MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY ANI) FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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HINTS AND GLEANINGS. 
STRIPED AND BLACK BUGS.—A CHEAP HOT BED. 
One of the greatest evils we have to contend 
with in our gardens is the ravages of the bugs 
in our young vines, and numberless are the 
inquiries and suggestions about the best way 
to protect them while young and tender. Va¬ 
rious expedients have been tried with more or 
less success, according the time and care be¬ 
stowed upon them. It is an old saying that 
“ a fat calf is not lousy,” on that principle I 
suppose that a plant or vine growing vigor¬ 
ously without any check, on being put back 
by transplanting or other cause, will not be 
injured by the bugs. Such I found to be the 
case with my vines last year, and the method 
I took to insure a rapid and vigorous growth 
was new to me, and may be to others. I will 
state the process; 
I used the manure heap from the horse sta¬ 
ble for a hot-bed. After leveling down the 
top where it was heating, I covered it with 
pieces of rich turf taken from the edge of the 
barn-yard, cut into squares of 5 or 6 inches 
and placed grass-side down, I planted my 
seeds in these pieces of turf so that each piece 
would make a hill; then when it was time to 
barn-yard, cut into squares of 5 or 6 inches r I I I E tj N I A. Ns I i I_j NL . 
and placed grass-side down, I planted my - 
seeds in these pieces of turf so that each piece m _ T .,. ,, . , , , TT a T i 
U ,, , ., .. . The Japan Lilies are among the richest and Von Siebold, in Japan, some dozen years 
would make a hill; then when it was time to , . F _ . 6 , , , , . T *. • A , T ■, ■ „ ■ 
T . , , , . ,, most desirable floral gems ever brought from since. It is thus described :—Lihum Specio- 
transplant I just removed each piece of turf to foreign countrie3 . They possess a very strik- »», Showy Crimson Japan My ; Flower, 
a place prepare or i m e^ar envi ou ^ and beautiful combination of colors, with ground color, clear rose shading to white, 
disturbing the plants in the least. I never ° , , ; . ° , ... 
© i ii tinp nprtump ftnr atp mnto hft.rnv-rpnr Prino* p.nvpiwi with nnmPrniiQ nrmpptinnfl nt hnornt. 
1 J . .. 1 , , foreign countries. They possess a very strik- sum, Showy Crimson Japan Lily: Flower, 
a place prepare or i in e ^ar en wi ou i n g and beautiful combination of colors, with ground color, clear rose shading to white, 
distur mg le pans in e eas . ne\er a p ne pe r f ume) a nd are quite hardy—rendering covered with numerous projections of bright 
saw plants grow so fast before and not one of them Qf eagy cultiyatioil) either in the open crimson, which gives it the appearance of be- 
them was injure y e ugs, w l e some border , or j n p 0 tg j u the house. Our engrav- ing “ all rugged with rubies, and garnets, and 
planted in t c usua nay weie es roye y j represents one of the most beautiful among crystal points;” plant — two or three feet 
them. For the convenience of transplanting ^ twent kMs of Mi «, discovered by Dr .in height. 
I should think that turf would be better than __ 
T°i? S f T th MASSIA ’ prettily formed and symmetrical trees may be , C an only be allayed by knowing that the future 
Watertown, N. Y., Marik, 18oo. obtained ; but this operation must be annual- j Hf e and* health of the trees was not thereby en- 
ly repeated till the plants or bushes have as- dangered. As a wash for fruit trees I know 
-two or three feet 
Watertown, N. Y., March, 1855. 
can only be allayed by knowing that the future 
life and health of the trees was not thereby en¬ 
dangered. As a wash for fruit trees I know 
tuse as low as 20 or 30 degrees without injury. 
—A., Sterling Centre, N. Y., March, 1855. 
Hanford, Waukesha, Wis., in Mich. Farmer. 
Thumb Pruning. — Considerable labor may 
Destruction of the Peach Crop—Causes. S umed the requisite height and shape, which nothing equal to strong soap-suds—safer than 
—It is quite evident that the blossom buds of will generally be in about three years from the strong lye or potash-water, cleansing the trees 
the peach trees in this vicinity are destroyed, time of setting. But more fruit will probably 0 f moss, dirt, and stimulating the bark to 
but their destruction we attribute to a cause ^ obtained from the clump ol bushes. Goose- healthy action. If applied at the right time, 
wholly different from any which we have no- beI T i<!3 ma L be cultivated in the tree form, and it will most likely destroy lice also.-A. G. 
+ perhaps with advantage. Under the old way, Hanford, Waukesha, Wis., in Mich.Farmer. 
ticed m Agricultural papeis. Our trees ma- the gooseberry is often injured, or destroyed by _ M , , ,, m _ 
tured last season in consequence of the drouth, mildew The tree method is said to obviate Thumb Prcning—C onsiderable labor may 
stopped growing, and dropped their foliage this evil, and secure elegant and healthy bushes be saved in pruning by pinching off all super- 
sooner than usual; but during a warm time apd fruit. 1 he subject is worthy of attention.— fluous buds with the thumb and finger. The 
in the month of October, after considerable ' * a1 rner ' top may be formed in most cases without the 
rain had fallen, the trees revived, and the buds " ^ " use of the knife, to suit the taste.. It should 
swelled. Now, from this datum, we conclude LICE ON TREES. be done as soon as the buds begin to grow, 
- and before the wood becomes too hard. If 
that the first se\eie cold vea her u Inch follow- I will not pretend to decide whether trees, you wish a stocky growth, you must prune 
ed, is what destroyed the peach crop, and not “ properly pruned and washed with strong lye, sparingly, for a tree must have leaves as well 
the extreme cold in the month of February.— will ever be infested with lice or not.” I ap- as roots to support it, and naturally the roots 
From observations, we believe that when peach prehend, however, that these things alone will and tops of trees correspond with each other, 
trees grow vigorously durin" the reason ma- 110t P rove effectual in preserving them from Prune your trees so that the tops may be 
ture late, and the buds do not swell in the fall f heir at ^ cks ' StiU 1 do believe that it may formed from one and a half to two and a half 
’ . be possible, by a proper course of cultivation, feet from the ground. Experience shows this 
after the trees have stopped growing, that (which includes many other circumstances be- to be the best method. We should be willing 
during the winter they can endure a tempera- sides pruning and washing,) to render trees to receive benefit from the experience of others, 
tuse as low as 20 or 30 degrees without injury, quite exempt from attacks of these parasites, for our lives are not long enough to learn ev- 
_a Rtprimer Centre N Y March 18 r m 1 send you a remedy which I have oftenrecom- erything ourselves, and experience is a thor- 
~ ‘ *’ ’ mended, of easier application than the soft- ough-bi ed teacher. Skill in horticultural af- 
LICE ON TREES. 
for our lives are not long enough to learn ev¬ 
erything ourselves, and experience is a thor¬ 
ough-bred teacher. Skill in horticultural af- 
Fruit without Blossoms. —In 1833 I pur¬ 
chased a little back-woods place in Andover, 
soap wash, harmless to the foliage, and sure fairs is the result of experience, and an active, 
death to the aphis. 
Make a strong decoction of quassia chips 
energetic man is one who learns by it, and is 
ready to impart his knowledge to others for 
Ashtabula Co., O., where I have since resided. ga y 0 f the chips l pound to 8 gallons of water, their benefit.— Michigan Farmer 
At the time of purchase there were a few ap- boiled to 6 gallons. Apply thoroughly with 
pie trees on it old enough to bear, among a garden syringe. To two or three trees badly 
which is one that has never had a blossom on infested, ! found it necessary to make a second i I \ Y<*• /IC‘’YlYfrYYYVV 
it un to this time but bears a medium size a PP hcatl0n - Previous to this experiment the V WUUUJIULU 
it up to tins time, but nears a medium size treeg had ceaged growing) the leaves curled up, ^ 
good flavored sweet apple, ripe the last of and the shoots and limbs became discolored 
August. When the bud opens the fruit ap- and dirty. I had tried various remedies, but Hard Times Pudding. _Take half a pint 
The tree is now forty-six inches in cir- with only partial success, until I heard of of molasses, half a pint of water, two teaspoon- 
nce at the ground, and not otherwise quassia. The trees, in each instance, soon af- fuls of saleratus, one large spoonful of salt; 
• in appearance. A solution to this ter commenced a new growth, making vigor- thicken with flour to a tolerably thick batter; 
, snUpitpel _A \rn<i Twttpoptt , ous , sho R ts e ^] Te ^ free . of * 0T the P ut U iu a pudding-bag, or better still in a 
cumference at the ground, and not otherwise quassia. The trees, in each instance, soon at 
singular in appearance. A solution to this ter commenced a new growth making vigor 
© 1 * Ana chnnta PntirP v froo at Q-nhia h Ar t u 
ous shoots eutirel y free of a P tis - For the put it in a pudding-bag, or better still in a 
problem is solicited. Amos 1 itchell. ba,rk and scab-louse, various applications are mould, if you have one, leaving plenty of room 
~ EETTL recommended, as strong lye, potash-water, for it to swell out, say nearly one-half. Boil 
GUItKANIb. whitewash, dry ashes, sulphur. it steadily three hours ; it will be good with- 
- . . O. S. Rathbun, an intelligent cultivator in out sauce of any kind ; but a little butter or 
The lruit of the currant is universally ad- a n adjoining town, made an experiment last cream, or butter and sugar made into sauce 
mired. Its pleasant sub-acid flavor renders it spring which promises to be quite successful, with flour and boiling water and spice with a 
peculiarly excellent in tarts and pies, and He took tar and linseed oil, equal parts, little nutmeg, will be found a great addition. 
makes, with a small addition of sugar, a very mixed by beating, and apply thoroughly, while The Hartford Times says of the above:_ 
desirable substitute for apple sauce.. From warm, with a paint-brush. To make the ex- “ We can speak for the excellent qualities of 
the ripe fruit, an excellent and cheap wine may perimeut he took three apple trees large enough the pudding, having tried it, and found it ‘a 
be manufactured, either with or without alco- to bear a barrel of fruit each. '1 hey were fact.’ ”— Michi°-an°Farmer. 
holic properties. No fruit is susceptible of literally covered with the cocads. He said he _ ° _ 
more easy cultivation. It will readily adapt had rather destroy the trees than have them To Make S ANDWiCHES.-Rub one table- 
itself, in some degree to every description of remain hus diseased in his orchard. Now for gp00nful of mustard flour into half a pound of 
soil, and may, without much trouble, be made the result ihe trees made a growth of, in sweet butte r ; spread this mixture upon thin 
to produce, even prodigiously on those which many instances, two to two and a half feet, slices of bread from a boi ] cd ha m, cut very 
are constitutionally moist and wet. In culti- while that of the previous year was but a few thin sliceg) acd place a slice of ham betwm , 
vating it however, it is better to adapt the inches Ihe composition applied to the trees tw0 slices of brea F d prepared as above; cut the 
soil to the plant rather than endeavor, b y cracked and peeled off, and with it came the ga n d wiches in a convenient form and serve.- 
forced efforts, to adapt the plant to the soil s hel of the louse. . Some chop the trimmings of the boiled ham 
Acclimatory changes are generally slow, and My prejudices are strong against applica- fiuC; and lay them between the slices of 
ha '; e , a de( R dec tendeu fy to destroy the strength tioim which shall form a coat impervious to p re p ared bread. This is a good dish for lunch 
and hardihood, as well as the prolific power of the air—deeming air important to the healthy F r even i n g entertainments. 
all plants. Yet circumstances, as well as the action of the bark. Still several circumstan- _ _ 
capriciousness of taste, often demand this. ces have come under my observation which v ~ *’ ’ * 
In setting currants, the soil, in the first place, tend to shake my theory that such applications , 1 N STE F0R Lhapped Hands.—-Mix a quar- 
should be well prepared by plowing or dig- mu st be injurious to the trees. A few days * er afa P 0UQ d of unsalted lard, which has been 
ging, and reduced to a very fine tilth, and should since I made a visit to Mr. Rathbun, and saw w ? sae d m water, and then m rose-water, 
then be stimulated by warming and invigora- the trees I have described. They were clean, . Wlth tae of two new laid eggs, and a 
ting manure. A porous, or not too retentive and seemed to be healthy ; save in the crotches * ai S e spoonful of honey. Add as much tine 
sub-soil, is dedrable, with a small per centage of the limbs there was little or no appearance oataieai or almond paste as will work it into a 
of clayey matter in the surface soil. When of the application remaining; but few scales P as ^ 0, _ 
the latter is deficient, it may be well to supply were seen, and these seemed to be dead. I w " ’ .A 
it. Into soil thus prepared, the cuttings from found but one small twig with a few lice upon AbI1 F0R THE AAAIR - Dlive oil, half an 
old plants—the fresh, vigorous wood of the it alive; this evidently had been passed over 0UI1 ce; oil of rosemaiy, one drachm; strong 
previous year's growth—may be set with an when the application was made. I noticed hartshorn, tw0 drachms; rose-water, half a 
almost certain assurance of success. These quite a number of the buds were dead. Mr. P\ nt \ Add the rose-water by degrees, other- 
should be cut off near the surface, and inserted Rathbun accounted for this by the application wise ^ wil1 not amalgamate, 
in the lines or beds to the depth of six or seven being made late in the spring. To be harmless • ’ 1 11 *" 
inches, and the soil well compressed about them; it should be done before the buds start. He Ladies who work lace or embroidery some- 
the surface should then* be covered with old, intends to go through his orchard early in the times suffer inconvenience from the perspira- 
well-rotted chip-manure, hay, leaves or straw, spring, and subject every affected tree to this tion on their hands; which may be remedied, 
so as to keep the ground at all times moist. It treatment. by rubbing the hands frequently with a little 
will be well to scatter a little lime or ashes on I would advise those troubled with this in- dry wheaten bran. 
the surface before mulching. sect, to take one or two trees to experiment - •«»■■■— - 
The plants should be kept well weeded, and upon them. I would suggest that when the An Emetic.—A large tea-spoonful of mus- 
be watered the first year, it the season be dry. composition peels off, the trees be thoroughly tard mixed iu a tumbler of warm water and 
By removing all the leaf buds except some washed with strong soap-suds. Although the swallowed as soon as possible, acts as an insiant 
& w —; sa y f°ur or five of the topmost ones, and experiment seems so successful, and the trees emetic, sufficient to remove all that is lodged 
checking the tendency to lateral growth, very uninjured after the lapse of a year, my fears in the stomach. 
mired. Its pleasant sub-acid flavor renders it spring which promises to be quite successful, 
peculiarly excellent in tarts and pies, and He took tar and linseed oil, equal parts, 
makes, with a small addition of sugar, a very mixed by beating, and apply thoroughly, while 
desirable substitute for apple sauce.. From warm, with a paint-brush. To make the ex- 
fact.’ ”— Michigan Farmer. 
To Make Sandwiches. —Rub one table¬ 
spoonful of mustard flour into half a pound of 
sweet butter ; spread this mixture upon thin 
slices of bread ; frem a boiled ham, cut very 
thin slices, and place a slice of ham between 
two slices of bread prepared as above; cut the 
sandwiches in a convenient form and serve.— 
Some chop the trimmings of the boiled ham 
very fine, and lay them between the slices of 
Paste for Chapped Hands. —Mix a quar- 
oatmeal or almond paste as will work it into a 
Wash for the Hair. —Olive oil, half an 
ounce; oil of rosemary, one drachm ; strong 
Ladies who work lace or embroidery some- 
by rubbing the hands frequently with a little 
An Emetic. —A large tea-spoonful of mus¬ 
tard mixed iu a tumbler of warm water and 
swallowed as soon as possible, acts as an instant- 
Wm. F. Arnold, Rochester, improved sash fastener. 
Theoplitlus A. Ashburner, Philadelphia, improvement 
in bottle stopper fastenings. 
James M. Botturn, New York, for polishing apparatus 
for watchmakers’ lathes. 
Alanson Brown, Rochester, improvement in machines 
for turning, boring and slotting metals. 
Ze Butt, of Lincolnton, N. C., improvement in self-load¬ 
ing carts. 
C. M. Eakin, West Philadelphia, improvement in ex¬ 
cluding dirt from grooved railroad rails. 
Ebner Foster, Fairton, N. J., improvement in hoop 
jacks for sailing vessels. 
Noble T. Greene, Bridgeport, Conn., improvement in 
cut of valves for steam engines. 
H. I.udington and S. R. Supton, Addison, Pa., improve¬ 
ment in seed planters. 
J. W. Heard, Providence, improvement in gas regula¬ 
tors. 
Joseph Hyde, New York, improvement in screw 
wrenches. 
Louis Koch, New York, for machine for making paper 
boxes. 
Geo. Leach. Oswego, improved grain cleaner. 
Wm. W. Guiwits, Rodgersville. N. Y., improvement in 
sleighs. 
Robert C. Mauck, Harrisonburg, Pa., improved ditch¬ 
ing machine. 
Andrew Mayer, Philadelphia, improved valves for gas 
burners. 
Jas. McCracken, Bloomfield, N. Y., improved evapo¬ 
rating apparatus. 
Hiram Moore, Charleston, Mich., for method of opera¬ 
ting pumps by wind. 
Elijah Morgan, Morgantown, Va., improvement in 
washing machines. 
Edw. F. Overdeer, Chattanoga, Tenn., improvement in 
fire-extinguishing compositions. 
Frederick C. Rider, Providence, improvement in lamps. 
Jesse Russell, Elkton, Ky., improvement in brick-kilns. 
Christopher Walter, Bridgeport, improvements in ord¬ 
inance. 
Henry Lawrence, New York, improved safety ferry 
bridge. 
Frederic W. Urann, of Saxonville, Mass., improvement 
in curtain rollers. 
Edward Vaughn, Alliance, O., improvement in stump 
machines. 
Wm. Warwick, Birmingham, Pa., improvement in door 
locks. 
Geo. W. Wheatly, Harodsburg, Ky., improvement in 
eaves gutters for houses. 
Rollin White, Hartford, improvement in breach loading 
fire-arms. 
John C. Schooley, Cincinnati, improvement in process 
of curing meats. 
Jas. Smith, Mendon, N. Y., improvement in the manu¬ 
facture of stone paste boards. 
Fred. S. Stoddard, Litchfield, Conn., improvement, in 
machinery for spinning wool. 
James H. Sutton, Honesdale, Pa., improvement in air 
heating furnace. 
Isaac P. Trimble, Livingston, N. Y., improved appara¬ 
tus for operating ventilators. 
Chas. Cunningham, Nashua, assignor to John C. Ped- 
rick, Boston, improvement in benzole vapor apparatus. 
Sam’l A. Knox,Worcester, assignor to Ruggles, Nourse, 
Mason & Co., of same place, improvement in cultivators. 
RE-ISSUES. 
Martin H. Crane, Cincinnati, assignor to Crane, Breed 
& Co., of same place, for design for metallic coffins. Pa¬ 
tented January 23, 1855. 
Issacher Frost and James Monroe, Albion, Mich., im- 
prov'ement in machinery for separating flour from bran. 
Patented February 27, 1849. 
ABOUT INK. 
PERCUSSION OR FULMINATING POWDER. 
If the word “ diabolical” can be properly 
applied to any substance that chemical artifice 
has produced, it certainly belongs to this, 
which, from the terrific power and force of its 
explosion, truly deserves that title. The ex¬ 
traordinary power of fulminating mercury, or, 
as it is commonly termed, percussion powder, 
prohibits its use as a projectile, because we 
have not yet made any cannon capable of with¬ 
standing its force, if fired in any quantity at 
once. Sufficient to project a ball or a bomb¬ 
shell would completely shatter a cannon on the 
instant of explosion. It is a strange mixture 
that produces fulminating powder—such a 
combination as none but a true chemist would 
think of making. Fulminate is prepared 
with nitric acid, (extracted from saltpetre.) 
alcohol (that is, spirits of wine,) and mercury. 
These substances are the representatives of 
the atmospheric, the botanic, and mineral por¬ 
tions of the world ; and although they are 
here united, they have but little affinity to each 
other, and are only waiting to fly asunder at 
the slightest call. The fall of a feather upon 
pure fulminating powder will sometimes cause 
it to explode. We would describe the method 
of its manufacture did we not fear to do so, 
lest some of our ingenious readers should at¬ 
tempt to produce it. None but persons of 
the greatest experience should ever touch it. 
Not long ago the principal operative at 
Apothecaries’ Hall, a man extremely cautious 
and of profound experience, was shivered to 
pieces while drying an ounce of it. As a 
means of igniting gunpowder, it has proved 
in warfare of great service, as it adds to the 
force of the powder. Eight and a half parts 
of powder fired with percussion caps, are quite 
equal in force to ten parts of gunpowder, tired 
iu the old way by means of the “ pan and 
flint.” One ounce of fulminate is more than 
enough for charging a thousand caps. In 
charging the caps, the fulminate is mixed with 
a quarter of its weight of water and half its 
weight of gunpowder; the whole is then 
ground together with a wooden muller upon 
a marble slab. Percussion powder, like gun¬ 
powder, owes its terrific force to the concen¬ 
tration into a solid form of the elements of 
air in the immediate juxtaposition of combus¬ 
tible materials, which, when fired, assume in¬ 
stantaneously the air shape and bulk, which 
is, by the heat developed at the instant of ex¬ 
plosion, fearfully increased in size. All sub¬ 
stances that contain a great deal of oxygen 
will “ explode more or less when in contact 
with combustibles, although not included in 
the category of warlike stores.” Thus, at 
Gateshead, during the late fire there, dreadful 
explosions took place, although no gunpowder 
was present. Some of the warehouses con¬ 
tained vast quantities of nitrate of soda, asub- 
stance of similar composition to nitrate of 
potash (saltpetre). The naptha and the sul¬ 
phur being mixed with this, formed a com¬ 
pound precisely similar to, although not iden¬ 
tical with, gunpowder. Chemists are, howev¬ 
er, acquainted with many substances far more 
explosive than fulminate, such as chloride of 
nitrogen, a pound of which would annihilate 
the strongest fort in the world. By the time 
the chemists have taught us to control this 
frightful power, let us hope that the peace of 
nations will have rendered it useless.— Scien¬ 
tific American. 
Inks may be divided into two distinct class¬ 
es, those which hold carbon in a minutely sub¬ 
divided state in solution, and those which 
partake of the nature of dyes. 
Of this latter class is that kind so universal¬ 
ly used, made from nutgalls and sulphate of 
iron. This ink, chemically speaking, is a tanno- 
gallati of iron. When recently prepared it is 
quite pale, when used upon paper, but in a 
short time, after exposure to the air, it changes 
to a darker hue. This change is effected in 
consequence of the iron taking a higher degree 
of oxydation. The pototamati and protogal- 
lati of iron, are changed into the pergallate 
and the pertannate of this metal. When wri¬ 
ting in which this ink is used becomes yellow 
and indistinct from age, it is from decay of the 
vegetable portion of the ink. By making an 
infusion of nutgalls and tracing over the writ¬ 
ing, it may be made more legible. In making 
paper from inferior rags an excess of chlorine 
is used, and on such paper the best ink will 
discolor. 
This variety of ink is much less durable 
than that prepared from carbon, and besides, 
it is easily destroyed and rendered colorless. A 
weak solution of oxalic acid spread over wri¬ 
ting done with this ink, completely changes and 
destroyes its color. The sulphate of iron is 
converted into oxalate of iron, which salt is 
colorless. An excellent ink may be prepared 
from an infusion of logwood, by adding prus- 
siate and bichromote of potasse. This ink is 
not a suspended precipitate, but a clean solu¬ 
tion, from which no deposite is produced. It 
is not changed or destroyed by weak acids. Its 
cost per gallon is less than two cents. 
A very durable carbon ink may be made 
from an acetous solution of gluten—the gluten 
derived from wheat flour is to be dissolved in 
very dilute acetous acid and carbon in the 
form ot calcined lampblack added to it. This 
ink should be used in all valuable records and 
writings of importance. 
All printing inks are carbon inks. The ink 
used in printing bills is easily removed by 
useing the hydro carbons, thus dissolving the 
oil in which the carbon is held, and washing 
off the carbon by water. 
No ink has as yet been prepared which will 
resist the manipulation of the chemists. 
Chemical agents may, however, be employed 
in the manufacture of paper, such as the iodide 
of potassium, feno cyanide of potassium and 
starch, which, when chemical agents are ap¬ 
plied to remove the ink, will easily decompose, 
and produce discoloration of the paper, and 
thus prevent fraud.— Boston Journal. 
A COMPRESSIBLE LIFE BOAT. 
A new boat has been exhibited in New 
York, made of a strong frame of wood, thor¬ 
oughly braced, and modeled not unlike the or¬ 
dinary boat, covered with very heavy three-ply 
canvas, coated inside and outside with India 
rubber—a large air compartment, in the form 
of a cylinder, outside the boat, passing from 
stem to stern, between the gunwale bars, on 
both sides, so as to prevent the boat from cap¬ 
sizing. It has also four large air compart¬ 
ments in each end of the boat, and water 
tanks made to fit in between the ribs in the 
bottom of the boat, for the convenience of car¬ 
rying fresh water. The gunwale bars and ribs 
are hinged to the keel, so that when the boat 
is not required for use, the ribs can be thrown 
parallel with the keel, and thus allow the gun¬ 
wale bars or guards to fall down on both sides, 
close to the keel, there by compressing the 
boat almost immediately, into one-tenth its 
size when ready for use.— Buffalo Courier. 
Yankee Clock Making. —The clock busi¬ 
ness of the country, and so of the world, is 
done in Connecticut. It is thought that the 
capital, yearly invested, is $300,000,000 ; and 
that the annual business now amounts to $1,- 
000,000. Of this one-half is done in this city, 
one-fourth in Bristol, and one-fourth in Ply¬ 
mouth ; and from it two thousand men, with 
families, derive their entire support. 
The number of clocks made by the Jerome 
Manufacturing Company, of New Haven, is 
200,000 a year, 20,000 per month, and 800 
per day, embracing fifty distinct varieties.— 
r Phe highest wholesale price per dozen, is $100; 
the lowest, $10. To produce these, they an¬ 
nually consume the following raw material : 
Pine Lumber 2,500,000 feet. 
Mahogany and Rosewood 1,000,000 “ 
Looking Glass Plates 50,000 “ 
Boxes of glass 4,000 “ 
Cask Nails 1,500 
Iron 600 tons. 
Glue 500 bbls. 
Polled and cast Brass. 150 tons. 
Varnish 100 bbls. 
Zinc 35 tons. 
The lumber is obtained directly from Maine 
and Western New York. The other materi¬ 
als are mainly if not wholly purchased in New 
York City.— New Haven Palladium. 
Self Priming Fire Lock. —The Reming¬ 
ton’s of Ilion, are contractors for the making 
of guns for the U. S. soldiery. They are now, 
or will shortly be, engaged in placing on some 
thousands of the old flint lock guns, the Patent 
Primer, invented by Dr. Maynard, who re¬ 
ceived from government the sum of $70,000 
for the improvement. By this self-priming 
lock a person is enabled to fire fifty times 
without repriming. The Remingtons’ are 
making preparations to build a large furnace 
and foundry, on River street, in Ilion, Herki¬ 
mer Co. 
A great lithographic work is about to be 
done in Berlin, Prussia, for a London house. 
It will take forty different stones with their 
combined impressions, to complete the work, 
viz., the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, by 
Michael Angelo. 
The electric conductibility of platinum is 
2)4 millions of times as great as that of a so¬ 
lution of the sulphate of copper, while the con¬ 
ducting power is only 0,0025 of the same. 
