MOOSE’S RUSAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
(Drcjjiirfo anfr diartim. 
THE HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION. 
f PRESERVATION and ripening of fruit, apples without cores or seeds. 
* The following remarks are from an a dire- 8 Seeing in yonr valuable paper recently a 
^ by lion. M. P. Wilder, be'ore the Ame i- c mmunication from Mr. Brown in reference 
can Bornological Society : 
There is out one topic to which I will ad 
vert; toe preservation and ripening of fruit. 
to a new or unusual variety of apples. I am 
led to some remarks upon raising apples with 
out seeds or cores. Extraordinary as this 
may appear, it can be successfa ly done, and 
llletljaiitc %xis t fa. 
TESTING BUILDING MATERIALS. 
Professor Henry read a paper before ihe 
i oeen ap- 
materials 
apitol at 
take into 
Tn, Exhibit of the Gbnesee Vftliey Hor- W .; «. jrf « of fruit. £ ito^be A^fUdoS, % P»™« Hmr «! a paper before .he 
ticultural Society, heid in CoriLthiao Hall, Much piogre*s has of en made m this art by a very simple process - by merely reversirg American Association of Science, at its recent 
this city, on the afternoon and evening of within a few years, and important results have the usual order of growth in the ties, and sitting at Providence, on the modes of testing 
Saturday last, was one of the finest we ever , , n atta j ued * . P r * L ‘ c 'iV e baa been set- causing the sap to flaw in the opposite direc- building materials and an account of the ma- 
witnessed The display of Fruits Flowers itd, hat the ripening pricesacau be control ed. t,ion, and the Utnb3 to grow wnere the roo>s terials used at Washington. He had been ap- 
ZTZlT^rl l!r!! P !Jil! o, ™ A J ut L umnal trai . ts have beea k ?P l L aad txhii31t * usually do. and vice veria. In illustration, I pointed on a committee lo test the materials 
1 j ^^ ever y 1D g fcd the succeeoicg spring. We have sten the saw, a few years ago, in the Saturday Eve- offered for the extension of the Capitol at 
exhibited would rank as choice or superior. Seckei, Bar leti, and Louise Bonne de Jersey ning Post, an account where soxe mischievous Washington. The committee had to take into 
Our Nurseries were well represented—the P iars > ia perfection iu January, and even s tu:leD s at a country school, one day in a consideration many minute sources of dis- 
principal ones exhibiting numerous varieties ^ b ? md ' urit Y ot |rous depends on freak dug up an old app ! e tree that did not integration, such as that every flash of light 
of Apples, Fears, Rose3, Dahlias, Arc.—while sa ® cha ” I;e isrmentaiion. ims is followed by bear, and planted it with the top in the ning produced an appreciable amount of nitric 
the amateur cultivators of the city and conn- Sue and pSveTuitTn ^ th - T °T ^ ° Ught to be * U^^dtb ^ °? tbe 
, , , , ,, xu prevent i,nese, ana preserve iruit in ['o their surprise it put out inubs from the carbonate ot lime, and the ac.ion of du 3 t car- 
try presented large and excel.ent collections all its beauty, freshness and flavor, the tem- r0 ots, which bore anides without cores or r - ed b Y tbe wind against the building. The 
of Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, Arc. Were- perature must be uniform, and kept below the S8e ds ! Shortly afterward I saw a letter in committee subjected specimens to actual freez- 
gret that we are unable to give the names of cie S ree at wh] ch the fermentation or the ri- the same paper, from a gentleman in Ohio * D o’ and af,ler several experiments a good 
exhibitors, and specify the articles contribu- P eniD £ P[ 0CfcSS commences, especially summer who stated that he had several such trees in uiethod was obtained. It was found that in 
ted. These, however, as well as the reports ffSeralte\nfedor er rt } f orchard, and that his method of producing J eQ thousand^ years one inch would be worn 
F „ ... „ ., generally interior, in respee^ to the latter, them was to bury the end 3 of limbs low from the blocks by the action of the frost.— 
o commi a > ai given m he ci y papers Mr. Barry, editor ot the Horticulturist, has enough to reach the ground in it, (or turn Blocks of 1% inch cube were subjected to 
and will thus reach those most interested.— so aptly expressed my own sentiments, that I down the top of a scion ) let a scion or scions pressure, thin plates of lead, as had been the 
The exhibition was in all respects highly use hls language. . _ spring up from it, then cut away the limb, case in former experiments, being introduced 
creditable to the Society, and the cultivators ‘(The process of ripening on the tree, and take up and plant the scion afterward! to equalize any inequalities which might occur 
of the city and surrounding country. The wb * cb h the natural one,.seems to act upon Iu this way he had produced them, and in this in the surfaces.. But upon experiments it was 
attendance was also auite lanre comwpfl tiie fruit for the benefit of the seed, as it tends way they may be produced from any tree fjUBd that, while one of these cubes would 
. . . b ’ .P . to the formation of woody fibre and farina.— where the limbs can be made to reach the sustain 60,000 pounds without the lead plates, 
with many former exhibitions evincing When the fruit is removed from the tree at ground.— Cor. Life Illustrated,. it would sustain only 30,000 with them.— 
awakened interest in Horticulture on the the very commencement of ripening, and .. ... They had, therefore, to invent a machine to 
part of our citizens. placed in a still atmosphere, the natural pro- ^ cut the sides of the block perfectly parallel, 
In the eVenice after the renorts of the cess seems to be counteracted, and sugar and il fmyAtffir ({*&iWYiwmv when il was fouIld that the marble which was 
in the evening, alter the reports of the juice are elaborated, instead of fibre and lari- JU lilt Mil UD-CjUUJjIulI«. chosea for the Capitol, from a quarry in Lee, 
committees were announced, P. Barry, Esq., na> Thus, pears which become mealy and rot ^ ^ Massachusetts, would sustain about 25,000 
was called for and responded in some appro at the core when l,eft on the tree to ripen, be- pounds to the square inch. The manner of 
priate remarks—a synopsis of which, as re- come juicy, melting and delicious when ripened EPFECTS OF HEAT UPON M> r, ’AT its breaking was peculiar. With the lead 
ported in the Union, we subjoin : m the house.” - 1 pipes interposed, the sides which were free first 
Mr. Barry said he was pleased with the VarioUS fruit hoases have bsen built both p A well-cooked piece of meat should be " ave wa /’ iea L k ^ the pressure on two cones 
display of fruits and flowers - it evinced a ia this country and in Europe, and experience fud of its own juice or natural gravy. In wa03e ^f 3 J^ lced tae P laks ’ ar:d T^ose 
edible taste among our dtizens. He T ^ be ^ to a they then yielded 
,,, i, , , , , , , by a perfect control of the temperature, c l ul ck fare, that the external surface mav be comparative ease, 
proceeded to state what be understood the oh- mo j s t ure and light. Hence, they must be made to contract at once, and the albumen to Tius m * rb!e afc30rbed ^ater by capillary 
ject of these exhibitions to be, and to disclaim coo l, with non-conducting walls, or a room coagulate, before the juice has had time to ^fraction, and m common with other marble, 
for the nurserymen any interest in them, be- within a room. Thu 3 the external atmos- ^cape from within. And so in boiling_ wa3 permeable to ga3es. Soon after the 
yond what they felt as citizens—a desire to phere, which either starts the saccharine fer- When a piece of beef cr mutton is plunWd wor .^ ;Iuen commenced placing it in the walls it 
cultivate the public taste. He said the nurse- mentation or conveys the agents which pro- into boilirg water, the outer part contracts, ex bibir.ed a brownish discoloration, although 
rymen did not depend upon this market for duce it, can be admitted or excluded at pleas- *be albumen which is near the surface coao-u- n0 draca . k a PP ear cd while the blocks re- 
the sale of their products—but a small poition ure - It is possible, however, to preserve the lutes, and the internal juice is prevented either ™ 8dQ ~ d ’ n *be scone-cutmr s yard. A variety 
found a sale here. When he came to <his city temperature at so low a degree as to destroy, from escaping into the water by which it is of ex ? er ™ eDt3 were made with a view to as- 
22 years ago, there were but 20 acres . f ground es P cciall Y with some varieties of the pear, the surrounded, or from being diluted or weaken- certa ® tbe cau£ , e .°\ , th!3 Phenomena, and it 
hereabouts devoted to the nurse-y business and therefore a11 P ower ever tore- ed by the admission of water among it.- was finally concluded to be due to the previous 
, ,, , , ’ sume the ripening process. Experience proves When cut up, therefore, the meat yields much absorption by the marble ot wa^er holding in 
and that was but indifferently cultivated.— that for th g com mon varieties of the apple and is rich in flavor. Hence a be-f solution organic mutter, together with the ab- 
Now there are more than four thousand acres and p£ar about 40 degrees of Fahrenheit is steak or a mutton chop is done quickly and sor P tiori ot ar ? other Portion of water from the 
devoted to this important branch of business, the temperature best suited to hold this pro- over a flniok fire, that the natural juices'may mor l ar - T’o illustrate tne process he supposed 
and an incredible number of m n employed to cess in equilibrium. be retained. On the other hand, if the meat, a bne c . a P d - ar y tut> e, with its lower end im- 
awakened interest in Horticulture on the the very commencement of ripening, and 
part of our citizens. placed in a still atmosphere, the natural pro- 
In the evening, after the reporte of the ”**? “ d 
6 , „ U „ juice are elaborated, instead of fibre and fari- 
committees were announced, P. Barry, Esq., na> r phus, pears which become mealy and rot 
was called for and responded in some appro at the core when l,eft on the tree to ripen, be- 
solution organic mutter, together with the a ti¬ 
the other hand,if the meat 
perform the labor. He had noticed by the pa- The proper maturing of fruit thus pre:erved bi ex P 03ed a slow fire its pore 3 remain m8x3€ . d 18 water, wnose internal ciameter was 
pers, that on the occasion ot the late visit of demands skill and science. Different varie- c P® n » tbe juice continues to flow from within, 3uflicie ° tl y small to allow liquid to rise to the 
the city authorities to Philadelphia, they had ties require different degrees of moisture and ^ k bas dr i £d fr° m the surface, and the flesh ^°P j° be exposed to the atmosphere. Evap 
told the people of that city of our nurseries, heat, according to the firmness of the skfri the P ln£s » aad becomes dry, hard, and unsavory, oration wouid take t^e place at the upper sur- 
and pointed to them as prominent objects of texture of the flesh, and the natural ac ivity !“ >r k k be put into cold or tepid water, which aV/S ,R , e co.umn, and new portions of water 
interest here. of the juices. Thus, some varieties of the pear 13 a [ ter ^ a ^ ds gradually brought to a boil, would be drawn up to supply the loss ; and if 
Mr Rauhv tint voir in 4 • will ripen at a low temperature and in a com- mucb ,°* tb e albumen is extracted, before it ta ‘ 8 P r0 . ce33 we^e continued, aDy material 
' . . . ‘ ' . merican p ara tively dry atmosphere; while others, as coa ° uates ’ tb e natural juices for the most which might be contained m the water would 
Pomoiogical Association would meet in this the Ea3t J r Benrre, afe improved'by a warm P art ^ cut - aad the meat is served in a be found deposited at the top of the tube, the 
city. Ihe Association includes among its and humid air. nearly tasteless state. Hence to prepare ^ood P 01D t of evaporation. If, however, the lower 
members residents of all sectionsof the Union. Some varieties 0 f the pear rinenin- w^th ?° iled meat ’ h shouId ^ put at once into wa- P 0rtl , 0n ° P f tb e tube were not furnished with a 
It was nnrrmosp.H of intollicrfvnt._ o-n/l i, in t f 9 _ ^ . o Witn ter alrpa/lv Kmnnrl»+ n _SUPD1Y 01 water, the eyaDOra^lOTi at. flip ton 
Pomoiogical Association would meet in this |j 10 j^er ]}e 
city. The Association includes among its aQ( j humid air. 
members residents of all sectionsof the Union. 
i’hey would travel the Union over and spend derstood. 
weeks in a place, to gain information. The But so many experiments have been tried, 
m eting of thi3 Association here would be no or are in progress, and so much has been 
or inarv event, and the citizens must prepare written on this branch of our subject, that I 
for it. The speaker said the Pomoiogical So- need no t fc enlarge except to say that the art of 
ciety of Western New York had just held its preserving and ripening fruit in perfection 
annu T meeting in Buffalo, adjourned to meet Involves so much scientific knowledge as to 
lU1 ' “w>u oe put into CO'd watpr anH ug cAmuutu, even 
teem 18 better uc- this afterwards very slowly warmed and final- f boxl ° h the tube it ? elf were filled with water 
, ly boiled. The advantage derived from sim- '(iipregnated with impurities. Ihe pores of 
JUICE OF THE WATER MELON. 
important to us all, and one which would be 
so interesting and profitable. 
At 0 o’clock a sale of fruits flowers and veg¬ 
etables, by auction, closed the exhibition.— 
The boquets, cut flowers, &c., went off at fair 
prices, though only the poorest were offered. 
st held its preserving ana ripening fruit in perfection _ . mortar at the interior surface gave the amply 
d to meet 1 “ v0 ‘ ves so “ u<dl scientific knowledge as to rrTrn „ nr t of liquid necessary to carry the coloripg’ma- 
heren xt year at the same time with the Amer- f ef l uiie S rea ^ a '-- 2 ntion and care; and until JlteL On IHE WATER MELON, terials to the exterior surface, and deposite it 
ican Society, and it would devolve upon the ^ 4 ~ t . . tLere at the mouths of the pores. The cause 
'- i ^ -x, xx xv .. ix j o attended with comiderab.edifficulty. I there- A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer of the phenomenon being known, a remedy 
fore commend it to your special attention, as presents the following method of using water was readily suggested. The interior surface 
y second m importance only to the raising of me.ons : “ I endeavor, every year, to raise a of the stone was coated with asphaltum ren- 
r° DeW van8ties * good water melon patchy They are a healthy dering it impervious to the moisture of the 
would be -- and delightful fruit., I think. I cultivate the mortar, and the discoloration was gradually 
PF ANT PRUTT TllFF^l 1 C1D ° v f r }^ >' P lant £ar ’y ia May, and again disappearbg.— National Intelligencer. 
s and veg- Jauii lRAito. towards the end of the month, so that they ___ _ 
ibition.— -n, q , , , ma y c °me in succession. When they com- UABOTTFTTF tran 
off at fair ^ t ?) VIfT 0nCQ Ki e ^ ark r d ’ that any 0ne menC8 ri P« Dk g w e commence cutting, and use MARQUM1E IRON. 
«• j who should cause a blade of grass to grow them freely during the hot weather When ^ ,,, 
3 offered, where nothing grew before, was a benefactor the weather becJnes cool in September we of Marquette, (Lake Superior) 
ten. One to mankind. Fhe obipp.t. r>!'tho„ -E oer, we mines, is far richer than anv other tnrmrl in 
PUNT FRUIT TREES. 
APPLES AS AN ARTICLE OF FOOD, might be literally averred in apples or peaches, like making apple but- future in the 
that every man who plants a tree is a nnh ter. hnil • X, eaiure in _ ta e 
men put its mineral richness is not the least singular 
* that every man who plants a tree is a public ter, ‘and boil slowly un+il the 1 'tVnf/'iQ well i r ® ^ th ^ The remains to 
cleof food, is far underrated. Besides-eon- erenTte ehadlj’ firi wilFFikld iTSS H pteb3^“mv aX^'T'a*’ T ^.“Otteasoft.oneam^l^bie.'rL'oftS' 
siliilip gKspiii 
tSSSSSsE sfsSrSSS 
to” The (moratory of tree u l )0n tbe s P ot - Such aets, upon her r istcugh enough to handle mass copper with 
; ,J be . °P erator3 ot Cornwall, England, p art> se8m to be disinterested, as her habit of 9 0RX Cake.— e eat corn cake everyday, wb en made into hooks. 
. . ^ L’B a PP cs r,eal y as nourishing as m0 viug from plaee, must prevent her from a ? d , ou f ‘‘ folks” have flattered us, until we But there is a very significant recognition 
vearA R01 f wS ln ^ beiu ° the continual proorieter of these trees. tor a P,l aiu wholesome kind, ours excels ° f the gravity of this iron to be found in the 
Some one is benefited by them, and she en ^e take six cups of good butter- ** that E. K. Collins has established a 
cnler were sold to the n T h mt ° j° ys tbe satisfaction of having done some good ; Ildk ’ 0E c "S g. salt enough, and a tablespoon- l0r S e here for the express purpose of getting 
they 1 x b M . ; i d t i h - b0r x er , 3 in the world. In these acts, she displays true ? -° f Sa [ eratU3 > make tbiu 83 batter for out ir on tor the machinery of his new ocean 
™ Bat - i Stam ! the T worK benevolence. P J tr 7] n Sj beat quickly, and only long enough to steamship Adriatic, now building, and he was, 
on baked apples, ^itbout meat; whereas, a w k f o-o n tleman who BvpJ t-, «« i nake lt: free kom lutri P 3 ; pour into a lar^-e as 1 aiu t°I d » induced to do this by a series of 
asSKJSSTT the i ron ’ B , hich - 
Germans use apples extensively, as doTheb moving his young family into a house which pleat/fo? ' 0 ? six^^ ^ CrUst ’^ The “(5 fa ^aiV£tTTt 7 i 
habitants of all European na&ns. The la- ™<™£***^ ^ be ^as ad- P 5 <*****««*- mou^tai?thev£ k -!°“ 
| joys the satisfaction of having done some good milk, one egg, salt enough, and a tablespoon- l0r o e here for the express purpose of getting 
in the world. In these acts, she displays true f! -° sa ! eratl13 } make it thin as batter for out fr° a _ tor the machinery of his new ocean 
benevolence. 1 tiying ; beat quickly, and only long enough to steamship Adriatic, now buildiDg, and he was, 
We know of a gentleman who lived to see k Lte ^ ? ee kom ium P s ’ P our into a large a3 1 am told , induced to do this by a series of 
a AA!,, _x.. f . P e buttered bread pan, and bake half hrmr_ experiments made urson the irnn wViTr»Vi 
SSSSSSS 
Germans use apples extensively, as do the in¬ 
habitants of all European nations. The la- was connected to a large garden, he was ad- 
borers depend upon them as an article of VI32d to plant it with Iruit trees. He reject- 
food, aud frequently make dinner of sliced ap- ff ^ aikic 8, aild not owning the place, replied 
pies and bread. There is no fruit cooked in , b f should plant no trees for other peo- 
as many different ways in our country as ^ es benefit, lie lived there about thirty 
apples ; nor is tLere any fruit whose va'ue, as J cars ’ au d during this space of time he might 
an article of nutriment, is as great, and so . v ? raiaed an abundance ol fruit for his own 
little appreciated .—Albany Journal. iamily, and seen many of the trees of his own 
The rock is easily blasted. At the Jackson 
mountain they have turned off 100 tons in a 
single blast. It is estimated that it can be 
dope for 2 shiliegs per ton, owing to the 
brittle character ot the rock, and its position 
years ; aud during this space of time he might F ea ches ; stick two or three cloves in each a _ 0( ? ve . tb ® surrounding surface. In its min- 
liave raked an abundance of fruit for his own Bf ac h, and boil them a dozen at a time ia the eral0 8 lcal character, 1 Relieve the ore is both 
--- ~ LLiC 
beds opened, presents a surface somewhat 
laminated, glistening and silvery .—Rochester 
American. 
S' B> f-i'7.3 Kea maoyofthe treaa of hS oZ < JW — -til fto 7 ale wellcooW H.««t specin.eas 
a ppreciaicq. ua, uj jmnM. pUnting, perfeh ol'oia age. There is perhaps T ot, i them out wi,1 > a fmli “J place them m ? f!x°‘ tlle S™”" 131 8 P ecie3 - blIt 
r „ , . v • u0 spe^fr 3 of selfishness so foolish as that tbe Jd , r * Wben a11 is doue strain the syrup , , bd:k °j tbe ore as we have seen the 
I he Tamarind has grown in Virginia which prevents one from planting trees • since over lhe m. 1 beds opened, presents a surface somewhat 
from seeds and is lvghly spoken of as promis- their cost is but a trifle a^d the labor of at -_— _ _—_laminated, glistening and silvery .—Rochester 
I‘V° P “ U S toa ^ individuals is both whole- To Renovate Black Silk -Siic 3 some un ^ 
wl'i ia 7 - ke P rairi « laDds ot 1,19 80me and agreeable, xind in this country, cooked potatoes, pour boilirg water on them • i • U --— 
\test Its growth m rapid, ito appearance where property is so constantly changing when cold, sponge the right side of the s Hk improved cannon has been exhibited at 
iery ornameuial, and is per.eotly iree fjtom hands, we cau never predict when we plant with it, and iron on the wrong. " " bL Louis, which can be reaoily taken apart 
bright and the depredations of insects Last another man’s grounds, that these ^rounds -. _ — m t . .. ^ _ tor transportation, has a Minie ball,and other 
season the trees m Virginia produced fruit as may not become oar own or those^of our Good Housekeepers rbnn’d improvements on the common carnon.— 
good ao the imported. MUun-Um. Mag. of Hmt.mhun. «otl»” throueh the ArilS n,‘r.l I ?A“ k ,. a ,l ,r *? :h ! 0 * d ,'.?« c ““™ basbeet, tried 
good as the imported. 
children.— Mass. Mai 
’ __ . _ I fer transportation, has a Minie ball,and other 
.tbonld - teach one- j STetaichSdteg cat“ n°h“as Bw 
anothex through the agricultural journals. I successfully at the Charlestown Navy Yard. 
DRAUGHT OF CHIMNEYS. 
The principal remedy for smoky chimneys 
being to keep up an ample supply of air, and 
no special provision being made by the house¬ 
builder for the purpose, the air finds its way 
through the cracks of windows and doors, or 
by the more easy passage of another chimney- 
shaft. In this way chimneys may often over¬ 
power each other. A fire in a front or back 
drawing-room may burn very well by itself, 
but if an attempt be made to light both fires, 
the rooms are filled with smoke. The strong¬ 
er burning fire draws upon the shaft of the 
weaker tor a supply of air, and of course 
brings the smoke down with it. If the two 
rooms be separated by a wall, the same effect 
may be pruduced, for they still communicate 
atmospherically by the joints of the doors. 
It is even possible, when the windows fit 
tightly, for a large kitchen fire to overpower 
all the other chimneys of the house. 
It was an old notion that chimneys ought 
not to be crooked, whereas a slight bend at 
the top is beneficial, for this prevents the 
sudden descent of wind or rain. Nor is the 
form of the chimney material; it may be ta¬ 
pering, or of eqnal bore; pyramidal, or square; 
it is only necessary that it be constructed so 
as to offer no considerable resistance to the 
ascending current, for otherwise the hot air 
v/ill be delayed in the ascent and have time to 
cock A high chimney always makes the best 
draught, and hence well built factories invar 
riably have such chimneys. Dwelling houses 
do not require such enormously high chim¬ 
neys, but they must be high enough not to 
be overtopped by contiguous buildings, else 
the wind, striking against the superincumbent 
wall, will be precipitated down the chimney, 
filling the room below with smoke and gas. 
Much of what is here said about smoky 
eh mneys, applies also to ventilation. The 
combustion of a fire, or of gas lights, as well 
as our own breathing, vitiates the air, so that 
every apartment ought to have an outlet for 
carrying off the carbonized and deleterious 
atmosphere. A hole, opening into the chim¬ 
ney just below the ceiling, is the best methed 
of meeting this difficulty. Rooms, heated by 
properly constructed furnaces, will admit 
fresh air raised to a temperature of sixty five 
degrees, and supplied with such an opening, 
aie the healthiest that can be had, unless it is 
apartments warmed b,v grates, and fitted with 
such a ventilator, the graces and rooms being 
fed with cold air in such a way as to prevent 
draughts on the person.— Baltimore American. 
VAN AMRINGE’S FIRE LADDER. 
A trial of Van AmriDge's Fire Ladder 
was made at Cincinnati a few days since, 
with complete success. The machine is 
mounted upon wheels, and the ladder proper 
consists of four spars, forty-five feet long, each 
springing from a corner of the bed, which is 
ten feet by fifteen. When not in use, the 
spars are lowered past each other, and rest 
upon supports at each end of the bed, so that 
one pair projects over the horses, and the 
other “ astern.” The affair looked heavy and 
cumbersome, but upon its arrival upon the 
ground it was erected, by means of a rope at¬ 
tached to the top of one pair of spars, and 
run over a sheave on the other to a windlass 
on the bed, in forty-five seconds. Several 
lines of hose had been attached to the gallery 
previous to erection, and before the horses 
were unhitched four men were upon the high¬ 
est gallery, fifty feet from the ground, and 
coupling their hose pipes. It was afterwards 
drawn along the street with five men in the 
highest gallery, an j six men in the lower ones, 
of which there are four, corresponding in 
height with windows in various stories. 
Altogether, it is a plain, common sense in¬ 
vention, which relieves firemen from the dan¬ 
gerous duty ot clamterirg over slippery roofs, 
blinded by ernoke and glare, and in constant 
dread of falling walls and roofs, while the 
force required to work it effectually is but 
four men and two horses. Measures have 
been taken to secure a patent.— Sci. Am. 
To Young Chemists. —When it is desired, 
in the laboratory of the chemist, to divide 
glass tubing accurately into,pieces of a certain 
specified length, the following recipe will be 
found invaluable. Havirg immersed a small 
three-cornered file in spirits of turpentine, file 
the tube in the direction desired with one of 
the edges of the file, keeping the point of 
friction constantly wet with the liquid. By 
using a flat side of the file in the same man¬ 
ner, the ragged edges of broken tubes may be 
rendered perfectly smooth and even. Glass, 
in all shapes, niay be easily bored by using 
the point of the file, providing the point of 
friction be constantly moistened with the 
same liquid as above. This plan applies 
equally well in cutting all other articles of 
glass and is strongly recommended for its 
rapidity and from the fact that it avoids all 
danger of cracking. It will be found infinite¬ 
ly superior to the old method of simolv usin°' 
the file.— N. Y. Spectator. 
■ Railroad Grades. —The maximum grade 
on . the western division of the Erie railroad, 
going east, is 52 feet to the mde ; going west 
52 feet. On the Susquehanna division, maxi- 
mum grace going east, 12 feet; going west, 
10 feet. On the Delaware division, maximum 
grade going east 60 feet; going west, 52 feet. 
On this division the grade is only at the sum¬ 
mit ; the rest is either level or down grade 15 
feet to the mile. On the eastern division the 
maximum grade is 50 feet both ways. 
Self-closing Faucets.— Mr. Tuthill, of 
Boston,_ has introduced to the public seme 
sell-closing faucets for ihe supply of water or 
other fluids, the peculiarity being that there is 
no drip nor waste, and also an instantaneous 
lull stream. Vulcanized rubber forms the in¬ 
ternal spring and packing to close a valve 
acted upon by pressure with the finger. It 
j is in the truest practical sense, a seifclosin 0, 
| contrivance, as the fluid can only run, so Ion 0- 
as the pressure of the hand is upon the valve. | 
