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she would take her jar of Apple Jelly along. She would 
not enter it for a premium, because none was offered. It 
was very gratifying to her to know that good judges pro- 
nounced it the best jar of Jelly on the table. The premium 
in that department was offered for.tUh largest collection, 
and was contended for by only Uvo .persoms 
and Orange Tree for S’w^an 1 There was no 
Oreen-House plants on the ground. Theremre no Green- 
Houses in Atlanta; and th6 premium offei-ed for plants did 
not justify persons in bringing them from a distance. I 
regret this as much as you can, for I did not only lose the 
opportunity of purchasing, but I was mortified to see the 
exhibition shorn of one of its most attractive features. 
The Fowls you ordered, I could not procure for love 
nor money. Instead of the long streets of coops which 
we have been accustomed to see, always thronged v/ith 
admirers, there were but a few coops, very much out of 
A NEW USE FOE ZINC— ITS PRESEKVATIVE PRO- 
PERTIES. , ' “ ' 
r^T has alwqys 0ays the t'kfii'jmr) been an ob- 
jeot to .prevent the ^ecay or jotting of wood, cordage, of 
clotli, valid such. like articles. This decay, or rotting, is 
You wish to know why 1 d.d not purchase tho Ga-mellias 
wood tneaJbummous matter &c., if m a condition to be 
acted upon Sy a proper degree of heat, and a supply of 
air, occasion decay speedily ; any process by which these 
soluble ingredients may be driven off, or changed in their 
character, will prevent the decay, and of course insure a 
longer continuance of its use. In fact, if decay from rot- 
ting or decomposition could be wholly prevented, suqIi 
articles would continue in use until wholly worn out by 
the abrasion and continual separation of particle from 
particle, by the friction and blows it receives while being 
used. 
Several schemes have been recommended by which the 
sight, and only an indifferent collection of fowls altogether, articles desired to be preserved, have been filled with 
There was but one premium offered in that department 
and that was for the largest and best collection of fowls. 
Of course, all expected Mr. Rrdmo.vd to lay his hand on 
that premium. But the premium was so small that it 
would not have justified the expense he would have been 
subjected to, in making up a creditable collection; and 
every one who is acquainted with the gentlemen knows 
that he would not be content to show a falling off, in a 
field in which he has won so many laurels. 
You ask me what sort of bommittees we had? I saw 
but little of them. Some, I know, were composed of in- 
telligent gentlemen, who understood what they were 
about, as was very evident from their Reports. Against 
others I heard great complaints. The Report of one of 
the Committees was so unsatisfactory that nji^lhpr 
appointed to undo its work. 
I h^ard a Report read, ip which a low-cpuntry pi'oduc^ 
was denied a premium, on the ground, as was alleged in 
the Report, that It was unfit for up-country cuhifre. Thits, 
proving that the Comhiittfee was igfioriwit of the objedl of 
the Society, which is to develop all the resources of the 
Southern States, and this Report was made with a number 
of premiums for low-country products staring them in the 
face (!) - 
In some respects, our Fair exhibited a decided improve- 
ment on every one we have had. The display of Fruit 
chemical agents, the action of which with the albumen, 
i or other soluble matters, was to change them into insoluble 
and unfermentable material. Kyan, aq Englishman, re- 
commended some years ago, the impregnating such things 
with a solution of corrosive sublimate, which is a chlo- 
ride of mercury. This would accomplish the purpose, 
and the process is known by the name of “Kyanizing.” 
It is, however, so expensive^hat it is sot very often used. 
Hpnee, substitutes have been tried — such as solutions of 
blue vitriol, of white vitriol, and of copperas, but with not 
so complete success as with the chloride of mercury. 
INIore recently. Sir William Burnett has been experi- 
nieciting witlr chloride of zinc, and found it to be equally 
good as thejhloridfe of mdveury and a great deal cheap- 
ft HOt only pi’events rot; mildew and combustion in 
wo<5d, canvas^, cbrdJugq, ootton, woolen, &c., &d., buti^ 
very excell^it for pm'ifyrBg and destroying the pOlsOnotfg 
odors of vaults; cellats, hospitals, chamber vessels, ^tfd 
the like.* We qivote tlie following statements from th?; 
A'msrUait'T/aveUer: - - 
“We understand that convinced of the great utility of 
the chloride of zinc, extensive preparations have been 
made for its manufacture* by the Roxbury Chemical Com- 
pany, and the Manufapturibg Companies at Lowell are 
erecting extensive apparatus for the purpose of Burnett- 
izing timber. 
The following are st.-A.ed some of the peculiarities 
was the best ever seen in Georgia. Grapes. Pears, Apples, I , , ^ ” r c” -d . .. 
.. . , r, ■ j T^- ’ 1 and advantages of Sir >Tilliam Burnett s patent process : 
Qiunces, Peaches, Pomegranates, Olives and higs were i . i j j .1 • . 1 , . * r j t. 
, r,., • , r 1 T. 1 M ■ • r ■ It hardens and greatly improves the texture of wood. It 
shown. 1 his department of the Exhibition, lor variety • . ' . 1 • -.i .1 
saown. iiiis aepartinent ot tlie e^xiiioition, tor variety 
and excellence, would have been creditable to any Pomo- 
logical Society in the country. Several new Applts of 
great excellence were presented and named, and a very 
valuable Winter Pear. 
Our Secretary, Dr. J. Caukk, of Athens, has proved 
liirnself to be a gentleman of system, energy, and judg- 
ment. Under his administration, the grounds were pro- 
vided with a strong and vigilant police. The articles in 
the several departments were admirably, arranged, and 
under the cace of polite and efficient officers. 
Our next Fair will be later in the season ; in the mean 
time, the Premium List will undergo a complete overhaul- 
ing, and, no doubt, will be made encouraging to a much 
larger class of exhibitors. The Executive Committee, I 
am informed, will take measures to secure intelligent and 
efficient Committees for every department. In short, no 
trouble will be spared to give satisfaction to all parties, 
and to make our exhibitions better and. better every year. 
Make arrangements for a large show next year. Your 
family will hardly be in the same plight again so soon. 
Expect me over in a few days. Yours sincerely, 
Timothy Tugmutton. 
J3riar Patchy Ga, Oct., 1855. 
enters into permanent combination with the ligneous 
fibre ; and does not come to the surface of the wood by 
efflorescence, like other crystallizable salts ; and no 
amount of washing or boiling in water will remove the 
chemical compound so formed. It preserves wood and 
other articles from the adherence of animal and vegetable 
parasites, and also from the attacks of insects. It com- 
pletely preserves wood from wet and dry rot. It renders 
the wood perfectly uninflammable, when used of a certain 
requisite strength. The effect of the preparation on can- 
vas, cordage, cotton, &c., is to preserve these articles from 
mildew and rot; it<>renders them more pliable, does not 
in the slightest degree discolor them, and washing or boil- 
ing in water will not remove the combination from their 
fibres. 
“Woolen prepared by this process will be preserved 
from mildew and rot; it will not be attacked by moths; 
and washing or boiling will not remove the combination 
from it. It is used for the preservation of anatomical sub- 
jects ; and green hides are effectually preserved from de- 
composition, by being subjected to the process. It com- 
pletely neutralizes the offensive effluvium arising from 
bilge-water on board ships. Iron or other metals are not 
oxidated or dissolved, either when immersed in the so- 
