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MOOKE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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take the bark off. To keep an orchard, of so firm that it is a difficult matter to pull them 
three thousand trees, under cultivation five or off again. To one inexperienced, it might 
NOTES FROM MY CORRESPONDENCE.—No. 2. 
Three New Seedling Apples. — Mr. L. 
Norris, of Windsor, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, has 
recently favored me with scions of three new 
seedling apples, originated in his township.— 
One of them is remarkable from all other ap- 
six years, (where the land is as stumpy as Mr. seem quite a task. But I think, after trying, 
Bush’s probably is,) could not easily be done like myself, they would be happily disappoint- 
without ruining very many of them. There- ed. The expense is a mere trifle compared 
fore, I will give him my manner of protecting with the benefit that would result from it.— 
trees, by which he can cultivate without injury, The idea was new to me one year since, having 
or turn his sheep or calves among them if he received my information from an aged gentle- 
chooses. man, who tried the experiment nearly 40 years meat in rotary cultivators. 
fflranic %xts, fa. 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
Issued from the United States Patent Office, 
For the week ending March 14, 1854. 
Geo. B. Field, of St. Ebuis, Mo., for improve- 
Go to the woods at a time of year when the ago, much to his satisfaction. Knowing that 
bark will peel, select basswood or elm poles your paper has a wide circulation, I think the 
Oliver Lesley, of Attica, Indiana, for improv¬ 
ed saw set, 
Orrin Newton and J. A. Crever, of Pittsburgh, 
pies, for the peculiarity ofits fruit, retaining a „ " “ ^ li ir V- . ’ “ -n, .nmreve ,o. rursourgn, ----- /T A ,7 
f .. . , r J ” from four to six inches in diameter, cut the plan maybe new, and perhaps beneficial to 1 a., lor improvement m excluding dust trom Perhaps Mr. Hobbs has boasted a little too 
beautiful white color when dried. I have a 
small sample of this dried fruit before me, 
which is almost as white as snow, and which 
Mr. N. assures me was dried in the usual way. 
It cooks tender and is a pleasant flavored fruit, 
and its smooth, regular surface combined with 
these other qualifications, must render il, in the 
estimation of all, the ne plus ultra among ap¬ 
ples, for drying, and especially worthy of gene¬ 
ral dissemination. Mr. Norris has christened 
it the TP Idle Beauty —a very appropriate name 
—and adds in his letter: 
“It is a native of the township of Windsor, 
Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where the original tree 
is now growing, on the farm of S. A. Lathrop. 
Its fruit is very highly esteemed, by all who 
have tested its value, for all culinary uses. It 
is peculiar from all other apples we have seen, 
for the beautiful whiteness its fruit retains 
when dried , anti its tenderness in cooking. 
The fruit is of medium size. Form, globu¬ 
lar, with a smooth and regular surface. Color, 
dull greenish, dotted with greyish specks.— 
Stem, medium size, three-fourths of an inch 
long, set in a shallow and regular cavity.— 
Calyx, in a broad, open, not deep basin.— 
Flesh, white, tender and juicy, with a sprightly, 
sub-acid flavor. In season from September to 
December. This is as correct a description as 
I can give, without any specimens at hand. 1 
think it must become a general favorite as soon 
as known and tested.” 
Of the other seedlings he further adds: 
“ The Jacksonian is another original of this 
township, and was grown on the farm of the 
Rev. John Norris, a distant relative of mine. 
The good old man, now gone to his ‘long 
home,’ was one of the ‘old settlers’ of this 
town. Seme years ago I called on the old 
gentleman, when the conversation fell upon his 
favorite apple, and he presented me with some 
of Its scions. Now the old man was somewhat 
troubled with an impediment in his speech, and 
being withal, a stiff Jackson man, I was much 
pleased to hear him christen his apple. Said 
he, ‘It is so g-o-o-d, I w-w-i-1-1 call it the 
J-a-c-k-s-o-Ji-i-a-n.’ In size, it is medium.— 
Form, roundish, with the surface a little irregu¬ 
lar and undulating. Color, a rich yellow- 
ground, striped, and splashed with a fine, clear 
red, which, on specimens exposed to the sun, 
prevails and assumes a beautifully dark hue.— 
Stem, short, set in a deep cavity. Calyx, in a 
deep basin. Flesh, white, splashed w ith bright 
red, crisp and juicy. In season, from Decem¬ 
ber to March. 
bark into pieces, four or five feet in length, some of your readers, as there are probably but 
railroad cars. 
, Andrew Overend, of Philadelphia, Pa., for 
split them open on one side, slip them from the tew who are able to own an acre ot land but improvement in machine for damping printing- 
poles and set them around the trees. As they what have more or Ie3s fruit trees thereon. paper. 
dry they will roll together, (though not tight r r R N * r Barren. pro^ent^orTrfLythcL 4 "^ *' ^ 
enough to injure the trees,) and soon become Carlton, Orleans Co., n. y., March 3, 1854, Edwin Milford Bard, of Philadelphia, Pa., for 
__ improvement in mould boards of plows. 
James Perry, of Roxbury, Mass., for iinprov- 
poles and set them around the trees. As they i what have more or le3s fruit trees thereon, 
dry they will roll together, (though not tight! R. N. Warren. 
enough to injure the trees,) and soon become ■ Carlu,n ’ 0rleans Co -’ N - Y -> March 3, 1854, 
Magic Back Lock, described in 
printing blocks. 
Mm 
. 
Joshua Cross, of New London, Ohio, for im¬ 
provement in faucets tor measuring liquids. 
Frederick Espenschade, of Miffiintown, Pa., 
for movable tapering nozzles to the exhaust pipes 
ot locomotives. 
Edward S. Haskins, of Boston, Mass., for im¬ 
provement in spring clamps for clothes lines. 
Elbridge G. Hastings, of Brooklyn, N. Y for 
improvement in machines for dressing stone. j 
Albert Hock, of Paris, France, for process for i 
gilding or plating fibrous substances. Patented I 
in France, Dec. 15,1852. 
J. B. Larwill and J. Cross, of Bucyrus, Ohio, 
for improvement in faucets for measuring liquids. 
Eldridge H. Penfield, of Middletown, Conn., 
for improvement in metallic grummets for sails. 
Orson C. Phelps, of Boston, Mass., for im¬ 
proved stop-cock. 
rmmi! 
Ezra Ripley, of Troy, N. Y., for improvement i 1581. 
‘ n Nadianiel^Smlth and Asa Crandall, of North 15 ® 0mb3 ond mor,ars im ' cn,cd in VcnI °°' 
Kingston, R. I., for improvement in machines for ’f" . , . , , , r „ , _ , _ 
• W. SevTfmr lnxronlofl Lit 
grinding cotton cards. 
Welcome Sprague, of Ellicottsville, N. Y., for 
improvement in seed planters. 
Jas. H. Sweet, of Pittsburgh, Pa, for hanging | 
of the griping-jaw of spiking machines, in 
weighted levers. 
Philander Shaw, of Abington, Mass., for im¬ 
provement in rotary cultivators. 
Abijah Taylor, of Pekin, III., for improvement 
in steam engine faucet-valves. 
Mansel Blake, of Sutton, N. H., assignor to 
himself, Jas. B. McAlestee, and Erastus Blake, | 
of same place, for improved folding-blinds. 
Westel S. Daniels, of Panama, N. Y., for im- i 
Westel S. Daniels, of Panama, N. Y„ for im- iobacco first intr 
provement in obstetrical supporters. Nicot, T'r., 1561. 
Lewis Fagin, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for improve- Silver mines of Po 
ment, in smut machines. Indian 1545. 
Alplieus Kimball, of Fitchburg, Mass., for im- Class bottles and v 
provement in securing window-sashes. Eno-L-mrl 1557 
Daniel S. Middlekauff, of Hagerstown, Md., ? ‘ ’ \ , 
for improvement in grain harvesters. stronomieal obs< 
Simon Pettes, of New- York, for improvement r0 P^> a ^ Cassel, looO, 
in machines for drilling stone. j Fans, mulls and la 
Fans, muffs and false hair brought to En- 
Jonathan Burrage, of Roxbury, Mass., assign- j f and, from France, 1572. 
MALOFE GRANDEFLORA 
NEMOPHILA MACULATA. 
TIIE MALOFE AND THE NEMOPIIILA. j magnificent blossoms, and no less lovely buds, 
or to himself and Frederick W. N ewton, of N ew- 
ton. Mass., for improvement in processes for ma¬ 
king varnishes. 
J. Q. Macf&rlane, of Perry county. Pa., for im¬ 
provement in seed planters. * , 
For the week ending March 21, 1S54. 
Victor Beaumont, of New York, for improved 
machine for distributing types. 
Henry Green, of Ottawa, Ill., for improvement j 
in grain harvesters. 
Ralph Bulkley, of New Y’ork, assignor to G. ! 
Potatoes first introduced into England and 
Ireland, from South America, 1586. 
lumestic faiwmtL 
SPONGE - CARE. 
Beat some eggs as light as possible. Eggs 
, Tr , , „ ... ... „ It would be difficult to select two more 
We have also another original seedling—the . , , ,, ,, ,, , ,, 
beautiful annuals than the Malove Grandi- 
is au object of no ordinary beauty, as may be S. Cameron, of Charleston, S. C„ for improve- i for sponge or almond-cakes require more beat- 
tree growing m the same orchard with the « . ,, , , 
” , ir ,, , TT Jlora, and the Aemophila Maculata. We 
IVhilc Beauty. V\ e call it the Honey bweet, , . 
. ^ i •. • t P ace t,iem together because they will thus 
, ,, , ,, ; imagined from the drawing. It should have a 
annuals than the Malope Grandi- , ° . „ .. % 
, ,. ... , r , ' place in every collection ot annuals. 
ment in machines for rubbing type. 
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ing than for any other purpose. Beat the su- 
and think it worthy of general cultivation. It . > . „ n 
J ° take up less space, and not beca 
has a rich honey-sweet taste, and is most excel- . , , , , . , 
„ - „ . , , „ any particular botanical or na 
lent for preserves or for making apple butter. T - . ~ , . 
A Vigorous Tomato Vixe.- 
Norris, 
any particular botanical or natural relation¬ 
ship. Iu fact they have few things in com¬ 
mon. The Malope Grandijlora is a tall, gav, 
J , . ' Frozen Trees. —The warm weather during 
au..c t iu} a ' e j t ] ie q rst two weeks of March, induced our I 
F. C. Goffin, of New York, assignor to Alfred gar, by degrees, into the eggs. Beat very hard, 
• E {y> of Boston, Mass., for improvements in and continue to beat some time after the sugar 
, • is all in. No sort of sugar but loaf will make 
B. Ely, of Boston, Mass., for improvements in 
safe locks. 
Obadiah Marl and, of Boston, Mass., for im¬ 
provement in iron safes. 
R. P. Benton, of Rochester, N. Y. for inoprov- 
Nurserymen to send off large numbers of fruit ed machine for dressing spokes 
light sponge-cake. Stir in, gradually, spice 
and essence of lemon; then, by degrees, put in 
the flour—a little at a time—stirring round 
in another letter, speaks of a tomato vine which •' l )ullU > ft tti acting and dazzling the super- 
grew in his garden the past season, and which 
I think is pretty hard to beat. He says:— 
“Perhaps you will think I stretch my story, or | LlU,vo 1UU, “- V Ul atiouiionsne covered with soil where thev will thaw improvement in screw wrenches. 111 yn "r ‘' ,1; 
the vines a little but it is a fact i measured ieceived London, of the many ^ ° t S0ll ^ heie they will thaw 4 os . Carpenter> of Manlius, N. Y., for im- P an ' Th ‘ t^er the pans, the better for 
the vines a little, but it is a lact. 1 measured and of the m-entne^ g raduall >'' Ex P osurc to warin wdl kill provement in concaves of clover hullers. sponge-cake. Fill the small tins about half 
the vines, as accurately as I could, that grew 1 ‘ ‘ ‘ " ’ 0 ^ g . atness most of them. Chas. H. Fonde and T. B. Lyons, of Mobile, tul! ; Grat e loaf-sugar over the top of each, 
from one root of a yellow grape tomato, that 111,1 1:UI ' 0 the ancient Marvacea family, from_ , . ^ , , __ Ala., for improvement in dredging machines. betore you set them in the oven. Sponge- 
sprung up beside my hot-bed the past season, which shc is descended, and of the insignifi- r . rTpnpvTA nnm , . J- L. Garlington, of Snapping Shoals, Geo., for cake requires a very quick oven, particularly 
, L 1 U- r w* ,■,! cance and low birth of the familv of that name x . L ,IP ? R * IA " l \ F "~ CouMderable quanti- improvement in grain threshers. , at the bottom.. It should be baked as fast as 
and which had no cultivation. Five ot the ;* UK ^ alK ‘ 10 " 01 ai ; u " nn ? °} umname tics ot wine are made m Lower California, and Chas. W. Hawks, of Boston, Mass., for im- ; possible, or it will be tough and heavv howev- 
main or leading vines averaged eight feet each. ounc 111 tK> lie lus and woods ot this country, the article is manufactured from the pure juice ■ provement in nippers for printing papers. i er li^ht'it may have been before it went into 
Three branches six feet each; three, five feet The Mmophila Maculata, on the other hand, of the grape, which is extracted something af- Philip H. Kells, of Hudson, N. Y„ for im- the oven. It is, of all cakes the most liable 
each; nine, ibur feet each; eigh.eea, o„e foot >» » ■“h ! P ToX”V”i“e. York, for improve- ** take"; oSTf 
and six inches each. Whole length ot the though she itcei\cd her education in Lon- ii i * l a i o , I ment in railroad car wheels. ^ ^ tins, the cakes should he spread on a sieve 
licial observer by a bold display of her rich, immedi ' ate m p i a ced”iii aToolcelkr' orTn the I re A ‘ Carey'and JeremiahSmith, of Ipswich, j with bubbles. As soon as "the flour isin,^‘b7- 
magnifiicent beauty. She is a foreigner, and , , Y , t ’ °“ ) ie Mass., for improved hydraulic engme i gin to bake it, as setting will injure * Put it 
~ shady side of a barn or other building, and the Dexter H. Chamberlain, ot Boston, Mass., for ; n t ; n , ,.,n i,, . f ”) • , l ,. 
talks loudly ot the great care and attention she J w ! improvement in screw wrenches. ! 111 buttered, or m one large tin 
iwQt’rari p.,vL. „,„i t _ roou. coierea vita sou, wneie they wilt thaw J, „ re„.,i;.,„ xr v • t pan. The thinner the nan& the better for 
trees. The subsequent severe frost will mate¬ 
rially injure such as are out of the ground.— 
When frozen trees are received they should be 
Jeremy W. Bliss, of Hartford, Conn., for im- j ^e mixture very slowly with a knife. If the 
provement in lifting jacks. 
flour is stirred in too hard, the cake will be 
Chas. T. Appleton, of Roxbury, Mass., for im- ; tough. It must be done lightly and gently, so 
provement in processes for dyeing. 
that the top of the mixture will be covered 
received in Paris and London, of the many 
conquests she has made, and of the greatness 
and rank of the ancient Malvaceae family, from 
which shc is descended, and of the insignifi- 
pan. The thinner the pans, the better for 
sponge-cake. Fill the small tins about half 
full. Crate loaf-sugar over the top of each, 
before you set them in the oven. Sponge- 
California Wine. — Considerable 
main or leading vines averaged eight feet each- 
vine, one hundred and thirty-six feet! How don ’ ' et ^ke s.ill retains nmen ol her native | p er f or ated at the bottom with numerous small’ 
much the product was, I cannot tell, as I did u 'l ,uljdoan wmpheitv. She is, nevertheless, j holes. An Indian steps barefoot into this box 
not take the pains to measure that, but it was conservative. E nlike her gay, aspiring sister j and tramps out the juice, which flows through 
indeed a 1 fruitful vine'" t v w Malope, she does not display her charms in-j the holes into the receiver beneath. The wine 
’ _ , m , ,_discriminatcly to all. She almost shrinks from ^ 1US P roduced ' s Ner y sweet and good. 
PROTECTION FOR FRUIT TREES. the rude gaze had touchof common humanity; ~ j 
_ but to her special admirers, those who have the Shade and r rdjt Irees.—A s the spring of 
Eds. Rural:—I saw an article in the Rural tact and requisite knowledge to draw her out, j the year approaches, would it not be well to 
of Feb. 25th, headed “ Planting Orchards, etc.,” she unfolds all her hidden grace and loveliness, i <>a the attention of towns, in their corporate 
, . ’ . , , , . ’ ’ , .... ” : capacities, to setting trees m the highways?— 
wherein the writer stated, that he intended to a beauty and delicacy of form which, combined y ome 0 f t p e advantages would be that the 
set out three or four thousand apple trees,— with her quiet, humble and modest demeanor, roads are not so liable to fill with drifted 
also, that he was goiug largely into the raising perfectly charm her scientific friends. She snow; they would afford shade and fruit for 
of sheep, and wished to know if any plan prefers a rather shady situation, and sometimes, b a ' e ^ er S! protect orelumL from depredations, 
could be adopted, to prevent the trees from be- in consequence of the drying up of her slender t be'“expJuseT the labor°aml the retu’s 
ing barked by sheep. The remarks made in collar, dies out when exposed to a hot sun on i p 00rj an( j fi aV e a surplus left._ Host. Cow. 
reply upon that point, arc very good; although dry soil. It is well to make several sowings -- , , » - ,_ 
I think they are wrong in one particular, and during the season. She is of procumbent A Large Pear Tree. _llenrv Ward Beeeh- 
a small box, about the size of a candle-box, 
i and tramps out the juice, which flows through I ment in machines for dressing mill stones. 
| the holes into the receiver beneath. The wine ' C. V. Ament, of Dansville, N. Y„ for imp 
! thus produced is very sweet and good. I ment in devices for preserving hens’ eggs i 
tact and requisite knowledge to draw her out 1 tlie >' ear approaches, would it not be well to ! Chas - T - Appleton, of Roxbury, Mass., for im-! the side of the fire an ounce and a half 
i i —n *i- i.*—— -*.• x- • • , I provement m dyeing apparatus. Patented m 1 »-—*■ - - - ' • 
Ambrose Nicholson, of Poland, N. Y., forim- J c °ol. If baked in one large cake, it should 
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pei ou 'ti a ^ >0 oin NMtli numerous small p r0 yement in self-fastening shutter hinges. : be iced. A large cake, of twelve eggs, should 
holes. An Indian steps barefoot into this box j. G. Shands, of St. Louis, Mo., for improve- be baked at least an hour in a quick oven_ 
and tram ns nut the mice which fimvs thirmn-h ,i,— __ ■ -m _ n • , . . 1 .. ' 
For small cakes, ten minutes is generally suffi- 
0. V. Ament, ot Dansville, N Y„ for improve- j cient If they get very much out of shape iu 
ment in devices for preserving hens’ eggs in the j baking, it is a sign that the oven is too slow. 
■ ~ * i David A. Morris, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for im- 
Shade and Fruit Trees. —As the sprint of I provement in anti-friction boxes. 
_ _ 1 . ...11 .-i . .. . 1 . , fltoo T A r,rv1 olftn 
Chocolate Custards. —Dissolve gently by 
call the attention of towns, in their corporate P rovera ® nt 111 eyeing apparatus, 
capacities, to setting trees in the highways?— England,,Jan. /, 18o4. 
borne ot the advantages would be that the ment in belt-saws. 
roaus are not so name to nu wun urmeo T hos. Dougherty, of Erie, Pa., for improve- 
snow; they would nltord shcide und iruit tor ment in shoe l<ists. 
travelers, protect orchards from depredations, Geo. W. Livermore, of Cambridgeport, Mass., 
and would perhaps yield income enough to for improved machinery for making barrels, 
pay the expense of the labor and the town’s Sam’l McKenna, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for im- 
poor, and have a surplus left.— Bost. Cour. provement in portable metal punches. 
David and Herman Wolf, of Lebanon, Pa., for 
improvement in seed planters. 
A Large Pear Tree. —Henry Ward Beech- Alex. Wilbur, ot Lancaster, Pa., for improve- 
will fail to meet the wishes of the inquirer.— habit, and the whole plant is clothed with er tells of a pear tree in Illinois, about ten 1 ment in machines for jointing staves. 
ovemenc in ayeing appaiaius. patented m best chocolate, in rather more than a wine- 
lf. A? Cameron, of Butler, Pa., for improve- of wat f f and th ^ b f oil il ^ » 
ent in belt-saws. perteetiy smooth; mix with it a pmt ot milk 
Thos. Dougherty, of Erie, Pa., for improve- wel1 flavored with le mon peel or vanilla, and 
ent in shoe lasts. two ounces of fine sugar, and when the whole 
Geo. W. Livermore, of Cambridgeport, Mass., boils, stir into it five well beaten eggs that have 
r improved machinery for making barrels. j been strained. Put the custard into a jar or 
Sam’l McKenna, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for im- j jug, set it into a pan of boiling water, and stir 
ovement in portable metal punches. ; without ceasing until it is thick. Do not put 
David and Herman Molf, of Lebanon, Pa, for it int0 gIasses 0 r a dish till nearly or quite 
iprovement m seed planters. I,, r m „ ,, J 
Alex. Wilbur, ot Lancaster, Pa, for improve- 1 as ' vtJ1 as all other custards, are 
ent in machines for jointing staves. j ^finitely finer when made with the yolks OliTy 
That trees need no other protection than a short, spreading hairs. The flowers grow from i miles from Vincennes, Ind., that bore 184 j 
good fence I think, is a mistaken idea. I fully the axils singly, on stalks longer than the ; Lushels ot peai-s in 18.54, and 140 bushels in | j^ at 3 a uusners * * atented in England, — ^ * 
concur in the opinion, that orchards should be leaves, whitish in their ground color, and each , 7 ° i U ;f e , f ' K ‘''7 t a j' K)%e | Jeremiah W. Brown, of Hartford. Conn., as- . 5 d . AKK Breakfast Case.— Take four 
, . , ,.f , the ground it girths ten feet, and nine above, s io- n0 r to S M Folsom of CharWown MW pints ot flour, one of corn mush, add two table- 
kept under cultivation, tor the beneht ot trees; lobe ot the corolla is tipped with a large, deep si x and a half feet, and its branches spread | f^ r rotarv smoothiit^tom spoonfuls of yeast and one of lard; sa't to the 
yet, it often proves (from carelessness or other- violet botch, which, when perfect, gives the over a space sixty-nine feet wide. It is said to j _° , m , ( _ taste. Let it stand till light, then roll it out, 
wise,) a serious injury to many of them. In flower a rather peculiar appearance. It bios- be a bout fifty years old. I Patent Elastic Horse-Shoe. This shoe is cu ^ ifc 23 you wo . ldd biscuit, and bake iu a 
order that the ground should be properly cul- soms freely, and is, in every respect, worthy of -* “ »• *- ! of German spring steel, padded with gum elas- ( l uick oven ~ Cult. 
tivated, it is necessary to go over it from two cultivation. The easiest method of raising the locust is 1 tie, and it is said will outwear several common * 1 ♦ 1 *-- 
to five times in the course of a season; and The Malope Grandijlora grows from three & treos 0R an acre ’ i md ’ whe ? 15 °, r ! shoes - . f} concussions and consequent heat Essence of Celery.—S teep an ounce of cel- 
„ , „ .. .., ’ „ , .•. . Ti . ,, ” , 20 feet high, run straggling furrows through are avoided, and hence those causes by which so ery seed m half a pint of vinecar. A few 
genera \ a a line , n, seemingly, to four feet high. It should be sown early, on the ground, and wherever the roots are cut many valuable horses are lamed and ruined, drops of this gives a fine flavor to soups, and 
the least touch with a drag or wlnffletree, will well prepared soil. A bed covered with its with the plow, new trees will start up. I are by this invention almost entirely obliterated, sauce for fowls. 
Heman Gardiner, of New York, for improve- * b e eggs, 
ment in quartz crushers. Patented in England, - 
Patent Elastic Horse-Shoe. —This shoe is 
of German spring steel, padded with gum elas- 
To Make Breakfast Cake. —Take four 
pints of flour, one of corn mush, add two table¬ 
spoonfuls of yeast and one of lard; sa't to the 
taste. Let it stand till light, then roll it out, 
cut it as you would biscuit, and bake in a 
quick oven .—Ohio Cult. 
HOBIVS LOCK PICKED. 
The London Mechanics’ Magazine asserts 
that a Mr. Coater has succeeded iu picking 
four of “Day & Newell’s American Locks” in 
one day. Mr. Hobbs, who has charge of these 
locks, and who, it will be remembered, picked 
all the crack locks at the Great Exhibition, is 
now assailed for asserting that Day & Newell’s 
Lock was “ secure against picking,”—that in 
fact, it was impossible that it could be picked. 
much; but from the fact that, though many 
had repeatedly tried, no one had ever suc¬ 
ceeded in picking it, he was perfectly jus¬ 
tified in saying that it could not be pick¬ 
ed, though the result has shown that he was 
mistaken. We have another American inven- 
the Rural for 1853, page 367, which, we 
Russell D. Bartlett, of Bangor, Maine, for im- opine, will baffle either Hobbs’ or Goater’s 
provement in machines for making shovel , •„ TTr 
handles. ” lock-picking skill. We commend it to their 
Chas. W. Billings, of South Deerfield, Mass., notice, 
for improvement in seed planters. -> •♦■ » - 
DISCOVERIES, INVENTIONS, IMPROVEMENTS. 
FiRE-ships invented, 1588. 
Sealing-wax first made, 1556. 
Pins first used in England, 1543. 
Bullets of iron first made, 1550. 
Knives first made in England, 1563. 
Needles first made in England, 1545. 
Lotteries first drawn in England, 1569. 
Padlocks first invented at Nuremberg, 1540. 
Grape vines first planted in England, 1552. 
Knitting stockings first invented in Spain, 
1550. 
Newspapers first published in England, 1588. 
Hemp and flax first raised in England, 1533. 
Post offices first established in England, 
Sextant invented by Tycho Brahe, Sicede, 
1550. 
Coaches first made in England, by Rippon, 
1564. 
New Style created by Pope Gregory NIL, 
1532. 
Diamond mines of Golcouda first discovered, 
1584. 
Mail first carried in England in stage coach¬ 
es, 1589. 
Newspapers first published in Europe, at 
Venice, 1562. 
Tobacco first introduced in Europe by T. 
Nicot, Fr., 1561. 
Silver mines of Potosi first discovered by an 
Indian, 1545. 
Glass bottles and window-glass, first made in 
England, 1557. 
Astronomical observatorv first built in Eu- 
