Mobile register and journal., 1845-06-28
r0- .Aa pnnIs,nrnnd Ionrnal.


 For the Registerand Journal TLe strange effect of habit. aud me stphporn as ,os,,;on discovered b, large portion of our race, o stek ln na eusinns has bong June sinee gnne Ini " n,ayerb h gouLl not be easy howeser 10 account for either on principles very honorable to common sense.
 prorer and becoming opperaion oi intellect, II il IS snnd and o Dursue the decision oi the nndt rstand- ing and iudgment to the exclusion ot all habits and customs unless we sensible ihat tnev are iouh- led on the best determination oi oo'h, seems n" more than rational. Yet every hour, d correct op- server may feel himself either amused or dlsgusted, ~ lie ,o,onar may incline hn, with the blind ad- herence of thousands, to habits and customs even m violation of interest, without going much out oi ms road. and in no circle mare fragrant than the tol- lowers of agriculture. IL IS however, suoiect or modification to our vanity, that this unfortunate course is more chargabe on we sontherners than on our nor,he,n neiphbors certain quality called en ,erurise of which we know little more than ihe sound in inc souh has certainly the north, unhinged those two disposi,ions; for make interest there, sensible tn Il another pursuit IS better than me oAe following, and the northern man IS at It.
 This contrast 1 admit s not calculated to natter ,onaI vanity on the one side, hut am well as- sured the time has come thai calls loudly for the truth 10 be presented; and am equally certain that the nakeder it is presented, the Dettef' Like tue child. with his pipe and soap studs throwing ou | bnhlfH throw of our iusian wit on the enterprise ana weh directed industry of our northern neighbors, when l ns cad of creating wit at theIr expense, we a'e ac tually reading landscapes on our st"p'uiy anu wan" of manly exertiun. IL IS to be regretted ihat hSeau oi noting the little peculiarli'es oi ioca'y' we uo | not anuse ourselves with observing thai the grea. mass of od practical sense and valuable ooserVa- lion that ihey are uniformly posseced o; Tor Il is no, one of the least remarkable features m the nor | hern citizens that amongst us that wn'le they are well informed regards the agrcultufal pu' of their own section of the Union-in very shoi | residence they become well informed of our mode iects ihal we may exhibit. The great variety the necessaries and comforts of lie that they bring to our door, fragrant proof Of the great difference in the manner of exerting industry, as il ls o en terprize but hat is really acuaied 10 rouse rIdi- cnle sels al own expense, is the vast numcr Oi the common comforts oi life that they brng us; arr l,ces for he production of winch better pre- pat ed by soil and climate produce than they are
 "Carrying cIals io New Castle" ud he redcu- lous the main, but Il llIe people oi New Castle had neither sense, energy, or enterprise to hunt for and dig their coal. would certainy be well enough to carry the poor inactive bengsa supply We may with proprieu therefore, be thankful for the white beans, beets. onions, Irish potatoes, etc. they brng but really, in ieturn, we ought to send them.
 SUNFLOWER OIL.
 In continuation, on this article, which ought with HIS to be one ef commerce., will remark that It Is extracted by simple process generally pursued in the preparation of Linseed Oil-but it may be well here to add, that most important improvements have been lately made in the mode of extracting vegetable oils, adding much to the quantity produced, and not less to the qttll
 In Waterloo. state of New York, by ihe aid of a Hydraulic Press, Mr. Wood. a respectable oil manufacturer, produced from nineteen bushels ol suufower seed, twenty seven gallons of pure oil. without hulng.
 The important fact that this oil burns as long, and k..II sl ,nfn Hna oils, ought to be fully estnated; while it's fitness for all requirements in painting, presents 10 men capable Of extracting important facts, al once its are value
 To d gentleman in Pennsylvania, reslden, al or near fork, the country is indebted for a valuable m- provement in lhe mode of extracting this and other vegetable oils. IL was observed bv several indlvId uas engaged in it's fabrication, that the hull, with process of extraction by the old mode of grinding ur the seed and then pressing oul the oil had remark able quality of absorbing and retaining the only mat ter. Mr. Baruitz immediately went 10 work to rem edy this evil, and found by running the seed through d simple Buck wheat hnng machine, or any otheI rn the stones of which Can be kept SD far apart as merely crack the seed the product readily rose io I four quarts the bushel As far back 175S, this oil was made by the old process grinding and press ing the seed by both cold and hot preesnre-bnt the product did not exceed two quarts to the bushel - From this improvement it four, and now tc six quarts
 In former paper I stated the result of sInal crop of this plant, the manner oi cultivation adopt ed &c. To the weakest understanding 1t must be evident, that il would be highly profitable and none need be alarmed or anticipate any mystery or dlth cully in the cultivation. As for saving the seed Il would be waste of time to attempt to describe the mode, &c. One only pon' is to be scrupulously ob- served. Alter the heads smnfower gathered by cutting from the parent stock, dry them well in the shade and before hrashing out ihe seed, little m he sunshine. The c,op IS sure one. With good planting and cultivation duuby sure. The shading crop planted with the sunhuwer, retained ihe mos ,0re in the earth produced by rains, dews, &c The balance of the plap appears to delight m and drink in the honest rays of the sun, following from its 6rst morning glance until the last ray is seen sinking in the west. This circumstance SD long admired in the character of this plant reminds of the late dIs coyeres in feeding plants with eectrciy and to the thinking mind gives striking evidence of the slight peep we have yet had into the arcane of nature.
 We must imagine that the cultivation of the sunfower for the production of table oil, is any pertinent yet to be made. Far from it. In Europe it has been and continues to be cultivated, from the Span sh peninsula to Russia, but not being in pos session of the improved modes of extracting and pu. rifyng the product, has held but secondary place In the United States seventy bushels of seed have been produced to the acre.
 The inventions and improvements that American ingenuity haue made during the last few years in the machinery Of presses, reducing the five hundred and seven hundred and fifty dollar press of Europe to fifty and seventy among holds out to enlerprising small capitalists tempting encouragement to 30 in to the fabrication of vegetable oils. The steady consumption of the article and hourly increasing de- mand, presents perfect security for the profit fol- lowing investment of capital, where the business is enegetically pursued. When purifying and bottling and good sealing, rather pitching, follow in quick succession in the fabrication of vegetable oils, they are far removed from pershable article. l could not conceive handsomer establishment for the man. ufacurer, or more profitable for the raiser of the raw maierial-not failing recollect, when calculat- | ing on the remuneration, that may prudently hope to receive from labor, or the market that we may l expect 10 command, that we have the climate and soil for the production of the exquisite vegeta- ble oils. SOUTH ALABAMA. | From the N. o. Courier Extra, June 26.