MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
A GOOD GARDEN. 
PEACHES IN LONDON 
There are few other cities that so abound B. P. Johnson. Esq., in a letter from the 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE in g ood g ard ens, as Rochester. Thepopu- World’s Fair to the Albany Journal gays: 
- ‘ ‘ lation is not so compactly located here as in 0 n the 2d instant we had the last Hor- 
1 he much increased quantity of straw- most other cities. Almost every dwelling ticultural show of the season in the Botanic 
berries brought to market this season, and house has attached to it, a garden and a (Hardens in Regents Park. Such an cxhi- 
their excellent qualities, show that a little yard. This renders home far more pleas- bition of Fruits, Flowers and Plants, has sel- 
pains on the part of the producers is not ant, exteriorly, than when destitute of such dom been jessed even in this land of 
i . w i i i • n i i ,1 , .... , nowers and ot Hot-Houses, where winter 
lost. We would advise all who have the grounds,and must necessarily, make it much with i ts chilly blasts is never permitted to 
ground to put out more plants, and of such happier, interiorly. enter. What think you of six or eight 
varieties that there may be a succession of A garden and yard, tastefully planned acres being occupied alone with flowers un¬ 
ripening, so the fruit may be enjoyed the and planted with ornamental trees and der ter fl ? > the alleys to be j traversed com- 
longer. shrubs, and plants-induding the choicest ">'K »"d this only a pari of the 
1 armors also, may have strawberries specie's and varieties of fruits and esculents, e s, Pine Apples, &c„ most unrivalled in sine 
grown in their gardens, and not trust to are attractions not only—they are sources, and appearance. 
having a few of the wild ones for their whence spring many of the really substan- I passed through Convent Garden some 
tables. Twelve feet square planted with tial comforts of earthly blessedness. When days since and priced a basket of splendid 
the vines, may be made to supply a small walking through such grounds the mind peaches and was informed by the lady in 
family, and in proportion as there are more very naturally reverts to the paradisiacal attendance that they were only sixty shil- 
. ,i i , • r , , r , , . , lings per dozen, about $1,25 each! and yet 
to consume them, plant more vines. felicity of Adam and Eve, who were earth’s . ; „Q J 
T , 1 . . _ . J but a tew nights previous, at a grand sup- 
It must be remembered that the soil first gardeners. They not only dressed and per given by the Queen at Buckingham Pal- 
should be well trenched and made rich kept it—but they walked and admired, sat ace, at which upwards of 1400 persons were 
enough, to last three or four years—the and conversed, reclined and mused, in the P resent > Peaches were served in profusion; 
length of time that the vines usually bear most s plendidly, magnificent and beautiful and f f " er l d °J mine wbo was P resent said 
— to then be renewed. Plant them the garden that earth has ever nourished. haJ Vr a {ul1 su PI )1 y —and presumed all 
.. -ic-i , , „„ . bad. 1 his you must acknowledge is a great 
last of August, in rows 18 inches apart and These reflections have been suggested country. A little cyphering will tell what 
the next spring thereafter they will show from a recent visit to the garden of Dr. the Peaches for 1400 cost at the above price 
considerable fruit. To insure the vines Lee, in North St. Paul Street. It is rare —and our good people need not be aston- 
against the frosts of winter, cover them with to find the beautiful and the useful so taste- * sbed that it eosts something in this coun¬ 
litter from the stable, put on lightly, so as fully interspersed as here. On either side try t0 su PP ort _ _ 
not to smother them. The kinds we reo- of the entrance from the street in front of teASSPLAKTINC STRAWUERHHS, 
ommend are as follows, and ripen within a the house, stands a large and splendid horse- - 
short time of each other:—Early Scarlet, chestnut, JEsculus Hippo castanum. Near “ When is the best time to transplant 
Burr’s New Pine, Boston Pine, Hovey’s the more beautiful of these varieties of the straw berries,„after it has been omitted in 
Seedling, Bishop’s Orange, Rival Hudson Buckeye species, stands a fine Glcditschia spring? g. v\. c. 
—the last named for preserving. We are triacanthus. Further on, fruit trees of the . sooa after the bearing season as prac- 
aware that there are new sorts of recent choicest species and varieties are skilfully * lcabb '' . f be earber tbt T aie set out the 
..... x ... , , , , . . / , , . . , J better will be the crop next year, 
origin which amateurs will be sure to have, cultivated—so of shrubs and esculents.— , r , n , , 
° , , , . ■ r P , . , . , Many persons lose all the plants they re- 
and which can be procured at the nurseries. The strawberries produced here were not move at mid-summer, even after laborious 
We took particular pains to-day to call surpassed, probably, by those of any other watering, by not doing the work right._ 
at Mr. Warner’s, on Union street, to test garden of the Genesee Valley, so famed for As soon as the plants are taken up, the 
the Bishop’s Orange variety, and were the richness of its fruitage. After leaving ^ eaves should be all removed but the small 
pleased to find them possessing the very this garden, redolent with flowers and pros- cent ial ones not jet half expanded, the 
» ,. . , , . , , , roots should be immersed in mud, and the 
finest qualities. They are a deep scarlet pectively, luxuriant in both the earlier and p ] ants then set out; the earth should be 
color, very juicy and high flavored, and the later fruits and esculents, the inquiry settled about them by pouring on water, 
bear very well. very naturally suggested itself, Why does nnd then fine earth drawn around them to 
The Boston Pine is another choice kind, not every man possessing a garden spoten- * orm a me How surface. A coating of fine 
and Burr’s New' Pine is renowned for joy such a garden ? The reason why is not raanu y e > tvv0 inches thick, should then be 
, , , , a c i • .i , , . J . placed about them, which will keep the 
its sweetness and pleasant flavor. We found in the expense—but m the want of i • , , , , , . K 
1 1 ground moist, and prevent baking if any 
mentioned that the farmers ought to grow taste and care and patience. Where these subsequent watering is needed, which will 
their own strawberries, we meant to say are possessed, a good garden may and will scarcely ever be the case.. On suitable soil, 
that their daughters could not render a be enjoyed, no matter whether the owner n °( one plant in twenty will be lost.— 
more agreeable service than to superintend be rich or poor. More attention should be ^ u ^ vator . 
the planting of the vines. We would hon- given to this subject by the rural popula- r> , 7 , 
or tl,a young lady who could say that she non. Every farmer may and should have of Wto of t tine with a * of 
not only cultivated the flowers upon her pa- a good garden-containing, like the one pIasler> ^ ) slirri , them we „ t0 . 
rents premises, but also, the strawberries, whose sketchy description has just been giv- „ et her, and sprinkle the mixture over and 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
TRANSPLANTING STRAWBERRIES. 
“ When is the best time to transplant 
strawberries, after it has been omitted in 
t.h ft snrino-9 ” n -nr r\ 
raspberries, currants and grapes, j. ii. w. en, both the useful and the ornamental.— IT’ 7" “““i "T 
_f. „ . , . . . among the plants. Repeat the process in 
Farmers daughters can do much toward o q a . t. • •, , , , 
REMEDIES FOR GARDEN PESTS. , . a . , . 2 or 3 days. It is said to be effectual. h. 
._ awakening an interest on this subject. Will - - 
I almost despair of finding complete you do it? If so, then may be enjoyed at r-jj > 
and sovereign remedies for the worms and some future time, a similar stroll and enter- ♦ 
bugs which infest our gardens, but some tainment in your garden, to that enjoyed on _ _ _ _ 
things I find useful for the time being, viz.: visiting Dr. Lee’s. w. pies in SEA30IJ 
1st. My grape vines and a full crop of „„„ „TTrV AT' - 
° . , JULY WORK FOR THE KITCHEN GARDEN- r, umnnonv P.t. ti il 
grapes were this year preserved from de- _. . 4 > la c.kbrrry i ie.— Ripe blackberries 
struction by the attack of thousands of the Clean the vacant spots in your garden n °« bear washing, pick them over nice- 
vi i " ,i , e . . , , , , , ," , *y, dredge them with flour, mix with them 
black worm or snail on tlie leaf, by an early and plant them with vegetables for autumn (, or one b pie ) f our or five lar , e tab l e -s P oon- 
and faithful application of strong soap suds and winter use. fuls of fine sugar—four, if you use white 
from the wash, thrown on with a basin two You may plant kidney beans of the dwarf sugar, five if you use brown; turn them in- 
successive Monday evenings—neither ashes kinds the last of this month. Sow carrots t0 a dee P dadl (a soup plate) lined with 
or lime’ was sufficiently remedial. about this time for the table in the fall. P. aS * ,e ’ dred tl e dour over them, cover with 
2 . I cannot find a good remedy for the Turnips may be sown any time between this edge^^f th^^te.Tut ^"sliV'i^the" top 
garden snail or slug. Salt in liberal quanti- and the middle of the month. The ruta crust through which the steam can escape, 
ties destroys the animal, and also the plant, baga, or Swedish turnip may be sown and bake 45 minutes. 
3. The black ant seems to have as many a ^ out dle 2 ^h°l this month. This is one Gooseberry Pie.—P ick and wash the 
lives as a cat. At onetime this spring. the most important ot the turnip tribe, gooseberries, and stew them in just enough 
tanner’s oil drove them off for three weeks, Suw lettuc e if you desire it, the last of the ' vater to Prevent their burning; when ten- 
at the end of which time alas! they returned month - Spinnagc will do any time this a " d S'Jf ^ W J th SU ' 
and besides, the oil injures the vines some- montd ' Radlshes raa >' also be sovvn forfa11 cold; then pour them into'pie XesTimd 
what. A weak solution of the Sulphate of use a b° ut bhis time. Sow early peas the with paste, dredge flour, and grate nutmeg 
Potash seems to check them, and benefits weeb * n and y ou w * d haye them upon them, cover them with the same paste, 
father than injures the plant, but how long l!t for usc about the first of September. wet aad P inc b together the edges of the 
• , mi i i ,i • . i 3 Gather herbs such as hv^snn pastes, cut a slit in the centre of the cover 
it will check them remains to be proved. nerDS such “> SS0 P> sa f> through which the steam may escape and 
Cannot some of your many thousand tb y me ’ ^vender, summer savory,—also babe 2 o minutes. ^ ’ 
readers throw some light on this to me, rath- motherwort, thoroughwort or boneset as it Purs apple Pie. - Pare and -rate large 
er dark subject, viz.: Our protection against '‘sometimes called, catmint, spearmint, pep- p i n08pp i eSj and t0 evc tea . cul 5 ul of ° t . 
garden insects.—One friend had his straw- P ermlnt > royahrint, mountainmint penny- e( j pineapple, add half a tea-cupful of^fine. 
berry vines all destroyed this season by a ro y a ^> sundew’ tansey, vervain, St. John’s white sugar, turn the pineapple and sugar 
worm eating the leaf and no remedy could vvoit, cleavers, angelica, &c., and dry them into dishes lined with paste, put a strip of 
be found. R. G. Pardee. * n tbe chamber or garret—for they are tbe P aste around the dish, cover the pie 
Palmyra, July is, 1651. better for being cured in the shade. W J l1 paste, wet and pi ess together the 
____ ^ , . , edges of the pastes, cut a slit in the centre 
To Keep Birds from Picking Fruit - ather 8eede as soon as ri pc» ^ch as 0 f the cover, through which the vapor may 
As the season is coming on for the depre- y ° U W1§h P reserrve ’ and P ut tbem awa y esca pe; bake 30 minutes, 
dations of birds, I beg to report my expe- f or use as soon as tbe y are dr y- But them Raspberry Pie.—P ick over the raspber- 
rience of last year, when I saved my cur- paper bags, with their names marked on ries—they will not bear washing—put them 
rants and gooseberries, by winding colored the outside so that they can be easily read, into a deep dish lined with paste, spreading 
worsted lound and across my bushes; and r p be good husbandman and wife will to- su S ar ' n (be bottom of the dish; cover the 
my cherries by hanging up several pieces cther see that a| , t he«e things are alien- ^pberries with sugar, dredge them with 
of tin With strong thread in the different , flour, and bake half an hour.—Airs. Bliss 
trees, two pieces being hung near enough ded ln season - such it may be said ---— - - 
REMEDIES FOR GARDEN PESTS. 
PIES IN SEASON. 
JtllY WORK FOR T HE K ITCHEN GARDEN. Blackberry Pie. — Ripe blackberries 
Clean the vacant snots in your garden wil1 , n0 " be " w as h 'ng; pi* them over nice- 
i , , . -*v a vi i. ly, dredge them with flour, mix with them 
garden snail or slug. 
w r orm eating the lea 
be found. 
Palmyra, July IS, 1851. 
together to clash with the wind, which a truth, they enjoy the good of their la- 
On the 2d instant we had the last Hor- issued fkom the united states patent office 
ultural show of the season in the Botanic t ' or t,le week ending July 8, 1851. 
trdens in Regents Park. Such an exhi- _ T Tr 
ion of Fruits, Flowers and Plants, has sel- 1 0 °‘ Crosb D of New Haven > Conn -> for 
m been witnessed even in this land of ^proved »>ode of papering pins. 
wers and of Hot-Houses, where winter To Ilicliard Ull(1 £ eou ’ of Now Yoik ’ N ' Y ” for 
Lh its chilly blasts is never permitted to P ortable h > draulic P' ess - 
ter. What think you of six or eight To Wm ’ Kinff< of New York ’ N ’ Y ’’ for im * 
■es being occupied alone with flowers un- pro m veiI ' en 1 t in cork cuttin & 
r tents, the alleys to be' traversed com- To D< Ha P persett ’ of Gowmngtown, 1 a., for 
sing miles, and this only a part of the ^chanical hooker-up. 
,w ? Fruit of the richest kind-Peach- f fo I],rsch Henicmann ’ of f, ew york ’ iV Y ” 
t-j a i r i , . tor improvement in silk covered buttons. 
Pme Apples, &c„ most unrivalled m size To „ H „ & , w Wl#3 , of Senec „ Falls 
I appearance. at v r • , • .. f 
11 IN. i., lor improvement in machines for grooving 
[ passed through Convent Garden some lumber. 
;s since and priced a basket of splendid To Wm. Jones, of Bradford, Vt., for iinprove- 
iches and was informed by the lady in ment in harvesting machines, 
jndance that they were only sixty shil- To Samuel & Morton Pennock, of Kennett 
)S per dozen, about $>1,25 each! and yet Square, Pa., for improvement in seeding ma- 
; a few nights previous, at a grand sup- chines. 
given by the Queen at Buckingham Pal- To P. W. Porter, of Memphis, Tenn., for im- 
, at which upwards of 1400 persons were provement ill revolving breech fire-arms, 
sent, Peaches were served in profusion; To W. F. Rudd, of Amsterdam, Va., for im- 
l a friend of mine who was present said proved apparatus for punching designs in sheet 
t he had a full supply—and presumed all metal. 
1. This you must acknowledge is a great To Wm. H. Seymour, of Brockport, N. Y., 
intry. A little cyphering will tell what f° r improvement in rakes to harvesting machines. 
Peaches for 1400 cost at the above price To John Stearns, of Templeton, Mass., for im- 
md our good people need not be aston- provement in machines for pressing hats. 
id that it costs something in this conn- To James St. John, of New York, N. Y., for 
to support royalty. improvements in lifting jacks. 
- -- - -_- u - L . _ RE-ISSUES. 
TRANSPLANTING STRAWBERRIES. To E ' S ‘ Cla P p> of Mont ague, Mass., for iin- 
- provement in fastening of scythes to the snath, 
When is the best time to transplant patent originally granted March 18, 1851. 
iwberries, after it has been omitted in designs. 
spring ? ” G. W. C. To J. F. Rathbone, of Albany, N. Y., for design 
i r. .i i • f°r cooking Stoves. 
Ys soon alter the bearing season as prac- r,, w „ T ~. . „ ri . . 
i, rp, ® A u To Wm. C. Davis, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for de- 
bk ,,R e e u arl,CT the y "« ‘St out the »i f „ rstotes . 
ler will be the crop next year. To Joseph P „. t , of Iioslon, Moss., for desivn 
lany persons lose all the plants they re- for parlor stoves. 
^e at mid-summer, even after laborious r io Wm. Burnet, of Cincinnati, O., for design 
ering, by not doing the work right.— for water coolers. 
soon as the plants are taken up, the To James V. DeWitt, of Buffalo, N. Y., for de- 
■es should be all removed but the small sign f< r stoves. 
tral ones not yet half expanded; the To S. W. Gibbs, of Albany, N. Y., (assignor 
;s should be immersed in mud, and the to North Harrison & Chase, of Philadelphia, Pa.,) 
its then set out; the earth should be lor design for stoves. 
led about them by pouring on water, To J. F. Rathbone, of Albany, N. Y., for design 
then fine earth drawn around them to ^ 01 P^ ates ^ ra| ddi n stoves and design lor cook- 
a a mellow surface. A coating of fine U>g & ° V< 77_____ 
lure, two inches thick, should then be L0C0M0TIJN THE TEST OF CIVILIZATION 
;ed about them, which will keep the - 
und moist, and prevent baking if any Our good friends and allies, the French, 
sequent watering is needed, which will are admitted to be more philosophical than 
cely ever be the case. On suitable soil, practical, in the views of society, and in the 
one plant in twenty will be lost.— course ot the animated discussions which 
! 'tivator. are constantly occurring among their jour- 
--- nals, upon theoretical questions, curious re- 
»UG8 on Vines.—M ix a tablespoonful dect i° ns and ideas are frequently elicited, 
spirits of turpentine with a quart of dbe Boutrier du Havre, in a recent article 
. / x 1 „ upon the reduction of railroad fares, throws 
ter, (gypsum,) stirring them well to- ,, , ., ... 7’ ] uu,uwb 
' , . / , out the idea that the condition ot locomo- 
ter, and sprinkle the mixture over and tion in any country is a simple and iufal- 
»ng the plants. Repeat the process in lible means by which to judge of its ad- 
3 days. It is said to be effectual. ii. vancement in civilization and in doing so, 
- —- - makes some candid admissions, which would 
, * scarcely have been expected from a Gallic 
djiwsik Cicunoimt. „ , f , .. 
) “ He is the most useful citizen,” who 
1 - == gives the greatest impulse to the production 
PIES IN SEASON. of wealth, and multiplies exchanges with 
- the greatest zeal. The lowest round of the 
Blackberry Pie.— Ripe blackberries social ladder is occupied by the negro and 
not bear washing; pick them over nice- Indian; living on little or nothing, produc- 
Iredge them with flour, mix with them ing little, reposing listlessly at the foot of 
one pie) four or five large table-spoon- the palm or cocoa tree which waved over 
of fine sugar—four, if you use white them at birth; while, at the summit of that 
ir, five it you use brown; turn them in- ladder, appear the opulent Englishman, the 
deep dish (a soup plate) lined with indefatigable American, great consumers, 
e, dredge flour over them, cover with great producers, and expenders; always in 
same paste, wet and pinch together the motion, always on the road, never arriving 
3s of the paste, cut a slit, in the top but to start, never buying but to sell, never 
t through which the steam can escape, gaining money but to invest it ao-ain. 
bake 45 minutes. Between these two extremities, but more 
ooseberry Pie.—P ick and wash the cb >sely approaching the latter, are the na- 
ieberrics, and stew them in just enou<>h d<j ns of Latin origin, the Italians, the Span- 
ir to prevent their burning; when ten- * sb ’ Stench, nations laborious but eco- 
and while hot, sweeten them with su- nomical > contemplative and sedentary by 
and let them stand until they become taste ’ travelers b y occasion or by necessity, 
; then pour them into pie dishes lined c . onsidenn g la bor merely as a means of ar- 
i paste, dredge flour, and grate nutmeg riving at repose, aspiring to become inde- 
i them, cover them with the same paste, P enden ( ra (ber than millionaires.”— Sci. Am. 
and pinch together the edges of the THE PLANING MACHINE, 
es, cut a slit in the centre of the cover _ 
ugh which the steam may escape, and We learn by the Albany papers that Mr. 
i 20 minutes. Geo. W. Beardslee has now one of his re- 
ineapple Pie.— Pare and grate lar'> - e cend y patented planing machines finished 
apples, and to every tea-cupful of grat- and °P eratlon - d 'be machine was con- 
•ineapple, add half a tea-cupful of fine. struc ted at Townsend’s Foundry, an es- 
:e sugar, turn the pineapple and sugar Uablishment that will not let a piece of bad 
dishes lined with paste, put a strij^of work P ass out lbe g ate > and a B'> a l of its 
paste around the dish, cover the pie merits has been highly spoken of. On this 
, paste, wet and press together the tldid d ( urned out fifteen-inch plank at the 
3s of the pastes, cut a slit in the centre rate 120 f eet a ra ' nu te, giving it a smooth- 
lie cover, through which the vapor may ness and eveniiess of surface, the most per- 
pe; bake 30 minutes. feet, and a polish far better than could be 
„ , , , given by the hand plane. 
aspberry Pie.—Pr* cor the raspbor- The knives or cutters are stationary but 
-they will not bear nrashing-put them elastiCi and tbe p i ank is carricd thr0l ,’ b b 
a deep dish Imed with paste, spreading a conneoted series of platforms, which, by 
inn the bottom of the dish; cover the an eccentric motion, reversing the coirse 
eiricswi i sugar, dredge them with 0 f each, performs all the functions of an end- 
> “ nl1 bakc balf an 1'eur— Mrs. Bh ss , es3 chain The p | a|lk js placcJ , ateraUy 
— (instead of horizontally, as in Woodworth’s 
orn Cakes.—O ne pint good cream, machine) and so is less liable to obstruc- 
of buttermilk, one egg, one teaspoonful tion. The cutters are so combined as to 
aleratus, and one teaspoonful of salt— throw off the shavings and keep the action 
in meal till it foams; set as convenient, of the machine free. We expect to be 
lade of good meal this will be excellent able to publish an illustrated description of 
• this machine in a few weeks.— Sci. Am. 
gether, and sprinkle the mixture over and 
among the plants. Repeat the process in 
2 or 3 days. It is said to be effectual. ii. 
_ - A , . , , a .. . , , c , - Corn Cakes. —One pint good cream, 
sound, with the bright reflection of the bor. N. B. See that no weeds are per- one of buttermilk, one egg, one teaspoonful 
tm m the sun certainly frightened them rnitted to flower in your garden. w. of saleratus, and one teaspoonful of salt— 
away; and I had my due share of fruit, ---- Stir in meal till it foams; set as convenient. 
which, the preceding year, I was obliged to The strawberry season has been very If made of good meal this will be excellent 
relinquish to them .—Agricultural Gaz. short this year. cake 
IMPROVED MAIL LOCKS. 
r l he Post Master General, though not 
yet installed into his office a year, seems to 
be quite as conversant with the details of 
his Department as if he had served a life¬ 
time therein. We have from time to time 
noticed various improvements which have 
been made in Post Office affairs, but the 
one now under the consideration strikes us 
as of paramount importance in the security 
of the mails against violation. 
The ingenuity of the whole country has 
now been brought into requisition to fur¬ 
nish specimens of Mail-1, o’vs, with a view, 
to obtain one which shall be superior in 
design, finish, and strength to those hitherto 
in use. 
On the morning of the second instant, 
the proposals for these locks were formally 
opened and the corresponding specimens 
submitted to the Department. Thirty-five 
competitors appeared in person, or by their 
agents, and the sij-mples amount to over one 
hundred. 
Determined, so far as his exertions can 
effect, the purpose, to secure the great ob¬ 
ject with strict impartiality, Mr. Hall insti¬ 
tuted a Board of Commissioners, scientific 
and practical men—Messrs. Ren wick, of the 
I atent Office, Byington, of the Washington 
Arsenal, and Saxton of the Wbights and 
Measures Bureau—whose duty it is to ex¬ 
amine and thorou hly test the merits of 
each and every specimen of lock produced, 
and upon their report will depend the Post 
Master’s decision. Besides strength, finish 
and lightness the great desideratum is a 
contrivance which shall defy the ingenuity 
of pickers. 
1 lie Commissioners have been three days 
assiduously engaged in this business; patient 
perseverance and employment of all their 
skill have characterized the r investigation, 
and the probability is that in a day or tw r o 
they will have completed the responsible 
duty assigned to them. 
W e understand, also, that so far as the 
bidders are concerned their specimens 
generally are of a high order of excellence, 
demonstrating that in this branch of me¬ 
chanism, in which the whole community is 
so materially concerned, the inventive genius 
of the country will prove adequate to the 
object. 
THE WATCH ILLUSTRATION OF THE PEN¬ 
DULUM EXPERIMENT. 
The famous pendulum experiment, for 
showing the rotation of the earth, which is 
now attracting so much attention, may be 
made intelligible in the following manner. 
Let a gentleman hold out his left hand, 
palm upwards, standing we will suppose 
with his face towards the east; then let him 
make a pendulum of his watch by taking 
hold of the guard or chain at a distance o( 
about a foot from the watch, and holding it 
with his right hand over his left, set it to 
swinging to and fro, toward himself that is, 
so that the vibrations shall be parallel to the 
fingers of the hand. If while things are 
thus arranged, the experimenter remains 
stationary, the watch will continue to vibrate 
pai all cl to the hand, but now it lie begins 
slowly to turn round upon his heel, towards 
the north, holding his left hand out straight 
as before, with the watch vibrating over it, 
it will be perceived that the vibrations will 
begin immediately to diverge from the line 
of parallelism; and by the time that the ob¬ 
server has turned one quarter way round, 
so as to face the north, the vibrations will 
be across the hand. 
It is scarcely necessary to say that the 
palm ot the hand in this case represents a 
portion of the surface cf the earth, and the 
turning of the observer the rotation of the 
earth upon its axis, while the right hand, 
which represents the point of suspension of 
the pendulum, though it rotates with the 
earth, and thus partakes of its motion, does 
not change the plane of vibration. In other 
words the pendulum continues to vibrate 
parallel to itself, notwithstanding the angu¬ 
lar motion of the hand, beneath it. 
By repeating this experiment and reflect¬ 
ing upon it, any one may obtain clear ideas 
ot the philosophy of this celebrated experi¬ 
ment.— JV. Y. Sun. 
IMPROVED SHOE KNIFE. 
Mr. J. J. Dadmun, an ingenious mechan¬ 
ic, of Boston, has lately invented a knife 
w hich is called “Newand Improved Movea¬ 
ble Guard Shoe Knife,” which, though 
small and unpretending, is truly a curiosi¬ 
ty. I he knife is attended by a guard, 
which renders it impossible, in paring off 
the edge of a sole, to cut in upon the'’up¬ 
per leather. Whoever uses it may do the 
paring with great rapidity, and great exact¬ 
ness. It seems to us exactly such an im¬ 
plement as every shoemaker needs, and 
we think it is one with which all such 
artisans will sone supply themselves. It 
occupies less space than the common knife, 
can be easily sharpened, will not easily get 
out of order, can be readily set to any thick¬ 
ness of shaving, and adapst itself to r aQy 
shape sole. The cost is one dollar for a 
single instrument It can be inspected at 
our office, and cannot fail to be generally 
adopted. Thepatent for it is still pendW _ 
Boston Cabinet. 
