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When thiftles are ufed, they are to be 
cut down at the time when the bloom be- » 
gins to fall, to be dried, and reduced into 
lengths of two inches ; and then the fame 
procefs to be made uie of as has been al- 
ready defcribed with regard to the ftraw 
and hay. 
The manafa&ure from wood, bark, re- 
fufe hemp, and flax, is carried on by fimi- 
Jar procefles. The wood is to be reduced 
into ihavings, and the outfide rough bark 
is to be firft fcraped away. Wood con- 
taining much turpentine or refinous matter 
cannot be beneficially made into paper. 
Mr. Koops does not mean to reft his 
invention upon the exclufive ufe of foft 
water : he Jays claim to his privileges, ai- 
though it fhould be hereafter found that 
{pring-water is equally adapted to the pur- 
pofes before mentioned. 
Odfervation.—Since our examination of 
the {pecification, the particulars of which 
we have now deiailed, we have learnt that 
a nobleman is at this moment engaged in 
a courfe of experiments upon a vegetable 
fubitance, known in many countries by the 
name of Couch, hoping to be able to make 
paper from it. 
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MR. ROBT. DICKINSON’S (LONG-ACRE) 
jor a new or improved METHOD of 
fixing STRAPS of and toSADDLES, to 
which the GiRTHS are ufually made faft 
or buckle. 
This invention confifts in the applica- 
tion of the power of a lever toa {pring 
which is attached, by means of fcrews or 
rivets, to a plate of metal that is fixed to 
the upper or under fide of the bar of the 
faddle-tree. There are two of thefe fprings 
in correfpondent fituations upon the oppo- 
Mite bar of the faddle-tree, to which ftraps 
are attached for the purpofe of faftening 
the ends of the girths ; obftacles are, how- 
ever, wifely placed to prevent the lever 
from being overdrawn. 
The Patentee mentions the following 
advantages as certain effeétsof this inven- 
tion. By drawing the buckles of the 
girth with more or lefs force, the reaction 
of the faid fprings upon the levers, and 
confequently upon the ftraps, caufes the 
girth tobe applied with any defired firm- 
nefs or tenfion ; at the fame time that the 
elafticity of the faid fprings affords a de- 
gree of eafe and liberty for the horfe to 
breathe,and perform his various: move- 
ments with much Jefs confraint, and a 
greater degree of camfort and eafe than 
can be had when the girth is applied and 
fixed in the ufual manner, 
New Patents lately enrolled. 
[O&ober 1, 
MR. BENJAMIN COLLINS'S (NEW SA- 
RUM) for a CEPHALIC SNUFF, being @ 
REMEDY for mofi DISORDERS in the 
HEAD, which it purges, ftrengihens the 
NERVES, and revives the sPiRITS. 
To the beft fnouff made from Virginia 
leaf-tobacco, add one-twelfth part of ro- 
feat rappee {nuff, and a {mall quantity of 
the true maccabaw; herbs, betony, eye- 
bright, marjoram, thyme-fyriac, flowers 
of marum.fyriac equal quantities, dried 
and made into a fine powder, to which add 
the one-twentieth part of the leaves of af- 
fart, dried and powdered in like manner ; 
alfo Eaft India cloves one-fiftieth part, ef- 
fential oils of cinnamon, nutmegs, laven- 
der, and balfam of Peru, a {mall quantit 
ofeach. Thefe ingredients muft be all 
well mixed, and put into an earthen pan, 
for four days, and then an ounce of eau- 
de-luce with a little orange-flower, laven- 
der, and rofe water, “are to be added to 
each pound of fnuff. It muft be kept in 
bottles, and a pinch to be ufed as occafion 
may require, | 
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DR. G. F. BAUER’S (SWITHIN’S-LANE) 
Jor IMPROVEMENTS iz the CONSTRUC- 
TION of CARRIAGES, and the WHEELS 
of CARRIAGES. 
The principles of this invention cannot | 
be comprehended without referring to the 
drawings annexed to it; the advantages 
refulting from it the Patentee defcribes in 
the following manner :—Firft, machines 
made according to this plan are much 
lighter, without lofing any thing in foli- 
dity ; fecondly, the friction is confider.. | 
ably diminifhed ; and, thirdly, in the fu- 
perior degree of elafticity which attaches 
to carriages made after his plan. 
EI 
MR. THOMAS FRYER’S (HALIFAX) for 
@ METHOD of manufaGuring and finifo- 
ing GOCDS from COTTON, COTTON and 
WOOLLEN, COTTON and SILK, COTTON 
and LINEN, Of COTTON aud MOHAIR, 
en fuch Manner as to make the fame ap- 
pear as if covered with ERMINE or FUR, 
Gad in Imitation thereof 
This method confifts in the following 
particulars. Firft, After the cioth has 
been woven, it isto be rubbed with pu- 
mice-ftone boards covered with emery, or 
metal blades, fo as to remove or deftroy 
the knots or knobs upon the furface there- 
of. Secondly, it is then to be finged or 
fheared, and afterwards raifed with cards 
or teazles to a fhag, which appears like 
fur or ermine, whicn finifhes the procels 
for manufacturing the fort of goods alrea- 
dy defcribed. ~ | 
MR; 
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