1825.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



143 



Mc'Jirid of making transparent Soap. 



[From Archives dcs UiscouvcTtcs et dus Invi.-iitioi» 

 Nouvelles.] 



TjiIIow i* the liisis ofull soap? for tlie toilelle. 

 knnvii miller llie niine of Win.lsor, because 

 olive oil foim-i a (ciste too difKcull to melt, iind 

 having an oilour too |)o\verlul lor mixing inlh 

 perfumes. 



Tallow-Pnap, (li«soiveil with he.it in alcoho!. 

 returns to its solid slate on coolnig. It is this 

 fact ivhicl) has led to the discovery of transpar- 

 ent soap. When well prepared, this soap should 

 have the ap|)earance ofti:ie while siio^ar candy. 

 It may also be coloured, and vegetable colours 

 are for that purpose preferable to minerals. 

 Any person can make this soap liy pulling into 

 a thin glass phial h^lf a brick of Windsor soap, 

 cut small, tilling the phial half full of alcohol, 

 and placins: it near the fire till the soap is dis- 

 solved. This mixture, put to cool in a mould 

 gives the transparent aoap. 



On ihc emphmmcnl nf the rcood and bark of the 

 Chcsnui-lrcc in dijcing and tanning. 

 [ Fiom .\niiales de I'lnduslrie Nalioiialc.} 



The bark of the Chesnnt tree contains twice 

 a* much tanning matter as Oak-bark, and nearly 

 twice as much colouring matter a' IjOgwood. 

 The cnlnui iiig substance of Chesnut-bark is to 

 that of C.itnpeachy Logwood exactly ns 1,857 



to 1. 



Leather prepared with this substance is more 

 firm and solid, and yet more supple. This bark 

 is the best substance for making ink ; mixed 

 with iron it becomes a bluish black. The li- 

 quor drawn from this bark appears blue at ihe 

 outside, like Indigo; but it gives on paper the 

 finest black. In dung, it has a greater affinity 

 for wool than Sumach has, and in other respects 

 it differs very little from Sumach and Gall-nuts. 

 The colour obtained from this substance is un- 

 changeable by air and light. 



A church bell of steel has been made in Cin- 

 cinnati. It is in the form of a liiree sided pyr- 

 amid, the mouth being triangular; it is supposed 

 to bo an improvement on common hells, both in 

 shape and material. 



The owners of dogs in Vermont are by a l.ile 

 law, required to pay the amount of a poll ta.x 

 for them. The great number of sheep •slaugh- 

 tered by the dogs is the reason assigned tor this 

 tas. 



iHtsccUancons Ktrms. 



Mr. .lames iVTontg-oincry, the pnct. -who has for one 

 and thirty yea's conducted the Sheffield Iris, ha? lately 

 relinquished Ihe editorship of that paper. He in- 

 forms in his concluding address, that "from the begin- 

 ning, he took one ground — a plain determination, come 

 ■wind or sun, come fire or flood, to do what was right." 



Gen. Bertrand. so well known for his attachment to 

 Napoleon, i.* now building a very large cotton spinning 

 factory in the suburb Madelaine, at Lisle. It will cost 

 l.COO,000 brines (about 4G,000/.) 



A society has been formed in London, for the pur- 

 pose of relieving prisoners confined in jail for small 

 defc/J. and upwards of e/erfji hundred hare been this 

 year liberated by this society. 



We are exceedingly sorry to learn that a considera- 

 ble part of the original manuscript of the Life of the 

 late Vice Piesideut Gerry, prepared for the Press by 



.'ames T. Austin, Esq. was consumed in his office by 

 the fire on VVednesd.ay nijht. — Palriol. 



To show tile advantage of a safe, or fireproof Closet, 

 in a shop or warehouse, we mention that .Messrs. V\ells 

 and Lilly, in the late fire, lost every thing e'se but 

 what was contained in their fire-proof. 'Iheir account 

 nooks, notes, acceptances, aud some money, were found 

 perfectly secure the next morning. — Kie. Ga;. 



Progress of Ihe ..Irts.-^We have in our possession 

 specimens of domestic manufactured Colors, prepared 

 at an establishment in Koxbury, Mass. for staiuir.gand 

 painting paper hangings, and prinling calicoes, which 

 have been pronounced by competent judges to be quire 

 equal, if not superior, to any tliat are imported IVoni the 

 workshops of Europe. 'I'bey comprise almost every 

 colour and hue of the rainbow, and for their bri'liancy 

 and radiance surpass any thing we have heretofore seen 



These colors are manufactured from the hoofs, hornf, 

 and bones of cattle, and thus a market is opened for tliC 

 disposal of an article heretofore comparatively useless, 

 whilst at the same time it consumes a part of those an- 

 imals hitherto but little used f'rovidtncc paper. 



A Frankfort paper says, that Kentucky is losing her 

 citizens by hundreds and thousands : that is by remo- 

 vkI to the westward, faster lliau she has acquired them 

 from the eastward for some years. 



The United States and British Commissioners with 

 their assistants, for settling the boundary line between 

 Mi,^ United States and the Canadas, are now in session 

 at Albany. The Argus says there is a probability, if 

 not an absolute certainty, that this commission will 

 tiMTiiiuate in a friendly and perfect agreement, without 

 recourse to the arbitrament of a foreign power. 



Mr. Owen is at present in Philadelphia, where be 

 has advertised for mechanics and artificers ot almost 

 every grade. It is asserted in the Democratic Press, 

 that he and his son have signified their intention of be- 

 coming citizens of thi^ United States. 



Ilijslerics and Longing. — The lady who wants a-car- 

 riage can no longer gain her end by hysterics, which 

 have ceased to be genteel, they have ceased to br fash- 

 ionable ; they are sent downwards to Doll, and Cicely, 

 andto llie shoemaker^s wife. "What is become of the 

 fashion of longing? That was a deliciousinvention. !t 

 was almost as effectual as nerves in "raising the wind," 

 according to the particular ol>jecls in view. Tlie la- 

 dies are much to blame that they have lost sight of 

 this notable discoveiy and excellent fashion. They will 

 not now long, even for a pine apple. 



Lori. Mtig. on Fashions in PInfslc. 



The whole of the militia of the city of New Orleans 

 were reviewed by their Major General on Su7idat/.i the 

 second of October. 



The last Londo7i Gaze.lle, contains a Royjl Proc- 

 lamation, enjoining on all his Majesty's subjects, 'strict- 

 ly to observe as well towards the Ottoman Porte, and 

 the Greeks, as well as to all other belligeients with 

 whom his iMajesty is at peace, the duties of neutrality." 



Horrid The Emperor of Morocco is said to have 



ordered all the inhabitants of one of his cities implica- 

 ted in a revolt, to be put to the sword, and the place 

 to be destroyed. "Thrones got by blood, must be with 

 blood maintained." 



Amongst the many excellent toasts drank at the din- 

 ner given on the -2 -1th ult. by the descendants of the 

 "Pilgrims of Pennsylvania," on the return of the anni- 

 versary of the landing of William Penn at Philadelphia, 

 was the following appropriate and beautiful sentiment: 



"C^ Joseph Hopkinson^^Esq. — The internal improve- 

 ment of man : The roads and canals whicli bear the 

 treasures of »irtue to his heart, and knowledge to his 

 mind." 



It has lately been discovered by Mr. Rogers' Micro- 

 scope, that the morbid secretions in the human subject, 

 as the pus of consumption, cancer, &c. are aclually 

 masses of animukulac . — London Paper, 



At a meeting of the Committee for erecting mon- 

 uments to the memory of Generals Greene and Pu- 

 J.ASKI, in the city of Savannah,on the 7th inst. it was 

 resolved to offer premiums not exceeding fifty dollars 

 each, for those two models, which should most exact- 

 ly combine simpiicitv with neatness and economy with 

 durability, and which should be presented within three 

 months. 



JUST Published by Phelps and Farnham, No. 5. 

 Court street, and .Vathaniel S. SimpUins, corner o^ 

 Court am" Brattle strei Is. — Domestic Medicine, or a 

 'I'reatisc ou the Prevention and cure of Diseases by 

 Kegiaien and Pimple .Medicines ; containing a Dispen- 

 satory for the use of I'riv.te Practitioners ; by Williiim 

 Buclian- M. D. Fellow of the l!oy-il College of Physi- 

 cians, Edinburgh. With considerable additions, and 

 various notes, by .A. P. Biictian. M. D. of the Koya! 

 College of Physicians, London, and Physician to the 

 \\'(.'stmlnster Hospital. To which is added, a Family 

 Ilefbal — a new e<litiori. revised and amend<d, by John 

 G. Coffin, M. D. Fellow of the .Massacb.uset's .M<dical 

 .'•iociely. Boston JVuicviber 25. 



1ft '3'EM()IKS of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Socie- 

 1 V BL ty ; with selections from the most approved au- 

 thors, adapted to the use of the practical Farmers of 

 the United States ; IflCl. Illustrated with several cop- 

 perplate engravings of animals and numerous cuts ot 

 machines and agricultural implement? — For sale by 

 CUM.MiiNGS, lilLI.lARD &• CO. 

 Price §1.2.1. No. 13-t Wavhington street. 



BREMKN GEESE— Ten Geese of this superior breed 

 raised ihis season by the subscriber, are offered 

 for sale on fair terms. They are not surpassed for beau- 

 ty and size by any in the country. Purchasers will 

 please applv at No. 2 Rowe's wharf. JOUiN PERRY. 

 Boston, J^ov. 17, 1825. 



FiaCES OF COUNTRY PKODCCE, kc. 



[Corrected every Thursday evening.] 



APPLE.S,besl, 



ASHES, pot, 1st sort, - - - 

 pearl do. . - - - 



RF.ANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 lbs. new, 



cargo, No I, new, - - 



" No 2, new, - - 

 BUTTER, inspect. No. I. new, 

 CHEESE, ntw milk, - - - - 



skimed milk, - - - 



FLAX - - 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, Howard St 



Genesee, . - . 



Rye, best, . - - 

 GRAIN,Rye 



(^"orn - - ... 



Barley - - - - 



Oats - - . - - 

 HOGS' LARD, 1st sort, new, - 

 HOPS, No 1, Inspection - - 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, Phil, and Northern 

 PLAISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, Bone Middlings, new, 

 navy, mess, do. 

 Cargo, No 1, do. - - 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, - 



Clover . - . - - 

 WOOL, Merino, fulIblood,wash 



do do unwashed 



do 3-4 washed 



do 1-2 do 



Native - - - do 



Pulled, Lamb's, Ist sort 



do Spinning, 1st sort 



PROJ'ISJOA' MARKET. 

 BEE}', best pieces - - - • 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, - 



" whole hogs, - - - 



VEAL, 



MUTTON, 



POULTRY, ..--.■ 

 BUTTER, keg & tub, - 



lump, best, - . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail, - - - ■ 

 Indian, do. - . - • 

 POTATOES, .... 



CIDER, liquor, ■ • • 



