V,,n._No. 47. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



375 



charitable raw silk either by means of that 

 instrument or similar instruments which have 

 been imported into this country. Many at- 

 tempts have been made, none of which have 

 been successful. I do not hesitate to affirm 

 that all similar attempts, without the neces- 

 sai v instruction and the skill to be acquired 

 by habits of patience, wlil forever prove un- 

 successful- The great degree of skill and 

 dexterity that is necessary for the manage- 

 ment of the cocoons, and for producing the 

 various qualities of silk according to their 

 numerous degrees of fineness, may be com- 

 pared to the different numbers by which the 

 various qualities of cotton threads used for 

 sowing are designated. 



The extent of a filature is calculated from 

 the number of' reels that are employed — 

 from ten to five hundred or more. To each 

 reel there must be a woman to wind the silk, 

 and a little girl to turn the crank, unless they 

 are all turned by water or steam. The co- 

 coons, I suppose, may be purchased for twen- 

 ty-five cents the pound, and eight pounds 

 will yield a pound of silk. The fuel, the 

 cauldron, the pipes, the basin, and necessary 

 apparatus to carry the water to the reelers, 

 and the wages of the people, are the inter- 

 nal expenses of the establishment. A good 

 reeler, on a hand reel, can turn out three 

 pounds of silk per day. 



The current price of raw silk in England 

 and France is about seven dollars the pound ; 

 and if it shall be well prepared in the man- 

 ner required by those manufacturers, and 

 the quality of American silk shall continue 

 to be as much superior to the silk of other 

 countries, as the few specimens have proved 

 to be, which have been sent to those coun- 

 tries, th value may be increased. The 

 Connecticut sowing silk after it is reeled, 

 twisted, colored, and carried to market, sells 

 for four dollars the pound. In consequence 

 of their warn of knowledge of the art. and 

 the necessary machinery, they consume 1G 

 pounds of cocoons to produce one pound of 

 silk — with ten days' labor expended upon it. 

 If the 16 pounds of cocoons can be sold for 

 25 cents per pound, they will produce the 

 sr.me amount, and save the labor and ex- 

 pense. V. 



CIRCULAR 



Of the New-York State Temperance So- 

 ciety, to the town and county societies 

 in the state. 



Albany, Nov. Sth, 1831. 

 The executive committee have, at great 

 labor and expense, procured to be printed 

 and forwarded to every county in the state, 

 their proportion of 360,000 circulars, on 

 the subject of temperance, addressed to 

 the citizens of the state of New- York. — 

 The committee have aimed to furnish eve- 

 ry county with a sufficient number to sup- 

 ply each family with a copy; and they 

 have no doubt but that the officers of the 

 county societies, to whom they have been 

 sent, will take immediate measures to ac- 

 complish this object, and have each town 

 society furnished wi'h its proportion, with 

 as little delay as possible, and that ener- 

 getic measures will be taken by the offi- 

 cers of all town societies, to complete the 

 distribution, so that in a short time, each 

 family in the state may be supplied. The 

 executive committee have already receiv- 

 ed returns from towns, where the docu- 



ments have been distributed, and the re- 

 sults have been most encouraging, partic- 

 ularly in lessening opposition, and bring- 

 ing out a majority of the people on the 

 side ol'temperance. They have also been 

 induced to delay the publication of the 

 third annual report, until the 15th of Feb- 

 tuary next, that time may be given for the 

 distribution of the circulars, and to obtain 

 knowledge of the results, through the re- 

 ports of the town to the county societies, 

 and the county to the state society, which 

 may be laid before the public in their annu- 

 al report. 



The committee respectfully request, 

 that the county societies will take the nec- 

 essary measures to obtain tha reports of 

 the town societies, and that the county re- 

 ports may not be delayed so as to reach 

 Albany later than the 1 5th day of February 

 next, and as much earlier as convenient. 



The committee have incurred a consid- 

 erable debt in printing the circular, and 

 they look to the town and county societies 

 for remuneration, where they feel inclined 

 to grant it. Some of the counties have re- 

 mitted their proportion, for which the com- 

 mittee are obliged. 



The executive committee have been 

 convinced from the commencement of their 

 labors, that an intelligent community only 

 required information on the subject of the 

 great reform now in progress, to give it 

 their unanimous support, and have there- 

 fore made great efforts to disseminate in- 

 formation by circulars, tracts, temperance 

 papers, and their annual reports. They 

 have recently forwarded to each town in 

 the state, a number of the Temperance Ad 

 vocate, printed at Sandy Hill, Washington 

 county. The engagement with the editor 

 has now expired, but the committee know 

 no method of furnishing information more 

 economical, than by the circulation of this 

 paper. The committee therefore give no 

 tice to all officers of temperance societies 

 now formed, or that may hereafter be for- 

 med in the state during the present year, 

 that a copy of said paper will be continued 

 to each society if ordered, (post paid,) 

 without expense to the societies. 



H. H. WALWORTH, President, 



Edward C. Delavan, 



John F. Bacon, 



John T. Norton, 



H. Trowbridge, 



Richard V. De Witt, 



Archibald Campbell, 



Joshua Burke, 



Executive Committee. 



The Phil. Inquirer states, that a stranger called 

 on a monied Lady in that city in the evening, in 

 the absence of her husband, and Etated '.hat her 

 mother-in-law lay at the point of death, and of- 1 

 fered his services. The Lady however, declined, 

 as she momentarily expected her husband. He ' 

 again offered his assistance, but his services were 

 altogether declined. He withdrew. The hus- 

 band arrived, and it was soon ascertained that 

 there was not a word of truth in the story. [ 



Such a scoundrel deserves the pillory. 



Boston had the first printing press, the fast ca- 

 nal, the first rail road, and the first fighting for 

 independence in America. 



PATEN7 ZINC HOLLOW-WARE, 



7* /MANUFACTURED by John Westfield & 

 IVjJl Co., No. 103, Mott street, New-York. 



ROSSITER & KNOX, No. 3, Buffalo street, 

 Rochester, having been appointed agents for the 

 sale of the above ware, are now receiving an addi- 

 tional supply, which they offer for sale at the man- 

 ufacturers' price. 



This ware will be found not materially to exceed 

 in price Tin and Iron; yet as durable as Iron, not 

 subject to rust, giving the article cooked or kept in 

 it no unpleasant taste, not containing in itself, nor 

 forming with the materials cooked in it, any dele- 

 terious properities, as do Copper, Brass or Lead 



Zinc Kettles, for cooking Rice, Homminy. and 

 all kinds Sweet Meats, will be found well adapt- 

 ed, neither discoloring, nor varying the flavor of 

 the substance cooked ; for these purposes, and to 

 avoid the corrosions of Copper, Brass and Lead, it 

 will long he substituted for these metals. 



Zinc Pans for the Dairy, will bo found an ob- 

 ject worthy of attention from the following consi- 

 derations; that Milk in Zinc Pans of the same 

 size, will produce from 20 to 95 per cent moie 

 cream or butter, and that of superior flavor ; will 

 keep milk sweet longer by a number of hours, af- 

 fording the cream more time, besides its chymical 

 effect, to separate from the milk, (for this reason, 

 cream from those pans will not admit ot being 

 (horned as soon as that from other pans, in as 

 much as no cream should be churned till it is 

 soured,) and greatly outlast any pans in use. 



Zinc J:irs and Firkins for preserving butter 

 sweet for family use, possess equally superior ad- 

 vantage for butter, as do the pans for milk. Ex 

 periment and results safely warrant the above 

 statement ; and the orders of wholesale and retail- 

 ing merchants as wcli a* those of families and 

 large dairies daily supplying from different parts 

 of the country, are the consequence of successful 

 results in the use of this ware. 



Zinc ware is cleansed with Brick Dust, with 

 Soap and Sand, or with Hot Ashes. 



Notice. — Letters paient for manuiactnring 

 these articles exclusively by the subscribers hav- 

 ing been obtained, we would advise the Public a- 

 gainst any encroachment ol the Patent Right ; — 

 and the person who shall give information of any 

 violation of this Patent Right, will he liberally re- 

 warded, by JOHN WESTFIELD & CO. 



The following recommendation from Ihespro 

 prietor of one of the largest houses of Refreh 

 merit in the United States, must be perfectli sat- 

 isfactory as respects the utility and advantage of 

 using the Zinc Hollow Ware 



To J. Westfield & Co. 



Gentlemen, — I have for some time past, in 

 my establishment, made ^tse of your Hollow Ware, 

 manufacturedfrom Zinc, and Ihave no hesita- 

 tion in saying that they completely answer my ex- 

 pectations, being fully as durable as iron or cop- 

 per, and not as easily corroded- by rust, giving 

 the articles cooked in them no unpleasant taste, 

 and being more beautiful in appearance, and 

 much more easily cleaned than utensils manufac- 

 tured from any other metal at present made use 

 of in cooking apparatus- I with pleasurerecom 

 mend them for general use, and hare no doubi 

 that whoever will give them a fair trial will find 

 that they fully answer his expectations. 



STEPHEN HOLT. 



We have also received the foil-owing rccommen 

 dation from Dr. A. G. Hull. 



J. Westfield .Si Co. 

 Gentlemen, — With great pleasure I can assure 

 you of my entire satisfaction, as to the supcrioriti/ 

 of your Zinc Holl-ow Ware, for the purposes of 

 the Diary and Kitchen. 



The perfect preservation of Milk in my Diartj 

 during the warmest days of the past season, in- 

 duces me to give yours a decided preference to a- 

 ny others previously used, and recommend them 

 as a happy combination of neatness and durabili 

 ty. Yours, <f-c A. G. HULL, 132 Fulton 



nov 23 street, New- York 



