The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-23 00:00:00

Country Alga[tang.

AN improvement in the manufacture of horse-collars
he. just been devised by a Miami,. !phis mechanic. The
collar. being stuffed by elastic coik, is light in weight,
and adapts itself to the shape of the animal se readily
se if it was moulded. It is highly elastic, does not
chafe or gall the neck, and, the sorb being a nun-con-
ductor, injury from the heat is prevented.
New %VAT OF BRONZING. —A new way of giving the
appearance of bronze. applicable to small artiolu of
ouoyer, Mu been 1ati.....1000d by bt. Latelooly. no um-
' idy dips them in melted sulphur, with which some
lampblack is mined. The effect, of course, will beta
produce a layer of sulphide of copper. What the lamp-
black can do we have no idea. According to If. Zalewsky
ihn ousting of sulphide of coppet will take • coon!
polish. The great trouble in the process, which other-
wise looks rea•onable enough, will be to remove the
layer of sulphur from the casting, or whatever may have
been dipped.
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To RlttiDlit Ttxnga Iscoxsurnom—Herr Reunion
concludes, as the re ult of his experiments as tn the
hest means of preventing timber bursting into flame,
that impregn•ting tiirber with • concentrated solution
of roekqtalt is as good, if not better, preservative mildest
it bursting into fl•ute as waterld•ss (silicate of soda),
while the prioe of the former salt is, of °nurse, only •
mere trifle; moreover, roekwalt thus applied to timber
is a preservative against dry rot and noxious insects.
He reoommend•the use of salt water, that is to may,
• .lution of rock-solt of moderate strength for the use
of are. ngines during • Bre, as by far mote effective
than water; but in order that the salt should not
injure the working parts of the engines, they will
immediately afterwards have to be played with fresh
water.

Ustimaitifarms Damao& —ln consequence of the
many daegerous and too often fatal accidents to which
females, and especially on the stage, are expo•ed by the
inflammability ef their dresses, the Committee for
Trails and Industry have made known • preparation
•hich, when properly applied. renders muslin' Lod all
such light n3eterials quite inoombumiblo. This valoable
rinmerrative is the body known as tuugstate of soda,
hut • mixture of the tnngstate with the phovphate may
Ice employed inmead. When applied to stuffs this sub-
,tauttre is net injurious to the colours, like borax and
come other chemical bodies, nor does it., like the salts
of ammonia, Marmon the labour of smoothing or rolling.
It may be either mined with the sine in the manufactore
of light homer. °rattled to the starch in wmhing articles
of clothing. The colt can be produced on a large scale,
and the price is relatively moderate.—Nveth German
Cerropeorkai.

Wt area A set BBC --Mr. Baron Pigott will be the judge
on the Western circuit.
,i.,LLOW.syd iIIiNTSIENT AND PILL/I.—DangerOus
cheat comidAints.—The enianeration of thee! diseases
is scarcely neceasary, as, unfor uoately, most Englishmen
know them to their cost. Coughs, common undo,
infin-ess, bronchitia, asthma, pleuriey, inflammation of
the longs, and even eonsun.ption in its early stases,
are best treated by tubbing Holloway's °intoned upon
the chest and noon the back betweet the shoulders.
It penetrates internally, checks the odd shiverings.
relieves the over-gorged lun,u, gradually rezones* the
oppression from the cheat, and restores the obstructed
rispiration, hitherto so distressingly disagreeable and
highly dangerous. In treating this class of disease,.,
Holloway's pills should always be taken while using his
orntimenaty';' they purify the blood, promotepenipiretion,
and allay dangerous irritation&
Arra/H.I,ND Mumma AND SUICIDX.—On Wednesday
a young mau, n .mel John Foskett, • wire drawer, was
brought up at the Lambeth police-court, London,
charged with •ttempting to murier Mary Ann Talbot,
his sweetheaat. They had kept company more than
two years, and were out for a walk on the evening of
Sunday, Sept. 36ih. 'hair
the house of the girl's parenta, in Camberwell, the
prisoner drew • knife, gave Sibs T.ilbot a blow which
knocked her down, and, throwing himself upon her,
attempted to cut her throat., She rearated succor.
folly, but he inflicted • long deep wound on the left
cheek, and three smaller ones. Some men came and
rescued her, upon which the pr.:wee tried to cut his
own throat, and did severely wound himself, lie had
been in the hospital until %Vednesday moroing. The
girl tied isuite recovered. Ile was committed for trial.
HILATHIXI6II IN 1)/WONNHIRL —A few days are an
appeal to she Court of limit-ter Session at the Castle of
Ester was made against a conviction at petty session of
. two men—one a farmer's son awl the other his Cone
' pinion, both of whom host be, u cents nood to imprison- ,
I runt the former for three months, for trespassing in
. pursuit of game on the property of a ueighbouring
I farmer. The conviction was confirmed, and the men,
who had escaped, have been lately apprehended and
committed to prison. A contemporary referred to this
as • very hard case, and spoke of the prisoners as
respectable men. The writer of these lieu visited the
pariah of Nymett Rowland, in North Devon, where
these 'non arid other members of the family live. The '
head of the family is an old man, and is the owner of
thirty acres of land. On this property he has no house.
bat in a barn, without windows or doors, he, hls wife,
his son, three daughters, unmarried, and • numerous
progeny, reside. There Is curcely a vestige of
furniture in this dilapidated building, and the manner
in which these people live is of the rudest, coarsest.
and even savage-like character. A pit dug in the
centre of the barn serves for the doruiiioy it
which the members of the family sleep, with the
exaeption of two of them. These two aro a daughter
and her friend, and they Bleep in a hayrick in an
adjacent Nell To the clergyman of the parish and
their neighb 'ors they behave in the most shameful
manner. They sing obscene songs when the reverend
gentleman passes; they perform the moat diagusting
and nameleu acts when he is in the company of ladies;
and those who are obnoxious to them they pelt with
stones And mad •K they go by their wretched doricie.
In the summer they may be seen in the holds at work
almost in a state of nudity. Depredations in the
neighbourhood are frequent. Gates and gate-posts, and
other °biotite of utility often disappear; and threats of
iriolenee are common. We may add that members of
the family have bean several times convicted of
offences. And yet these people continue their savage
habits to the annoyance and disgust of their neigh.
boors, treating the remonstrances of the clergyman
with mockery, ribaldry, and obscenity, and setting the
rules of civilised life at defiance.

Montt"( Invention& That great invention the
" ChruritiyrapA,' which times all the principal events of
the day, and has revolutionised and superseded the
clumsy old4ashioned "Stop-wateb," seems likely to be
eclipsed in fame by that still greater and more useful
invention the " Keyless Mark" The fact of no key
being required renders these Wetchem indispensable to
the traveller, the nervous, and in valid& nil enormous
number sent even by post to all parts of the world, is
ecinviacing proof of their great utility. The prices at
which they are sold range from 5 to 100 guinea..
Thousands of them are manufactured by Mr. J. W.
Benson, of ()Id Bond Streit, and of the Steam Factory,
Ludgate Hill, London, who sends post free for 2.1. •
most interesting historical pamphlet upon watch
making.
tioDelin CUSTOMS —Presentstions and testimonials
are largely on the increase; Oa modern oustom appears
to extend to 'linnet every household, for no auspicious
event is allowed to pass without It. being marked by
mote pleasing souvenir; Birthdays, Christenings ;
Warisees, the season, of the year, such as Chriatniu,
New Year Ira., invariably received special commemor-
ation. Tge attention of one °tithe great London Mantic
(adorers. Mr, J. W. Benson, of 25, 01,111Bond&treet,
and of the City Steam Factory, Ludgate-hill, has been
directed to this subject. With the view of giving
more artistioleffect to this custom of society, be has
published a most interesting Illustrated Pamphlet upon
Watches and Clocks, also one upon artistic Gold
Jewellery, Sliver and Electro-plate; all are profusely
illustrated with choice designs, and are sent post free
for 11. each, thus bringing within the reach of those
who live even thousands of mile, away from London,
one of the largest and most artistic collections which
can be seen in any part of tho world; and, if necessity
' designs are prepared to illustrate any special
ADVICI TO tIOTHIRS.— Are you broken of your rest
by a sick child, suffering with the pain of cutting teeth;
Go at once to a chemist, and get • bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor
sufferer immediately ; it is perfectly harmless ; it
produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes "u bright as a
button." It has been long in use in Ainerica, and is
highly recommended by medical men; it is very pleasant
to take; it soothes the child • it softens the gums,
allays all pain, rdiieves wind, rOgulates the bowels, and
is the beat known remedy for dysentry and eiterrb,:ea,
whether arising from teething or other einem ge sere
and ask for lir& Wanslow'a Soothing Syrup, and see
that "Curtis and Perkins, New York and London," is
on the outside wrapper. No mother should be without
it. Sold by all medicine dealers at h. lid, per bottle,
London Depot, 2(15, High Holborn.
LoIOIIIIJRT AND BIAUTTPUL HAIL—Mrs. S. A. Allen's
World's Hair Rutorer or Dressing never (dist.° qui& rly
restore gray or facia hair to its youthful colour and
beauty, and with the Ant application 'a beautiful
fragrance is given to the hair. It stops the hair from
fallirg off; it prevents baldness; it promotes Insurian.
growth ; it causes the hair to grow thick and strong
it removes all dandruff; it contains neither oil nor dye
a large bottles, price six shillings. Zylobalsainam
Mrs. S. A. Allen'e) for excels any pomade or hair oil.
To those whose hair is naturally dry requiring frequent
dressing, it. cheapness and great value will Ise proved.
Its early use on obildien's hair will insure an abundant
and bountiful supply from youth to cid age. lo large
bottles price throe shillings. Sold by mod chandelle
and porfusuon. Dow*, 12/5, Sigh Liolbors, Landaus