MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 7 
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THE GARDEN AND THE ORCHARD. 
“ I look upon the pleasure which we take in the garden, 
as one of the most innocent delights in human lifo. A 
garden was the habitation of our first parents before the 
fail, it is naturally apt to fill the mind with calmness 
and tranquility, and to lay all turbulent passions to rest. 
It gives us great Insight into the contrivance and wisdom 
of Providence, and suggests innumerable subjects for 
meditation. ’ ’— Addison. 
When we picture to our minds the most 
blessed place on earth, we call our ideal by the 
sacred name of Home. We gather there our 
comforts and our delights—the se we love and 
those who love us — and the root-tree 
that shelters them covers in the sane- /5| 
tuary of our hearts. But that Home /#S§1 
never seems perfect and complete un- J 
less some oft-swung door opens into a -v 0 pfi 
Garden—unless shadowed by the glory " t -- 
of trees, gladdened by the delicacy of 
fruits, and graced by the sweetness and beauty 
of flowers. This “ most innocent delight,” so 
“ naturally apt to fill the mind with calmness 
and tranquility,” is requited to fill up the cir¬ 
cle of blessings with which the refined and in¬ 
telligent desire to surround their lives. How 
strongly, and yet how truly, the Garden, 
“Whero Nature makes her happy homo with man,” 
is declared by Lord Bacon to be “ the purest 
of human pleasures—the greatest refreshment 
to the spirit of a man, without which buildings 
and palaces are but gross handiworks.” 
Such an addition to the attractions of Home 
— such an ally in the inculcation of Virtue— 
sttch an invigorator and purifier of the worn 
and soiled and saddened spirit of humanity, 
here, if anywhere, in this pre-eminently busy 
and over-worked age and community, should 
be sought and appreciated. And we rejoice to 
believe that such is the case. There is a grow¬ 
ing taste for Horticultural pursuits—an enlarg¬ 
ed desire to study into and practice this pleas¬ 
ant and healthful art, and, hence, an increased 
demand for the literature of the Orchard and 
the Garden. To aid in supplying this demand 
is one of the leading objects of the Rural 
New-Yorker, and, as heretofore, it will every 
week continue to bring the subject before its 
readers—presenting a brief but faithful epitome 
of the new, the seasonable, and the useful— 
hoping thus to exert an influence deep and far- 
reaching, and shown not only in the homes, but 
in the hearts and lives, of our countrymen. 
WINTER PEARS. 
What, Pears in winter! Yes, reader, pears, 
melting and delicious—such a 3 make your 
mouth water to think of—may be had in win¬ 
ter as well as in summer. Yet, I fancy that 
not one in twenty of the readers of the Rural 
ever saw, much less, tasted one, or even reali¬ 
zed that there is such a fruit as W inter Pears. 
Only think of eating such pears as the Made¬ 
leine, Virgaliau and Bartlett, as you sit arouud 
the “blazing hearth” of a winter evening—at 
Christmas, New Year’s or even Easter—I do 
not mean these identical kinds, but other vari¬ 
eties as good. With very little trouble we can 
have fine pears nine months of the year. 
There arc many varieties of Pears that keep 
as easily aa winter apples. The only extra 
trouble they require to have them in full per¬ 
fection, is to take them from the cellar a week 
or ten days before you wish to eat them, and 
place them in a drawer, in the dining-room or 
pantry. It requires warmth to perfect the 
ripening process. The Beurre de Arremberg, 
Winter Nelis, Glout Morceau, Vicar of Wink- 
field and Easter Beurre are good varieties if not 
the best, and will ripen in succession from De¬ 
cember to April. The writer has kept the 
Easter Beurre until April in the same barrel 
with Russet apples—simply wrapping each 
pear in a bit of thin paper. They will keep 
very well without any more care than is re¬ 
quired to keep ap; ,es. 
Many pears which are now considered en¬ 
tirely worthless, with proper treatment would 
be first rate. I saw a large tree a few days 
since with a bushel or more of fine Glout Mor¬ 
ceau Pears hanging upon it, all frozen, which 
the owner pronounced worthless, because, as he 
said, they never got ripe. If he had picked 
them aud kept them in his cellar until Christ¬ 
mas, he would have discovered his mistake. 
:.r easy to plant such kinds as will 
furnish a constant succession from July to 
April, as to plant of the summer and autumn 
varieties only. k. b. w. 
(vvy \ i & THE LANCASTER GUN, 
C f Kt ♦ Among our extracts from English papers in 
a rccent issuse, our readers may have observ- 
’ ’ ed a paragraph upon the subject of this new 
LIST* OF PATENTS arm, and as a public writer has shown so 
Issued from, the United Stales Patent Office for the week much ignorance while professing to instruct 
ending December 12, 1804. others, it has occurred to us that a brief de- 
_ T , „ ~ , scription of this powerful instrument of death 
fcSfiS 25S 885 a " d «■» principle Of its construction would be 
Gaetan BonoU, Turin, Sardinia, improvement in operat- acceptable to many. 
mg looms by electricity. Patented in France, Aug. 15,’53. li ne writer in Question commences bv c avino- 
B. F. Brown, Dorchester, Mass., improvement in bang- „ ...V , . r I H^^cn commences oy saying, 
tag carriage bodies. the object of boring the Lancaster gun into 
Mathew Cridge and Samuel Wadsworth, Pittsburg, im- an elipsis is to prevent the ball from taking a 
rotary ™>tion," and thereupon he raises >e 
for bending metal. Patented in England, Jan. 23, 1854. question whether the eliptical ball, in passing 
Tbos. o. Cutler, New York, improvement in machines through an eliptical bore, has not a dangerous 
for crushing and grinding minerals and other substances. , . ° “ > n „ j ® , . 
Charles Banforth, Patterson, X. J., improvement in tendency to burst tne gun. OO lar Irom his 
throstles for spinning cotton. premises being correct, the very reverse is the 
improved method of destroying vermin. true state Of the Ca£e. lhe eliptical bore IS 
Moses Gates, Gaiiipoiis, improvement in hoes. intended to give the ball a rotary motion, for 
ET n wo°f; KSSffw 4 np - rovement in , cofr T s ' in this motion of the ball upon its axis con- 
E. L. Hagar, l rankfort. N.Y., improvements m harrows. . . ^ _ 17 
J. W. Hoard, Providence, angler's combined float and SIStS the Superiority Of this gun Over the ordl- 
8il £ 0r - „ , nary cannon. It is a well-known fact, that it 
ing“r 5 eta toZo« ’ ’ lmpr0v6ment in secur ' is impossible to cast balls or bullets in such a 
Jacob Jenkins and John r. Cooke, Winsted, ct., im- way that one side will not be heavier than the 
pr TM^rrtV n ™!!! ’jAr S „ fo In arriage3 ' .. . , other, and it is also well known that this cir- 
LlSr OF H'ATENTS 
Issued from the United Stales Patent Office for the week 
ending December 12, 1854. 
Nathan Amos, Saugus, improvement in polygraphs. 
Nathan Amos, Saugus, for improved polygraph. 
Gaetan BonoU, Turin, Sardinia, improvement in operat¬ 
ing looms by electricity. Patented in France, Aug. 15, ’53. 
B. F. Brown, Dorchester, Mass., improvement in hang¬ 
ing carriage bodies. 
Mathew Cridge and Samuel Wadsworth, Pittsburg, im¬ 
provement of oscillating steam engines. 
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throstles for spinning cotton. premises being correct, the very reverse is the 
improved method of destroying vermin. true state of the Care. I he eliptical bore IS 
Moses Gates, Gaiiipoiis, improvement in hoes. intended to give the ball a rotary motion, for 
i°T n wn°^ V ™P. rovc “ in coffins. in this motion of the ball upon its axis con- 
E. L. Hagar, I rankfort, N.Y., improvements in harrows. . , ,, . ., «... 1 , x 
J. W. Hoard, Providence, angler’s combined float and 8lst 9 The Superiority of this gun OYer the ordl- 
8i “J C0r - v „ , nary cannon. It is a well-known fact, that it 
tageitte ’ ’ lrap, ' OV6rnent in secur - is impossible to cast balls or bullets in such a 
Jacob Jenkins and John R. Cooke, Winsted, Ct., im- way that one side will not be heavier than the 
provement in hub bands for carriages. Other, and it is also well known that this cir- 
Edward C. Johnson, Lowell, imp:ovement in flyers. „ 1 „ . , ,, . ... ,, , 
II. A. Luttgens, Patterson. N. J., improvement in cut off CUmstaQCC CiCllGCts til 6 projectile iroill its right 
regulators tar steam engines. line. 
John W. Lovocraft, Rochester, feed motion for sawtag -i i_ 11 ,, • ,*n. 
light lumber. e With small arms this difficulty is overcome 
Wm. Lyon, Newark, improvement in sewing machines, by the groove ill the rifle barrel, which, being 
!ht lumber ’ ’ leoa Ior BawDg With small arms this difficulty is overcome 
Wm. Lyon, Newark, improvementIn sewing machines, by the groove ill the rifle barrel, which, being 
m°of ves*eis ds ’ Now Haven ’ improvomentH in propul - spiral, acts upon the soft substance of the lead- 
Eidridge h. Ponfloid, Middletown, Ct., improvement in ®*i bullet, and gives it a rotary motion before 
dock holders for horses. leaving the muzzle of the rifle which continues 
James Ferry, New York, improved gold collector. until the ball is stormed Bv this men ns Ihe 
Henry A. Roe, West Andover, Ohio, improvement in aluu , ,pp a l.,, lni . 3 means me 
cbeeso vats. heavy side is turned m all directions, so that 
Joe! H. Ross New York, improved hygromotric regnla- any tendency in one direction is immediately 
r for not water apparatus. J j \ i J i i , 
Gcorgo Boss, New York, improvement In looms. COHJKCrb&I&nCCd by cl revolution of tll 6 bullet 
Sylv. Sawyer, Fitchburg, Mass., for rattan machine. which changes the position of the heavy side, 
Georgo Ross, New York, improvement in looms. COUniCrD&ictnCGu Dy cl revolution 01 ijUC bullet 
Sylv. Sawyer, Fitchburg, Mass., for rattan machine. which changes the position of the heavy side, 
i n g m a chi i leT. r ' m an 1 VienDa ’ N ' J ” !mprovomcnt in and the result is that the ball; flies in a direct 
Daniel W. Shares, Hamden, Ct., Improven-.ont in seed line. Now, however well Ibis plan may an- 
piantors andi cultivators. swer for small arms and leaden balls, and it 
| for scraping metals. b as i° ! >o been a problem to discover some 
Edward Stieren, Alleghany countv, Fa., improvement means OX making rifled Camion, 
in processes of treating the mother water of salinos. The Lancaster ffun Di'ofpr^fr.Uevonf>- 
Benjamin F. Taft. South Boston, for borimr machine. . . . ' . . l . & lU1 P 10leEfces 10 ha\eac- 
THE EASTEIl BEURRE PEAR. 
Benjamin F. Taft, South Boston, for boring machine. I• I . ■ c S UH P^xettes to nave ac- 
Henry Waterman, Hudson, improvement in condensers COmpllfined this oy means of an eliptical bore, 
:or Eteam ongines out of which is to be thrown an eliptical pre- 
I). r. Weess, Malden. Ma3S., unproved hot air furnace ™ a -< L , 
Jacob Weimar, New York, improvement in door locks. JGCtlie, eiiLCl feliot or ^hell. Withoilt plates 
Our correspondent speaks—some will think, 
rather enthusiastically—upon the subject of 
Winter Pears in another column, and we can¬ 
not present at a more appropriate time, the 
accompanying engraving of the Easter Beurre, 
one of the best of the late-maturing varieties. 
It is transferred from a late issue of the Hor¬ 
ticulturist, which speaks of it in high terms— j 
as a very valuable but little-sought Pear, cast 
into the shade and neglected for others of in¬ 
comparably less worth. 
This Pear is one of those which succeed best 
on the Quince stock ; indeed, it does not come 
up to its full perfection unless grown in this 
manner. “ On the Pear stock,” says Mr. Bar¬ 
ry, “ the fruits seem not to receive a sufficient 
supply of nutriment to bring them up to the 
most perfect state; they are comparatively 
small, with a large, gritty core, and instead of 
ripening off freely, and becoming buttery and 
melting, many of them shrivel and dry up, as 
Pears do that have been prematurely gathered.” 
He accordingly recommends its culture on the 
Quince stock, and that whether for market or 
for private use. This tree is described as a 
good grower, moderate at first, but improving 
every year, and finally making a large and 
vigorous dwarf tree; which, if kept under 
high culture, will annually produce very heavy 
crops. The popular French name is Doyenns 
d’hiver. 
Downing’s “Fruits” says: “Fruit—large, 
roundish-obovate, often rather square in figure. 
Stalk—rather short, planted in an abruptly 
sunken, obtuse cavity. Skin—yellowish green, 
sprinkled with many russetty dots, and some 
russet, which give it a brownish cheek in some 
specimens. Calyx—email, closed, but little , 
sunk among the plaited folds of the angular ' 
basin. Flesh—white, fine-grained, very but¬ 
tery, melting, and juicy, with a sweet and rich 
flavor.” 
All writers agree that this Pear is best 
adapted to ;he South—requiring a rather 
w r armer climate than ours, and enduring dry 
and warm weather exceedingly well without 
premature shedding of its leaves or fruit. We 
think this may be remedied here by growing 
it on the Quince stock, and keeping it always 
under high and careful culture. 
Another good Winter Pear, the “ Vicar of 
Winkfield,” was figured aud described in No. 
218 (March 11, 1854,) of the Rural. We 
hope increased attention will be given to their 
culture, and heartily thank our friend for 
speaking upon the subject. 
c. w. Wyatt. New York, machine tar dressing felloes, we may not be able to make all our readers 
windlasses. ” insor! I)uxbury > im P r °vemect m ship’s understand our explanation, but we hope most 
John Andrews, Winchester, Mars., assigned to himself, of them will do SO, The gun is large because 
Nathaniel A. Richardson and Gardner Fymono?, of same it is at a long range that its great precision of 
piace, tar improvement in seed planters. ° _ ® 
M. J. Lieberman, New York, assigned to George S. Han- a te,.S CCS- 0\ei the Common gUil, and its 
ford, Solomon H. Hanford and John e. Hanford, for im- appearance isthatof an ordinary large cannon, 
provoment in watcr-picof clotlis, otc. PYPPnt pitpyi- 
Henry and Wm. Tiebe, Cincinnati, assignors to thorn- , e P L , V , ,., Qj ll!SXCa<1 , 01 . Dei "& 011CU 
teives and Harmon H. Ilorman, same place, for improve- lar > 18 elongated JlKe an egg, having one axis 
ment in casting the spouts of teapots. longer than another. We will suppose that 
JwophleriuM, Salem, Mass, assignor to himself and TrwW p ; c ihn i Qr(W tir% „ Kr i 1hnt ■ 
piOvoinoiit in wator-picof c.otliSj otc t PYPPut llirifi flip mnnili in^rfpo/1 
Henry and Wm. Tiebe, Cincinnati, assignors to them- f xce P L j Lat moutil, instead 01 Demg CUCU- 
*elve« and Harmon H. Horman, same place, for improve- ia ri 18 elongated IlKC an egg, having Olie axis 
ment in casting the spouts of teapots. longer than another. We will suppose that 
Joseph ierltins, Salem, Mass, assignor to himself and • u,,, i j. , . 
Eonry P. Upton, of same place, for improvement in truss- ^ moudl is the largest up and down that is, 
tag yards to vessel’s ma.-.ts. that the longer axis is vertical, so that the 
HINTS AND GLEANINGS. 
From the “ Condensed Correspondence ” in 
the Patent Office Report for 1853, we gather 
the following additional valuable items on 
Fruits, aud Fruit Culture: 
Keeping Apples. —I am satisfied from my 
experience that more apples rot from being 
kept too olose and warm during the winter 
than all other causes combined, i have a cel¬ 
lar through which the air circulates freely, 
where potatoes cannot be kept during the win¬ 
ter on accouut of freezing. Apples only 
freeze when the mercury is below zero; yet 
mine have kept remarkably well every season, 
whilst those in warmer cellars in the vicinity 
have frequently been destroyed by rot.—S. S. 
Boyd, Wayne Co., Iiid. 
Apples in the South .—The apple, when in a ' 
position to be shaded fully half the day, 1 
have found to yield richly ; and I have gather¬ 
ed from my trees the variety of pippin called 
by Coxe the “ Monstrous,” weighing half an 
ounce over two pounds, highly flavored, and 
juicy at that. In situations exposed to the 
sun throughout the day, the trees shoot up 
much in the form of a Lombardy poplar, 
bearing a juiceless fruit, which generally falls 
in an immature state.—H. W. Huntington, 
i Louisiana. 
The “ Loolc-no-further ” Cherry. — Out of 
sixty choice varieties of the cherry growing on 
our ground, Ihe “ Look-no-Further,” or Ne 
\ Cherchez plus of the French, is decidedly the 
I best. This cherry, for the very desirable qual¬ 
ities of great productiveness, sweet and deli¬ 
cious flavor, extraordinary size, and beauty of 
appearance, is unequalled. Some that we 
measured were three inches in circumference. 
This fruit was sent to the Massachusetts Hor- 
i ticultural Society exhibition last summer, and 
! the sample was superior to the carefully-culled 
specimens of the finest cherries on the tables. 
This cherry was obtained from the royal gar¬ 
dens of the Luxembourg, in Paris, and import- 
! ed to this country by Samson Y. S. Wilder, 
formerly of Bolton. Massachusetts, in 1815.— 
Although we find this an indifferent grower in 
; the nursery, yet it makes a stately tree, with 
rich and luxuriant foliage.— Sher.r Sr-Tty 
i Worcester Co., Mass. 
Large Crop of Plains .—We have twenty- 
i five varieties of plums, of the finer kinds, in 
bearing. The curculio is occasionally very 
j destructive to this crop ; but the past season 
it was almost wholly exempt from it. The 
trees were loaded to the utmost capability of 
j their bearing, with the finest fruit. Many of 
the Duane’s Purple, Washington, and the Yel¬ 
low Egg plum, measured from 6 to 6 1-2 inch¬ 
es in circumference. The Washington, Du¬ 
ane’s Purple, French, Yellow Egg, Imperial 
Gage, Green Gage, aud the Lombard, are the 
most profitable varieties of any which we as 
yet have in bearing. One tree, only seven 
years from the graft, of the Yellow Egg varie¬ 
ty, produced nearly four bushels of beautiful, 
sound fruit.—M. Burnett, Mercer Co., N. Y. 
Washington Plum .—This is a first-rate plum, 
a great bearer, is extensively cultivated, and is 
a popular market fruit in this city. Our soil 
and climate seem to be peculiarly adapted to 
thi 9 variety.— Henry Little, Bangor, Me. 
miteslic feitontu. 
---- flattened ball fitting it would si and on its 
ROTARY STEAM ENGINE. « ] g e l M the hore winds gradually from the 
__ * mouth to the breech of the gun, so that when 
Everybody knows that the steam engine in ^ ie ^ a '* xs driven home to the proper position 
common use is what is called the reciprocating W ien t ^ ie S un xs loaded, it will have turned oce- 
„ . - r —i i quarter around, and will he horizontally—that 
_gme, 10 m the tiny model used for lkustra- a £ r ;gLt angles to the longer axis of the 
tion in a professor’s lecture room, up to the m0 utB of the gun, and on its side. When the 
immense motor of a steamship, the same prin- gun is fired, the ball must make one revolu- 
ciple in the application of steam to machinery rion at every four lengths of the gun, and 
is adopted. Practical mechanics well know t J iere by counterbalance any imperfection in its 
that there is a great loss of power in convert- sha U which would otherwise deflect it. Sev- 
. . D , . r ; era! oi these guns have burst. This is perhaps 
mg a reciprocate^ into a rotary motion, for attributable to the tact that they are used at 
the piston and all its appurtenances have to be very long ranges and were probably overload- 
brought to a dead rest at each end of the ed, although it is quite possible, and in fact 
stroke, or twice during every revolution—hence probable, that forcing a ball to take a rotary 
various contrivances have been made use of to moXpou would increase ihe resistance offered so 
, ,, , , ,. much as to increase the risk of bursting. Ex- 
apply the steam directly to a rotary machine, w}}1 g00Q test the qucstion . f v - e may 
without the intervention of a reciprocatory remark that the same principle has been ap- 
motion. All those inventions, however, thus plied to small arms, and a decided advantage 
far have not proved economical, and the old is claimed for the Lancaster over the common 
principle, in one shape or another, has retained Montreal Gazette. 
i^taptatpre^meBce , 
Mr. Rumley, a young and ingenious me- _ 
chanic of this city, however, claims to have Mr. L, W. Whipple, of Boston, has fast 
PRINTING ON GLASS. 
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Preparation for Boots and Shoes.— 
An English officer, who had seen much ser¬ 
vice in nearly all the climates of the globe, 
once gave us the following recipe, which, with 
a slight addition, has been used for the last 
twenty years by the writer. When well ap - 1 
plied it has proved the best, beyond all com¬ 
parison, to anything now known. 
To one pound of tallow, add half a pound 
of rosin ; melt and add about half an ounce of 
lampblack. If the leather is new and dry, : 
moisten it, and apply the mixture as hot as 
you can bear your finger in it. When the 
leather once becomes saturated, it will be im¬ 
pervious to water, and very durable. 
ButJer from RutaBagas. —A correspond¬ 
ent of the Michigan Farmer, says, that a 
lump of salt pet-re about the size of a pea, put 
into the pail before milking, will prevent any 
unpleasant taste from feeding of ruta bagas. 
The butter was equal in color and taste to that 
made from clover or carrots. 
To Render Leather Impervious to Wa- 1 
ter.— Lay it over with a mi .ture composed of 
half a pound of bees-wax, and one-fourth of a ' 
pound of common resin. The mixture should 
be applied warm, and the surface be previously 
well cleaned. Farmers and others who arene- 
| cessarily much exposed, w r ould do well to pro¬ 
vide themselves with this valuable article. 
, We have tried it and can speak confidently of 
its efficacy. 
Turnips. —A turnip that has grown quick 
will eat well boiled whole with a leg of mut¬ 
ton. Most turnips have a strong taste, and 
should be put into cold water when started to 
boil. To boil turnips to mash, they should be 
put into fair water ; when done, take up and 
drain ; mash with a woollen spoon or spatula ; 
add salt, pepper, and sweet butter, and serve up. 
Boot Blacking. —One pint of alcohol, three 
oz. spirits turpentine, three spoonfuls of lamp- 
black, or ivory black, one-half stick of black 
sealing wax. 
escape pipe on the other side. Another float 
oppoeite has in the mean time come round so 
cnamc ot tins city, However, claims to have Mr. L, W. Whipple, of Boston, has just 
invented a rotary engine that does away with patented in almost every civilized country, a 
all former objections to this form of steam method of engraving or “ printing ” on giass, 
power, and two or three of his engines are in opens up a wiee field tor mechanical in- 
operation in this city. One of them has just aEd , tMtf b, reproducing 
ff J rapidly and cheaply upon the surface ot gass 
been put nuo tne building on the corner ol vessels of any usual form, or even upon ordinary 
Buffalo and State street, aud drives the presses window glass, any device, motto, landscape Gr 
of the Rural, the Democrat and the Evangelist, portrait which may be desired. The patent 
It works beautifully, is very compact and runs ' L ^ United States was issued in oune last, 
as smoothly as a watch. Of its economy on aud me f m ' es ar / 1x1 Pestablish 
1. .. , , . V a manufactory for tne production of glassware 
u . ’ 11138 mus ^ ( hdeHTiine ; suffice q llis ornamented in competion with Ihe imper- 
lt to say, the inventor is sanguine of its com- feet and feeble engraving heretofore only pre- 
plete success. pared by a tedious process of grinding dexter- 
It is difficult to give the every-day reader a ousl y u P on a revolving stone. Like the old 
true idea of its construction without the aid **>«**» m ?‘ hod °t™* raTi “f.“ 
* „ , rin. . ....... , chamcal, no acid or other corroding agent be- 
0 u 3 ‘ Ihe steam cylinder is m the form of ing employed except in the preparation of the 
an ellipse, in which is a revolving shaft and patterns. 
circular hub. The surface of the hub touches Unlike the old process, the articles ornament- 
the inside surface o:' the ellipse at one end of c 'd are exactly alike, the method being capable 
the major axis, and, of course, is a good wav of traiisferrin ° lo S Iass fine Iines or P oints a1 ^ 
distant from the other end of tho «£» axis- T° A ca ‘° El f'* with . ““iff approaching 
, . ., . .... ,, .' ’ closely to wood engraving. We have lately 
bun tnere is a Sliding float that passes out and been afforded an opportunity of inspecting the 
into the hub, and has its outer end in constant machines, of which several full-sized have al- 
contact with the surface of the slips, so that ready been constructed, and although the art 
no steam can pass by it. After the float passes , 1S I et in condition to w r arrant a full de- 
the point where the surface of the hub touches f V M\ 0n of P roces f> x ;j e results are unmis- 
,, ,. r . r „. ... takablv Rumitteanf. Ordimry glass goblets 
. , . S ^t ? C0 ' : ia e steam is let m whether cylindrical, conical, or hemispherical’ 
Dehmc it- and pushes around the float, and of are printed with equal facility, a goblet being 
course the hub and shaft, until it reaches the finished in from three to ten minutes. It is es¬ 
timated that one girl will be able to attend to 
four machines, thus engraving from two to sev- 
« to receive another modicum of steam from ZtT h -Tt- -tT Tf**, 15’“? -‘ ke 
; perfection of simplicity and durability, being 
er, and goes round to perform a like small, cheap, and almost incapable of derange- 
office. 1 he steam can be cut off at any point ment. The articles to be engraved are not ne- 
of the revolution, and thus work expansively cessarily perfect in form, but on the contrary 
as in other engines. Let all who desire to see ma - v indented or oval in a degree fully equal 
a handsome engine working on the new nlan ^ 1C or di ,iar y imperfections of second quality 
drop in and observe its operation. ’ = ' rare ', and ™ r S ™8 in *>™ or e f!' ia 
r 1 sions tar beyond any of the usual inequalities, 
the ornameutation being in every case contin- 
Emery Paper.— This paper is prepared by «ons around the vessel without the slightest 
brushing it over with thin glue and dusting ihe break or overlap. When worked out in all the 
! emery powder over it from a sieve. The sieves varied applications to which Yankee ingenuity 
employed for this purpose are of different de- may subject it, this invention will, perhaps, 
grees of fineness, according to tho quality of prove but the precursor of a long series of 
paper desired. Emery paper cuts more smooth- mammoth strides into an arena heretofore un- 
ly when used with a little oil, but it leaves the trodden.— N. Y. Tribune, 
work dull. Emery cloth differsfrom the paper 
only in the material—the thin cotton cloth to 
which the emery is applied .—Scientific Am. 
The hydraulic press operates by means of 
water forced into a strong iron cylinder. 
