Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-10-06
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HYDROPHOBLA
Extract of letter from an Italian gen.
tIeman at Venice to a friend in
Perthsire.
II you were here you would be
much pleased with discovery made |
at Udne, the capital ofFriuli, a small
province belonging to this republic.
A poor man lying under the fright |
iul tortures of hydrophobia, was cur
ed by some draughts Of vinegar Civ
en- him by mistake instead of another
potion. A physician of Padua, called
Count Leonissa, got intelligence of this |
event at Udine, and tried the same rem
edy upon patient that was brought TO
the Paduan hospital, administering him a
pound Of vinegar in the morning, anoth-
er at noon,and third at sunset; and the
man was speedily and perfectly cured.
Fatent FIier.-MessFs. 0. G. s. N.
Rogers of Whitestown, Oneida Co. have
invented, and lately obtained patent
for, Flier particularly adapted to cot
ton spinning. 1t is asserted by those
who have adopted this machine of Rog-
ers, that it performs double the labor
Of any other now 10 use. It's impor-
lance therefore, to the manufacturing
interests of this country is very great.
The Messrs. Rogers have very high
reputation as machine makers. 1t would
not perhaps be saying too much to rank
them among the first in the United
States. The most conclusive evidence
of this fact is, that their work is ordered
by the Oldest manufacturing establish
mems in various parts of the country.
The discovery they have now made will
greatly enhance the value of their ma.
chimes. Those who have engaged ln
cotton. spinning will be pleased to learn
that their improved bell fier will pro-
duce twelve skeins of No. 90 warp pei
day. Their Factory is three miles
south OF New Hartford village, where
those who desire more perfect knowl-
edge of this Improvement, are invited
TO examine its application. 1t is nc
more expensive than the common hier
and can be applied TO every description
of spinning, with very little alteration
Utica Sentinel.
Patent Corn-sheller.-A Mr.. Hubbard
OF Palmyra, N. Y. has invented a ma.
chine for Smelling corn, by which two
nen can she'll and clean IS bushels Of
corn in an hour, with the utmost ease.
The following interesting facts are selected
from Professor Silliman's American Journa
of Arts and Sciences.
Linen, muslin, paper, wood, straw, sc
may berendered uninhammabie by being
dipped in solution ofphosphate of am.
monia or aciduIous phosphate of lime
Clothes, valuable. documents, PANELS
roofs, awnings, sc. exposed to fire, may
thus be rendered less liable to- destruc-
ton.
An electrical shock may be received
from cat, by placing the left hand I'm.
der the animals throat, slightly pressing
the bones ofthe shoulder, and then gen,
tly passing the right hand down the back
The line Of silk worm measured
404 yards and weighed when dry only
3 grains. A pound would reach 535
miles; and AZ pounds would go round
the world
Fish may be preserved dry and fresh
with sugar alone, by applying it inside
TO the muscular part, and hanging the
fish up 2 or 8 days, till it has penetrated.
Atable spoonful of brown sugar will
be sufficient for a salmon of 5 or 6
pounds, and will communicate no taste
TO it.
Fine sand has been observed 300 miles
from the coast of Africa, after having
been carried that distance by the wind.
The following is extracted as important TO the
Ladies.
White wells, now so much worn, have
a tendency to increase sunburn and
treckles, by their increasing the iutensi-
ty of the suns light. They are also
very injurious to the eyes, and will, 10 a
short time, spoil the freshness, and dim
the lnstre ofthe most brilliant eyes
Green is the only colour which should
be worn as summer veil.
We have frequently drank tea made
IRON plant which grows wild on the
upper borders of the Kennebeck river.
1t resembles in favor the best souctong,
and we wonder it is not more generally
known and used. Med Intel.
This we presume is the Ceanothus .4u1erd-
cana or, as it is somAtinAoe called, the Jersey
Too. IL is very common in this vicinity, and
was used in the time of the Revolution as
substitute for tea.-Ed. Spv1