Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-12-05

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Of coin both as part, and as the basis o!
the currency, retains it in the place where
il is no longer used; hui TO continue it as
the circulating medium. or as the basis cf
| it, drives it away. Was ever amp thing
more preposperous? The disuse Of the ar
ticlc. OF course, stops the demand; its use
in other sections continued The demaad ;
and what law Of trade can prevent it
from fowirg 10 ihose points where The de-
mand exists! Nothing can be, more ap.
parent. Demonstration however, is bet
ter than theory, aud those W ho do not re-
collect the past experience OF the country
on the subject, may he convinced by the
following from the New York Courier OF
Tuesday.
"The Philadelphia line still daily brings
some twenty or thirty thousand dollars IN
coin, being no doubt that which clrculat-
ed in the States south of us, which have
suspended specie payment"
New .orls. it is known, has greater
quantity Of specie than when the banks to
the southwest Of that city suspended.-
There has been constant flow from this
section to supply the demand. in n. York;
but this current would have beei check
ed had an equal demand existed at home.
The suspension removed that check, and
the South is drained 10 supply the demand
of lhe Norlh.-BQitimOre Post
SECRET WoRrn KNowINe,-How 10
ol,a 10
six, and longer.
SeasonaJle Hints.-The following ex-
tract from Col. Macerone's "Seasonable
Hints" which appeared in the Mechanics
Magazine, dated Feb. 3sd, 1899. Afer
stating the utility of sheep skin clothing,
for person whose employment renders il
necessary that they should be much out
of doors &C., he says: ~ will not con-
clude wiihou, inviting the attention of
your readers to a cheap and easy method
of preserving their feet from wei, ard their
boots from wear. / have only had hlrce
pair of bools for the last six years, (no
shoes) aud | think that [ shall not re:iuire
any othe > for the next six years to come
The reason is that / treat i.,eln in the fol-
lowing manner:-I pur pound of Iallow
and half pound rosin into pot on the
fire when melted and mixed, warm the
boots and apply the hol stuff with paint
er's brush, until neither tie sole nor upper
feathers will suck in any more. If it is
desired that The hooIs should Immediately
take polish, desolve all ounc. of bees
wax in an ounce of spir's Of .:rpentinc.
to which add teaspounful nf lam -blsck,
day or two after tho boots have been
treated with The tallow s.7,l resin, rub over
Them the wax in lurpe..'nc. brt NOT he.nre
the fire. Thus tho exterior will have a
coat of wax, alone, and shine like = MIR
ror. Talow or any other arcacc. becomes
rancid, and rolg I'll. cli:ch;ns ~ well as
The leather: but the rosin gives it All an
,is"plic qualify whic:. preserves The w',o!c.
Boots or shnes should he so large 81 to AL.
nit of wearing in them cork sGles. Cork
is so bad cOnduclc" Of heat, that with il
in the buot, the feet arc always " arm on
the coolest srona iloor.'
Messr-. 'litors IL have tride the ey-
pertinent, nd am c!!:Iis!:ed that al statct!
in the abor. eAtra.: Is .fnc. l'cc:ninc il
scI6s. 10 .Ntp this ";..r;tic receipt 10 my-
.ri!, send il 10 ;ou, that all may benefit
by it these hard times. NJ.