MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER; AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
je dDrtjjarii aub datfreti. 
HEMLOCK—(Abies Canadensis.) 
Among evergreen trees there are none 
more beautiful than the common hemlock, 
and it is only that it is common and found in 
almost all sections of the country that has 
prevented its becoming prized as it deserves. 
It is perfectly hardy, and grows in the for¬ 
est to the height of sixty or eighty feet, but 
when standing alone forms a broad, low, 
head, with irregular branches clothed with 
delicate green foliage of singular beauty.— 
Its appearance is much improved in favor¬ 
able situations, and it may be grown suc¬ 
cessfully on almost all soils with proper 
treatment. We have observed in the woods 
beautiful shrubs of the hemlock, which would 
prove as ornamental for yards and lawns as 
any of the most highly prized foreign 
varieties. 
The Hemlock is particularly beautiful “ in 
the beginning of summer when oach twig is 
terminated with a tuft of yellowish green 
recent leaves, surmounting the darker green 
of the former year.” Mr. Emerson in his 
report on trees and shrubs of Massachusetts, 
remarks in substance: that it possesses a 
lightness and gracefulness—especially when 
the dark green mass is moved by the gentle 
breeze—that cannot fail to attract the at¬ 
tention of the most careless observer of tho 
beautiful in nature; it is entirely free from 
that stiffness, grenadier-like appearance 
which some other trees of the same family 
exhibit. It is a happy, joyous tree; like tho 
polite and vivacious Frenchman, it continu¬ 
ally bows and smiles, alike in sunshino or 
storm, winter or summer. When set on a 
lawn, singly or in groups, it forms a dense 
mass, and produces a deep shade; perhaps 
it is best when planted in this way. He adds: 
“ As it bears pruning to almost any de¬ 
gree, without suffering injury, it is well suit¬ 
ed to form screens for tho protection of more 
tender trees and plants, or for concealing 
disagreeable objects. By being planted in 
double or triple rows, it may in a few years 
bo made to assume the appearance of an 
impenetrable wall—roally impenetrable to 
the wind and to domostic animals. A hedge 
of this kind, seven or eight feet high, on a 
bleak, barren plain, oxposed to tho north¬ 
west winds, gave Dr. Greene, of Mansfield, 
a warm, sunny, sheltered spot, for the cul¬ 
tivation of delicate annual plants. When I 
saw it, the annuals, several of which were 
rare exotics, were beautiful; the hemlock 
screen was much more so.” 
A writer in the New England Farmer, 
who thinks tho Hemlock “ tho most beauti¬ 
ful of all evergreens, and strangely neglect¬ 
ed while we search distant climes to procure 
those of less value and beauty,” has tried 
transplanting tho Hemlock with good suc¬ 
cess. lie says : 
“ I have spoken of sorao of its advantages, 
and now methinks I hear some ono say it is 
difficult to transplant, and that it grows slow 
while young. The latter objection is real, 
to some extent; it does not grow very fast— 
I mean small plants—for the first year or 
two; after that, if the land is good, it makes 
very good growth, though it grows even 
when young, as well, or better than many 
other things with which we take much pains, 
which are inferior to this. The former ob¬ 
jection I shall answer by adding my own ex¬ 
perience in transplanting this tree. In the 
spring of 1841), I pulled up about two hun¬ 
dred small trees, in height from a foot and 
a half, to three feet, out of the moss of a 
swamp, saving nothing on the roots; sot 
them out immediately in a moist placo; 
three-fourths lived and did well. Tho next 
year 1 tried the same experiment on a larger 
scale, got about five hundred, pulled them 
up in the same way, set them out as I did 
tho others—four-fifths lived and did well. 
These trees have now a great many fibrous 
roots, and can be moved without loss. Last 
spring I tried larger trees from a different 
soil, a loam somewhat gravelly, moved about 
twenty-five, of sizes from three to eight feet 
in height, chose a moist day, took them up 
with a ball of earth, and set them out as 
soon as possible; when taking them up I was 
careful not to disturb the roots in the ball 
of earth. Every one lived, though last sum¬ 
mer with us was tho dryest we have had for 
many years.” 
TOBACCO FOR TREES AND PLANTS. 
Tobacco, for destroying insects is applied 
in two ways. Tho most common is to form 
a strong decoction. It may be prepared by 
pouring over the tobacco in a tub or barrel 
enough hot water to covor it, and let it stand 
some days. If strong enough, it will destroy 
plant lico and other small insects which in¬ 
fest fruit trees. It often fails for want of 
sufficient strength. A mixture of a small 
Quantity of starch, in solution, will add to 
its efficacy without endangering to any de¬ 
gree the trees. A mixture of soap in solu 
tion, also adds to its effect, but if the soap 
be strong, it proves in some cases injurious 
to the young foliage. Tobacco being a 
vegetable poison, will not do any injury, 
however strong it may be. Small trees may 
bo bent over and dipped into the solution: 
it may be applied to larger trees by a show¬ 
ering syringe. Smoke from burning tobac¬ 
co may bo applied to plants by means of 
Brown's Fumigator, a small instrument made 
of tin, costing from three to five dollars.— 
Albany Cultivator. 
Money is a useful servant but a tyranni¬ 
cal master. 
GROWING EARLY TOMATOES. 
A friend a short time sinco requested me 
to look at a tomato patch belonging to one 
of his neighbors, which had been the year 
previous famous for tho quantity of fruit 
produced, aqd its extreme earlinoss—by 
which tho proprietor was enabled to sell in 
; advance of all other competitors in the mar¬ 
ket, and thus realized as much profit from 
a few rods of land as some of our farmers 
from a hundred acres. 
This plot of land was a sand knoll—the 
top of which had been removed to a de¬ 
pression near by, leaving the ground so poor 
that it would havo been impossible to have 
grown any kind of cultivated vegetation ex¬ 
cept tomatoes. These were planted in hill3 
prepared by adding a shovel full of well 
rotted manuro to each, and the soil being of 
such a hot and dry nature, it brought them 
forward and matured tho fruit directly. I 
havo never before konown this kind of fruit 
grown on such land, but tho result in this 
case may furnish some hints to our market- 
gardeners which will be to thoir advantage. 
Big Stream Point, May 3, 1852. I. II. 
APPLE TREE BOR^jtS. 
In New England thei'o is no greater pest 
to the cultivator, than the apple tree borer. 
In some parts it has destroyed whole or¬ 
chards. Many persons, in fact most per¬ 
sons, fold their hands in despair, and let the 
trees die. I have done bettor by (he help 
of the Horticulturist—having profited by 
the directions given by the Editor three or 
four years ago. These directions are the 
only ones that I have seen that strike direct¬ 
ly at the root of tho matter—that is to say, 
by preventing the boror in a winged state, 
the last of May and the first of Juno, from 
depositing its eggs in tho bark of tho treo, 
and thereby laying tho foundation of a new 
: brood. The eld mode of killing the borers 
j by pushing wires into their holes in the 
trunk of the tree, is good so far as it goes 
—but it only goes half way. Sinco, if you 
succeed in killing all tho grubs in that tree, 
a fresh set may fly over from your neigh¬ 
bors’ trees, as soon as tho grubs hatch out, 
and lay their eggs in yours. The plan re- 
j commended by the Editor of the Horticul¬ 
turist, does the whole business; as many 
now subscribers whose trees may bo infected, 
have not that prescription at hand, I shall 
beg leave to repeat it. 
First, kill all the grubs in the trunk of 
tho tree, by pushing a wiro up the holes as 
far as possible. Then take a pail—fill it 
half full of thin soft soap, and stir in enough 
tobacco water to make it two-thirds full.— 
Having first scraped off any loose bark, next 
apply this tobacco and soap paint with a 
stiff brush, to ever part of the trunk, and 
largor part of the limbs—putting it on es¬ 
pecially thick at the “crotches,” and the 
base of the trunk—the places whero the 
borer likes best to deposit its eggs. If this 
is done early in May, I can answer from ex¬ 
perience for its efficacy. No borer will de¬ 
posit her eggs in bark coated over in this 
way.— Horticulturist. 
Strawberry Runners. —These should be 
treated as weeds, and kept hoed from among 
the regular rows of strawberry plants. They 
have precisely the same offect upon tho crop 
as tho same quantity of weeds, and cannot 
fail to lessen the amount, as well as to di¬ 
minish the quality. A writer in the Gar¬ 
deners’ Chronicle remarks,—“ So convinced 
am I of the propriety of cultivating this 
fruit in separate and distinct plants, and of 
cutting off the runners, that I have this sea¬ 
son taken out a plant between each of my 
plantations, thus making the distance be¬ 
tween each plant four feet by three.” 
THE PURPLE CANDYTUFT. 
Our engraving represents the Purple 
Candytuft, an annual plant growing about 
a foot high, with spreading branches, and 
large heads of purple flowers. It is very 
beautiful and of easy culture, and grows 
well on almost any rich soil, if not too moist. 
The Genesee Farmer says : “ Superior flow¬ 
ers will bo obtained by soaking tho ground 
occasionally with liquid manure, readily ob¬ 
tained by placing the cleanings of tho fowl- 
house in a barrel with water, and keeping 
on hand a constant supply. When the 
plants are going into flower the heads should 
be examined; and if too numerous, they 
should be removed. By this treatment, and 
occasionallly loosening the ground around 
the plants, flowers have been grown three 
inches across, most beautifully colored, be¬ 
ing of a very dark purple on tho outside, 
and softening to nearly white in tho centre.” 
This flower is a native of Candia. There 
are several varieties, among them the Rock¬ 
et Candytuft, a splendid plant—growing 
two feet high, branching widely and pro¬ 
ducing large and splendid bunches of flow¬ 
ers, when properly cultivated. 
THE BEAUTIFUL IN GROUNDS 
The Horticulturist has an article on this 
subject which is worth reading. Mr. Down¬ 
ing sums up as follows: 
“Practically—tho rules wo would deduco 
are tho following : To select always, if pos¬ 
sible, a surface varied by gentle curves and 
undulations. If something of this charac¬ 
ter already exists, it may often bo greatly 
heightened or improved at little cost. Very 
often, too, a nearly level surface may, by a 
very trifling addition,—only adding a few 
inches in certain points,—be raised to a 
character of positivo beauty, by simply fol¬ 
lowing tho hints given by nature. 
When a surface is quite level by nature, 
we must usually, content ourselves to plant¬ 
ing, and the arrangement of walks, buildings, 
&o., to produco beauty and variety; and we 
would always, in such cases, rather expend 
monoy in introducing beautiful vases, stat¬ 
ues, and other works of positive artistic 
merit, than to terrace and unmake what 
character nature has stamped on tho 
ground.” 
Sulphur for Grapes. —Robert Sinclair, 
Jr., Esq., writes us to say, that: 
“The flour of sulphur, dredged on grape ' 
vinos, will effectually prevent mildew, and 
other diseases that tho grape is liable to.— 
Tho dredging should be done when tho dew 
is on, or after a light showor of rain. I havo 
tested the abovo fully, and have anually 
hoalthy vines, and good crops of grapes.— 
The sulphur is also an excellent active ma¬ 
nure. A dry, south-east exposure is best 
for grapes; soil deep, well manured with 
well decomposed manure, bones, fish, oyster 
shells, lime, &c.” 
Ho thinks also that tho disease might bo 
as effectually prevented by oil of vitriol, 
(sulphuric acid,) say the following propor¬ 
tions, sprinkled on tho vines, viz: g water, 
\ acid.— Prairie Farmer. 
mechanic Mss & $tmt 1 W0ED 01) 
° __ Hap.dly one in a hundred of our public 
__ rooms is ventilated. The neglect everv 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS where prevalent, in regard to ventilation, is 
ISSUED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, ^ ^ ^ outra g e _tOO rank and injllri- 
For the week ending April 27, 1852. ous ^ ^ boruo without remonstrance. Our 
days of worship are thus made occasions of 
Matthias W. Baldwin, of Philadelphia, Pa, for headache and exhaustion, and clergymen 
improved valve for steam engines. are pained at the sight of nodding auditors 
John Crest Blair, of Pittsburgh Pa., for im- who cannot withstand the -enervating influ- 
l0rac0tic (Broiionnj. 
ASSISTANCE IN ACCIDENTS. 
We digest for the bonefit of readers, es¬ 
pecially in country places, tho best course 
to be adopted in emergencies like the fol- 
fowing: 
In case of a fractured or dislocated limb, 
let the sufferer lay on the ground until a 
couch, door, gate or plank can be procured, 
for in raising him up ho may die from faint¬ 
ness or loss of blood. When procured, 
place the door or gate along side of him, 
cover it with something soft, and let men 
convey him steadily home, but do not put 
him into a vehicle of any kind. 
In Fits. —If a person fall in ono, let him 
remain on the ground, provided his face be 
pale, for should it bo a fainting or tempora¬ 
ry suspension of tho heart’s action, you may 
cause death by raising him upright or bleed¬ 
ing; but if the face be red or dark colored, 
raise him on his seat, throw cold water on 
his head immediately, and send for a sur¬ 
geon and got a vein opened, or fatal pressure 
on the brain may ensue. 
In Hanging or Drowning, expose the 
chest as quickly as possible and throw ice 
water over it, whilst the body is kept in a 
sitting position. 
Child renin Convulsions. —Deluge the head 
with cold water and put tho feet into warm 
water, till medical aid can be procured. 
Poison. —Give an emetic of a teaspoonful 
of mustard flour in a teacupful of warm 
water every ten minutes, till vomiting ensue 
or medical assistance is obtained. 
Burns and Scalds. —Let .the burnt part 
be bathed in a mixture of turpentine and of 
olive oil, or linseed oil, equal parts, till the 
pain abates; then dross it with a common 
cerate, and defend it from tho air.—JV. Y. 
Farmer and Mechanic. 
provement in file cutting machinery. 
once of confined and poisoned air. At the 
Daniel S. Dewey, of Hartford, Conn., for im- Lecture room, it is tho same. The whole 
provement in shuttles for weaving hair cloth, <fcc. system goes down and tho victim 1 etui us to 
Perry Dickson, of Blooming Valley, Pa., for his dwelling with a throbbing and aching 
J ,,,,,,, , brain. I Ire lungs are sore-and oppressed as 
improvement in hold back for sleds. 
! it bound in a vice, and a feverish night’s rest 
John M. Earls, ot I roy, X. \., for improvement j £ 0 [j 0wg the flagrant violation of a “higher 
in smut machines. I i„. v ” 
Nathl. T. Edson, of New Orleans, La., for im¬ 
provement in the relief-steering apparatus. 
John F. Kleim, of Trenton, N. J., for improve¬ 
ment in railroad sv,fitches. 
Calvin Willey, Jr., of Chicago, Ill., (now de- 
In private houses it is the same. Every 
breath of pure free air is most carefully ex¬ 
cluded as though it were infectious. Sleep¬ 
ing apartments are thus turned into nurse¬ 
ries of ill health, where foolish people con- 
ceased) assignor to himself and Uriel Walker, of themselves with living upon impurity 
An e ■ , • ■ e while the world is filled with an element of 
Babcock’s Grove, Ill., for improvement in gmsfor , P. ... , T . , , . „ , 
’ ’ 1 b health without People awake and find 
long staples of cotton. . themselves unvested and unrefreshed, the 
Alexander Kelsey, of Rochester, N. 1 ., (assign- [ ull o-g feeling as though they bad been 
or to James Cowles, of same place) for improve- wrenched, and the head dull and heavy.— 
ment in warm air furnaces. | How many a time while abroad, have we 
Ephriam Parker, of Rock Island, Ill., (assignor thrust the mass of curtains aside and thro’ 
to Alfred A. Parker, of St. Louis, Mo.,) for im- the raised window, let air into an apartment 
provement in machines for pressing tobacco. where spiders had wrought in darkness un- 
Andrew Lamb & Win. A. Summers, of the ! disturbed, for months. When will people 
County of Herts, England, for stud brace for 
flues of sheet water space boilers. Patented in 
England, Dec. 9, 1848. 
use common sense in relation to matters of 
so much importance ? 
We have a selfish object in these remarks, 
as well as an honest wish to see men bene- 
Freeman Murrow, of Williamsburgh, N. Y., for ,., , ... , ‘, ' ., 
, b , , fjted. We have sutiored more than we ever 
improvement in brushes. ^ ^ will again, from speaking in crowded and 
Thus. J. Sloan, of New \ork, N. I., for im- confined rooms. Many a time tho speaker 
proved float guago feed regulator, etc., lor steam wonders why he feels such an aversion to 
boilers, etc. speaking, and why ho does speak under such 
B. T. Stowell, of Waddam’s Grove, Ill., for im- depression -of spirits and physical energy. 
provement in self-loading and dumping cart. hut let in the wild, pure air that rolls like a 
Alfred Swingle <fc Nehemiah Hunt, of Boston, viewless ocean without, and the mystery will 
Mass., for improved steering apparatus. v ‘“ ,isl >- Toople ought to bo indicted fur tho 
Henry Turner, of Clmrlestown. N. H„ for im- «>»•“ » 1>“» " °° st « 
J ... . , much as their chandeliers and carpets, money 
provement m boxes for journals. would bo lavishly expended. But it is one 
1. J. Ball <fc John Post, ol Pittsfield, Mich., for ob t be blessings of an ever bounteous Prov- 
improvement in cultivators. idence which is free, and instead of being 
Samuel H. Sailor, of Philadelphia, Pa., (assignor freely .used, it is oven, barred from our pub- 
to North, Harrison it Chase of the same place) lie rooms and dwellings, and health and 
for design for a cooking stove. comfort endangered by the inexcusable folly. 
James G. Abbott & Archilus Lawrence, of As long as we can find pure, fresh air of our 
Philadelphia, Pa., for design for a portable fur- own to inhale, we object t<o using that which 
nace has boon used by others. Neither do we 
For the week ending May 4, 1852. 
Wm. F. Ash, of Springfield, Ohio, for improve¬ 
ment in rock drills. 
Lewis W. Beecher, of Avon, N. Y., for improve¬ 
ment in leather gauges. 
wish others to use that which wo havo de¬ 
prived of its life-giving element.— Cayuga 
Chief 
NEW USE OF GUTTA PERCHA. 
One of the best uses of this remarkable 
Alonzo Bentley, of Honesdale, Pa., for improve- j sub3tanc0 is to fill seams and joints-for 
ment in potato washers. 
Lewis H. Davis, of Keunett’s Square, Pa., as 
signor to J. A. Dugdale, of same place, for im¬ 
provement in lever jacks. 
which purpose it cannot be equalled. The 
fbliewing is the mode of applying it: 
Warm the gutta perch a till it becomos 
glutinous, then with a heated iron or chisel 
Moses G. Farmer, of Salem, Mass., for improve- point all along the joint, and it will be found 
ment in electro-magnetic alarm bells. 
that the adhesiveness of gufta percha is such, 
Christopher Hollingsworth, of Liberty, Ind.,for after two or three minutes, that the whole 
improvement in washing machines. 
surface becomes as one board, tho great 
Andrew Hotchkiss, of Sharon, Ct., for improved mer ^ being that theio is no occasion to use 
. . ,, , any solution or cement to make the gutta 
adjustable wrench. 
John McChirtee, of Philadelphia, Pa., for im¬ 
provement in differential safety-valves. 
Thos. G. McLaughlin, of Kensington, Pa., for 
improvement in railroad car brakes. 
any solution or cement to make the gutta 
percha unite to the wood-work, as is the 
case when applied to leather and other pur¬ 
poses; but there exists such an affinity be¬ 
tween the two, that, for example, supposing 
a hole six inches square were cut in tho 
Charles Peters, of Trenton, N. J., and Wm. Fet- ! flooring, with nothing underneath for snp- 
ter, of Bucks Co., Pa., for improved anvil. 
port, and to make good tho same a new 
James L.Plimpton, of Westfield, Mass., for im- ! piece were let in, well set allround in gutta 
proved machinery for grinding conical edged porcha, it will so unite with the boards as to 
knives enable that portion to bear as great a weight 
T ,,, ... ,, „ . as anv other part. What has been said of 
. .. ’ . _ - ,, L - . ° making good the space between tho floor 
to Geo. A. Meacham, of Enfield, Ct., tor improve- boar( js, will -equally apply to all joiner’s 
ment in churning machines. work, as in the panels of doors, and a shako 
Christen Schneider, of Washington, D. C., for in them has hitherto been without any ell'oc- 
improvement in funnels. tual remedy. Also to the skirting running 
Wm. Southwell, of Kensington, Pa., for im- round the rooms, which is often to bo found 
provement in machinery for grinding or polishing leaving the floor hoards, &c., &c. 
saw blades, <fcc. The great feature gained is that gutta 
James Spratl, of Cincinnati. Ohio, for improve- percha not only fills up the space, but at tho 
ment in lightning rods. same time hardens and unites tho whole. 
Daniel H. Thompson, of Springfield, Mass., for " 
. . - i ii- i i- NEW PADDLE WHEELS, 
improvement in window blind machinery. 
Thomas J. Woolcocks and \\ m. Ostrander, of Hr. E. PRATT professes to have accoin- 
New York, N. Y., for improvement in speaking pfished a desideratum in steam enginery— 
tubes. ___ _ namely, paddle wheels that havo no back 
New Theory of Coal Basins.-A Mr. -at^the advantage. <rf which, is a great 
McGinnis, of Pottsville, Fa., a year or two acquisition propelling power. Ihocon- 
ago, advanced a theory that there was more tr , I ? nco 18 8, ^'° 5 the introduction 
,p ’ , , . . •L, c. , ,, . oi two eccentric wheels in the paddle, con- 
than one coal basin m tho Schuylkill region ; .. , , , , , . ,, 
,, , , , . ,i f _• j nectmg by rods placed horizontally in 
—that tho coal strata were thrown into sad- 65 1 . ,. ,f , 
,, . .. , „ ,_,, _grooves at the arms, and a friction roller at 
dies at a number ot places, where tho seams 6 , , T , .’ ,, 
, , , i each end. In making the revolutions tho 
would he tound very deep, and near tho sur- ^ , 
,. s, , V , , . floats are m turn raised out ol tho water 
face. Recontexperiments have domonstra- ,. , , , ,, , ... , , , 
. j r c i . . perpendicularly, under tho shait, and let 
ted the correctness of his theory. “A per- 1 . .J’ , . 
„ c u , down again when required lor propulsion. 
Tw»Twli/>iilnr nvr-.nr aha.tr s.-ivs I hi ai m- is * 11 
Boiling Rice. —Take one pint of good 
clean sound rice, wash it well in several 
waters, rub it well between the hands, and 
pour off tho water at each washing as soon 
as possible, to tako off all tho small parti¬ 
cles that would be likely to color tho rice. 
This done, tako one quart of water to one 
pint of rice, put in one-half teaspoonful of 
fine salt, put it over tho fire, let it boil fif¬ 
teen minutes without stirring, and then 
take it off. If the rico has not taken up all 
the water, pour it off; if it is good rice it will 
take it all up. When this is done, give the 
rice ono good stirring, and the only ono, 
place the kettle on some hot embers where 
it will simmer for fifteen minutes more.— 
This done, your rice will come on tho table, 
each grain separate, as white as snow and 
well cooked.—JV. E. Farmer. 
Tea-Table Buns. —Buns that aro buns 
may be made as follows. One pound of 
flour, three lemon rinds grated fine, half a 
pound of butter, molted, in a coffee cup of 
course, a teaspoonful of yeast, three eggs 
well beat, half a pound fine powdered white 
sugar. Mix and work it well, and let it 
stand until raised, and then make out three 
dozen buns, bake and eat and you will say 
they are good. 
Four pounds of hoof lose one pound by 
boiling. 
New Theory of Coal Basins. —A Mr. 
McGinnis, of Pottsville, Pa., a year or two 
ago, advanced a theory that there was more 
than one coal basin in the Schuylkill region 
—that tho coal strata were thrown into sad¬ 
dles at a number of places, where tho seams 
would he found very deep, and near tho sur¬ 
face. Recont"experiments have deinonstra- 
just patented one of the most useful articles 
we ever saw—a horse shoe that is put on 
without nails. A sample may be seen by 
■ i • ,i L . . ihh i HimtvuiiHiy, uuuui uicv duc&ii/, mi'.i ihv 
ted the correctness of his theory. “A per- \ 1 . i- 7 ’ . , . 
„ c i .4 , . J t,,-, r i , I down again when required lor propulsion, 
pondicular proot shaft, says the Philadel- T n ■ 6 v i J • . ^ 1 1 
1 , . T a 1 v „ ,.i In this way back water rs done away with, 
phia Ledger. “has just been sunk mto the , ,■_ , ’ 
1 , u v ci • a, i n ! and no difficulty can arise from uie clog- 
red-ash range, below bt. Clair, on Mr. Ca- I . ,, - , , ,, • ■ ., 
> i i u c* ___i, xi i gmg of the wheels bv the ice or drift wood. 
rey s land, which, after passing through the b 7 . v .1 . . 
. J . •' , ® . .. 7 . A slight alteration m tho form of tho circles 
two middle gray-ash veins, has, at the depth . . . . .. . n . . ,, 
of 400 foot from the surface, revealed the ! 18 a f U th f 18 ref l. ,u8lt « *? dl * J tl ‘ e float8 . in he 
first big white-ash vein, 28 feet thick, and j at P™* bo ™qu>rcd- 
of splendid quality; which was the thing to j 8a ^ au Ml r lX " ' e £ rco ‘ s - 
be demonstrated. I , _ ~ , , 
_mwwww_ A Good Cement.—L can recommend tho 
Dusting Carpets.—'T he ladies will be de- following cement, as ono of the most valua- 
lighted to learn that a machine has boon in- bio and durable which can be mado for 
vented for cleaning carpets, which will dust aqueducts, ditches and other similar works : 
as many in two or three hours as twenty One hundred lbs. of whiting; and 18 
men can do in a day. In the process of lbs. of rosin; 18 j lbs. of brimstone, and 
cleaning, tho ends of tho carpet are fixed on 9 lbs. tar. These ingredients must bo mixed 
rollers, and by reversing the motion of a together, by fusing the brimstone and rosin 
wheel the carpet passes backward and for- first, afterward adding tho tar, and lastly 
ward between brushos, while a number of the whiting. It is impervious to water, is 
spring beaters strike it in order and beat not affected by frost, and in process of timo 
out the dust. becomes almost as hard and indestructible 
-—-——— - as stone. A cement of this kind is often 
Something New.—H err Dries bach has required for various purposes.— Cor. Ger. 
just patented one of the most useful articles Telegraph. 
Thin laminae of metal, to be heated in¬ 
calling at the store of E. Corning. Horse- j stantly by gas, at a cost of 37 cents per 1,- 
men should give it an examination.— Alb. j 000 feet, aro now proposed as a substitute 
Knickerbocker. I for coal in the ordinary grate. 
