Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-10
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Larl on nod Corn.s,arL sugar.

Patents and superintendent Tho Patent Oihcc 10
W ashm5'on. having returned from the west made
The following remarks
To creditors who have demands upon the west
there IS great Encouragement prcscn, 3lGicul
tics may require DELAY bat no country has greater
Tte9uic'S than the great Wcs' 10 meet her engage
mcn's Tbs trust they will DO at some cout,ui
cn' time rcdrcmln- fully her furnished honor. if
not meeting ri the same time Your entire cvpccta-
tons tApphusc) Your KIND opprobaiiou in.
duc,s me TO ask ,onr indulgence for details that
hope will not BE- undressing
What. then as the ground OF such hope fromthc
N'd answer the luXufianco OF her soil. con
nected with the hc.iHirs ofranspouqiion ToI
these may be aldl new sources OF wcalh. Giving
alike independence a, home and articles iorcN
porlation Besides the great staples OF wheat
end Indian corn. there has lately been added OIL
and sugar Yes these articles are destined 20 NJ
icct deeply both their Interests and your own NJ
longer Is the sperm oil needed there for hght or
mechanical purposes Lard and lallow, foim
subsli'uic-b5,h Of which articles aro converted
by SIMILAR process, chap aud simple, into oil and
candles Permit me tosay that have very late.
Is seen large herds orswise slaughtered far new
manufacture Such are ID benefits found by ron.
rcfing SWINE almost wholly TO now purpose OF
manufacture that ought not to omit 20 say. that
the whole hog. with the exec pion Of the hide on1
hams is converted into ad--the leather when
Manufactured sometimes being found equal in val.
ne to the price offered for the whole hog alive
have brought to the Institute sample Of refined
lard whc h was presented to me at the Wcs, 1t
will soon prove a new and beautiful Article Of
trade Such, too arc the Improvements ofthc day
that few weeks since on the shores Of Lake Eric
a yoke Of cattle were with the exception of some
lean meat reserved for dying converted into tai
lot nt,I a.. 1 L L..
was offered for the, beef when alive. Nor were
the bones lost but they were carefully calcined
in close iron cylinder, and considered worth one
cent per pound for animal carbon. Rccolcct now
that for lard and tallow, foreign markets ave ever
opcn-,hc duty, if any being quite small lard,
for instance being taxed abont one half crnt per
pound. when shipped to England from New Y
city and only about one fourth that sum when in
troluced through the Colonics
Allow me TO mention one thing morc--thc SUI
gar Of the West Yes, the corn-sak Sugar |
know there is much Incredibly on this subject
Experiments this year have however, setlad the
point, that the inhabtonts of the interior can sup
| ply themselve with sugar from the corn-stalk 1.
lone At lnlianapos in Indiana, found an en-
terprising citizen, Mr. Blake. who had prepared
several acres Of the stalk. boiling with five ket-
ties the juice expressed From "a gallons of Juice
|
! Another gentleman near Lafayette thought he
should get one thousand pounds of sugar to the
acre. From 600 to 1000 pounds per acre may be
confidently expected 1t is an old saying, that
you cannot take of the cream and then make but
| ter; nor can You raise corn and make sugar from
TBS fnp6 sak am asked TO state the process
lfthc young ear is plucled off and all the sac
charine matter that nature designed for the grain
| Is in he stall ny
pect great quantity Of sugarl 1t is found by
Beaumes saccharometer that the juice from
corn stalks is four times swecter than that OF ma
pie s1p, and three times swccer than that Of the
sugar beet and equal to the ordinary sugar cane
OF this country, where it may be considered al
4 exotic. 1t is indeed a happy thought that III,
farmer in the interior can by few days labor
raise the stalk which can so easily be CONVERTED
on the domestic hearth with only the aid of a com
mon kettle and little time, into one Of the great
est Injuries. may not say nccccssaTios. of life
viii not this discovery indeed tend much IL
swecien life
| will not however enlarge came this eve
| ming to admire the display you have made anC
> the progress Of the arts Though politically free
how long have we been dependent on foreign man
r uactures. trust there will be another Jubilee
ere long-,he day when we are no longer depend
/, ont on foreign countries for what we eat drink
and wear. 1t is asked, what new thing can b.
) invented? Ispeak from experience and assure
5 you, that inventions but beginning-the pro
gress will be more rapid than ever Look at th
T. momcnlous discoveries that burst upon us, by tn
aid of agricultural chemistry The most leaneC
! confess their ignorance, and while they wonde
they begin 10 study
Yes, the destitute and the cn,erprising are alis
cheered on their way Amids, all orr wants W.
2 need not despair Never shall we call in vain or
our mother Earth. Though many it must b.
confessed, have been truly prodga yd to all be
children she offers home plenty and happiness
1 Man needs little and that he can easily supply
Let us seek to support ourselves rather than dnpcn
on others and perish while waiting for better times
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!. patience and defining you from inspecting III
. beautiful objects which surround us This eyh
buion fills all with admiraion--it cannot fail t
= impress on the mind Of every visitor how great
r the Importance Of this institution
!. Cherish beg you her welfare snd cncourag
:. her onward in her noble course: and be assure
4 that for one | most ardendy desire her prospcrit
and perpiully.
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