Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-11-29
From the v. Y. Daily advertiser.
MANUFACTURES OF FRANCE.

L NJ ! OhC.' NE nhNOk.
Concluded.
The manufacturing system Of The mo-
derns 10 founded on mechanic and chemis.
Iry. two sciences OF which the ancIene
were ignorant by the assistance OF liee
We have been able TO systematic. TO cen.
.truct on know principles, 10 perfect BY
calculations that which was formerly made
by instinct. invented by chance, and prse>
tised by rote.. Chemistry, above all,
wien applied to the arts. secelera,es on,
progress, ex ends our domains, aod rea.
ders our bounds incsIcaiable. Il PIE.
serves VIVA, nature tends to destroy and
like nature herself. re.produces What man
consumes. replaces what be removes, and
from the ruiu, Of an old world is daily
forming a new one
Before the revolution. France was de.
pende nj on foreign countries Tor alum aud
soda, two articles OF great use IN the arts,
and expended annually nrsrly two NIL
lions of dollars tor supplies but now lhel'
imports are very ,r,fmg inbred
G.Isi,ne or dry and portable sosp, ba
alre ady sustained some improvements
- made " Itb greateI purify y per'.'ty 10,
odorous Halt cake Of Gsla'lne, I ors
ounces ut boiling water. and little salt
ARE suffice nj 10 make healthy nurht,"u
and savoury soup, al very riding FL
peu,e This b,t OF Gplstine goss as tara
= mound OF the best beet, dissoIves a. fea'
div N cold water as in warm, ana nay
be rendered more agreeable by ihf aodr
ton Of little orange, citr"o or w'"'
Ia tb- exhibition OF csookwork was 10
be seen an orrery Of besu'ilul workman
ship, which represented the annual H''on
ri the earth round the sun and OF Tie u'"on
round the earth. II also marked hous,
minutes. seconds; the days OF the week
and month. common and bissexlle Yeas;
ths,oo;rn safan1 lux snd q The .cn sss
o. the moon. II was only IS inches m JI,.
meter and Is in height, and was moved
by . pendulum
A little instrument, OF a hew invention is
n'1t AIKEN notice OF, which 10 capable Of
being fitted 10 a watch, and 50 srrsnged
as 10 give an alarm at any proposed tool.
j he cheapDess and convenience OF hi. ~.
strunent will, probably, make alarm
watches very fashionable. Ii is offered
f'r sale fer FIVE dollars. toge rher wuh Iii.
tie silver box; and common watch nav
be converted into a repeater on a similar
plan Tor about IL toIIsrs
The wstch making y, France is ch Ely
carried on IN the department OF Doubs. by
many families OF industrious pIO;eslants,
Who were once bsn,sbed rom The Kingdom
by the repeal 1t The sdict OF Names. The
whole amount OF this species OF manuac.
lure annually exported rs nearly one nil.
lion OF dollars.
The French editor here takes occasion
to remark, that several other bra che. Of
national industry have been much luprov.
cd since The revolution. in. con..queoce
OF more free and enlightened poIl,y.-
Such, for example, as gold and silver
plate, and the various articles formed by
saws.
Many eulogiuns are bestoW ed on Dir.
Werner even by the Court, for bis labor
md success in converting different sorts Of
native timber and marble into useful and
furniture, in which he shows
not only much patriotism, but The most
genuine good taste in adapting particular
to their appropriate forms. 10
his last particular, the. French artizaDs
re said 10 be generally deficient
The articles produced by The gun-sniihs
we're remarkably fine and simple. The
:ulIery was from % shops, Is OF which arc
i Theirs, a little town 10 Puy de Dome.
With a population Of only I6 1000. BY!
Which, il is said, is able to furnish 7a9 do
en OF knives day, each worth from 20
ems 10 D3 Is per dozen; an equal nun.
er OF scIsscrs, worth from Is ces,s TO )
oliars; 4OO dozen forks, iron IL 10 10 cts:
dozen; 300 dozen of spoons; 40 d,zsn
peaknives; and 100 dozen Of rssors.
One Of The must beautiful objec.s in The
hole exhibition was Tie city efPoris, ~
resented Under the emblem Of ship
eautifuily modelled and completely rig.
ed. The bull was gold snd silver, Tho
ordsge Of sleel wire, and it fosIed 10 .
70 OF satin, The waves OF which were 10
onstant motion. and had very much lbe
ppeara.ee Of water The rolling Of lbe
Zip, - she lay al anchor, WAS very naiu'
II, and The music which seemed TO pro.
led from the water, seemed the songs Of
visible .yrens and mesmsids.
Specimens OF sugar manufactured from
teis were exhibited from manufactures
different parts Of the country; and We
. assured that it Conpetes with West
ldia sugar aud 10 Of quality superior 10
ut from the East Indies Pyroligneous
i'd i, getting into use 10 the prese(vat'on
prOvIsiOns.
II j. singular tact ths, France. 90 I'en
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