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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
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WHAT STOCK IS BEST FOB PEARS? 
to produce the same result, than it does on the Guano for Insects. —A correspondent ot 
year. I am happy to know we agree in one the Horticulturist says : “Some time last 
3 . - l J summer, while budding some young peaches, 
P° mt - { found that ants had taken possession of some 
( 6th. He says he planted, four years ago, a fen f ce j. j n one row . They very earnestly re¬ 
large number of standard and dwarf trees, s j 8 ted my attempts to inoculate the tree, in- 
LIST OF PATENTS. 
TO FURNACE MAKERS. 
A correspondent of the Providence (R. 
I.) Journal states that it has cost him more 
for coal when using heating furnaces than old 
fashioned andirons and grates. He states 
thinks the standards were one or two years dieting many unpleasant wounds on my hands issued from tfcc Untied states Patmtqffiw for the week that it costs him about twice as much to heat 
Eds. Rural :-The remarks in your paper the oldest, and that he shall probably get a and arms. In order to disperse the warlike ™ ^ Bis house by furnaces as by grates. He also 
of Jone 30 by A,™ P»»«, of Ctakson, peok or a half bushel from some of hfe dwarfs * This “threw SThim ftat Te 
on my article on Standard L ears m preference and not more than a pi ck or hall bushel a., them into immediate consternation. I noticed Chas. b. Bristol. Naugatuck, Conn., improved wrench, consumed 110 tons of coal, which used to be 
to those grown on the quince, stem to call for most from the standards, per tree. Now this little collections of winged ants huddled close stHpffor doors.’ ' NCW Y ° rk ’ ,mprovemeEt 111 wca ier comfortably heated with 16 cords of wood.— 
some facts to prove the positions taken by me. j 3 a n i claimed. But I might claim much together, and seeming to be quiet, while those Abram a Chas. N. Clow, Port Byron, improvement in He concludes as follows : 
1st. The pear on the quince is more liable more and still be within bounds, provided without wings ran about in great agitation.— c °H e n?y cTayton, Dorset Square, England, improvement “From all I can learn, I rather think that 
trv Kroot- rff ftp imif-n than nn its nwn wi onltnrP and rnrp A few The following day not a single insect could be in brick and tile machines. English patent Dec. 13, 52 . these figures present a tolerably fair view of 
to break oil at tne union man on its own both have the same cultuie ana care. a. lew where the day previous they appeared Dan’i N. Zanzaek, Salem, Mass., improved mode of ^- ? - xA - <• -A-:-.- ~ k„:u 
bottom. In budding the pear on the quince facts under this head will be sufficient. Mr. to ^ innu]QfcrabIe ... J improvement in ice 
many nurserymen cut the buds from one hall Et.tah Griffin, one of my near neighbors, has Guano is also said to be a remedy for the pitchers. 
longer to as long again as they do for bud- a pear orchard of over 700 trees on pear striped bug, when put on cucumber hills, tak- ^Moore^R. t iotcher, (late) of Concord, for tidal alarm 
dine the pear. .And why do they do this ?— bottoms, some 500 of which were planted two ing care not to sprinkle it on the leaves. Jonas g. Haisted and Cornelius J. Ackerman, New 
Because the union between the bud ant the years ago last spring, and two years old when chas. s. Harris, Holyoke, for balance valve, 
stock is so imperfect and so liable to break planted.' They commenced bearing last year. The Apple Tree Caterpillar.- AYe are Hough, Green Castle, ind., improvement in brick 
off, they wish to give all the surface to the IIe to i d me the other "day that a number of surprised at the carelessness which prevails chag {I Johnsoll) Boston, jmprov ed in gas burners. 
J ® , . ... ., ^ eyji / in regard to this injurious insect, in some R. A. L. McCurdy, Sabine Parish, La., improvement in 
bud posuble, in order to give it strength , the trees would have at least a peck of pears stances even good orchards are permitted cotton gins. amine his coal bill for last winter, and corn- 
then as soon as the bud is long enough they eac p ) and nearly all more or less—four years to be overrun with it. In this section of the cona^biocks^ 7 ’ Indianapolis ’ improyemen :n or; ' e p are it with the cost of warming by the old 
tie it up carefully to the stock. And yet, af- only from bud. Have you any dwarfs that country, however, such cases are not common, Isaac M. Wade, Clinton, Mich., improvement in churns, methods, I think that he will come to the 
ter all this precaution, they lose a large per can beat this ? I have several hundred trees though on the very borders ol orchards which ga ^ 1 I ^ h ^ 1 r Ier aml Lucien Moss ’ phlladel P ia > mt v same conclusion as myself, 
centage by the wind and other causes. f rom two to six years old from the bud, of carefully kept clear of these vermin we Moses d‘. Weils, Morgantown, Va., improvement in if these statements are facts, it is high time 
. ** j. J- *» “ and dwarfs, all having tkesa.e "£ ^ £ 
ging yearlings and two year old trees, oi many e^ilture and care. My standards ha\e always 0 f insect, and it unmolested here, it breeds Henry Peckham, King’s Ferry, improvement in straw ce p^ them without corroborative testimony, 
would be lost. We always take hold of the ave raged the most fruit at the same age. I a stock which settles on the neighboring trees cu ^ham Powell, Jr., Mare island, Cal., improved fose Scientific American. 
quince below the bud to pull; should we take think my five year old standards have at least the following year. The enemy might be an- stock for bomb shells. ’ 
hold above a great number would separate three times as many pears on as my nihilated if it could be kept down for one year, Howell, Me., improvement in rad- 
at the uaion. Many are also broken off in dwarfs of the Mm0 age . Mr. Jeptoa Wil- Z 
more and still be within bounds, provided without wings ran about in great agitation.— C0 H “nry ciayton, Dorset Square, England, improvement “From all I can learn, I rather think that 
, , eiwa some rvnitnrp nnrl otiro i few The following day not a single insect could be in brick and tile machines. English patent Dec. 13, 52. these figures present a tolerably fair view of 
both have the same culture ana care. A lew where the day previous they appeared Dan’i N. Zanzaek Salem. Mass., improved mode of th c0 * arat & e expense of warming a build- 
facts under this head w id be sufficient. Mr. tobe innumerable.’’ ^ Samuel Eakins, Philadelphia, improvement in ice ing by the old modes and by furnaces. 
Elias Griffin, one of my near neighbors, has Guano is also said to be a remedy for the pitchers. Concord for tidal alarm “ Ifc becomes us, then, to determine which 
a pear orchard of over 700 trees on pear striped bug, when put on cucumber hills, tak- ap p aratus ' ’ ’ mode of warming our houses we shall adopt, 
bottoms some 500 of which were planted two ing care not to sprinkle it on the leaves. Jonas s. Haisted and Cornelius J. Ackerman, New if. a jg 0 becomes the makers of furnaces to 
years ago last spring, and two years old when ^,4. s. Harris, Holyoke, for balance valve. bring to their business a greater amount ot 
planted.' They commenced bearing last year. The Apple Tree Caterpillar.- We are a v Hough, Green Castle, md, improvement in brick skill or we shall all be obliged to return to 
lie told me the other May that a number of surprised at ^ carelessness which prevails “g™. jmproved jn gaa burner8 . the old fashioned fire place and grate If any 
e 3 in regard to this injurious insect. In some r. a. l. McCurdy, Sabine Parish, La., improvement in of your readers will take the trouble to ex- 
the trees would have at least a peck of pears j ns f ancea even good orchards are permitted cotton gins. amine his coal bill for last winter, and com- 
often see the wild cherry tree filled with their seeding machines. ir , 
n|. __ forBernard O. Bryan, Marietta, Pa., improvement in ma- 
collar ujockh. r — ; _ ± 
Isaac M. Wade, Clinton, Mich., improvement in churns, methods, I think that he Will COme to the 
Wm. Wiler and Lucien Moss, Philadelphia, improved conclusion as myself.” 
gas-lighter. J . 
Moses D. Wells, Morgantown, Va., improvement in If these statements are facts, it IS high time 
Se BernarTo h Bryan, Marietta, Pa., improvement inma- that heating fnrnaces were abandoned for old 
chines for cleaning ore. f3$llioiI€cl gr3«tGS- v\ 6 3 nOWCV6r, C3»QI10l* ftC- 
the following year. Ine enemy migni ne an- stock f 0r shells. 
nihilated if it could be kept down for one year, Elisha E. Rice, Hallowell, Me., improvement in raii- 
and this might at any rate be SO. nearly ac- r0 ^ifred A. Starr, New York, improved adjuster of win- 
complished in a few years, that little or no dow blinds. _ . _ . 
_ 1 , , , , \ tnfoTT^tn ciAnbona «nrl omMi R. Elit.hori). Elmira. 
Great Clock.— The clock for the House of 
Parliament was by contract to have been fixed 
packing and carrying. No such care is prac- of Avon, a gentleman who has taken would be donebv the strueelimr rem- Lafeyette Stephens and Solomon B. Eithorp, Elmira, by February last, but the tower is not yet 
t»l or necessary with those budded on pear gre j t pains and considerable expense cS s-it. -^7 «" «• ^ «$„*{• 
vyz. uwvyuw J a- A greet U UttiIJO ttllU w nailL. JOUSIU7* KsUMLUUlin . Joseptl ^yKOS. Mercer, ra., lUl r *11 Via 4 Vtr» lnr/vocf 41-10 
bottoms At the least calculation I lose fifty to get the choicest fruits of the day, says his -- “cSSfiiyior, McKeesport, Pa., improvement in ma- ^orld, with minute-hand. Every htlf minute 
trees budded on the quince by breaking ac 8tan dard trees produce more and better fruit Mulching.— Newly set trees should not be chines ifor cuttog grain, pass, 4 c. thenointoftheminntehandwillmovenear- 
the union, to one on the pears. This fact is than his dwarfs of the same age, with the same drenched in floods of water. In order to have ^,^^3 for mak^ngToots^nd^hoes. ' 1 ly seven inches. 
too obvious to growers of the pear on the car6j and addg that he shall set no more dwarf a tree live, and the same is time of many gar- John h Tudo Pai^iiaii Engiand, improvements m The dock wiu gQ eight and a days> 
ly seven inches. 
The clock will go eight and a half days, 
flf-n nknls the oround should be moist, but packing for stuffing boxes, Ac. JT , t, ° 6 , , le 
acn plants, xne grounu -noma ul . & , u e Tho ^ cljam pion, Washington, p. c., improved steam and strike only for seven and a half, so as to 
indicate by its silence any neglect in winding. 
The mere winding up of each oi the striking 
quince to need further remarks. tree3 y Thos 6 ^ampionr Washington, r. ft, improved steam 
2d. The qnmee is subject to the borer, t e 7th. He thinks I have made a great mis- tbe r00 t s 0 f half-rotted leaves, decaying chips, Stephen Hull, Poughkeepsie, improvement in attach- 
pear is not. Toprove that this is not true, Mr. take by saying that by far the largest proper- sa w oust, straw coarse hay breaks, ferns ^ w , oMath . “S Lke tThours. 
P. says he has had hundreds of trees on t-ne tion are not improved in size and quality, if anything that will keep the suriace moist and cutters of harvesters. 1 , , 
quince, and has never lost one front the borers, as good, on the quince as on their own stalks, cool - is what the set to. g*tSi iron f tS to beffis ei 
and even never knew of snch an instance.- 4c , a „ d mentions four varieties, and says ^ e ^P*f^^he Rootlets to spread p,, 0 .'^SfWSS'byJua c ” r “ feet in diameter, weighing from 14 to 15 t, 
mi , t . ,1 p 1 T *11 i J V Li . _ , , _ . . Hove Liau IIIHC IU llv-di, tUC U/UWU-tO tv/ cuiwu UliiiJteia, tv uicu 
This being the tact, 1 will try and enlighten man y others might be named that are lrnprov- w j^ e | j n g0 ,*] an( j tree ^ become Jacob Lenneff, Philadelphia, improvement in machine 
him a little upon the subject. My men and e d on the quince. Now these are but a small v j gor ous, all which will be shown by its *" making harness for looms^ 
myself examined my dwarf trees a short time proportion of the 1,000 varieties grown.— growth and full, rich foliage.— The Farmer. sam’i w. Gibbs, Albany, assignor to skinner & Rro? 
ago, and took out a great number from the when ^ r - U- shows me by facts that one- ww *\*w»w\*'>™**r\f\*\****uw\*\w*M\*w* Brownviiie, design for stove plates. 
wheels are of cast iron ; the hour bell is eight 
feet in diameter, weighing from 14 to 15 tuns. 
p Jacob Lenneff, Philadelphia, improvement in machines The weight of the hammer is 400 pounds, 
for making harness for looms. 
quince below the pear, (and have found more third of the varieties grown are improved on 
or less, annually, since I commenced to culti- the quince, 1 Tinder the same care and culture, n ./.... vi/ldiiuuuk - ... no 
vate them.) Some of the small trees were and g j ves me their names, I will yield the C^* ^ Monsieur Ficault is a well-known and j 0 ng- er a^oke^but a reality By dashing a 
ruined, and a great number badly injured.— point wilh pleasure ; until then I must stick celebrated manufacturer of razors. The Lon- gm ° n bot J t , e ’ f sulpllur i c ether, with a few 
What would my friend think if I should say to my position, as I believe the truth is on PRESERVING SUMMER FRUITS. don Artisan describeihiai as toiiows . ti(jleg of metal potassium into a fiat cis- 
I had never lost a crop of plums by the cur- Ly side. Facts, you know, are stubborn —“I ,_I LthfLckneJfwhiclfthe bTades'are^ to'have tera ’ a ^ r ^Kt flame was produced, which illu- 
culio, nor never knew of such an instance ?— things, and will always carry the day, sooner ^ LCH ^ ru ‘- 3 as strawberries, raspberries, ° havintr two opnosite sides forged to a niinated the whole place. He then laid down 
or fr- r th “ y m L pe " erte v r sffissras 
I must congratulate him m his good fortune evaded . 1 know a few varieties are very fine flavor be ret ainfd.-Put sugar over the fire, shears, winch at one cut produces£JJ^e.- ^ withoufc any it)jliry . By wetting his 
MANUFACTURE OF RAZORS. 
Walking on Red-hot Iron Plates. —Prof. 
Pepper recently delivered a lecture in the Py¬ 
rotechnic Institute, London, before a large 
audience of mechanics, in which he remarked 
PRESERVING SUMMER FRUITS. 
. . „ ,, • ■. - - ^ navor oe reuimeui—jrufc sugar uvci me me, ' , , T fj- £ ,+ OTT , T , a Lta mot, wiiuout auy miuiy. 
in escaping thus far these voracious grubs on the quince, but none equal to others ou at the rate of half a pound to a pound of Up° n G^se blades -L 7 P F fiDgers in ammonia, the Professor dipped 
these quince destroyers. He says near the the pear bottom. 
close of his artic.e that it is recommended to Q n g word more and I am done,- 
uu at me rate oi nau a uuuuu to a uuuuu oi nDgers ta auuuoma, me xiuicmu: uipytu 
berries, add a little water, and when hot take ™ & ke, and by teau o nn „ d them into a crucible of melted lead, and let 
and that up the fruit in a skimmer and dip it into the LfeL of the block where the metaI run off “ the sha P e of bnllets 5nto 
Close oi ms uruc.« uuut u. is - One word more and i am done—and that up meiruii m a wr auu uip amtu me - the tw0 surfaces of the block where 
set the dwarfs below the union to prevent tae ^ that I read years ago the recommendation 3U S ar ’ Bolding it theie for half a in mu e per- ^ ^ gjted into the back. The back it- 
attacks of the borer, so I presume he has tQ E€ t the dwarf tree low’ that it might root ..^P 3 ’ (LtfironL th^ whole fot in this*man- se ^ f° rme i °P soft p ast ^ ron > planed and 
heard before that they do, or may, worn in f rom the pear, and thus increase its vigor and ner “ Then boifdown the suo-ar to a thick polished so as to retain no roughness. _ A 
it • __ TD 1 _ !n l . * A _ l, A ~ 1 ° UCi. wil \-i\j 1A UAA^ oia 0 c*a KV/ c*i KXJ. _ Ann At 4hn gHcycg n.nn intn 
a shallow’ cistern of water. 
One of the curiosities to be sent from 
the quince. If he will be kind enough to call ] eng j b 0 f ]jf e . it Ls no new theory to me. 
on me I will show him the veritable fellow, 
or at least where he has been to my sorrow. 
3d. The pear on the quince is more subject 
to the fire blight than on its own bottom.— 
He says he has lost five trees on the pear 
Stephen H. Ainsworth. 
West Bloomfield, Out. Co., N. Y., July, 1855. 
APPLE TREE WORMS. 
X ZS Zr it over the t‘rnit Se he S™ove is formed in one of the edges, and into Pragrie to the Paris Exhibition is a mite of 
SSther in P t“h £,Tto warm ovet tffl V ?«- •»» .*» **&,, "*** f 14 000 garnets, whick 
oroftrlivJ thrnno-L in thin o-plnti thus joined are placed m a swage or stamp vary in dimensions from the smallest size to 
nous cakes. When thorotfghlj dry, pi the >“*™i ‘H*?™ ^2*5 “ t!,!n,", 0 .L 0D .!Y2 0 „^ 
uu.im/pmv-™,— ... s ^“” in -1 bno-and hantr it out of the wav — a considerable pressure by the lever. The with in the trade. Added to the garnets are 
to the fire blight than on its own bottom.— APPLE TREE WORMS. Thn wiN keen a/ lore- as wanted and blade is thu3 fixed in the groove, where it is 6,000 other stones, and the workmanship is 
He says he has lost five trees on the pear - may be fitted for the table in a few minutes, beldh /. ffiea \ s . °Lf e STlfiZ ? ^ id l t ° be “ exc l uisi + te ^ udc P ie - The p Grard 
where he has one on the quince. I have lost Since calling attention to the ravages of b / the addition of a litt l e hot water-more the blade, and into which the sott cast ironj Duchy of Posen is to furnish a carpet com- 
more in nrooortion on the quince than on the the borer in the maple, the oak, apple tree, s ^ ar beino- added if necessary. The beauty as were ’, squeezed. The razors are then posed 0 f 8,o42 pieces of skin from animals 
nears One 1 of mv neighbors bought a quan- tres ’ &c “ in our , last ’ we have b f d SOIlie ofAhis mode is that the flavor of the fruit is ? round m the same as are razers ' 0raed foand m the Dachy; it is sixty-four feet 
pears One of my ^'ghbors bought a q ian tify5ng evidences that our remarks were reta i n ed, while there is uo danger of its spoil- in 0Qe P iece - £ (l uare ' acd W the T centre 1S , a s P 1 L e ° d:d , star ’ °f 
titv of larfre dwarfs at a erreat price oi one Oi 1^04 In .4 °i . _ -tV ip most, vannns fcnra. and on the sdos and 
One of my neighbors bought a quan- 
... n 1 r* x ___ A -C b- L * V 'V “O v -- -- - - reUUHt'U, W lillC LUCIC la UU U cl 1112, Cl Ui x to ouuir 
tity of large dwarfs at a great price of one o. not wholly lost. Some persons we know. ; b f ermen tation. Fruits, when preserved 
mirocT-rniori Q tAtr roa ra 1 _ 1__ A ^ --. O . J - , x 
the principal Rochester nurserymen a few years have been led to examine their trees, and have 
ago. The blight has leveled them all or near- found the work of destruction progressing made too sweet, and lose their distinctive fla- lime makes a very good buff color, and very border is an arabesque, imitating fur. — N. Y. 
ly all evenwith the earth. He has a number rapidly. In some cases, trees that have been vor s0 muc h that it differs little whether it cheap. The goods are generally run hrough Evening Post. 
on the pear that remain unscathed. -Many set within two years, have been bored to such is preserved peach or potato. Besides, with- the lime water at the commencement. About 
Oil LUO p j rnrfpnt. in Anf>m1v kill t.Tuvm. SoTTlfi hfl.VP i _ ___ _ _a a^ - x - 1 nnp nniind fif nOTATAPraS fsnlDhate of iron) 'Will 
in the usual way — pound for pound- 
Buff Color on Cotton- 
square, and in the centre is a splendid star, of 
, the most various hues, and on the sides and 
Copperas and corners similar constellatory adornments ; the 
on me pear mar remam ™ ncu. -uany to entii«e ly kiUthem. Somehave Z care preserves a apt to ft ment and one pound of copperas (sulphate of iron) will 
instances might be presented of this kind. I | bored more thoroughly in the trunk, two, Zil -PVaZ parZ ' ten oounds of cotton a deep buff. It 
admit that some of our writers on fruits say three, or more feet from the ground, than at 
that the dwarf is less liable to blight than the the crown of the root; others at the root. 
dye ten pounds of cotton a deep buff. It 
is best to give the good3 a number of 
Submarine Railway. —There is, it appears, 
once more a serious intention of uniting Eng¬ 
land and France by a submarine railway.— 
pear on its own bottom ; but facts, as far as 
YTe suspect they are doing more mischief 
to the apple tree than usual. The remedy is, 
Wholesome Severe. _ Take of best A, Ml ."gSTfta ' ^'folEZe'ous to." rfiSSMS 
ThecoloriE an oxjde ofiroo Thegoods are inymtor> j^QOsailors and navies. 4,340,000 
my observation extends, prove the reverse. tome apple tree man usual, ine rerneay is, oftartarlonnce. • watersixauarfo • color is an oxjue uimm. inventor> 1)500 sailors and navies, 4,340/ 
4 th. I said that the life of the pear on the H 'Bem any way yoii can,^ ut o to ha boiled about five minutes, then strained: v .,,4 i%aaavma TioiiATtrioE q o tVmx 7 1 y&rdb ol ni&tG * > 0,000> 
4tk. I said that the life of the pear on the «» * boiiedaboot five nrinntes then strained; » ^li^ wTX7deSe1ocoTtruet 
quince was less than half of that on the peai 8 COundre i ; others take a knife and cut him to the strained liquor add_ one pound ot the abs0 rb oxygen from the air. They have tunn el bv means of which the strait that 
stock. Mr. P. thinks I made a random shot out But the easiest remedy is prevention. untfl S'snZ iTuedlcUv therefor ? t0 be aired w f“ dip ‘ T J e separates the two countries would he crossed 
here. Let us see. M. Bose mentions several Wash the trees in stroDg whale oil soap, or in a * Kl ’■ tl f rea unlu . ae ai & ar is penecuy jj me and copperas impart a harshness to the in 33 mbm tes. The position of this tunnel 
pear trees in Europe and Asia that are known lj e strong enough to make soap, about the nnZiwn g 00< ^ s / and they theretore require to be run wou i d be, no doubt, nearly parallel with that 
pear trees in Europe and Asia that are known 
goods, and they theretore require to Be run wordd be, no doubt, nearly parallel with that 
are,—the S 
of the city 
3 Stuyvesant tree, in the upper part consisting mostly in applying substances duced to a lukewarm temperature; then add inferior to that produced by the nitrate of if L least 
ity of New York, planted over 200 around the roots of the trees, as ashes, tobacco a tablespoonful oi yeast, stirring them wel. j r0Q is the result .—Scientific American. " ’ ‘ 
above Detroit from LuO to 180 years old, beautiful shade can be secured.— Cvlt. fy Gaz. 
healthy and vigorous. There are many trees __*__ 
planted by the first settlers in this county, as STRAWBERRIES IN CALIFORNIA. 
sound and thrifty as ever. We must conclude -- 
from these facts that the pear planted on its The California Farmer, speaking ot the ex¬ 
own stock lives to a great age. Now how is cellence and size oi the stiawbenies in t.neii 
it when worked ou the quince f To show its “““teffuit-r adrenV into California, its 
longevity here, Air. a. mentions an artic.e nfiff aud remarkable features, its increased pro- 
Keeping ALlk from Souring.—AY 
seen it recommended in a number of 
Superiority of Leather Hose. —The New 
York Evening Post says : “ N. Deyere, for¬ 
merly Engineer ot the Parisian Fire Battalion, 
Improvements in Blowing Machines — 
Air. C. F. Yauthier, of Dijon, France, has 
patented a new modification of blown g appa- 
* . • 1*_ _ £ -_I * J --1 
fe have • a ^ 0 rk recently published by him, confirms ratus, consisting of a cylinder and piston, with 
our ex- he universal opinion that leather hose fasten- a solid piston rodpassingthrough a stuffing- 
nilk, for (v1 w ;tb .’oddpv rivets are the best in every re- Box in the top of the cylinder, and a hollow 
o T1 ,, w ..nnDryo iv p*r juadv 11 changes, to use a little soda in sweet milk, for ed with copper rivets are the best in every re- Box in the top ot the cylinder, and a nouow 
bIBA\M)liRRir. b LA ti j rUlu 1A. the purpose of preventing it becoming sour p™ iIip last, years hose Gave I one through the ^bottom, through which the 
me purpose m preventing it ueoummg suur gDecb Por the last fifteen years hose have uuu lu ^. u oy —’ -“=>“- , 
during very hot weather, and especially in b P eu manufactured from hemp acd flax woven a L is ejected. Both covers have annular 
thunder storms- A\ r e cannot but think that withou t seam, which, although they are capa- s P acc? ’ waives of india rubber, or other 
it:. 'TUw, . . . . ’ ’ 0 , , ii Kla onWoncp. rmemn.of inwards tor the 
this is far from a commendable plan 
ble of resisting great pressure, leak badly, 
written by Col. AVilder, (which I presume ductiveness in size and quantity, the habit it 
can be found in the Horticulturist of 1852, assumes as a perpetual bearer—these are sub- 
at page 292,) in which he makes the Col. say jeets that should arrest the .attention ot every 
he has trees 20 years old, and knows one 35 ir uit grower. In California the straw Lei ry 
be skimmed off for churning into butter.— ai „ is available. Since 1844, India-rubber 
mi_ _Vx A V,,4- r» L’Hln .xaJa A - x /» 
years old. Now, by reading a line further in ^ ig highly tav m rable to its growth, 
that article, he will find the Col. says that tho rains aEd mild weather of winter fur- . ____ r _ _ 
these'trees may, and probably have, threw out n ish the roots with a continuous growth of Destruction of Ants—A correspondent they perish quickly, from the peeling oi tne for gilding metals by the electrotype and the 
roots from the pear stock; and which of course the plant, and the early warm weather sets an of the Philadelphia Ledger says : “ A\ e give rubber. ^ water gilding process, no less than 18,000 to 
would increase their vigor and length of life abundant crop. AVheu a due attention is giv- you a sure remedy—procure a large sponge, - 20,000 ounces are annually required. In Paris, 
i 4 v om nrcn r iUp An jfa eu to the care of the plants, the strawberry, wash it well, press it very dry; by so doing A patent nas been granted to a man m 18,000,000 francs are used for manufacturing 
lDglDg lhtm . me pear on us . q maQ yariet i e3; y j e i ds a continuous crop it will leave the small cells open—lay it on Illinois for a new hay press. It presses tne purpose3 yearly : and in the United States, 
Downing says, in his “bruit and f rom Bic middle of April to November.— the shelf where they.are most troublesome, bales into a square form, and the levers act so £ 10 , 000,000 D'the estimated amount convert- 
suitable substance, opening inwards for the 
admission of air. At each stroke of the ma¬ 
chine the air is drawn into the cylinder, and 
forcibly expelled thro’ the hollow piston rod. 
Amount of Gold Consumed for Manu¬ 
facturing Purposes. —It is computed that 
the amount of the precious metals consumed 
in various ways is from forty to fifty millions 
of dollars value per annum. It is stated that 
by thus bringing them nearer the pear on its « tko earn of the plants, the strawberry, 
... , T t •, , iu many varieties, yields a continuous crop 
bottom. Downing says, in his • bruit and g, om Bie middle of April to November.— 
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with my experience. anil it will be found that this c 
5th. lie admits that the pear grown on the w m still be improved both in siz 
quince requires higher culture and more care when raised from the seed.’’ 
invented a file, 
tents in Europe 
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