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best. About loVo^^^ ip?iTt of the crockery used in this country is 

 manufactured in America. 



Mr. Bartlett. — The great success of the French potteries was 

 due to the fact of the models being furnished by the French 

 government. The whole art, he said, was sustained by the 

 French government. 



The Chairman. — It is part of the French nation to cultivate 

 nicety and refinement in the arts. The first folly of cotton 

 manufacturers in this country did not exceed the folly of those 

 who attempted to make pottery here. I think the loss sustained 

 in the manufacture of pottery in this country, from the time it 

 was commenced to be made, does not fall short of a million of 

 dollars. The great trouble here is, that when wealth has accu- 

 mulated it does not find its way into the hands of scientific men. 

 I Avill go further than Mr. Rouss went, and say that ^g^-ths of 

 the cost expended in the manufacture of pottery is for labor. 

 Take four cities out of the State of New York, and it will be 

 found that our population has diminished instead of increasing. 



Mr. Rouse. — In Staffordshire, the whole district where the 

 manufactory of pottery is carried on, is only about 16 miles 

 long by 8 in breadth, and in that space there are 100,000 people 

 employed. When there is trouble in this country, the trade is 

 completely shut off in England. 



Dr. Stevens. — From samples of ancient pottery which I have 

 seen, it seems to me that they were not very well acquainted 

 with the art of glazing in those times. We have in the United 

 States at present the remnants of Indian tribes who were, and 

 are still, well acquainted with the manufacturing of pottery. 

 These Indians are called the Pueblo. The largest of their 

 tribes is the Zoolo. They build cities which will hold as many 

 as 10,000 inhabitants. Their streets are mere alleys, so narrow 

 that only two abreast can travel along. Their houses are six, 

 eight, and ten stories high, built of stone, and so formed that 

 they prove a great defence against the Comanches and other 

 tribes of Indians, who are hostile to them. A great portion of 

 the Zoolo Indians are white, Avith blue eyes, and are extensively 

 engaged in the manufacturing of pottery. They are famous for 

 making a peculiar kind of blanket, which no other Indian tribe 

 can make. 



Mr. Johnson. — English artists gave Mr. Prosser the credit of 

 making pottery superior to other men. 



