The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-24

The american Institutes Far opened to visitors YES
erday At Masonic Hail. One OF the first things which at
aesd our notice, bathing proof cloth by
W. e. Pamer OF lsS city The conr,an will be under
/ stood N'hoc. +tel- dc-cf5slia. I'rs. obi, vas
sanll OF paen ia rooh"s and near by, heavy
well made. Not far on, hung a good oil painting of CAPT
Cobb'S ship 0rpheus
The show of wooens consisted of eight or ten peces of
cassmeres part printed aud all good workmanship from
the factory of w. Il 5. Lawrence al Lowell some common
coloed cloths from the Marlboro Factory; one piece very
me nack CLOTH and several pieces OF cloths and
cassmeres from the Franklin works near Baimoe eight
pieces OF fanneis and sam pie of point blankets These
, are curiosity and such might bef King of
inc North pole IN the middle of December They are cap
Iial article, and only Objectionable from being loo good
Wool coarse enough make blankets cheap will not grow
hthe u States Besides these, there sample WOOL
en- hose woven in Brooklyn-a strong, good article
The samples of cottons in three lots one consisting
OF some fine brown shrings from Scuate and sample IF
"duck shirtings," article fully described in its name -
another OF six eight single pieces bleached shrtngs
from store in Pearl street. and the third of two pieces of
canton flannel and one of bedtck OF printed cottons the
only exhibition three samples of caicoes which do
not merit particular notice Besides these there were near
hall bushel OF old sample cards ocos cassimeres cal
lcoes &c. the goods which they represented in all prob
ability having been sold and worn out.
or many articles from the mechanics shops, there
iar display Several samples OF carved tortoise shell combs
exhibited much elegance. Gardeners silver ware was as
usual very rich Several samples of bead work very
pretty
There samples of joys flax duck and Phenx cotton
duck, both of which known be good articles The
N VeSings wove with coored figures of excellent fab
tcle. " w "
sydner & Co. made good display in periumery, fancy
soaps dc. and Dr. Feuchwanger in chemical nrenarations
several OF which of recent manufacture His Prussic a.
cu we are inclined TO think would badly Mons Chau-
bcrS stomach.
The button manufactures of the United States have for
years been above praise. There branch business in
me country which has come up to perfection in more salts
factory manner.
There sample of palm eafhas of very excellen,
quality article by the way which would be ycrv much
esteemed, were ii not cheap.
Ofthe matters exhibited, the process of transfer
ring prints to wood which is likely tosupesede scapwork
"a machine for corkng boes-and Mr. jennings furnace
which with great simplicity and comprehensiveness cooks
for the family and warns the house,a for a very small ex
pense
OF all the objects nothing appeared decidedly arac
tive than hompsons display of cake various flavor
ed lozenges.
There many other specimens of American skill equal
" honorable and worthy of notice though in general the
display presented but little that was novel and WHOLE
was less interesting sorry say than the last an
nua exhibitions of the lnsttue.-N. YJo,r Com.