MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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THE CURL, A DISEASE OF THE PEACH LEAF- 
LETTER FROM DR. KENNICOTT. 
Mr. Moore :—My object in writing you, 
at this time, is to request a notice of the 
mooting of our “North-Western Fruit- 
CULTURE OF CHICORY- 
It is well known, probably, to most of our 
readers, that the root of Chicory ( Chiconi- 
um, Linn, usually called succory) is exten¬ 
sively used as a substitute for coffee, and to 
(VfYV | ♦ | ^ THE SAFEST SEAT. 
if our MttmK vCC* The frequency of collisions on railroads 
_ _ _ _ has raised tho question, which is the placo 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS of tho g reatest - security in a railroad train. 
Tho Railroad Journal gives the following as 
UED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 43 ° 
. . 1Qr , an answer : 
For the week ending Aug. 9, 18o3. _ 
_ It is very well known that the car nearest 
Samuel Canby, of Ellicott’s Mills, Md, for im- the engine is exposed to the least dust, and 
J rhar, trm mar r*n.r nt « from is unnor:i v R«.rnr 
- . Growing Association,” to bo hold in tho city mix with coffee. Tho flavor of the chicory i SSUE d from the united states patent office 
tures and surmises have ^ Chicao . 0 October 4th to 7th. But, at the in tho mixture, is thought by many to bo an For the week ending Aug. 9, 1853. 
been put forth, as the J 5 ’ , r improvement on tho coffee, and tho prepar- - 
aso, if disease it may bo ou bC ’ ™ U , i.i visits of the ed cll ' cor y r00t is sold to a cons ^®j’ al) leex- Samuel Canby, of Ellicott’s Mills, Md., for ira- 
„ .... am delighted with the weekly visits ot tne t.Viifl nnnnt.rv. as (6 Essence of Coftoo ” . ’ „ 
Various conjectures and surmises have of ohi 0ctober 4th t0 nh 
for several years been put forth, as the o j must b<J pcrmitted 
cause of this disease, if disease it may bo ^ ^ „ ilh tho w6ekl , 
culled. Insects, fungu, temperature and New _ Yori;ee _ therc 
tho late doctrine of periodic vitality, that frMh ^ home .p lke cha 
all the old varieties have passed thoMgor- „ a i. A w .,„ t n tP 
am delighted with the weekly visits of the tent in tb j s country> a3 “ Essence of Coffoo,” Samuel oanoy, ot u.mcoir 
Rural New-Yorker — there is a joyous and under other names, for the purpose of provement m wmnoweis o giam 
freshness, and home-like character in tho mixture. , _*•* f 
work, which make way to tho heart of a Tho Mark Lano Express of Julv 5th,1852 *** V - unprovement 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
justincauon oi um ’ news of the day — and the more timely m- most important agricultural, as well horti- i n b f e boats. 
that one ot the oldest vane ics mown 10 format j on which tbo w00 kly shoot permits, cultural roots that, perhaps, nature has over George Eicliell, of New York, N. Y., for ii 
Kensington is one o t ic 'uu s mos aid render3 R much more agreeable, and when given us. lu\eiy pait ot it is o gieat \a no p rove)nerit j n se tting-up ten pius and returni 
Iv nflWinrl • while the now variety ot Craw- . . . . ° „ c„, „ —top and bottom. Bleached for salads; £ 
wanes’—vet wo aro not be- one paper only is taken, moio use ult gre en for cattle, sheep and lambs ; the roots bd JJ s -. . 
fords Eailv, i P ’ - . tho monthly issue. I trust tho timo is not f or ca ttle as well as a substitute for coffee. Benjamin II. Green, of Princeton, h. J., for n 
Hovers in that doctrine, but hold that van- wben ^ ghaU bo ablo t0 susta m a Immediate attention ought to be paid to it. proveme.it in carpenter’s clamps, 
etiescan bo renewed and carried on lrom blication bko t]lQ Rura i and Country Every seed-merchant possesses tho seed of John Hartin, of New York, N.Y., for improv 
old stocks to now ones for any period con- V ‘ . I1Unois to aid tho whole- it, and it is exceedingly cheap. If chicory mode of drying paper. 
sonant with tho durability of this little world _ , ’ . , ’ 0xppllent ^as largely grown by the cattle and sheep Samuel Hickok, of Buffalo, N. Y v for impro' 
. . ‘ . ’ that the rear car of a train is generally safer 
provement in winnowers of gram than the front car. Tho safest is probably 
^ Frank Dibbon and Lewis Bollman, o ev tbo [ ast car blR on0) ; n a train of more than 
York, N. Y., for improvement in multiplying £ W0 cavs . that is, there are fewer chances 
gearing. of accidents to this than any other. 
Daniel Dodge, of New York, N. Y., and Phineas If it is a way train at moderate speed, or 
Burgess, of East Boston, Mass., for improvement any train standing still, a collision is possi- 
in life boats. bio from another train in the rear; in which 
George W. Eicliell, of New York, N. Y., for im- 
Benjamin H. Green, of Princeton, N. J., for im¬ 
provement in carpenter’s clamps. 
caso the last car receives the first shock.— 
Again, an engine and the front cars of a 
train will often go over a broken rail, a cow 
or a stone, without derangement, while tho 
last car, having nothing to draw it into tho 
line of tho train, is free to leave the track. 
John Hartin, of New York, N. Y., for improved Next to the forward car, the rear car is 
sonant with the durability oi imsiuwo some and efficient labors of 
of ours. i • a old Prairie Farmer. At this t 
Nomologists have classed the Peach into ^ hayQ nQ agricu i tura i WG ek 
a system depending upon t 10 eo m o . c —^ be Q b j 0 farmer excepted. 
flesh, and free or cling stones, and tho pe¬ 
culiarity of tho leaves and thoir glandular 
accompaniments and the sizo of then o - W(jstei . n Now Yo rk readers should attond 
ers. The Curl is not con mo( to any one ^ Fru ; t Growers’ Meeting. Tho nurse- 
of these classes, and is entire ya von 1 1011 s, ^ y Q 1 <j r rC g; on bav0 supplied many of 
tho orchard trees of tho upper Lake coun- 
some and efficient labors of our excellent f armerg> muc h less disease would prevail, men t in railroad car seats, 
old Prairie Farmer. At this time, I bolieve, an d more milk and butter would be pro- Lewis S. In°raliam, of ( 
we have no agricultural weekly in tho west duced, and more healthy meat, as it is so improvement f n w i naowe 
—tho Ohio Farmer excepted. a blt . te B an( J purifier of the blood.— John w Jenkin of Gl 
, r l • i . r The root is largely grown in Yorksnno, to . . . 
But I am not saying what I intended.— ^ w - th coffc( f > 0no faulfc igj that by try . provement in iron posts fc 
There aro several reasons why somo of your in ^ t0 get a Iarg0 crop) we i n j uv0 the flavor.” George Leonard, of Shi 
mode of drying paper. probably the most unsafe in a train. The 
Samuel Hickok, of Buffalo, N. Y., for improve- safest seat is probably near tho centre of the 
jnt in railroad car seats. ^ ast car but ono, and in a very long train, 
Lewis S. Ingraham, of Cuyhoga Falls, Ohio, for in tbe centres of tho two or three cars next 
, ? . ’. J a to tho last. 
improvement in winnowers. 
John W. Jenkins, of Greenport, N. Y., for im¬ 
provement in iron posts for fences. 
George Leonard, of Shrewsbury, Mass., for im- 
NEW CORN CRUSHER. 
Thomas Durden, of Montgomery, Ala., 
has taken measures to secure a patent for 
attacking more or less all varieties, with tho 
exception of clings, which more generally 
Why will not somo of our enterprising provement in fire-arms. has taken measures to secure a patent for 
cultivators procure somo of the seed, and John Lewis, of Buffalo, N.Y., for improvement a now corn crushoi’, which is exceedingly 
try tho culture of chicory, here ? It, un- in printing presses. well adapted for cracking and crushing corn 
doubtcdly, would bo quite as profitable as 
in England, where it is said that the root 
try, and tho propagators ought to seo tho can b £ affo ’ rdod afc about half tho cost of 
* , ,, c VLipdlino-is nre •>’ - -- can oo anorueu at auoui imu uio wsi oi 
escape toan tho ico • k .' 3 ' heritage of their old favorites, in this new coffee, and it is affirmed to be much more 
...Li _ tin flar lOSfc ° - - . . . ’ ™ • 
not exceptions, and somo of tho earliest j ocabt ^ And, in order to keep up their wholesomo. Whether 
and most tender kinds measurably escape. wcgtern trade> tho nursor ymon are bound rum, frequently found 
The law that governs this poculiai affec ^ wR h us, and learn the varieties best 
tion of tho tree, seems to depend upon tho ^ ^ yarying aoil and c i imato . We 
structure of the cellular tissue of tie un cr ^ Qok p orward to a most interesting gather- 
western trauo, uu, nu roadsides, is the true chicory If commerce, improvement in friction rollers. 
to bo with us, and leain tho varieties best Qr nQ ^ w0 are not ; n f ormed) but have sup- Alfred B. Seymour, of Hudson, N. Y., for 
side of the leaf. 1 he modus opti andi of tho - ^ fruits and fruit men, in Chicago—for 
disease, seems to bo a failuie in 110 unin S tb j g a -wonderfully productive season, and 
look forward to a most interesting gather- iighton us on this subject ?— IVest. Hort. 
ing of fruits and fruit men, in Chicago—for Review. 
juito as profitable as Eben L. Millis, of Rochester Depot, Ohio, for ' n ^bo ear, also various other vegetables, 
s said that tho root llnprovement jn com . s Mlers. Tho h°PPer for tho reception of tho corn is 
out half tho cost of j , , 0 North of s % y fc, im- P . ocul,ar;rwe '. m th » cars of c » rn b r 
d to be much more . . J nous small openings ; they pass down and 
tho common Chico- P royement m punting presses. ^ ^ aro first cut by a revolving S-shaped knife 
growing wild by the James Patterson, of Franklinville, N. Y, for on a vertical spindle, and after that they 
hicory of commerce, improvement in friction rollers. pass down and are crushed between grooves 
irmed, but have sup- Alfred B. Seymour, of Hudson, N. Y., for im- and projections on tho rovolving spindle, 
my of our friends en- provement in rolling railroad and other iron. and groovos and projections on tho inner 
improvement in corn-shellers. 
Joel'G. Northrop, of Syracuse, N. Y., for im¬ 
provement in printing presses. 
posed that it is. Can any of our friends en- provement in rolling railroad and other iron 
TOMATOES AND GREEN CORN-RECIPES. of Daniel Webster. 
' . _ 1 Ll 11 o id lb YVUUUU11UUJ wvyivuvi., , 
of tho leaf oi tho um oi su o o cai i y on am j g no otbor meeting of promologists 4*1 a £ ft a (& & fyD' fYDYtV 
eliminate tho sap, while tho upper side ^ and wegtern mon begin to feel UPtUMlllU^ 
grows and expands, causing a great thick- ^ ^ of a Western Fruit - 
ening of the pulpy part, and a twisting ana ^ from fcbo general 0I10) wbicb tho TOMATOES AND GREEN CORN.—RECIPES, 
corruscation of tho entiio stiucturo, a or United States Society is establishing. And, Baked Tomatoes. —Wash them, and cut 
mentation and t ocomposi ion a 'cs p ace, ^ be -way, let it be remembered that our them in two parts, round tho tomato, that 
eremacausis and mildew commence, the Asgociat;on ig an ad j unct _ not a r i va i _ 0 f is, so as the coils can bo divested of tho pulp 
leaves fall the wood and fruit stom*is naked, „ . , and seed which they contain. To six toina.- 
...MTimv pxcrescncus aro produced, and tho tho S '' 0 ” 1 P M ' ont & 1 oc,ot 7 ', , 4 _ toos take half a pint of broad crumbs, one 
gummy Iencloseno P > I have yet another inducement to offer , argc onion ftn0 [ y cho ppod, one ounce of 
fruit falls. Apaitof i a I • . . venr renders, who havo never soon tho in- hnt.ter nermor and salt to the tasto. Fill 
Joshua Stevens, of Chicopee, Mass., assignor to face of tho machine. r lhe grinding parts 
the Massachusetts Arms Company, of same place, aro cast-iron, tho inside of tho case being 
for improvement in repeating fire arms. a ho , U « w c + ° ( no ’ its bottom where it dischar- 
r ges being the apex, and the grinding spm- 
df.sign. d [ e or mullor acting with its outer on tho 
Thomas Ball, of Boston, Mass., assignor to Geo. inner surface of tho caso. Tho apparatus 
W. Nichols, of same place, for design for a statute is simple and good.— Sci. Am. 
Baked Tomatoes.—W ash them, and cut 
IMPROVED METALLIC HUB- 
CONDENSED HISTORY OF STEAM. 
mouufcuvii-— t ' ’ ' by the way, let it be remembered that our them in two parts, rouna tne tomato, inai - An improvement has been made in mo- 
eremacausb and mi f ew commc c , Association is an adjunct — not a rival — of is, so as the pells can be divested of the pulp About 280 years B. C., Hiero of Alexan- tallic hubs for wheels of vehicles, by J. B. 
leaves fall, the wood and fruit stem»is naked, j. p aron jj Society and seed which they contain. To six toma.- dr j a formed a toy which exhibited somo of Hayden, of Easton, N. Y. The improve- 
gummy excresences are produced, and the f ’ ct anothor inducement to offer 'onoTun^eof the p0WerS of Steam > and WaS m0yed by itS mont eJ ectuall T P re ?“ fcs s P° L kc ® from 7 ° rk “ 
gummy »»» .-" I havo yet another inducement to otter , n rhot)Ded 0 no ounce of , --- - -■* ““ Y /rrrr 7 
f-ills A nart of the twigs possess suf- / , , ,, . largo onion nneiy cnoppea, one ounce oi p 0w0r> mg in the mortices of tho hub, by any later- 
‘ ... P nnt tho terminal y our readers, who havo never soon tho m- butter, pepper and salt to the taste. Fill A jy 4 -q^ Anthemius, an architect, ar- al movement—an important consideration, 
ficiont \i a i y torior of Illinois, and who aro wise enough tho cells ot eacli piece with the dressing, ranged several caldrons of water, each cover- In tho hub these spoke mortices are cast in 
bud, but nevor tho dormant ones. . j - 0 b now that a little timo and money may P u f tw0 halves together, and tio tliem with od wRb tbo w j do bottom of a loathern tube, two separate parts, forming two sections ; 
Now what chango or event can rational- 11 „ »ii „„ n ip asan tlv oxoended a P' eco °* thread. Put them in a pan with wb ; cb roso t 0 a narrow top, with pipes ex- and thero is a thin ring plate secured in tho 
lv be assigned as the cause of this disease, . J f ’ , i nTldR nnd +he 1 -ihors of an ounCQ butter and a gill of water set tendod to the rafters of the adjoining build- hub botween them. The lower ends or 
v lTnf Zt more than fixe or six years’ ■" looking upon the lands and the labors of thom in a moderate oven and cook them . A f „. 0 wa3 kindlod bon i ath t fa ho ca ,. shouWors of the spokes have thin grooves 
which is ot not more tnan mo oi six yw^a . fhAr . n „ r « rst State Fair is to follow on till are When done, out off tho , ° a. u.._ lx ...a xt_x- u it- .l- 
Now what chango or event can rational- «. ,, Wfl ii at , nleasantlv oxoended a P' eco thread. Put them in a pan with wb ; cb roso t 0 a narrow top, with pipes ex- and thero is a thin ring plate secured in tho 
ly be assigned as tho causo of this disease, . j f ’ , i nTld o aTld the 1 -ihors of au ounco butter and a gill of water set tendod to the rafters of the adjoining build- hub botween them. The lower ends or 
vITnf nnt mere than five or six years’ ■" looking upon the lands and tho labors of t h om in a moderate oven and cook thorn . A f „. 0 was kindlod bon i ath t fe ho cal . shouWors of the spokos havo thin groovos 
7 1 n-r . . no now ovinia- others- 'i |ir hrst State Farr ts to follow on till thoy aro soft. It hen dono, cut oit tho .p-ons, and tho houso was shaken by tho of- (ono in oach) cut Into them which tho thin 
introduction. I icio aio • ^ tho heels of our Chicago meeting; and on threads and serve them. forts of the steam ascending tho tubes.— plate ring fits, and the tennons of tho spokes 
tions from tho earth, or variation in o Gl0 way Springfield lies somo of tho rich- Scalloped Tomatoes. —Peel fino ripe This is tho first notice of the power of steam pass into the mortices on each side of tho 
constitution of tho atmosphere, that affect ^ an( | i ovebes t pniirio land that ever blest tomatoes, cut them up in small pieces, and recorded. plate, in such a manner as if one spoke fit- 
any other organization that learned and . „ nrl n __ d „ v „ i:u lfl put in a pan, a layer of broad crumbs, then i n 1543, Juno 17, Blasco D. Garoy tried ted into two mortices in the hub, with a 
-i ,rvin» mon are advised of_noranvpar- ‘ ... 45 ’ a layer of tomatoes, with pepper, salt and a steamboat of 200 tons, with tolerable sue- binding ring or key between them, rivettod 
a layer of tomatoes, with pepper, salt and a steamboat of 200 tons, with tolerable sue 
oisorv f . (.pnrlnnev moro > w bl take tho visitor over it, and to somo pieces of butter; then put another cess, at Barcelona, Spain. It consisted of a to the spokes, thus effectually preventing 
ticular change o c ima c, oxc.-i j our Stato Capital, whero our farmers intend layer of bread crumbs and tomatoes, and so caldron of boiling water, and a movable them from working loose in tho hub.— 
to assimulate into rainy and dry seasons, ^ gbow sam pl es of our prairio products, on till tho dish is full. Spread some beaten wheel on each side of tho ship. It was laid Measures have been takon to securo a pat- 
like California and the tropical regions.— we ll worty of tho notico of our eastern egg over the top, and set it in the oven and aside as impracticable. A present, however, ent.— Sci. Am. 
Our sprino-s havo been uniformly wet and , ^ bake it. was made to Garoy. --- 
■ ■’ Dretmen. Fried Tomatoes.— Wash them, cut them In 16G0, tho first railroad was constructed IMPROVEMENT IN PIANOS. 
bake it. 
Fried Tomatoes.— Wash thom, cut them 
nolrl— for several years past, and the sum- . T . Fried Tomatoes.— Wash thom, cut them m 16(50, thenrstrauroaa was constructed IMPROVEMENT IN PIANOS. 
i . Z wl tZ usual accompani- For 1 ^7 m,SS th ° C J° Wni °! in half, take out the seeds, and season them at Newcastle-on-Tyne. . . - 
mors diy ana i • 1 hills and tho clear spring-brooks of my old w j tb pepper and salt. Have ready some Tho first idea of steam engines in En»- An ingenious invention has lately been 
ment of refreshing showers. home, in Western New York — and I havo melted buttor in a pan, put them'into it, land was in tho Marquis of Worcester’s exhibited in Paris which promises to be tho 
As far our observation has gone, tho ^ r( ^ urn to tbom nQW and then for a ro _ and f ry them slowly till very soft. “History of Inventions,” A. D. 1663. precursor of a new era in tho manufacture 
curl has invariably followed a cold night, romantic and the Dried Tomatoes.— Take fruit fully ripe, Ini 710 , Nowcommon made the first steam of piano fortes. La France Musicale an¬ 
nul nartieularlv with easterly winds, and , , j F ,i strain through a siove. cook slowly half an engine in England. nounces that one Mons. &ax has Iransform- 
this v ow coincides with tho feet that pro- Picturesque, m tho hilly grandeur of the faou J on clcan plate8j and d Y ry in an In 1718, patents were granted to Sayary e d the piano by a process very simple in- 
, re . , old woodlands — yet, if one wants a clear n bnm .=, for the first application ot the steam engine, deed, but which, like all simple things, re- 
tected trees are less affectod ’ ^ senso of solid imme nsity - of ocean, and b 0I led Green Corn -Green corn should In 1764, James Watt made the first per- quired a man of genius. Tho fact that the 
growing, young trees ecsap*, wh o foeWe, q yastncss ^ h / must traversc our al ^ E b D e Sd on die cob, wRh Se inner feet steam engine in England violin is an instrument of small volume, yet 
^ ♦* ^ it. a ^.»^ T? «fsUm s i“ HullB8etfo,thlheid6a % 
youth of vitalUy, resists many diseases, and P a per has described tho feelings and the r f a J Boil it J* 1778 Thomas Paine first proposed thin and meagre sounds induced Mens. Sax 
strain through a sieve, cook slowly half an engine in England 
hour, spread on clean plates, and dry in an 
oven twelvo hours. 
Boiled Green Corn. —Grcon corn should 
engine in England. nounces that one Mons. Sax has (ransform- 
in 1718, patents were granted to Savary ed the piano by a process very simple in¬ 
fer tho first application of the steam engine, deed, but which, like all simple things, re¬ 
in 1764, James Watt made the first per- quired a man of genius. Tho fact that tho 
hoavon-like vastness-ho must traverse our always be boiled on tho cob, with the inner fec T fc st * a ™ e T n § in « in Fn f. land - fn ,, ., ., ™> lin 18 an iU5UUin « Ilt i ol 81,11111 
0„,1 if Tin f o in x-nn,. uLtf nn if Tn nrnmrfl if turn down the In 1736, Jonathan Hulls set forth the idea ^sounding power is very great, while the 
violin is an instrument of small volume, yet 
husks on it. To prepare it, turn down the ’ . ‘ . 
:_nT 1 fLn nnnn,- « n( i of steam navigation. 
youth of vitality, resists many diseases, ana y y 
tho attacks of insects on vegetable life - ideas thojr begot, , 
After tbo two colil mornings about tbo mid- 10 h a 0 1 ’ L 
die of July last, wo observed tho curl in readers (if you doe 
perfection on tho Hill’s Madeira, and tho m 8 J C0M,: ff';. 
Kensington; they woro distinctly marked 
with the diseaso. The Grove, West Nortl 
We have long hold that we wore on the -- 
very border of tho ability to grow peaches A DOLLAR F( 
—that this most delicious fruit was but a A CORRESpONDEN 
probationer, and that a little tilt would send wb o has quito 
us into tho non-boaring Poachiferous region, variegated gardens 
paper has described tho feelings and tho inner husks, cut off the upper end wash In ‘ 1778 Thomas Paine first proposed 
ideas thoy bogot, much better than I can 0 ^i 1 ”j f aIK i A ° P ‘- aCe ' t n f.!lf P this application in America. 
hope to do it; and so I will only say to your gJ 0U \ d bG n cooked i n j ust enough water In l7 §}> Mar( l uis JoutFr y constructed ono 
readers (if you deem this worth their read- to cover it. on the oaone. . ... , , . 
v J w tu own In 1785, two Americans published a work 
mg,) come and see. Corn Fritters. —One tea-cup-full of milk Qn 
Cordially yours, three eggs, ono pint of green corn grated, a In ’ l789 Willian Symington made a rov- 
Joiin A. Kennicott. little salt, as much flour as will form a bat- j n ono on t ho Forth iind Clyde Canal. 
The Grove, West Northfieid, in., Aug. 12,1853. te r- Beat the eggs, the yolks and whites "i n 1802, this experiment was repeated. 
--— separate. To tho yolks of tho eggs add the In 1782 Ramsey propelled a boat by 
A DOLLAR FOR FLOWER SEEDS. corn, salt, milk, and flour enough to form a gteam at Yew York. 
- battor, boat tho whole very hard, then stir f n 1787 John Fi tc h, of Philadelphia, 
A correspondent of tho Ohio Cultivator, i n tho whites, and drop the batter, a spoon- nav j gatod a boat bv a steam online on the 
ono who has quito a passion for posies and ful at a timo, into hot lard, and fry them on ]) e i^’ waro _ 
variegated gardens, and who boasts ono ot both sides ot a light brown color. 1703 Robert Fulton first began to ap- 
ideas they beget, much better than I can 
hope to do it; and so I will only say to your 
readers (if you deem this worth their read- 
Cordially yours, 
John A. Kennicott. 
The Grove, West Northfieid, Ill., Aug. 12, 1853. 
A DOLLAR FOR FLOWER SEEDS. 
steam navigation. guitar, much larger in size, produces hut 
In 177S, Thomas Paine first proposed thin and meagre sounds, induced Mons. Sax 
to inquire into the reason of this difference, 
In 1781, Marquis Jouffry constructed one and he has come to the conclusion that the 
on tho Saone. difference in sound is occasioned by tho re¬ 
in 1785, two Amoricans published a work lati ve height of the bridge of the instrument. 
on it. This idea Mons. Sax has availed himself of, 
In 1780, Willian Symington made a voy- and constructed a piano on this principle, 
age in one on tho Forth and Clyde Canal. And an experiment which has been made in 
"in 1802, this experiment was repeated. tho presence of artists and professors of 
In 1782, Ramsey propelled a boat by mark before tho Court of France lias been 
2 am at New York. successful in tho highest degreo. 
PERCUSSION CAPS SUPERSEDED. 
With nurserymen and amateurs, tho impor- tho prettiest farm cottages, and handsomest Corn Oysters.— One pint of crated green D i v b j s attention to steam. 
J ... . ^ 7 voiu-la Jr* Ohm rlnf«nr!a Viimcnlf firm his . __u .,.1 _j. __ * V _... 
NEW APPLE -TREE DESTROYER. over went from our town for flower seeds, paste." fT Y them of a light brown in hot 
In several journals, 1 havo noticed articles and I am the only one who would venture [ ard- —National Cook Book. 
in reference to a singular worm, which, it is to do s0 - I hare been endeavoring to ere- — —~-- —Hunt’s Merchants Magazine. uniformexplosivepower,thomaterialsbe- 
m leierenco to a »i „ ’ ate a taste for flowers among my neighbors, HOWTO DRY PEACHES. ____ ing of such a nature that, after a detonation, 
said, destroys apple-trees down Maine. and bav0 8ucc0cdc d a little, but if some of —— STEAM FIRE ENGINE 110 residu0 whatever w loft behind. The 
In this vicinity, apple-trees bear marks of our farming friends hero wero to know I How shall we dry the poahes . Somo one THE STEA M FIRE ENGINE. materials which form the new composition 
having boon disturbed by alike destroyer, had spent a dollar for flower seeds, they in another paper, has asked the same ques- tho Secretarv of the Mas- aro fulminating mercury, chlorate of potash, 
f ,, j f limhs of tho trees would think it an act of madness. Had tion, and has boen kind enough to answer it Mr. Stimpson the Secretary ot tne Mas sulniiato of antimonv the dangerous 
Whether tho e (. . . somo of them been in being the morn of himself, so wo clap down here what ho has sachusetts Charitable Association, arrived ti P g ot - w hich ingredients are dimin- 
are stung or poisoned by an insect, - Creation, and admitted to counsel with Dei- said for tho benefit of all who dosiro a good hero a few days since, having been sent by P I application of collodion which 
i-red by a worm, I know not; but suffice . ty> thoy W„ uld surely have rocconunended supply of this delicious fruit: that to Urruu on- 
to say that many of tho thrifty shoots, and tho creation of nothing but corn and hogs. “Do your readers know how to dry peach- g»no&r t he puipose ofeihbit^ g UU e em . tof thia substan co which consti- 
even quite large limbs, havo been killed up- For this reason I request you to make for os. Take those of the best quality, just as giu , 11vlkbl ^ -umlication to Mr Greon tutes the chief peculiarity of the invention, 
even quue large » mo a selection of tho finest, as I wish to con- thoy are ripe enough to eat, halve them, re- next. On making application to Mi. Green- _. .._ 
on many of tho apple-trees m t . yince th t tbat God create d tho boau- move the stones, and sprinkle over thom, in wood, ho was told that the machine could Sieigh Bells —The Scientific 
In Juno, I noticed that the terminal bud of Rful ag food J fo ’ tbe BOul> and the useful for tho hollow from which tho pit was taken, a not go, but that ho should have an oppor- I ™ V n ED 8 f™ 
tho shoot boro tho appearance of having tbo bodv though to tho intellectual mind little nice sugar; dry them in a crick ovon tunity to seo it operate. Day be ore yes- 1 horses has boen made bv Jason 
been eaten or materially damaged, by somo the beautiful and useful are always combin- after the broad, &c., is withdrawn. terday tho machine was taken out. > After bdtaftMr ho"« b V aS h °^ 
beon eaten Ol inciiukia J ® J ^ J Thov are far hotter than if dried in the it had gone through a senes of experiments Barton, ot Midaie naaaam, wno nas 
—-—-—- -, ht 
w stripeB running longitudinally = iu gr “ t P-d in fins from p^bos fnjly^ “° M?! Mu 
we 2 " app°iy toTho S sZddtoo loaves that S'fnthfau- odlntZ coldwaton All^the Tuglr they Srnrtho^idTof dmpatt whfeh the 
trees to prevent tho appearance of tho tumn be removed froma forest which one enffine ran to the fire, Ld had water on be- bells aro attached. Tho positions of the 
phenomenon referred to? Any information -shes to increase m the growth of young ^ a Vof tho other apparatus came on tho - d « 8 ' 
respecting this now phenomenon would bo ----— -- fruit, of which thoy retain tho flavor in a re- ground, and tho firo was knocked into pi verso s ik ei o e> y of tbo belR 
gratefully received by friends in this quar- Peaches, grown in this vicinity, aro in markable degreo. If you prefer, take not in less than no time. _ 10 s ca.n m .! v be^adiusted so as to^act on the bells 
Diiimm amilfl and clierrv-treos are market, though vet scarce, inferior and ox- quite so ripe, and peel the fruit, but tho fla- is no longer an oxporimen . y . 1 a nv Knlf qnrl K 1 a 
es ot a light brown color. j n i 763 ? Robert Fulton first began to ap- A new composition has lately been invent- 
Dysters. —One pint of grated greon pi y his attention to steam. ed by Messrs. Winniwarter and Gersheim, 
o eggs, as much wheat flour as will i n 1793 ^ Olivor Evans, a native of Phila- of Vienna, for the purpose of superseding 
adhere together. Beat tho eggs. de lphia, constructed a locomotive steam on- the ordinary percussion caps, and, in many 
m with tho grated greon corn, and gbie t 0 travel on a turnpike road. instances, the gunpowder charge also. The 
ugh flour to form tho whole into a " Tho first steam-vessel that crossed the most prominent features of tht se gun prim- 
Fry them of a light brown in hot Atlantic was tho Savannah, in the month of ers, as the composition is called, aro tho ab- 
Yational Cook Book. June, 1819, from Charleston to Liverpool, senca of a metallic coat or cover, and their 
- ————---— — Hunt’s Merchants’ Magazine. uniform explosive power, the materials be- 
TIIE STEAM FIRE ENGINE. 
jured by 
ty, thoy 
“ Do your readers know how to dry peacli- 
r os ? Tako those of the best quality, just as 
- thoy are ripe enough to eat, halve them, ro- 
X’___.,,vvl wx,™ flviml 1 ,V 
-© - A , 
gratefully received by friends in tins quar 
Quince, apple, and clierry-troos aro marl 
affected by the diseaso. W- T ait an. 
Baldwins\illo, N. Y., August, 1853. 
rkot. though yet scarce, inferior and ox- quito so ripo, and pool tho fruit, but tho fla- is no longer an experiment. suiiy ex- m-D Position the pad or belt and bolls 
isivo. In a fow days thoy will bo deli- | vor is not so good as when fully riband to c^the -st sangmne 
ponsivo. in a tow c 
cious and abundant. 
dissipated more in tho process of drying.” friends.— Cincinnati Times. 
