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pare and lofty conversation. The majority of our 

 young men belong to fire or military companies, 

 and during their spare moments, their conversation 

 consists more in what this and that engine can do, 

 &c., and not about how it can be done. Idle, vain 

 and frivolous conversation has a very injurious ten- 

 dency, like reading bad books. A pure conversa- 

 tion and gentlemanly discussion of useful questions, 

 has a very elevating tendency. Young mechanics, 

 we speak to you, in all earnestness; if you wish 

 to rise, you must be enthusiastic about your busi- 

 ness, and in the pursuit of knowledge connected 

 with it. In your spare moments, endeavor to seek 

 enjoyment in talking about the principles of your 

 trades, seek to know the why and the wherefore of 

 everything connected with them, and whatever 

 your hand findeth to do, do it well and with all 

 your might. Do not be eye servants, do not use 

 profane language, and give yourselves the best ed 

 ucation you possibly can. Every machinist should 

 learn to draw, so should every carpenter, and do 

 not be content until you fully understand, and can 

 construct every machine, apparatus, or whatever it 

 may be, and can take charge of and superintend ev- 

 ery branch of business connected with your trades. 

 Men possessing such qualifications are sure to rise. 

 And what is to hinder you from possessing such 

 qualities, along with a character for honesty, fidel- 

 ity and ability? Let every one put this question 

 to his own heart. — Scientific American. 



without doubt their work well and promptly done, 

 and like many others, will only wonder tliat they 

 had not attempted it before. — Farmer and Mechanic. 



Cables' Pepartmcnt. 



MACHINE FOR PRINTING OIL CLOTH. 



Mr. Simeon Savage, at the Lowell Machine 

 Shop, has succeeded in the invention of a machine 

 for printing floor cloth, which promises to be of 

 great utility in the manufacture of this most desir- 

 able of floor coverings. We will not attempt any 

 description of the construction of this machine, as 

 no patent has yet been obtained for it, although one 

 will be applied for as soon as a inodel can be built. 

 This machine is capable of printing 2,000 yards of 

 floor cloth per day, in eight different colors at the 

 same time, and by the same principles twenty col- 

 ors could be as readily printed. We savy a speci- 

 men of floor cloth printed by it, which warranted 

 us in the belief that more perfect goods can be made 

 by this machine, which is worked by power, than 

 can be made by hand. — Lowell Courier. 



BALL & CO.'S INDESTRUCTIBLE WA- 

 TER PIPE. 



We learn that the citizens of Rockland, county 

 of Lincoln, Maine, have contracted with Messrs. 

 Ball & Co., of this city, to supply them with pure 

 water from a pond distant 3 3-4 miles from their 

 village. The contract embraces 8 or 9 miles of 

 pipe of the diameter of 9, 6, 4 and 2 inches, which, 

 including hydrants, gates, stops, &c., amounts to 

 some twenty-five thousand dollars. We are pleased 

 to see this improvement being thus very extensive- 

 ly introduced in various sections of the country, as 

 we know from personal experience that the Inde- 

 structible Pipe is a most invaluable invention, and 

 as put down by the proprietors themselves, well 

 calculated to resist the efforts of time almost be- 

 yond calculation, while the water is as pure as 

 though passing through a marble conduit. These 

 pipes are far superior in regard to the purity of the 

 water, their durability and economy, to those in 

 general use. Our "Down East" friends will have 



THE UGLY BEAUTY ; OR A FAIR MIND 

 MAKES A FAIR FACE. 



"I wish," said little Mary, "I was as handsome 

 as my cousin Frances. Every one praises her beau- 

 ty, and too often have I heard it contrasted with 

 my plain and almost ugly features." The fact 

 was that Mary was very ill-tempered, and it gave 

 to her face an ugly scowl, which prejudiced every 

 one against her. "I wish," said she, "1 could be 

 beautiful; I would willingly become a slave to pur- 

 chase a fair face." 



At this moment a strange being touched her on 

 the shoulder, and said, "If you will do what I bid 

 you, for one year, I will engage to make you as 

 beautiful as you can wish." "I will submit to 

 anything," said Mary. "I only insist upon your 

 being amiable to all," said the stranger; "you must 

 give up your own wishes to oblige others, and do 

 all in your power to make them happy. If you 

 fail in one instance, I shall not return." 



Mary promised; but she would rather have prom- 

 ised to do any hard labor, than to love her com- 

 panions, and to give up her own wishes to please 

 others. She longed, however, to be beautiful, and 

 she determined on making an effort to become so. 

 At first, the eff()rt was painful and difficult, but it 

 was not impossible, and she succeeded. 



In less than a month, she was surprised to find 

 every one treating her kindly, and saying how 

 much better she looked than she used to. She 

 herself thought that her face had grown more pleas- 

 ant, but she concluded she must be deceived. She 

 persevered, and the kindness with which she was 

 received by all made her so happy that she was 

 not aware that the end of her year of trial was at 

 hand. 



As she was sitting at her window one evening, 

 she overheard the mother of Frances saying to a 

 friend: "How happy my sister must be in possess- 

 ing such a daughter as Mary ! I wish my Fran- 

 ces was half as lovely." Mary could not believe 

 her own ears, and yet she felt that her aunt's ap- 

 probation was sincere. 



At this moment, the mysterious stranger touched 

 her shoulder as before, and told her, she had come 

 to fulfil her promise. "Shall I make you as beau- 

 tiful as your cousin Frances ?" said the stranger. 

 "I am contented," said Mary, "with my face. I 

 have learned that it is the mind and disposition, 

 beaming through the features themselves, which 

 constitute beauty." 



TREATMENT OF SCARLET FEVER. 



The following communication comes from a gen- 

 tleman in whose judgment v/e have entire confi- 

 dence: — 



Cleanse the stomach by a mild emetic, such as 

 waim water or ipecac, (but not emetic tartar — it is 

 too ])rostrating for this disease.) 



When the fever rises, wash the patient all over 

 in warm water, rendered a little slii)pcry between 

 the tliuinb and finger, by white ley or .'^:il('r;itus. 

 As frequent washings will be required, — that is, as 



