Mobile register and journal., 1845-07-26
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For the eristsr and Journal
 Ifby any plan the Olive could he made io grow and produce we'll in climate, Olive Oil would be the immediate pursuit of thousands. Not a moment would be lost unlil orchards were on foot for the purpose of producing thai fine liquid that have been so long getting from Italy, Spain and France Now let any person of common taste take an olive into his mouth and afterwards pinlar or sunfower seed, and argument thai could he presented, would succeed in satisfying him that the first could produce any thing cnngenial to the human lasie as the last A more acrid nauseoms taste Gan hard y be cited than ihe olive when green, and few fruits more agreeable to all paates than the pindar or sunhower seed. Yet, expect II would amount to imnossibilily to persuade any person without h's taste WIS called in requisiion, that the oil of inc last could possibly he equal to the first. II the pin dar oil came from Florence and the sunhower bene from France, the matter would assume an attitude the perfect reverse. and doubt could then exist of their superiority This is one 0f the strange contra dctions exhibited daily, We are singular W the cretaures of prejudice and habit. An early page of history bears ample testimony 10 the estlmatinn in which vegetable o was held as an article oi diet {; still il would be without doubt singular incident that induced pn ancient iO attempt ihe eXtracilon oi d fine oil from green olive. IL certainly could not be his taste Time and inc operation of good sense will ultimately convince our country that kind Providence has not left without the means Of pos sessng ourselves of, and adding 10 eur comforts.
 that fluid which since the beginning of time has been held so highly valued by mn, and thai we do moi ihe ove tree, but that il is action, energ, and rnterprsing industry to avail ouI selves of the kind ness oi heaven, that we do want. u we were 10 hunt about for the unfortunate fleets "i the want oi enterprise and that strange apathy that prevails m our agrlcullnral community, certainly need not go farther than the of cotton seed we 'a a l, exhibited. Late improvements in the arr of abr- eating vegetable oils. have exhibited the true value oi this seed inr this purpose; and now rendered obvious that bv the exertinn of economy and enter prise, could hecone exporters df t0 the exclu- sion, in the Nnriheru ciiies of oils used in the arts, the consumption oi which is immense. Since the discovery of a perfect mode of hung lhe seed preparatory to pressure the whole process of canning st tbe oil has become simple and easy-one bushel ufKeod rt ndpr;ns hnif gnil." of oil, in tho N"th ern cities estimated 10 be wo'th more than hnseed oil. IL is au undoubied fact that an oil for paint ing. il is superior to ihe linseed. Genn David Williams, Of South Carolina, it Is understood, after
 decisive trial, Jeff that material point ndispuable. It Is equally settled that it s superior ianp oil, remarkably free from objections of smoke or smell and burns with clear and brilliant flame. The extensive of oil m the manufacture of woolens is we'll known. For this pu,pose it stands high, and for the use of machinery, consumption exten siye, il is not excelled.
 The remains after expressing the oil is found super for 10 nseed cake food for cattle and hogs, and worth dolar per hundred, and it is now known that some crack bsef exhibited in Northern market was produced by adding ihs preparation 10 the food on which ihe animals faitened; and were l 10 attempt to produce as fine beef as could be made, should certainly feed this cake, boil ed and raw Iurnips, with small portion of corn meal. Twelve pounds to thirteen Is found he pro- dnctlon in cake after expressing. But as no injury can result from review of few facts and figures, a rough estimate of the actual loss the State upon the waste of this article may be proper
 | Take the six hundred millions of pounds of cotton that we annually produce, and allow thirty pounds to the bushel give the halfgallon of oil for every bushel at dollar per gallon. and the cake at one dollar per hundred, and he sum will no doubt aston
 sh those who are not only unused but ayerse to en- tering into details, and summing them up But this is the result of facts, whether choose to be astonshed at il or doubt il; and in spite of sloh | ignorance. want of enterprise or economy, we will be compelled 10 confess that millions of dollars are 1 lost 10 the State by this strange want Of common 1 care, ,exerion and enterprise.
 | This oil has been well tried, and sells we'll in tn, | cities of New York, Philadelphia, &c.
 | Every thousand weight of seed cotton produces
 twenty-five bushels of seed which in oil and cakes
 is worth more than the present product of cotton pei acre.
 Should the planter feel any aversion to having : plenty of fine beef for for market, as there are some who practically believe that bacon is ih, i only meat for mans use, and who appear to lhinl that bacon and coards is dish for ihe heather celestials, he can apply il with prodigious advantage ' cake component part of a compost manure ant applying il to the hill of corn when the plant re quires podghug. In this way it will amply pa, the dollar per hundred.
 1 An oil establishment, with extensive cotioI planter, would be a much greater piece of profit ant i economy than a cotton gin; and the small planter would find that having his cotton seed turned into oi would aid the four cent per poHnd cotton, in ht purchase of articles of first necessity, such as h. cannot raise within himself.
 Every planter fine really knows the advantage O economy in augnening the return for his labor would never fail 10 have building for the protec ton of his cotton seed he does for his corn, es pecially in a country where such building can be procured with 80 little labor and expense.
 The positive of this article at gins through out the country is astonishing.
 The present article closes the subject oi vegetable 1 oils. They have been dwe from firm convic ton that climate and soils prepared us 10 he come exporters of this production of human labor and the sale of which seemed to be secured by the
 fact that we are large importers of oils from oreie, countries, and he increasing demand arising iron l the extens lon Of manufactories amongst us. 1 There is to which oil is applied, whale ex cepted, but for which we can supply our Nor:herr brethren wiih superior article to what bev ca, produce, for have clImate. Oils are brought It | perfection under warm sun; and, although d pine apple can be prodnced in New York ar Pennsylv 1 na, il IS not the fruit of Cuba or Jamaica, more than orange of St. Augustine is ,he fruit of Bos ton. Al all events, a. long they find ,hel brooms, hay, onions, &c. with hnmespun, get mar ket in the South, their policy will be 10 give us Il preference, in greasing their wool and machiner, with our oils, finding them superior for that pur pose.
 few years ago il would have been deemed id otism io propose sending the oil of a hog 10 Eag l hand, France, Sc. and now the exportaon is great But let il be recollecied that the to whicl animal oils applied in machinery, in never cal rank with some vegetable ifiairly brought into petition. Nominal, animal oil appears economical but he difference in price, when durable effects taken into the estimate, show diiiereHt rpsult.- IL would not do to compare the lard oil with that of pumpkin seed in its value as regards arresting | the effects of friction the screw The benefit is much m favor of the last we'll as its efficiency. As regards the expense of transportation, the ad' vantage is greatly in favor of the production of oils It is hoped that enterprise will, on he erection of essblishmen ns throughout the State, encourage the production of the material, and give encom agement 10 planters to divide their labor and be- stow part on articles that will remunerate dhem for it. SOUTH ALABAMA. THE MAGNETIC PRINTING TELEoRAPH.- Some days ago stated that a specimen of printing had been shown to us which was said to have been made by nagnetic appartus ard we alluded then in brief and cautious terms to the possible merits o