Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-13
NEW PROCESS FOR TANNING

A recent discovery in the ait OF tanning
leather has been made by Dr. Tunhull, al
London, which is said ian French paper 10
| ECLIPSE everything that has been discovered
ia the arts ior these hundred ycars.r The
| prcocss II Described In n communication tn the
Academy of Scienccs. Whrn membrane
in,crycncs between TWO liquids of different,
dcnsiiieS, they produce two curmuis, the one
outward called cxio-tnpsis, aud the otter in
ward called euifSmcsls. By this new phy steal
law the Curtents ,utrrchange until thew become |
oil ihe SAN specific CAVITY and thea imtners- |
ing the hide IN another liquid OF greater OF !
lesser density, keeps up the reciprocal action
unit such time 90 the hilc j. thoroughly
tanned To the ordinary pruces- of tanning
I IL rcqpios eighteen months 20 tan an OK hide,
aud 100 pounds at bark. Dr.. Tunbul ians
the bark ln fourteen days. and with only 100
pounds oi bdtA. Thls process gives an extra
weight oi leather, vdTying iroin fifteen Ia
twenty five pount per cent. Calves skins,
which und ia, OLD 90 bcess roauirrs an i'm
mcrsion IN The vat 81 FIVE six, aud seven
months, arr b. the new process tanned in two
days. This rspiiiiy oi execution il by no
means attended with inicrioriiy lo the leather
produced. On the CONTRARY, IL il sid To be-
come much b'tirT. all the satursiion required
Tor thc production OF good leather, beng as
iuliy ELECTED by The new as The old process.
EOh itib lODk.-MWCh
attention u now bestowed in Boston, by
owners al real estate, upon Improvement in
dwellings tor the poor III all our large cities
they pay much more for rent than the rich. in
proportion la their means, and To the eauiya-
lent which They obtain fuT their money
Many of them ara crowded into cellars OF gar
rcts, deficient IN light, ventilation. aud all
means oi ncatncss, aud Tor these miserable
accommodations, they pay enormous rents
weekly. And a. rich landlord will not in
cur the labor and risk oi collecting multitude
OF SMALL rents, he lets whole house or whole
block Tor ats full value to that curse of cities.
/ middle man, who undetlets tn poor tenants
Tor an enormous advance We may l.. told
that tins advance Is his profit. and considering
las risks, issnlall enough Bn, IL j. very on
PscsssVe to the under-tcnsuts. who should not
81 oppressed by q tax 10 third person between
them aud the landlord. His profits isall they
pay. ms system which depriyes the undo n
tenants oi all means. and consequently al all
care about comfort. induces carrles.ncs, to
.he tenement, and heavy expenses Ia the land
lpfd OF middle man Tor repairs. la Boston
vac whole cNn N assembled to the custom of
bulldog large houses only, which are first uc.
'uPied by the rich, aud " hen old ty the poor
WI" hi'e one OF more rooms as separate ten.
, emcni.
la view of these evils some rich Be,S,nni,,.
y tried an experiment VA 1911. They invested
5000 IA lund, aud building with accom-
Iiio,isnOsis Tor siNtc, - families Zach famil,
= had two rooms, a separate cellar under locl
Ont Key, srpafstr outhouscs. aud a sepsrau
y Ycrandah OF piazzs lor washing aud dryin,
: clothes. The rcnt was fixed at the loves
: rcmuncrating price. aud one OF the tenant
collected aud paid the rents aud exercised
= geneTal supervision over the premises, 10 ore
, vent waste, aud ~ report misconduct, e.
y which service hc was exempt frOm rent. Tn
" experiment was thoroughly successful. O
= the whole reut. $3.50, only 81 80 rcmaincs
delinquent At the end 81 the year and all th
= repairs required wefs few Ianes of glass n
" one oi the cellar windows. The tsnants. hav
y ing The means oi comfort, au interest i
preserving them, and thus in kocping ID
It premises in oulet. During the ycat. onl, iN
y ismiiIcs were dismissed add ior iutenpe rsnc
- ~ the rircsi ADD each family having accom-
y no'lai ions Of its own. in other words. no
. shared BY others, fertile source Of quarrel
E was az oided
" We recommend thcsc facts "a tho notice q
e landlords iu eil of ouf cities AMI would ad
"a ihsi small scranie houses are better lof p,sI
tenants then sepaute tcneHeuts 90 tbe sam
house. however exclusive the latter may h.
nj MORTALITY There were IG5 deaths !
i Philadelphia last week--of email poa 9. con
IN sumption 21;-carlet fever Z iuRammotions u
Fl LOUISiANA.-Bs ton Rouge has been iiSe
! upon by III legislature Coz The seat II govern
nicnt Ut l.oUisisDa.