The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-10-05
RTHUR SHIRLEY CORNER OF COURT AND MIDDLE-srREETs.

selves and some OF the other nations OF Europe.
This viii appear by comparison o. their old pro-
| cesses with their new ones il which We shall
find not only sort Of justification OF the zeal
shewn by some in favor Of the new proceedings /:
but what is more important we shall perceive
| some particulars immediately applicable to our
selves.
The assertions then made or y hich might be
| made, are these.-The dry process does not, like
the other, weaken the fibre Of the two plants
nor does It like the other, siam il 50 as 10 add
TO the delay, expense, and damage in bleaching
it, in the case OF flax. Il permits much seed to be
saved which is not commonly the case in the
old British system. Ii saves the chat ofthe seed !;
and this chat answers for fodder. The bark Of
the fibre is also pre.erved for manure +; and the
ground is longer Injured by the total loss of the
roots OF the plants. There is neither stencil nor
unhealthiness connected with this process a.
happens IN the other, when stagnant water Is US
ed; as it often is in England. No water is ren.
dered impure by the new process, to njure cat
lie, fish, &c. The attention to be paid to this
crop, upon the present plan, during harvest time,
IS simply confined to pulling it ups drying it, and
housing or stacking it the remainder Of the la
Dor required being reserved for wet weather and
winter. The eApenCe sometimes incurred in
providing collections Of alter for the wet pro-
cess, Especially as every kind of water does not
ly rapid. Want Of skill does less mischief in this
than in the wet method. Lastly, the new meth
cd is abundantly cheaper than The other, when
accompanied with proper arrangements; and &C
cordingiy ingenious artist in this District pro-
fesses himself ready to make the chief part of the
machinery required to serve several families, for
seventy er eighty dollars.
Pretentions like these might well attract the
notice of the British Legislature much money
being spent in the British empire in importing
hemp and flax, both of which we repeat, are the
objects OF the new process. Excited by the rep
reservations furnished on this subject, the Queen
Of Engl2nl in her lite time, esta lished manu-
factory of her own for the dry process. One OF
the first manufacturing houses in Manchester has
lately been named, as prelerring fax prepared in
the dry way. The French government has re-
Gently ordered examination OF the question
with the construction of a set OF machinery and
the machinery executed III consequence, is said
TO be much like that made by Messrs. Hill and
Rundy. The subject also has been treated in a
lecture at the Royal Institution of Great Britain
the ma chmery being exhibited IN the form of mo
dels. Again, we are told, that some one has TAX
en- out an American patent for machinery suited
to the dry process. Moreover beautiful aud com
plete samples Of prepared IA produced from the
dry process by the methods of Mr.. Lee, are al
this moment deposited for inspection al the otice
Of Mr.. Goodale, printer in ilaIlowel aud a les:
perfect sample OF hemp Is added. The fax which
is OF good kind has assumed al most the appear
ance OF white silk the whole process requiring
only six hours.
| We may conclude with this remark. Though
all which is said above does not apply to our
selves, yet the part OF it which does concern us,
! demands not only serious, bat even national an
! yestigation. shoud the inquiry IN the END prove
l without iruit, yet it will be accomplished witt
! little trouble aud expense but II advantage:
should result ltom it, these will be considerable
aad durable.
! , For references the above subject, see the
Journa! OF Science and lie ATS, published guar
terly at the Royal Institution in London and
now republshed at New ork. Thus No. 8, rep
resents the machinery Of Messrs Hill and Bundy
No 9, contains the Report made TO the BRITISH
| House ofCommons and No. 10, exhibits remark:
on the above Report; and statement OF the pro
ceedings OF the french Government. A.
The crop pulled up in both processes bu
under the new the dung heap may be mucI
enriched.