Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-29

" We take the following sound advice
from the N. Y. Morning News, and commend
it to the consideration of our readers
"Let no farmer, and no other man, relin-
quish the newspaper published in his own
neighborhood, for the purpose Of taking some
other larger, cheaper, or more popular paper
published abroad. The newspaper published
10 ones own county, isIalways. a. a general
rule, more valuable than any other, il il be for
! nothing but the advertisements; for even they
are thermometer Of the business of place,
aud often the key which opens the door to
excellent bargains. 1t 10 Of no little conse.
oueuce 10 ~; ;ss farner 10 know wnai Is going
in his market town; the competition 10 seIiIng
goods, and the competition in buying produce;
the settlement of estates; sale Of farms, stock,
&c. &c. We venture to say, there is no man
who may not every year more than save the
price Of ssLssr;piion TO his nsighhnring news-
paper, from its advertising columns atons;es
on this ground exhort all to patronize their
own newspapers. Take the city papers il you
can afford it, and as many Of them vas you
please; but first see to it that your own home
paper lie regular visitor to your freside.-
Support them first and literally, and they will
hardly fail to support your interests"
An ANCIENT MEXICAN ART RE.plscovrRED.
Judge Mackennon, of Indiana county, Pa,
visited Uxmal at the time Mr.. Stevens was
there preparing his last book: he brought
from thence TWO specimens Of the supposed
stones composing the front Of the building
called the Governors House. The whole
was veneered with these apparently carved
stones, six or eight inches square on their
front and fifteen inches deep. The walls ia.
ced with these specimens were FIVE or six feet
thick, and were Of the stones of the country.
The surface Of these veneering stones appear.
ed to be elegantly carved 10 different figures.
such as are represented in Stephens and
Ca.herwood's drawing. One brough. BY the
Judge contained figure in the form Of cross,
the angles very sharp; the other, flower
with FIVE petals and small rosette in the cen.
tire. These were shown to a stone cutter in
tho western part of Pennsylvania who, sus.
pecting they were of composition and not stone,
analysed the substance, and found that they
consisted of composition hitherto unknown
to US, and OF the most remarkable tenaci,y and
durability, having stood the humid climate of
Yucatan for unknown centuries. This indi-
vidual, Mr.. Hull, initiated the artificial stone
successfully, ascertained its great value 10 the
arts, commenced manu- factory, and is now
engaged In securing patents.
Mr.. Hull makes also, from similar material,
wash for external walls. &c., which is i'm.
pervious TO water and protection from FIRE,
and for this alone he has been offered very
large sum. Thus is the civilized world not
only to be acquainted with lost art, hut is
to be immensely bene fitted by an invensioa Of
an importance to society of-which we can yet
form only conjecture.
MI. Hull asserts that he can manufacture
pillars and columns of this material Of any
reasonable Dimensions. Galvanism is en-
ployed in the process of manufacture. Blairs.
Vile is Mr.. Hull's place of residence.
[Smith's Weekly Volume.
IMPORTANT If Taus:-A gentleman Of re.