darkens  atid  hides  the  grain.  It  is  also  common 
to  use  shellac.  This  varnish  is  very  objectionable, 
as  it  blackens  and  destroys  the  grain  and  has  no 
elements  of  dtu-ability. 
The  legitimate  object  of  coating  wood  is  not 
only  to  preserve  it  from  decay,  but  to  hold  its 
natural  color  and  bring  out  the  grain  in  distinct 
relief. 
The  I’ellucidito  is  designed  expressly  as  a  finish 
or  coating  for  hard  wood,  and  is  now  being  used 
with  the  most  satisfactory  results  by  builders 
and  architects.  The  samples  of  work  seen  by 
your  correspondent  seem,  in  all  respects,  to  bear 
AVEEILL  CHEMICAL  PAINT, 
DASHES  AT  FLORIDA 
I  Phii-adelfaia,  Sept,  aad,  1876. 
Nothing,  jicrhaps,  impresses  an  American  so 
agreeably  as  the  numerous  and  tasbiful  struct¬ 
ures  that  dot  the  grounds  in  all  dirwjtions ; 
lesser  jewels,  to  be  sure,  but  serving  as  jtdmira- 
blu  foils  to  the  prlncii>al  gems  of  the  crown.  It 
is  all  the  more  soothing  <o  one’s  pride  when  one 
reflects  that  most  of  the  build¬ 
ings  to  which  I  allludo  owe  their 
existence  to  liberal  jirivate  en¬ 
terprise. 
It  is  a  fashionable  American 
slur  to  iutimahj  that  our  citizens 
worship  but  the  one  god.  Com¬ 
merce,  and  that  las  prophet  has 
but  one  eye,  viz.,  an  eye  kt  the 
main  chance.  Like  all  epigra- 
matio  and  sweeping  generaliza¬ 
tions,  tli<*y  contain  more  unal¬ 
loyed  ml8rc|irc8cntation  to  the 
square  IncJj  tJian  any  other  kind 
of  assertion.  As  near  as  I  can 
judge  from  appearances,  exhib¬ 
itors  have,  in  nearly  every  in-  4 
stance,  devoted  more  money  in 
contributing  to  the  general  pic- 
turesquenoBS  of  tl^o  Fair  than  ImMJ 
could,  in  any  event,  have  justly 
been  requii  ud  of  them.  To  be 
sm’o,  an  attractive  case  sets  oflf 
wares  to  advantage)  but  it  is 
not  by  ntiymeiins  to  bo  expected  t  j 
that  a  firm  will  expend  thou-  . 
sands  for  a  lomporaiy  structure,  I 
when  tliat  sum,  going  through  -’lif  || 
the  ordinary  cliauuelB  of  trailo,  '  | 
would  yield  direct  and  tangible  | 
results  out  of  all  proportion  to  jT 
what  could  bo  derived  from  the  ^ 
advantages  of  a  Oontenuial  ex- 
bibit;  tlierofore,  wo  must  as- 
cribo  the  outlay  to  patriotic  mo- 
tives.  Granting  ibis,  it  surely 
throws  a  glamor  over  our  alleged 
greed  of  gain,  than  which  nothing  could  more 
decently  cloak  our  (supposed)  mercantile  ava- 
riciousnesM. 
The  immediate  cause  of  tills  brief  homily  is  a 
pleasing  little  pavillion,  painted  in  bright,  cheer¬ 
ing  colors,  facing  Fountain  avenue,  just  west  of 
Machiuory  Halh  Ucscription  is  vapid  by  eoutrast 
with  illustration,  and  1  huvo  accordingly  secuicd 
an  electrotype  of  l.ho  Averill  Cheunoal  I’aiut 
Conijiany's  pavillion,  for  wliich  I  am  indebted  to 
Mr.  Taylou,  the  genial  agent  in  chaj-go  of  the 
firm's  interests  in  Philadelphia. 
The  house  is  a  square  cottage,  shapely,  and 
graced  with  a  spacious  verandah.  Tasteful  beds 
of  llewors  lure  visitors  up  to  the  portal  facing 
Fountain  Avenue.  As  one  enters,  there  greets 
the  oyo  pigments  of  all  the  colors  of  the  rain¬ 
bow,  tastefully  displayed  on  circular  platforms. 
Hero  js  shown  the  crude  material  from  which  the 
Averill  Chemical  Paint  is  made,  and  the  inquisi¬ 
tive  visitor  has  no  difiieuUy  in  teacing  its  various 
stages  up  to  and  including  the  finished  product. 
The  practical  applioalien  is  about  liim  on  all 
bauds,  tho  house  itself  being,  of  course,  deco¬ 
rated  ill  various  hues.  Although  it  would  seem 
quite  obvious  that  those  who  made  paint  should 
use  it  when  occasion  rc(iuirod,  yet  it  is  not  un¬ 
usual  for  tho  vacant-minded  visitor  to  asa  :  “Is 
this  house  painted  wivh  your  paint  ?”  after  hav¬ 
ing  heard  an  eloquent  argument  in  snjqiort  of 
its  meiils.  After  a  question  or  two  of  this  na¬ 
ture,  Mr.  Taylok  retires  to  his  innw  ofiico,  and 
invoking  a  huge  lump  of  the  ai'llcle,  asks,  softo 
voce,  “And  is  it  for  tins.  0!  valuable  nivniont. 
Olivek  Tayxor, 
,  an  experienced  pomologist, 
formerly  of  Loudou  Co,,  Va.,  has  been  wander¬ 
ing  over  Florida  for  tho  jiast  seven  years,  and 
like  Noah's  dove,  finding  no  resting-place,  is  now 
seeking  a  home  a  little  further  north.  He  has 
given  a  very  graiihic  account  of  Ins  experience 
and  ramblings  in  a  series  of  letters  written  to 
the  Prairie  Farmer,  which,  to 
say  the  least,  must  have  been 
very  Interesting  to  those  who 
may  have  contemplated  finding 
a  home  in  tho  “  Land  of  Flow¬ 
ers,”  and  we  will  add,  they  have 
been  especially  so  to  us  from 
our  former  acquaintance  with 
the  writer  and  oiir  knowing  him 
?  to  be  a  man  well  qualified  to 
judge  of  the  adaptation  of  a 
soil  or  climate  (o  fruit  culture 
’  or  the  ordin.'iry  branches  of  ag- 
ricultnro.  The  closing  letter  of 
^  the  series  gives  tho  pith  of  the 
^  whole  and  clearly  sets  forth  Mr. 
Taytair’s  experience  and  con- 
_ _ elusions  about  Florida,  conse- 
out  the  claims  of  the  manufacturers.  Altegother 
the  display  is  one  that  may  well  attract  the  ad¬ 
miring  attention  of  tho  crowds  who  daily  tbmng 
the  handsome  httle  edifice.  Yoonq  Eural. 
moulting,  and  they  are  very  likely  to  sulTer 
severely.  The  water,  running  through  their  im¬ 
perfect  feathering  to  their  bodiiis,  often  makes 
short  work  with  them.  If  a  cold  rain  continues 
till  night,  do  not  let  them  roost  on  tlie  trees  that 
night  (if  they  arc  in  the  liabit  of  doing  no),  but 
drive  them  into  the  house,  even  If  it  bo  at  the 
expense  of  getting  a  little  wet  yourself. 
Most  fowls  know  enough  to  go  in  themselves ; 
but  there  is,  and  always  will  bo,  of  fowls  (as 
of  other  two-legged  creatures),  some  so  sim¬ 
ple  as  not  to  know  how  to  take  care  of  them- 
H.  Hales,  i 
KEEPING  POULTEY.-No.  8 
After  the  fowls  are  domiciled,  comes  the  new 
and,  what  ought  to  be,  pleasant  work  of  caring 
for  them.  Unless  a  |KTSon  takes  pleasure  in 
making  his  stock  comfortable,  attending  to  all 
their  wants,  ho  should  not  keep  thorn.  If  they 
are  confined  to  honse  and  ran,  they  must  bo  sup¬ 
plied  witli  every  requisite  inside  tLe  Inclosui’e. 
A  box  of  broken  oyster  sboJia  must  be  always 
acceptable.  1  have  often  noticed  fowls,  when 
confined  during  the  fore  jiart  of  the  day  and  let 
out  towards  evening,  run  first  for  tho  broken 
shells  lying  on  the  road,  and  afterwards  for  green 
and  other  dainUcs, 
A  box  of  fine  gravel  to  eatfli  run  is  re<juired  as 
well  as  oyster  sliells.  It  helps  to  grind  up  the 
shell  for  lime  to  make  egg-shell,  besides  helps  to 
digest  its  food.  No  fowl  remaias  long  in  health 
without  it,  as  its  digestion  would  not  bo  in  its 
natural  working  order. 
Auothei-  thing,  tho  dust-box  must  be  always  at 
hand  and  dry,  as  iiarasites  will  always  overnin 
any  house  and  fowls  tliat  arc  not  thoroughly 
cleansed.  Many  a  fancier  calms  his  conscience 
I  POULTRY  AT  NEW  JERSEY  STATE  FAIR. 
The  great  advancement  made  in  tho  poultry 
department  of  the  New  Jersey  State  Agricultural 
Society  s  Fair,  at  Waverly,  is  very  encom’agiug. 
Year  after  year  scarcely  a  good  pen  of  fowls  ever 
graced  its  grounds.  The  improvement  this  year 
is  no  doubt  jjartly  duo  to  the  encouraging  list  of 
premiums  offurod  for  many  more  varieties  than 
usual,  and  it  has  not  failed  to  biiiig  tliem  out. 
Tho  Society  should  now  go  a  step  further  aud 
let  some  judge  of  sucli  stock  see  what  quality  of 
bh'ds  is  oirercd  at  its  gates,  aii<l  to  keep  out  so 
much  of  the  mongrel  stuff  that  still  finds  Its  way 
in,  for  tlie  sake  of  getting  an  exhibitor's  free 
coast  on  me  oulf  side,  and  if  bo  wants  to  cure 
dyspepsia,  let  him  go  up  the  St.  John’s  River 
with  a  light  jnirse,  and  the  simple  fare  of  that 
section  will  most  likely  bring  bis  digestion  to 
terms ;  but  if  you  wish  to  liave  nemalgia,  just 
slay  five  years  in  one  place  and  work  moderately 
all  the  time,  and  It  will  be  very  apt  to  show  tliat 
life  has  need  of  variety  to  keep  Uie  current  clear 
and  active.  I  have  found  very  few  white  women 
in  the  State  live  years,  clear  of  chronic  disease, 
but  say  they  have  had  neuralgia.  Doubtless  the 
universal  use  of  tobacco  does  much  to  tiro  out 
the  nerves,  as  women  use  it  quite  as  freely  as 
men. 
“To  end,  I  would  add,  steanger  reader,  who¬ 
ever  thou  art,  don't  settle  on  pine  barren  laud  in 
Florida  in  tlie  hope  that  it  will  grow  richer,  and 
don't  get  on  the  river  bottom  laud  in  a  wi 
Does  ti  careless  fate  allow  such  stuiiidity  to  stalk 
abroad  in  the  light  of  this  Coutennial  day  unre¬ 
buked, — and  a  handy  railroad-crossing  so  near, 
too?” 
However,  everybody  is  not  an  undeveloped 
protoplasm,  and  the  Averill  display  is  doing  a 
good  service  in  demonsteating  its  capabilities  to 
thousands  who  previously  hod  no  adequate  idea 
of  its  many  superior  qualities. 
A  novel  and  peculiar  feature  exhibited  by 
Messrs.  Seely  &  Stevens  is  their  rellucidite,  or 
Architectural  Wood  Finish,  for  ftnishing  hard 
wood  work.  Tho  fact  that  it  is  the  custom  to 
finish  the  interior  of  buildings  with  hai'd  wood, 
makes  it  highly  important  that  a  material  jkjs- 
sessing  elements  of  durability  and  beauty  should 
bo  provided  to  apply  to  tho  surfaoo  of  the  wood. 
Great  difticulty  has  been  exjierlenced  in  securing 
a  suitable  material  for  this  purpose.  In  many 
instances  the  wood  is  left  witliout  a  coating, 
rather  than  use  the  various  articles  usually 
employed  for  this  pm-pose,  as,  In  most  eases, 
they  perish  when  brought  in  contact  with 
watei’,  and  the  act  ion  of  the  atmosphere,  thus 
destroying  the  grain  aud  beauty  of  the  wood. 
Liuned  oil  seems  to  be  entirely  unsuitable,  as 
It  imparts  to  the  wood  a  greasy  appearauoe  and 
fore,  and  the  force  in  which  they  aro  presented, 
must  bo  a  surprise  to  many. 
Tho  Pigeons  were  a  long  way  ahead  of  the 
Usual  show,  Onolotof  fowls,  the  owner  said,  was 
from  imported  Dromi  Leghoni’s  eggs,  were  finely 
spocklod  grayish  brown,  and  their  combs  form  a 
sort  of  crown,  lying  over  all  around  their  heads, 
cocks  as  well,  giving  them  a  singular  appearauoe. 
H.  n. 
- 4-*-» - 
Get  the  chicken  roosts  ready  for  cold  weather 
as  it  is  near  at  baud.  The  rooms  should  not  be 
air-tight,  but  ventilated  at  top,  closed  at  bottom. 
arm  cli¬ 
mate  and  expect  to  eat  meat  aud  not  have  a 
fever ;  but  if  you  wish  to  find  a  home  where  the 
cold  winters  of  the  North  may  not  oppress  you,  1 
give  you  my  experience  of  seven  years’  anxious 
Search  in  this  State,  and  advise  you  to  try  Geor¬ 
gia,  Alabama  and  Mississippi  above  the  piue 
barren,  and  put  up  with  a  short  winter  for  the 
sake  of  the  abundant  gi'ain  and  fruits  there  pro¬ 
duced.  Don't  go  to  any  part  of  Florida  and 
suppose  you  wUl  find  fruits  abundant  half  the 
year,  or  vegetables  cheap,  in  a  healthy  location.” 
will  be  likely  to  be  used  at  any  time,  so  that 
M  hen  occasion  requii-es,  or  you  have  a  little  time 
to  spare,  you  may  not  have  to  wait  for  them. 
IT'W 
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