The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-04-21

INTERESTING STATISTICAL FACrs. An
art, says the Dumfries Courier, like a tree
when it fairly takes root, often adheres SO OBJ
stinately TO its native soil, as to battle every
attempt at transportation, and hence the
numerous towns in Britain which are sup
ported almost entirely by one solitary COM
modify or branch of manufacture. Paisley
owes every thing to the cunning of her
woikmen, and such is the virtue of good
name, that, though attempts have been
repeatedly and perseveringly made to drive
her from her place Of commercial pride, she
still stands unrivalled for the variety of her
fabrics, and the surprising beauty of her
figured muslins. Under the plastic touch
OF her artisans, the produce of the cotton
plant, and the legacy which the silk-worm
bequeaths to man, assumes as many shapes
as Proteus himself, enabling a cottage-girl
to clothe herself in raiment which a Ouch
ess would have been proud of half century
ago, lending an additional spell to beauty
and frightening every where, in rural
as well as city life, the numerous attractions
of female loneliness. DumfermliDe. too. is
celebrated for the wonders of the loom
and if Potentate or Nobleman wishes n
get his armorial bearings embossed in linen.
he must still send his orders to a spot
where the remains of Bruce were exhumed
and re-interred in the ancient cemetery OF
the Kings of Scotland. Glasgow has long
been famous for its prints, lawns, mulls, Sc,
and Manchester affords cambrics and other
fabrics; and though the line of distinction
must be exceedingly nice between one
species of muslin and another, perfect imi.
tation appears so hopeless that the foreign
merchants who export, extensively, must
visit both places annually, or oftener, before
he can make proper selection of goods.
Flrst-rate porter has never been brewed
out of London, probably from the gigantic
and unequelled scale on which the needful
operations are conducted /; and to say moth
ing of the enthusiasm with which such a
beverage is hailed in tropical climates. the
time is not remote when single bottle Of
it was more priced in Paris, Vienna, Naples
and Rome, than a whole gallon of hook, or
champagne. And here again we may
! trace the efficacy of the subtle principle
alluded to above.
With the exception of isinglass and
! Russian honey, ale and porter are COM
pounded of precisely the same materials
yet, while London furnishes nearly the
whole world with the latter beverage. it is
understood to draw its most delicate and
favorite supplies of the former from Edin-
burg, Leith, Alloa, Musselburg, and Pres
tonpans. The Austrian Dukes, when in
Scotland, preferred Edinburg ale to the
finest wines, although it had been whisper.
ed that mine host" took into account Their
high quality, and made them pay prett,
smartly both for what they did and lef
undone. This prediction was at once
singular and implied high compliment t,
the Scottish brewers, in the case of person
ages who could sip in their own imperia
Tokay ad libitum-a wine made from grapes
which grows only in one or few places o
which the Emperor of Austria il said t.
hold complete monopoly, and which il
obtained by families of distinction, in small
quantities, through the medium of presents
given to ambassadors. Leaving this topic
and travelling nofthwards, we find one
large village supported almost entirely by
spinning, twisting, and Keeling the thread
that enters into the composition of lace
second by drying and smoking haddocks
and third BY boiling and picking salmon
An art that originated in Berwick-upon
Tweed. In Cumnock, Ayrshire, severa
hundred persons were employed a few
years ago, from January till December, il
the manufacture Of snuff boxes and WI