MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EMILY NEWSPAPER. 
ifWftnrX rrrtN /ftrrrNmt Alice Maud, the almost universal favorite 
VUiJt U^llijuru UIIU UlHUUIU. fora market fruit. It is early, largo, showy 
- f- ■ -. . - - and vory productive. The Ilovoy ranks 
THZ HEMLOCK FOR SHADE, HEDGES, &c. next, but is later and not so reliable. The 
m tt p >• Largo Early Scarlet, is also cultivated and 
Iiie Hemlock —one of our native ever- ® . , r . . . 
.. . , r ^ , ,, pretty well liked, while toe Early Virginia 
green trees ot great value for lumber, as all £ , , ’ . ,. v x , 
, , . , Scarlet, a very different fruit, is cultivated 
concede—has its home in the back-woods . , „ , . 
x -i , . . mainly on account of its being so very early, 
on a rather scanty soil, and among a nnmi- „„ , , , , , °. . ... 
... V. Of the hundred other varieties of the 
tivo class of people, who have more of an . , , ,, 
, strawberry in our country, except the new 
eye for tan-bark and saw-logs than for beau- . . , 
, , , . , ,, ° . varieties, most of them seem to have been 
ty; and lienee it has seldom found its way , , , . . .... 
........ . J tested in this vicinity, with much care 
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into fashionable society, among the orna- , , . .. , . 
„ , , , , „ and at largo expense, and discarded pretty 
ments of lawns and pleasure grounds. Yet . ,, J 
.... . . f „ ? ! generally, except the above. Much allow- 
lts sturdy and genial gracefulness—its fine . , , , n ., ... 
, . ° ® ; anco must be made, however, lor tho substi- 
growth whon properly cared for—and its , .. ,. „ 
, „ 1 . . , . . tution ot erroneous names. For instance, 
endurance of trimming and training, render , . w . . . . . 
s one gardener in Washington city informed 
it worthy of the attention of all who love ,, , - , r , 7 „ , \ T ... 
, j , .... , me he had just discarded Burr s New Pine, 
the shadow and ornament of bright and i un r , , , . , . . . 
„ TTT , . , “ When I asked to see his plants, and noticing 
evergreen foliage. We spoke m the Rural T • .. ... * , , . , 
,. at o u 1 them, I informed him at onco ho had been 
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them, I informed him at onco ho had been 
of May 13th, upon this subject, and making , , ,. , . , , . 
p !■ n , J . , ° greatly deceived, for Ins plants in nowise 
further mention ot the matter in a letter to . .. XT 0 . 1 r „. .... 
. resembled tho New Pine. I he loilago was 
a friend who has given it some attention, I10' .. , . 
., p ,, entirely different, the foot stalks much long- 
wntes us as follows: . 0 . 
ecT ., . , ,. . . , ., „ . .. er, and the berries which were ripe, were of 
f think tho hemlock, all things consid- \ ,. ,, ,. a , . , 1 ’ 
f p, . , ’ & . radically different c.olor, shape and flavor, 
ered, one Oj. our finest trees for ornamental ^ , , , . 
„ 1 1 ,, , , Early vegetables are produced m great 
purposes, and probably the onlv reason why . , ... , 
... ' 1 , J profusion and perfection, and command 
it is not more employed in this way, is, that . 
.. . rr, -i. • j. J .1 onormous prices; for instances, cabbages 7 to 
it is so common. True it is not of so rapid _ , , . , . A „ ' 0 
., xi , • 1 , . , 9 cts. per head; lettuce 3 to 4c.; asparagus 
a growth as some other kinds, yet in a good | / , • > . 
„ , ... , , ’ ... ° . I 4 to oc. per doz.; pie plant, very small, oc. 
soil and with good treatment it will thrive 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 “ 
PATEHT BLIND AND SHUTTER FASTENER. 
profusion and perfection, and command JlMjlllUf Sltfe ^ 
enormous prices; for instances, cabbages 7 to ° ^ 
well, and perhaps it suffers less from neg 
4 to 5c. per doz.; pie plant, very small, oc. 
per doz., and large, 1 to 3c. per stalk; pota- 
A NEW BLIND FASTENER. 
Tiie accompanying engraving is a view of 
lect than almost any other evergreen. What I t0GS ’ ° W ’ °° C ' per 1>CCk ’ &nd ° th ° r thm « S 111 a most valuabl ° improvement in Blind and 
can bo more beautiful in tho way of a tree, | pr JPO rtlon * r , Shuttor F^tcners, which was patented on 
than a hemlock which has arnwn onrlistm-h. . Dld not the blight of slavery rest on every tho 11th of May last, by Samuel Barker, of 
than a hemlock which has grown undisturb- , ™ ^ «u cvei^ me 11m 01 ivray lasc, oy oamuei nariccr, 01 
ed and thriftily in the open field ? ^ U ] ali that . re S 10n > lfc would bo most New York city. 
As an ornamental hedge, or for a screen, doll f* ltful removing there,—but with it, I Fig. 1 j 8 a vertical soction of (he pintel, 
it would be very fine, but would not be would not accept, as my residence, the finest socket and cap of tho blind hinge of the 
likely to stop unruly cattle until it got quite P S ° U J h 01 ^® 0N & DlX0N ’ S line ‘ improved construction, taken through the 
large. I have succeeded best in transplant- ^ UPe » ^_ R ‘ a p * centre. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the 
ing it about the middle of Juno. I set ten GROWTH OF FRUIT TREES. combined hinge and fastener attached to a 
last June—some with, and some without dirt T , . • , , window shuttor, which is represented as 
upon tho roots, and all but one lived and a trees ‘Th u’trer^seUhrvears SWUng baCk againSt th ° walL Th ° Sam0 
"»* » growth „f an inch or so after fans- ago. /our of them standing in a row wre °' retorenco indicato liko P arts on 
made a growth of an inch or so after trans- ago. jfJur of them standing in a row were , ro,or “ c ® muam p,mS 0,1 
planting. They had grown two or three measured last week, twelve inches above the b S ur es. 
inches before I removed them. surface of tho ground, and tnoir girth was | 1object of this invention consists in 
rpi „,. .. p ., - . found to be fifteen inches. One of them securing or fastening shutters, or blinds of 
— 1 he attention of the forming commu- ft v ri >pdpd it . . 6 . & 
pc p pIppp ip u t xi • , , windows m any position desired, either 
nity as a class should bo, I think, more di- Thus, in fivo years, these trees have a .. ,, , r , . , ,, 
rected to ornamenting their grounds, par- diameter of nearly fivo inches each, one foot I dm . e °P cri e 1111 ros mg agains . ic 
ticularly around their dwellings How from the ground. The trees were not of vvall of the building—or only half way open, 
much it would add to the beauty of West- + UIllls md size when first set-only three years or only a part open. 
r>rn Now Vnrt to o o i , j fiom the starting of the bud. Hie pros- The hinge fastener is constructed as fol- 
surrounded bv ornamenL treJ Th T pCCt "7 th °f° b « ar lows :-Tho upper portion of the pintel of 
sun ounaed by 01 namental trees and shrubs more than tour pecks ot Baldwin apples , . 1 , 1 
intermixed with dwarf or pyramidal fruit tlds Y ea i'. If tho season proves good for 10 uu £° IS made ol a s ff u:l i'e or octagon 
trees, all tastefully arrano-ed on a finely gra- Baldwins w o think it probable that twice sha po, as may bo desired, and the upper 
ded lawn. If a border, or here and there a th J wiH b< ^ ldu,ld , on , thom - P art of the sockct is made t0 correspond, a 
cluster of flowers may bo seen, so much demVoTes dug for°s4tttag thom^Eiwht s f c » Wn g lofl tho “PP OT ?»■■«»" 
tho bolter. And I believe, friend B-, inches in depthN-as tho extant of tho hotel f'o p.ntcl and socket. A cap con-espond- 
‘There’s a good time coming” whon theso dbo sob was hardly rich onougli for a cro{> in orm to tbo u PP er P ai t of tho socket 
things will bo, though not perhaps to a very of corn—but care "was used in setting, and and P»ntel fits over tho pintel inside tho sock- 
great extent in our day. Tho influences n0thl ?S but tho f r esh soil of , the licld was ot > and fllls thc s P ace bet ween the two, and 
nP tbo Piip.r Vnri a hr r permitted to come m contact with the roots, thus makes tho socket fast to the pintel, 
ot tne It ural, and kindred publications After tho roots were buried with soil i • , , 
nnen tho 1-iatr.c 1 i ,• I u p ,, ,. , . c tu S ^! J ’ a preventing tho blind, which is attached to 
upon tne tastes ot our luial population are wheelbarrow full ot strawy manure from , & . 
beginning to bo felt,and their teachings are tbo cow-yard was placed around tho trunk 180cket > * rom swinging or turning on its 
thus makes the socket fast to the pintel, 
preventing tho blind, which is attached to 
the socket, from swinging or turning on its 
more and more appreciated.” 
HORTICULTURAL NOTES: 
IN WASHINGTON AND ITS VICINITY. 
During a recent visit of a few weeks to 
of each tree, and a little peat mud was hinges. A is the shank, of which the pin- 
thrown around on tho surface. The trees tel B, forms tho vertical part.* 
have been annually washed with ley made The upper portion of tho pintel is square, 
from potash, and there is not the least ap- and tho lower part ; 3 round liko the pintel 
pearance of moss or ot grubs on the trunk . ,. \. , i 1- , 
or limbs. m an ordinary hinge (see fig. 1.) C is the 
The ground has boon kept in tillago and 
socket; its inside corresponding in shape to 
Washington, D.C., and thereabouts, Inoticed pigs were permitted to run amono- them for * be P' nt cl on which it fits. D is the shank 
many things in the horticultural lino, which a lew weeks last season. Andno'rnore ma- °* tbe hinge, which is secured to the blind 
interested mo. and some references to them nur0 has been P ut 011 tho ground than is ? v 8 luttei ‘ ^‘j 1 tbe usua * “ anner - llie 
t i . , • oiwwiwa to uicm, u g ua {i v a nnfie d to cornfinlds Tl..m whon lower part of the socket C, fits snugly oil 
I think, may please a portion of your readers. prop J caro ia taken> Baldwin trees are ^ he corresponding part of tho pintel, but 
The climate certainly is delightful—the grown large enough to be quite productive ds u PP er P ar f * s a hollow square form, 
air drier—even the evening air seems to bo tfi° fifth season. Wo have before had f ho shank A, is diiven into the casement of 
balmy and healthy. Tho soil appears to bo a ,reo in thefourth tliZi.' “KprM^ of this’fasZerTs 
d me, and some references to them, ,luro .[ las b( ; cn . P ut 011 the ground than is thetockeTc fitTsnuolv 
i ,. ,. , usually applied to cornfields. Thus when lowei P art ot tne. socket E, hts snugly 
uay please a portion of your readers. prope “ care is taken> Baldwin trees are ? he corresponding part of the pintel, 
peculiarly susceptible to kindly treatment, ^ When litter is used about the trunk some embraced in making the upper half of tho 
for I saw on old worn out soils, fine crops of flat stones are placed on it to keep it in P mtel ot a blind hinge of a square or octa- 
corn growing with the application alone of plage. No stakes were placed about those g° n shapo, and the internal portion ol the 
a trifle of guano in each hill; and I also trees > anf l tb °y needed none. Mulching P ar ^ 4 . sockct a correspond- 
saw on tho sa.no soils, strong growing fruit -■sworsmst^. Uf stakos.-A/„ ss. IHongl, 
trees, with only a little addition to tho soil New Enemy to the Fear. _A horticultu- t0 slide over tho pintel and insitle of the 
of lime and manure. From all I could ral friend yesterday showed us a number of socket, thus filling the space between tho 
learn, I conclude that a moderate share of pear leaves, with small green worms upon P‘ nte i an( l socket, to prevent the latter 
agricultural knowledge, and a very moder- them > soino so sma11 as t0 b « almost invisi- tr0Il > turnm S on lts axis - 
ate expenso will cause theso lands to he very ble > a ‘ ld the three-quarters of an This hollow cap bolt has a small chain F, 
, r,,. p inch long. Ihey are very ravenous, and attached to it, which is made fast to the 
productive. I he favorite appliances to the some frees have been entirely stripped by shank of the hinge, to prevent its being 
soil in this region seem to bo lime, stable them. Tho whale oil soap, (about a pound lost; besidos it is a convenient handle by 
manure, and guano—tho latter of which is t0 three gallons of water,) kills them in- which to draw tho hollow bolt E, from the 
quito largely used. Much of the soil is a stan %- They commence by eating a small socket, thus relieving the shutter from its 
yellow loam, and with the thin, poor culture c ncular bo . le in [ be leaf, but soou demolish fastening. 
... . . . , q, the whole, including the stem.— Salem Gaz. By those who have had experience in m- 
ot slave labor,» soon exhausted but by the Th „ inscc , ken of abovo has atso made serting hooks in tho walls of granite, or oth- 
help ot tho sub-soil plow and fertilizers is j ts ; V p pe aranco in this vicinity, and has ? r sto P e buildings for blind fasteners, this 
quickly restored. proved in soino cases, quite destructive to invention W *H ho particularly appreciated, 
Washington affords one of the finest mar- young pear trees. Nor is it satisfied with * or they know the difficulties ot drilling 
kets in our country for fruit and vegetables devouring the leaves merely ; it occasionally seventy-five or one hundred holes in the 
hoth of which alw-ivs pnmmnnrl i Viio-K ’ attacks the fruit on largo trees, and destroys p [ des td a SI ”g^ granite building, besides 
b°t 01 , , ^ommancl a high puce, ifc> in itg tender state .—Boston Journal. " the trouble of adjusting tho hooks after the 
more particularly things fine or early. It ____ holes have been made, which is a very la- 
is only within a little time that fine peaches Our Orchards.— Tho orchards in the borious operation. 
have been raised in that vicinity, to supply western part of this State give token of an Another advantage which this blind and 
the Washington market but now Dr Bayne abundan t yield; and hence we may look for shutter fastener possesses, is its aceessibil- 
of Maryland, opposite Alexandria, has emht Z el1 BUpplied K ma . rke . ts tbo + c ? m5n S autumn - to °P e . rate . from tho ! nsido of a duelling. 
, J A 1 . ’ farmers are beginning to take more niter- When it is raining, or in stormy weather, 
thousand peach trees m tiie lmest condition C st in the culture of fruit; and you can the common shutter and blind fasteners are 
—many of which are now loaded with fino now scarcely find an orchard which is not vory troublesome and inconvenient to ope- 
fruit. Fears in large variety are now beino- well grafted, well trimmed, and cleared of rate, especially when it is raining violently; 
brought forward, also to supply tho marked bushes and briars. More attention is paid this fastener obviates theso diliieulties, for 
ns Avoll no oWrinc -ir.4 ' ’ to the qualities and loss to the quantity, instead of having to open tho window in- 
' ‘ ‘ P ^ " which is an evidence of good sense on tho side and extend tho arm around to the hook, 
I saw a number ot fino strawberry fields part of the proprietors.— Buff. Rough JYotes which has to be done with the common fas- 
of tho size of two or three acres each, all -- - -- toner, the person who wishes to closo tho 
the fruit finding a ready sale in the Capi- BoSE Insects.—I f our lady readers, says shutter or blind with tho new fastener, 
tol, at prices varying from $1 per quart for ^°' v England Farmer, are desirous of merely opens a small part of the window, 
.L i / , .... keeping their rose bushes tree from tho withdraws the cap bolt and closes the shut- 
rivi t ° fc iere > down to c>0 and loc. small green vermin that so frequently infest ter, without being exposed to the rain or 
Ihe fields ol strawberries exhibited high them, the following remedy will bo found storm. 
cultivation, only the ground seemed to bo an effectual one . To three gallons of water, We think this blind fastener the best in- 
ovor-loaded with enriching matters to pro- add ono peck of soot and one quart of un- volition of the kind wo have ever seen, and 
mote the growth of tho vines, but deficient ! laked ^ , Stir it; T el t“ let t iC 8tand . for ' v . e bo P e tke in ventor will bo rewarded for 
. . ... , ’ , ,, , twenty-tour hours, and when the soot rises his ingenuity, and remunerated lor tho* ex- 
m t o e ements w uch would have doubled to tho surface skiin it off. Use a syringe penso it has cost him to secure his invention 
tho quantity of fruit. I found the Princess for applying it. by Letters Patent. 
ived in somo cases, quite destructive to mvention will bo particularly appreciated, 
ang pear trees. Nor is it satisfied with for they know the difficulties of drilling 
rouring the leaves merely; it occasionally seventy-five or ono hundred holes in the 
acks the fruit on largo trees, and destroys 8 'des of a singlo granite building, besides 
in its tender state .—Boston Journal. ° the trouble of adjusting tho hooks after tho 
---- holes have been made, which is a vory la- 
Our Orchards.— The orchards in tho bor ious operation, 
western part of this State give token of an Another advantage which this blind and 
abundant yield ; and hence wo may look for shutter fastener possesses, is its aceessibil- 
well supplied markets the coming autumn, j ity to operate from tho inside of a dwelling. 
Farmers are beginning to take more inter- When it is raining, or in stormy weather, 
A SELF-REGISTERING CLOCK. 
An instrument of a vory ingenious and 
intricate description, and ono which will 
prove of immense valuo to science, has just 
■ boon erected in the passenger waiting-room 
at tho steamboat quay, Glasgow-bridge. It 
may be described as a self-acting and self- 
registoring tide, wind, and weather gauge. 
. The instrument consists of eight parts, viz : 
1. The clock, which shows hours and min- 
j utes. 2. Tho barometer, indicating at each 
I hour tho pressure of the atmosphere. 3. 
| The tide gauge, exhibiting the time of high 
and low water, also the depth in feet. 4. 
| The spate gauge, showing the height to 
] which spates in the river rise above the tide 
j at high water, 5. The anemometer, incli- 
! eating the torco of tho wind, expressed in 
pounds. G. The thermometer, showing the 
temperature ot the air. 7. Tho anemos¬ 
cope, showing the direction of tho wind.— 
8. The time of its duration, and thoaniqiint 
of rain fallen, expressed in tenths of an inch. 
All tho changes in tides and woatber are 
indicated by curved or sectional lines, on a 
large sheet of ruled paper, wrapped round 
a vertical cylinder, which revolves once in 
a week. Tho fidelity with which the pen¬ 
cils traco their reports is most wonderful. 
There they are at their silent work day and 
night. Every change of tido, the measure¬ 
ment of its height; tho changes in the wind, 
its force ; tho state of the atmosphere, with 
the hours at which all theso phenomena 
take place, are observed and denoted with 
unerring accuracy. The most elaborate 
and comprehensive instrument has been 
erected by the Clydo trustees at a cost of 
about £250.— Liverpool Albion. 
DAGUERREOTYPES ON PAPER. 
A valuable improvement in daguerreo- 
typing has been made by Mr. J. A. Whipple 
of this city, in connection with Mr. W. B. 
Jones. By a new and delicate process, 
Daguerreotypes can bo transferred in the 
most perfect manner to paper. We have 
seen several specimens thus transferred, and 
can testify to tho extraordinary beauty of 
the impressions. The idea of daguerrootyp- 
ing on paper was first carried out by Mr. F. 
Talbot, an English gentleman of fortuno, 
and his invention was called the Talbotype. 
The greatest difficulty in his process was tho 
uneven texture and fibrous character of the 
paper, upon which tho images were taken. 
Messrs. Whipple & Jones substituted 
films upon glass for tho paper negatives of 
Talbot, for which improvement they secured 
letters patent in the United States. Tho 
sarno thing was discovered at about tho same 
time by Nepice, a French scientific gentle¬ 
man : but pictures taken in this manner 
upon glass still lacked the harmony of light 
and shade desirable. Objects in the shade, 
as in many daguerreotypes, could not bo 
distinguished. Mr. Whipple has recently 
improved upon the process so as to obviate 
this difficulty, and to give to every object 
represented, the delicate shading of nature. 
The pictures we have scon are in every 
respect equal to tho original daguerreotypes 
in effect, and superior as objects for preser 
vation and parlor ornament. We commend 
the curious to an examination of Mr. Whip¬ 
ple’s specimens.— Boston Transcript. 
IMPROVEMENTS IN PAPIER MACHE. 
Ciias. Bielefield, a papier-mache manu¬ 
facturer of London, has invented somo very 
great and important improvements in the 
making of different kinds of papier-mache. 
Ho makes tho substance, not out of paper, 
as has been heretofore practiced, but out of 
cotton rags, tho substance of which paper 
is made. Picture frames having the ap¬ 
pearance of tho finest carved work, and 
resembling oak, mahogany, maplo, bronze. 
&c., likewise panels, partitions, pillars, and 
great slabs resembling the finest marble, are 
made out of old rags. 
These preparations are water proof, and 
sound proof, and they will stand any climate 
without cracking or warping. They can bo 
cut, filed, sawed, planed, turned in a lathe, 
nailed, screwed, and are bad conductors of 
heat; therefore they are excellent for both 
hot and cold climates. He has lately had 
tho fitting up of the interior of a new steam¬ 
boat for the Facha of Egypt; wood, and 
other ornamental work, not being able to 
stand tho dry climato of that country. It 
is the intention of tho inventor to make 
slabs of his material, for tho walls of houses, 
as a substitute for stone and iron. The 
blocks can all, be moulded to fit into ono 
another, so that they can bo carried to any 
•distance and then fitted up with screws.— 
Scientijic American . 
LIST OF PATENT* CLAIMS 
ISSUED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, 
For the week ending June 8, 1852. 
John Akrill, of Williamsburgh, N. Y., for im¬ 
provement in the construction of retorts for chem¬ 
ical furnaces. 
Terence Clark, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for improve¬ 
ments in the manufacture of plate and window 
glass. 
John and George Cormack, of New York, N. Y, 
for improvement in processes for preparing oakum. 
Cook Darling, of Utica, N. Y., for improvement 
in cow catchers. 
Geo. H Dodge, ol Attleborough, Mass., for im¬ 
provements in cop spinning frames. 
Albert Eatnes of Springfield, Mass., for smoke 
and spark deflector. 
Alfred Krupp, of Essen, Prussia, assignor to 
Thomas Prosser, of New Yoik, N. Y. for improve¬ 
ment in machinery for making spoons, forks, etc. 
Patented in England, Aug. 26, 1846. 
John Orelup, of Ballston Spa., N. Y., assignor 
to Isaiah Blood, Augs. J. Goffe and George lt_ 
Thomas of same place, for improved process in 
making axes. 
James H. Pease, of Reading, Pa., for improve¬ 
ment in reflector lamps. 
Frederick P. Root, of Sweden, N. Y., for im¬ 
provement in wheel cultivators. 
James P. Ross, of Lewisburgh, Pa., for improve¬ 
ments in seed planters. 
Geo. II. Rugg, of South Ottawa, Ill., for im¬ 
provement in harvesters. 
Benj. I). Sanders, of Holliday’s Cove, Va., for 
improvement in seed planters. 
Zenas Sanders, of West Windsor, Vt., for im¬ 
provement in hay rakes. 
John R. St. John, of New York, N. Y. for im¬ 
provement in the construction of soap boilers.— 
Patented in England, June, 1851. 
J. J. Yedder, of Schenectady, N. Y., for improve¬ 
ment in rat traps. 
Robert M. Wade, of Wadesville, Va, for improve- 
mentt in grease cocks. 
DESIGN. 
David Thomson, of Boston, Mass., assignor to 
the New Market Iron Foundy of same, place for 
design for portable grate. 
THE NEW MOTIVE POWER 
A short time since, a Mr. Sawyer opened 
an office in Broadway, where ho" has since 
been at work demonstrating with models, 
diagrams, and calculations, that he has dis¬ 
covered and found the means of applying 
a new power in nature which is destined to 
realize tho wildest dreams of a revolutioni¬ 
zing force. The machine which exists on 
paper, and is in progress of construction, is 
called the “ Static .Pressure Engine.” Let 
us see if we can explain its principles. 
When a wheel is made to revolve rapidly, 
beside the rotary momentum, there is de¬ 
veloped an outward force called the centrif¬ 
ugal. This is strong enough to mako largo 
grindstones fly in pieces with fatal explo¬ 
sions. This force is found to increase not 
merely with the velocity, but in a much 
greater and accurately ascertained ratio. 
What is wanted then, is to take this force, 
developed at high rotary velocities, and 
turn it to account; and the most obvious 
way of doing this, is to apply the developed 
centrifugal force to keeping up the rotary 
motion. In Sawyer and Grunn’s engine, 
the centrifugal force, acting upon some li¬ 
quid, water or quicksilver, in a disk, throws 
it off from the centre and so forms a vacuum. 
To fill this, tho liquid rises through the hol¬ 
low shaft, and this in rising acts upon a 
screw, which keeps up the votary movement 
that develops the centrifugal force. Thus 
tho rotary movement develops the centrif¬ 
ugal without loss to itself, and the centrif¬ 
ugal expands itself in keeping up the rota¬ 
ry, but with a surplus which can bo applied 
to all mechanical purposes. Here is per¬ 
petual motion with a vengeance—a machine 
that drives itself, and which will run until it 
wears out, without the least expenditure. 
If there is no miscalculation, and no de¬ 
lusion or illusion, we have hero a motivo 
power which nature gives to man at abso¬ 
lute freo cost. Our ablest mathematicians, 
have not been able to demonstrate any fal¬ 
lacy in the calculations. The highest me¬ 
chanical authority in this country admits 
that it can find no flaw. Meantime, tho 
working model is building—a work of time, 
labor, and of course expense ; and to defray 
this expense, stock in the machine is sold, 
at a heavy discount, of course, but with a de¬ 
gree of readiness which shows that other 
persons beside tho inventors are sanguine 
in the profitable working of the machine. 
Wo can give no opinion We have look¬ 
ed at the models and calculations. It seems 
all fair and irresistible demonstration—but 
too good to be true. We know not what 
nature has in store for us, but every day is 
opening some new treasure. One thing is 
certain, such a motive power as this would 
change the face of the world more rapidly 
than all existing agencies.— .Yew York Sun¬ 
day Times. 
Jamestic (Btonotnt]. 
To Purify Water. —Nino ounces of pure, 
fresh lime, says the Scientific American, dis¬ 
solved in 40 gallons of water, will purify 560 
gallons of hard water; the precipitate is 
chalk. It takes 1G hours for water to settle, 
and all tho impurities to settle to the bottom 
of the vessel which contains tho water. This 
is a very useful fact in chemistry, and is not 
vory extensively known. 
Remedy for Palpitation of the Heart. 
—Wo are informed by one who has tested 
tho remedy repeatedly, that a teaspoonful 
of table salt dissolved in a tumbler of water 
and drunk at onco, checks the most violent 
attack of palpitation of tho heart in a few 
minutes, is worth trying. 
