Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-09
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lhoN toePH Why so much opposition 1t
New Orleans 10 this very valuable improve
tntnt IN balitig eotton. and why Is IT sol
The iron hoop possesses all the advantages
6f rope, and many more 1t Is equally as cheap
as strong, aud aH earily put around the bale
aid has i great advantage over rope in the
event Of fire, Ydu could not burn Up j steam
boat load, or q wlafebnuse full Of cotton bales
IN a mouth, iron hooped, A cotton bale never
burns much until The fopes burn in two, and
the bale expands, Cotton. IRON. hoepe1. need
not be insured down the river, nor IN The city
nor need it he reprasEed In New Orleans,
Many planters are now COMPRISING their cot
ton TO the shipping size, and IN . little time
IT viii be the getefalrastom with The country,
Then why should the planters incur the
great expense Of a double eut nj INSURANCE
one down The river. and another in tho city.
with il finishing touch Of 70 cents per bale fef
colnpfeHsing, when there should not exist the
least necessity for such charges
but The planters must expect the ron hoops
to be violently opposed by the insurance aud
steam press interest IN New Orleans but
they have only to persevefe and act in con.
cert to overcome NIL opposition,
II Is said. that tho hoop, where II ptesses on
the bale, viii rust and inlufe the baling cloth.
Such an argument Is not Reasonable, hs where
the hoop presses pn; tIH bale Is entirely water
tight, and all Of The fdsi tiust be- on The out.
side Of The hoop, which could be entirely pre-.
vented by brushing the hoop Win i lIttls
paint or pitch.
The hoop iron ID cold nj the factories nj five
cents per ID. Now is the proper lime for The
planters to send on their orders for The grow
ing crop which can be- forwarded through the
merchants nj Vicksburg or New Orlsans-
many Of the factories in Pennsylvania, Ohio.
and Tennessoe having agents in those cities.
A PtAHTbht
PHosrrcr OF Gnops roR tsig.-ftaviug Ia.
ken several stulll excursions through The
country. and aa fAf as we have be II sulbl'd
to learn. the prospects PROMISE fine fht heavy
crops the coming harvest, Corn looks well
aud wheat appears ~ tiue order. with some
exceptions nm account ri Tho iiy oats arc tinf,
rye promises fntf. bntfib some lt,efanees where
The cut worm has made is appearance, the
folds look II liLtln thin, From what we have
been enabled 10 gather from oitr friends
through the different parts Of the State, we
are led to believe, that the crops, centrally.
VIII be tnieh heavier than lnat year Cotton
Aocs not look 50 well, though. It ia tlm gilt,
on account Of The seasoD-1enh 4gfieuitaftAk
TO rREsfHvf hooBs-A few drops Of any
p%ofinmed oil VIII secure libraries Ifoift The
consuming effects of mould and damp. Rus
slan leather, which IL periumed with the tar
pf the birch tree, never inouidefe and tnsf-
chants sttfIcr large bales Of this leather 10 res
main in the London docks. knowing thai II
cannot aiiHialn my injury rom damp. The
manner Of preserving books with peffulbed
oil WINS known 10 tho anficntH. The Romans
used oil at the cedar 10 preserVe valuable
MSS. HENCE tho expression used by Horace,
" DigtG tedrp," meaning any work worthy oI
being Afolbied with cedar OIL, ~ III other
words. worthy OF baing preserved aud teintin.
bafod-Greeat. Gdyeitr.
HoFty A tGtE FOR HEeRAvEL.-A nun
her Of ycara since, says a correspondent, ]
was much afflicted with The gravel, and twice
in great danger, from small stones lodged IN
The pnsBnge. ] met with a gentleman who
had been IN my situation, and gnt rid Of this
disorder by sweating lea with haH honey and
bali sugar, ! adopted this remedy aud found
It efeetual. After beng fully clear Of my
disease for about tet, yeara, | then declined
taking honey, and in about three months had
n violent fit Of my old complaint. | then re-
newed my practice Of taking honey in my
tea, and am now more than three score, and
have not for the last twan'y-scVen years had
the snia lest Symptoms Of the gravel have
recommended my prescription to many Of my
acquain'aneea, and have never known 1t to
lail-Phii. Eram. 49,
TuE GEORGIA GOLD MINEs-The hidden
wealth Of the rpil IN Georgia il being aw iftly
developed, aud the largest reach Of tmaginh-
ton might, p%erhaps, not exceed li'crhl truth IN
calling up a picture Of The mineral riches that
n few years may unfold it in that region. The
gold coinage nj Dahlonega mint (Goorgia) il
nearly double what il whs last wear 10 the
same date, amounting to $s6,0D0. This IL
owing to the discovery Of new mines.
A Macon letter oWhe 9Th ~nltltno, which We
find IN the Savannah Republican, says ::
Gold mining is now being successfully car
rifd on in Columbia county, in Carroll county, I
in Hahershnm and Lpmpkin counties: veine
hive been traced in other counties Of the Che
rokee region. aud particles Of gold have been
found in Wilkes aud Oglethorpe counties
The very ingenious discovery Of working
glass into n Substance resembling the richest
silks, is now being brought into very general
operation, and IN various ways such ~ gen
]tlenen's wais'coats and stocks, ladies' dreesea,
and many other ~artiG,es ~ decoration, of the
most splendid patterns. 1t ii superior even
to silk in fexibilty and s~offness, ard the da.
rability of it "a point, however, of no conside-
alton with the ham ION, among whom at pre-
sent il exclusively 49,, ls as a matter Of course,
vastly superior, In process Of time, when the
manu- acture has arrived at a .Ipcre perfect
state, and all its little defects are remcdied
and it's wastings recovered, IT will, in all pro-
liability come within the reach Of most classes
Of society at present its cost is its only draw
back. The magnifcence Of its appearance is
onlte remarkable, and when used in any ron
s derable quantity, such as wind~"m-curtains,
etc, it should be seen before = lust apprecj-
alton of its richness and elegance can be
formed.
SOUND CouHsEL.-Look before you leap,
or you may soon wish Yourself back upon the
junplng-off place.
Think before you speak, and it may save
vou.a great deal Of thinking after speaking.
A bird in the hand is worth two in The bush,
except when the two in the bush have their
tails we'll sailed.
when in doubt take the trick" for the
trick IS to take the trick, and then be no long,