe or 

 sickle that we have the beautiful machines which now so wonder- 

 fully facilitate the operations of agriculture." 



The statistics of the Patent Office alone show something more 

 than that we are merely an ingenious, contriving set of whittlers 

 and jack-nife adepts. It is true, however, that there is always a 

 class of more or less really ingenious men, who are continually rack- 

 ing their brains to construct " perpetual motion," " flying machines," 

 and inventions of like character, without the slightest probability 

 of success, when, if the same amount of time was spent in scheming 

 out useful improvements, such men would undoubtedly accomplish 

 some good object for themselves, and confer an equal benefit upon 



the community. 



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Remkpy for Colic ix Horsks — One of our readers says that » 

 pint of salt dissolved in a pint of hot water, and a quart of vinegar 

 then added, and about half the quantity given, will cure the most 

 inveterate case of colic. Should not the first dose effect a cure let 

 the remaining half be given and the cure will be certain. lie says 

 he has seen the remedy tried in a number of cases and always with 

 success. 



