Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-07-24

" wottcst thou not, my dear, how mucE
mdelicacy there is in thy dclicacy 1' anc
OF SWlft's coarse maxim, that "nice per.
sons are full Of nasty ideas"
HE class Of over delicate ladies' is de.
scribcd in tho following lines -:
"fhat pr1n Della Dainty must die an Old maid,
Is declared in the book where our lots Are
dlsp]ay'd
MOI could liylnen himself, had he hold Of her
hand,
Contriye this decree of the Fates should no,
stand
FOR had she accepted an offer Of marriage,
80 nee IS her car, aud modest her carriage,
That when 10 the altar she went az a bride,
Before the chaste knot of the church could be
tied,
The pure words Of the rite she would censt,re
ros' keenly,
and cry, Hold, wicked priest! you are talking
obsceneIy.
u The following notice from Bucl's Guilt
vator will be read with great interest in Lou
lalana, and particularly in this parish. The
mechanics Of Baton Rouge complain (ard not
without reaeon) that the penitentiary has &C.
riously affected their interests, rendering their
aVocotlons SO f~ruitlcss, that those WHO have
families can barely obtain for them a mcopre
eubaistence by their labors. In some t~neclan-
lcal branches we know this to be the case.
Many mechanics in Baton Rouge, who appear
to be doing a fair business, are, perhaps, max
ing not one cent over actual expenses. The
reason IS, that the penitentiary underworks
them for cash, and they get jobs only from
men who desire credit. The credit system, in
these days. as every working man knows, is
next door-ncighbor to the bankrupt system.
l. is impossible TO reckon with any assurance
on the time at which monies due will be re-
ceIved, and consequently, mechanics who dread
fiscal clnbarrassmcnts, fear to make contracts
that might turn TO their advantage, because
they can fix no time at which they shall be able
to meet their bills.
The penitentiarics in other states arc be-
coming manufactures Of l~uxurics, or those
articles usually purchased abroad. We hope
the proper authorities in our state, will follow
the example of New York in this respect. We
are aware that they have done something
but VIC are also aWare that they have done
little. BY introducing The manufacture of silk
into our penltentiary, they would not only |
afford mechanics in this place an opportunity
to continue their labors with advantage, but
they would also Introduce into the state a (
new and highly important staple. Baeging,
balc-rope and many other articles, not made
in Louisiana, and for which a large amount Of
is annually sent abroad or 70 neighbour
my states, might also be made here.
MARKET FOR COCOONS.
State Prison, Aubrn, ". y. May Il.
"Ihe subscriberf as agent Of said prison,
having commenced the manufacture Of Sew
ng Silk, by convict labor, will pay three dol
per bushel for all the cocoons Of Il good
quality that may be offered at this prison here
Any Communications upon this subject
to the subscriber, postpaid, from
my part of the United States, will receire
immediate attention.
G HENRY PoLHEMUs, Agent"
This we consider an important announce
nent. II tie PROJECT Of manufacturing silk in
he prison is successful, (and the experiment
f last year warrants the most favorable anti
ipations,) it will he felt beneficiaiIy by the
in various ways it will aid the me-
hanlc Of the country by giving a different IL
ectlon to convict labor, it will benefit the
mali farmer by giving him a certain market
or 4 product which his wife or Children can
aise with little time Or labor, and it will bcne-
t the country by lcssening those importations
inch operate SO injuriousIy against the trade
nd prosperity Of the United States. Some
sewing silk has been made at the
rlson, and any information in regard t. any
ranch OF the subject, from the rearing Of the
mulberry trees through the stages Of Matching,
spinning and killing the cocoons, may
e obtained at the prison Of Mr. Morrison, who
rs a thorough acquaintance with the subject,
aving long superintcndtd an extensive silk
ill in Europe. One Of the greatest obstacles
the growing Of Hilk-a fixed and certain
for cocoons,-being now removed, we
nay hope that the culture viii receive the at
enticn which It seems to us to deserve, az a
ure and profitable branch Of domestic in
DIARRHEA IN CoLTs-In the Kentucky
of May %, is all article on the above
from the pen Of Mr.. MenteIle, from
'hich We make the following extract. We
0 this because the disease is not an uncoIn-