The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-11-12
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
7ransleted tron, a /ste Of tose French ia
tiers.
MACHINE SUITABLE FOR SPIN.
MING FL AK

II may be remembered. that By decree
made at Bots lc Due, May 2, 1910, ii. Nj.
the emperor and king instituted a p'ize oi
amiiIion for the best machine suitable in
spinning flax. The jury appointed by has
eXcellency the minister OF the interior, 10
Judge of the machines sen, for examiha-
lion isnow asscmbled. The members that
compose IL archie scncior Norge, PIE
sidcDt Mollar, administrators of the cen
seryatory OF the arts and trades: Bardei,
member OF tho consulting conlmlttce OF
the arts and manufactures; HamuIr, avery
distinguished manufacturer OF cambric 9,
Halencicnnes; Pincl. manufacturer AT Rou-
en-; Dctrey, senior, manufactures %! hiead
hosiery at I3esancon These respectable
nauics are calculated to inspire Il just con
fidencc. The ,.reraiious q! the Jury havc.
not yet ranspircd it Is only known tina,
AMEpIcANs and Germans arc in the mum.
Der oHthe competitors Il al the machines
sentfor competition arc exceedingly inge-
Mods, and that one ought TO expcc, from
them the happiest result for the spinning
OF fax, an object so Important to our ma
Z nutactnrcs. The smMiation which the de-
cree OF H. NJ. has excited III France aud
even in foreign countries, viii rebound toI
the profit of industry; but France cspe-
cialiy mustderive an immense advantage
from ii. Certainly, the thread tissues will
be scnsibly improved in their manufacture
bya greater regularity greater perfection
and superior fnencss in the spinning, and
will be cheaper. Then cotton being no
longer able 10 maintain in prince compe-
iition with our indigenous productions,
preferable on many accounts, will enter in
less quantities into the manuia lure Of a
great number of articles its in,portaticn
will diminish in a relative proportion, and
will give us no longer, in the scale Of com.
merce, difference with foreigners to our
disadvantage. l, will.even result from i, |
that the manufacture of thread tissues will |
rise higher, together with thread hosiery |
which for several years, and particularly |
since a distinguished manufacturers, me NJ |
Der of the jury, IN. Derey, senior,) has
occupied himself with it so atcntively, has
acquired superiority which foreigners |
cannot contest with us. Finally, if the end
of the decree of Bots lie Due IS no, cntreiy
obtained, it will a, least have caused tn,
spinning of fax TO advance prodigiously
and this win not be one of the least bene
fits that industry will owe to the protection
and encouragement OF the government.
MODE or DYING COT1'OW MN. |
KEEN COLOR.
Mr.. Hess OF Zurich, gives the follow.
ing process for dying Nankeen color:
Boil leaves of the willow in very clear
water, afterwards pass the decoction thro'
a linen cloth strainer, and add isinglass till |
the liquor is entirely iimpid. The willow
leaves, besides the co.oring matter which
they contain, have still! the property of tan,
property that would weaken the colorinp |
matter, and render il unsoiid, If isinplass |
was rot added TO this preparation This |
water can serve TO dye thread or cotton
s,uHs, and the shades of it can be varied |
at pleasure. TO render this dye more |
perfect, the stuffs will be soaked in wash |
of nitrous acid covered with water: which I
renders the color more brilliant, and pre-
vents it from turning pale. Besides tho !
BEAUTY Of this color, the process is so sim.
pie ard gives SO fine dye that any one
can prepare il without the assistance Of a |
dyer.
PROCESS FOR MAKING SYRUP OFT
INDIAN CORN.
In a report made TO the Society of Sci !
ences, letters, and arts of Montpelier, Nj. !
Figuer announces that, to proceed TO the |
manufacture Of the syrup of Indian corn, |
NJ, de Lapanousse, saturates the acids |
which the Juice the corn stalks contains,
and Goa gulates the vegeto-animal matter
that it incloses. The author employs al |
ternately clay, pearl ashes and lime his
experiments have inclined to give the pre- |
ference 10 this last substance, and in The
proportion Of two ounces to 100 pounds Of
Juice. The quantity of juice that the corn
stalks have yielded him is from rs TO SO
Der cent: and this quantity of Juice has