NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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ch a manuer as to yield no pcrnptible smoke. J li: 

 ,y be effected by delating or deiires^iiig the wicks 

 th the wire before mentioned. After the lamp is put 

 der the kettle the wicks may still be altered if llifV 

 nild s:nokc or give but a feeble b;.T.U'. If the bla/t 

 permitted to reach the bottom of the boiler it wii! 

 ve a black mark or impression, and soon coyer a 

 :rust the tin with an integument of soot or lamp 

 ck which will impede the transmission of heat to the 

 ter, and retard its boiling. 



The wicks which I generally make use of are from 

 > 6 inches in length. They may be of cotton, or 

 er proper material, and of such a size as complettly 

 ill the tubes and at the same time slide up and down 

 houl difficulty. If they are crowded too tightly into 

 tubes, the capillary attrsction will scarcely operate, 

 the lamp will burn at best but feebly. If on the other 

 id thpy are too small for the tubes, they will be apt 

 all out, and in other respects will not operate favor- 

 '. The number of wicks, and tubes may be in pro- 

 ion to the quantity of Water, which it is wished to 

 , and the speed with which it is desired to effect 

 ebullition. I hare used from five to thirteen wicks, 

 wicks, of t:iree eighths of an inch diameter, propcr- 

 immed, and employed, will boil 2 quarts in about 

 ainutes. Thirteen wicks will boil a gallon in about 

 ainutes. Nine wicks will boil tJ quarts in about 40 

 utes. The experiments by which these fects were 

 rtained were, however, conducted with new k«t- 

 or boilers, in which the tin, being new and bright, 

 cted more caloric and imbibed or transmitted less 

 I the same vessels would do after they had been us- 

 if nd become in a degree blackened or tarnished. U 

 li sides and bottoms of the boilers were varnished or 

 f led black, they would, when new, boil some min- 

 sooner. K little use, however, obviates any ob- 

 oa from the brightness, and consequent reflection 

 e tin. After the water is raised to a boiling heal, 

 16 wicks but one or two may be extinguished, by 

 ng them down in the tubes, and the remaining 

 or wicks will keep the water simmering at a 

 ig heat. It is well known to the inventor that the 

 jg of water by lamps has long been a process by 

 cans uncommon. But the apparatus hitherto us- 

 13 been expensive, and scarcely effectual for boil- 

 -> much as two quarts of water at a time, when 

 ion fish oil has been used. Argand lamps may be 

 but cost too much for common domestic purposes, 

 lol, if burnt in a lamp of sufficient power to raise 

 ■r three quarts of water from its common tempera- 

 a boiling heat in any reasonable time, will melt 

 ud sometimes the whole mass of combustible 11- 

 w ill lake fire at once, and burn with something 

 explosion. 



is invention does not rest in theory, but has been 



i successful operation. .Several gentlemen in Bos- 



avc made use of lamps and tea kettles construct- 



i[)]il rordiag to the principles described above, and are 



atisfied of their utility, and the great economy of 



water for tea, &c. especially in the warmer 



if the season, by this contrivance. 



ea kettle, or boiler of this kind has been in use C 



e weeks at the shop for the sale of Soda-water, 



OS. 1 and 2 Pemberton Hill, Boston, where it is still 



)yed. Mr. Newton, who keeps that establisli- 



has ascertained that one quart of oil, which costs 



; 1-2 cents, will be sufficient to keep two quarts 



ter at a boiling temperature for six days, from 9 



k, A. M. to 11 P. M. Implements of this kind, 



kewise be seen and their uses further explained 



office of the New England Farmer, or at No. 20, 



a 



w 



Merchants' Row, Boston, at either of which places or- 

 ders for constructing them will meet a prompt atten- 

 tion. 



CCy-Thc Editor hereby gives notice that a Patent for 

 his invention will soon be solicited, and cautions all 

 those who do not wish to render themselves liable to 

 the penalties of th<- Patent Law of the United States 

 lu-t to make, use, or vend any implement of the same 

 or similar nature with the above described without his 

 licence. He has delayed petitioning for his Patent 

 merely for the purpose of making some further ap- 

 plications of the principle of his invention, which he 

 wishes to describe in his specification. 



consesequence of being thrown out of work from ten 

 to twenty thousand dollars. 



Mr. Pomtroifs Invention. — We have tliis day, pages 

 308, 339, published a circular letter from Mr. Pomc- 

 roy, late Vice President of the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural Society, relating to an improvement which he 

 " has discovered in the management of the Cotton 

 Plant, by which the malady called the rut, so often de- 

 structive to thehojiesof the Planter may be prevent- 

 ed." The object of this discovery is of immense im- 

 portance to that section of the Union, which admits of 

 the culture of the Cotton Plant ; and should .Mr. Pom- 

 eroy's remedy succeed, according to his anticipations, 

 be mu-;t rank high among the most distinguished of his 

 country's benefactors. 



Mr, Pomeroy has long been advantageously known 



to his countrymen as a scientific agriculturist 



His Kssays on the culture of Indian Corn and 

 Flax Husbandry have been extensively circulated, and 

 met with the entire approbation of those who are the 

 best qualified judges of the subjects of those Essays. — 

 His high standing as an experienced and philosophical 

 Cultivator, will give weight to his opinions, and facili- 

 tate the general introduction of his improvements. We 

 wish his success may be as splendid as his objects are 

 praiseworthy and patriotic. 



Ao Political or Religious Controversy in our Co- 

 lumns. — When we commenced our paper, we stated, 

 in substance, that it should not' be a yehicle of dis- 

 pute on any subject of political or polemical nature. — 

 We have however, inadvertently, published, volume 

 ii. page 336, id column, a paragraph on the subject of 

 converting Jews, Chinese, &c. which may appear to 

 contrai' ne this prescribed rule of our conduct. But 

 we do not mean to add our sanction to all the senti- 

 ments of our correspondents, and due consideration 

 might have led us to reject that part of an article on 

 " Straw Bonnets," which embraced the subject of 

 missions, &c. 



JVew England Museum. — We do not know a place 

 in this city, in which a stranger can more rationally 

 and agreeably spend a leisure hour than in the JVcw 

 England Museum, at the corner of Court and Mar- 

 ket streets ; which ought to be a favorite resort for all- 

 who have any taste lor the most rare productions of 

 Nature, and the most curious specimens of Art. 



Sleam Boat Explosion. — A very disastrous explosion 

 took place onboard the steam boat Etna, Capt. Robin- 

 son on the 15th inst. on her passage from Washington, 

 New Jersey, to New York. The deck of the boat was 



blown off and the vessel rendered a complete wreck. 



There were about forty passengers on board. Three 

 women and two men lay dead on board, some jumped 

 overboard of whom three were drowned and fifteen 

 or twenty severely scalded. 



Fire at Harper^s Ferry.— \ fire took place at Har- 

 per's Ferry on the morning, before day break, of the 

 8th inst. by which a large Yarn Manufactory, belong- 

 ing to the United States, about 150 feet long and 50 

 feet wide was destroyed. Loss to the United Slates 

 from 80 to 100,000 dollars, and to the workmen in 



CONGRESSIONAL. 



In SENATE.-Friday, May 7. 'Jhe Senate resumed 

 the consideration of the Tariff Bill, and on motion of 

 Mr. King, of New York, decided that worsltri tluff 

 goods should be subjected to a duty of twenty-fvt rir 

 cent, only.— Yeas S:7, Nays 23. J ' t 



On motion of Mr. Haynes, the Senate voted tl at 

 blankets should be subjected to a duty of twenty-five 

 per cent. only. Frying pans were exempttd (rem the 

 proposed duty, 29 to 18 cts. The duty on Cocoa was 

 stricken out, and likewise the duty on Russia Hol- 

 lands and Ravens Dutk, Osnaburg's, 'Jicklen- 

 burgs and Burlaps was fixed at fifteen per cent, ad va- 

 lorem.— Yeas 34, .Nays 16. Woolen goods, the value 

 of which does not exceed 37 1-3 cents per yard, were 

 subjected to no more than a duty of 25 per cent. The 

 duty of four cents per pound on Tallow was stricken 

 out without a division, and the draw Lack on that ar- 

 ticle expung-ed. A duty of ten cents on Oats was ad- 

 ded to the bill. The duty of three cents per pound on 

 Flax was stricken out. A specific duty on Prunella 

 Shoes, Laced Boots, kc. was agreed to. The duty on 

 Pepper and Glass Btads was stricken out; but the 

 Senate refused to strike out the duty of 6 cents per 

 bushel, heaped measure, en Coal. 



Saturday, May 8. 1 he duty on Chinese Cassia was 

 stricken out ; and a duty of two tents per pound im- 

 posed on Ginger. Tlie duty on cutting knives, scythes, 

 sjiades, &c. was so modified as to make it 30 per cent. 

 ad valorem. The duties on Screws and vessels of cast 

 iron were reduced to 30 per cent, ad valorem. 



Monday, May 10. A communication, and docu- 

 ments, relating to the Commercial Relations between 

 the United States and Portugal were received from the 

 President, and on motion of Mr. Lloyd, of Mass. or- 

 dered to be printed. 



The TariS' Bill was again discussed, but it is not pos- 

 sible to give a record of the proceedings in our limits. 



Tuesday, May 11, and Wednesday, May 12, were 

 devoted almost altogether to the Tariff Bill. 



Thursday, May 13. The Tariff Bill, as amended in 

 the House, was read a third time, and passed. 



tlovsE. —Friday, M.-y 7. The engrossed bill to au- 

 thorize the creation of five millions of dollars of stock to 

 meet awards of Commissioners under the Florida treaty 

 of 1810, was passed, and sent to the Senate for concur- 

 rence. 



Saturday, May 8. A bill relative to police regula- 

 tions for the Capitol, and a bill relative to clearing the 

 Ohio and Mississippi of obstructions to navigation were 

 discussed, but uo decision obtained. 



Monday, May 10. The long agitated Beaumarchais 

 claim was discussed, and after long debate laid on the 

 table. 



Mr. Stewart proposed to bring forward on Thursday 

 next, a resolution for appropriating the annual pro- 

 ceeds of the sales of public lands, and the dividends of 

 the United States' Bank Stock, commencing from the 

 1st of January, 1823, to the purpose of internal im- 

 provements, to be distributed among the states accord- 

 ing to their representation, &;c. 



Tuesday, May 11. Mr. Strong, of N. Y. offered a 

 resolution for appropriating the proceeds of public 

 lands after the 4th of July, 1825, to the support of com- 

 mon schools, and the constructing of public roads and 

 canals. 



Wednesday, May 12. A bill respecting a canal iu 

 Indiana was debated on, reported, and at length or- 

 dered to be engrossed. 



A bill for appropriating $20,000 for repairing Ply- 

 mouth Beach passed the first stage. 



Thursday, May 13. An account of the receipts and 

 expenditures of the United States for 1822, with an ap- 

 pendix on the state of the Public Debt at the close of 

 that year was transmitted by the Secretary of the 

 Treasury and laid on the table. , 



The Tariff with amendments was received from the 

 Senate and referred to the Committee on Manufactures. 



A Message was received from the President togeth- 

 er with a communication to the House containing a 

 statement of supplies sent from the United States to 

 parts of South America for the use of the squadron iu 

 the Pacific Ocean, &c. 



