BROTHER MECHANICS. 31 



'^ O," said the missionary, '' you know we all sprang 

 from Adam." 



" Ugh ! ngh ! " said the Indian ; " me glad 't aint no 

 nearer." 



We shall not let you know at once the full extent 

 of our mechanical genius ; but you shall hear some- 

 thing of it each week. We fear you did not well 

 understand the communication of last week, from our 

 Dorchester correspondent, on horse-shoeing. It was 

 hastily written, and might be made plainer.' He pro- 

 poses that each side of the shoe should be made wider 

 than common, so as to leave a less cavity for the forma- 

 tion of a snow-ball ; and to let that cavity be wider 

 behind than elsewhere, so that a ball would not stick 

 fast in the shoe : thus, A . 



The blacksmith has one of the best trades for the 

 winter season. He is at no expense for heat or for 

 light, and can pursue his occupation to good advantage 

 in the evening. He can then prepare his shoes and 

 other articles, so that customers may not be hindered. 

 He must make his horse-nails ; but he now makes 

 them from wrought rods, that are drawn out by ma- 

 chinery, and that are purchased at but little higher 

 cost than his bar-iron. Indeed, he can purchase rods 

 drawn of almost any size ; and when he is supplied 

 with an assortment, his work is often half done for 

 him by machinery. 



The printer is daily working wonders. Commit 

 your thoughts to paper : fill a page, and in a few min- 

 utes he will hold up before you an image of your own 

 ideas in so clear a light that you are at first startled at 

 the completeness of the reflection. It gives you back 

 almost as ready an image of your thoughts as the 

 mirror does of your person. 



The Greeks and Romans never thought of this 

 method. They could imprint with the pen ,• but 

 written letters are so imperfect, they are not to be 

 compared with the steel type. It is a curious fact, 



