Litchfield enquirer., 1845-08-21

bon Works iD BerksAire Comnty.--A cores. pontent of the New York Tribune, writing from the vicinity of Stockbridge, makes the following mention of Algers' extensive iron manufactory, which he visited during his mountain peregrina. tions:
 Down the Housatonic about four miles, near Housatonicvilles gentleman by the name of Al. gers, has extensive iron works, which he is con- tinually enlsrging. He is a man of exhaustless ingenuity. and is constantly introducing improve ments of incalculable advantage to the country.- In the first place, some time ago, to make the hot air generated by his furnace, TeeGt his furnace, he collected it in pipes, and turned it back on the ig nlted ore The place where this stream of heated air meets the fire is so intensely bright that the eye can scarcely endure the light, and this goes through thin board like bullet By this pro- cess, he accumulated heat, to the immense saving of fuel. Latterly he kas introduced great im- proVement in making chalcoal. By erecting brick buildings in which te can pile eighty cords of wood at time, he saves some fifteen bushels to the cord, over the common process of burning coal in pits. Not content with all this economy, he now saves the gases generated in the process of burning, and from them makes pyroligneous acid, a material universally used in making calico prints. Formerly this was imported from Eng. land at large expense, but latterly it was made in this country by burning wood for the especial purpose MT. Algers here makes it out of the su. peruous gases that escape in the process of char. ring wood, and at so cheap rate, that he can af- ford it few cents per gallon. He expects also to make naphtha from the same process. Mir AL gers has laboratory built, and employs a chemist from New York the year round. to make experi. ments. The efforts of Mr. AlgGrs will furnish a valuable addition to the science of chemistry in the country" .-
 .ame'4can POHteness-Read the following, from the golden pen of Fanny Forester :--
 N The care which hestoIN npnn tVnmen frav. elling without protection, strikes me most agree ably every time step into the or stage coach -particularly the last, where there is more ops portunity to display it. l was disappointed about late journey by stage coach ) bu, as had only thirty miles to ride, thought it scarce worth my while to wait. The coach Ca miserably comfort. less old thing, by the way,) was crammed full of men but if there was any grumbling aboot giving up seats, it was finished before made my appear ance. The very best seat was given me, and though one poor fellow, that knew must have been dislodged from it, made some wry faces. he seemed particularly anxious to convince me that my coming had occasioned no inconvenience. They were all very coarse, common looking men, but not word fell from single lip that (but for awkward pronunciation, or something of that kind) would have been improper in a drawing room.- Then the frequent inquiry if were cold, the care taken lest my feet should touch the snow when I stepped from the coach, and the thousand like at- tentions, sometimes oficious, perhaps, but always well mentioned, interested me exceedingly. One huge, raw-boned Weserner, wrapped to the chin in buf1alo.robe, m spite oi my remonstrances, pulled it off to fold about my feet. My baggage was cared for without a thought on my part and on coming out from my first hating. place, found stick of wood, nicely heated, placed in the stage for my feet. l am not sure that the passengers in stage coach are always SO attentive 10 the com. fort of the ladies; but in the many times that have passed this way, have seldom been obliged to ask for single favor. l have been told that this is a pecuiarity of our countrymen. If so. since they have been lashed SO much for want of refinement of manner, think they should receive proper credit for refinement of heart"
 A Quaker Wedding came off yesterday in the meeting house of that Sect in Orchard.street. The Discipline not allowing marriages to be 'accom. plshed' in any other place. To aceommoda'e the parties and spare the blushing bride the necessity of facing large congregation, special meeting was in this instance appointed, which was attend. ed only by small circle of relatives and acquain. ances of the bride and bridegroom, few elderly Friends and a small number of youth whose inter. est in matrimonial scenes would not allow them to be absent. About 3 o'clock, ?. M. the Senior POT. ton of the audience took their places one after other on the high seats,' while the Juniors were | scattered in different parts of the house. The ia. thers looked SO grave that a stranger would have been likely to suspect that they had assembled fora
 
 bride and bridegroom came in with their friends and took seat facing the assembly. The mother of the bride sat beside her daughter, while the bridegroom wss supported by member of the mat rimonial committee. After a silence which lasted some 20 minutes. the aged Friend at the hend of the meeting arose and said: would not inter- fere improperly in the matter for which we have come together, but 1 apprehend thIs to be suita- ble time for our young friends to proceed" The bridegroom and bride now drew their white kids, and taking each other by the hand, stood up before the audience. The bridegroom then said in calm voice, but with evident emotion, e In the presence of the Lord and these witnesses, take --to be my wife, promising by Divine assistance to be unto her faithful and affectonate husband until separated by death" The bride, in tones that be. spoke the deep affection of her heart, then made the same declaration in respect fo him on whom she had bestowed her hand. The twain having thus been made one, resumed their seats The marriage covenant was then placed before them, when they proceeded to ratify their union by affixiDg their signat ire. The friends of the newly married pair appended their names 10 the document as witness. es, and thus ended the Quaker Wedding.-N F. Tribune. s,...'
 4 Quietus for Cross Babies By this we do not mean knocking their brains out against the bed-post, nor any thing of tine sort. Nor do we mean giving them paregoric, Daffy's elixir, Dal- by's carminative, black drop, or any poison. The onty Iequtsue to quieI IHe squdsunEs equealEEt miserable little wretch of bahy, is that it shall possess a nose. In the midst of it's screaming. press your finger gently and repeatedly across the cartilage of that useful organ, and in less than two minutes it will be asleep. The eastern paper from whence this important discovery IS derived. says in one minute, but we allow two, to prevent any disappointment -Engiish paper.
 The New York Mercury imagines, (iniatuated mortal that of his " wheel -horse' subscTi-