The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-22

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bones out of the flesh to the extent of two or three
inches, leaving nothing to hold it together, except
tendon and piece of skin about half an inch broad.
Do A most foul murder, supposed to have been
done by strangling, was committed recently in a
cornfeld in McHenry County, H., upon the body
Of young German woman named Kelsor.
Novel MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT AT
WILLIAMsBURG-A New York letter in the Phil
adelphia Inquirer thus describes a manufacturing
operation which is going on successfully in tie
vicinity of that city Taking advantage Of few
hours leisure on Saturday last, took trip to
Williamsburg, on the other side of East River, to
inspect newly erected factory there, owned by
HoratO N. Fryatt, of this city well-hnown as pro-
prietOr of the Beeville IN. j. White Lead Estab-
lishment This establishment has been erected al
an expense of forty thousand dollars, for the pur
pose OF making money Out of nothing, which is
done there daily a tremendous scale. ] will de-
tail TO you how it is done. The proprietor pur-
chases by the quantity animal bones of all kinds,
which gathered in our streets by the CifOHterS
at the rate Of Is cents per bushel These are SUBJ
mtted to several processes for different purposes.
each of which results in large profit. In he first
place they are boiled, and the grease thoroughly
extracted from them. The product is sold to the
soapman, at SIX and a half cents per pound They
are then submitted to another OPERATION the result
of which is glue of the best description and which
commands the highest market price. he bones
are then converted into ivory black for the use of
sugar reners, and the portions which too small
in size for this purpose. sold bone manure al
the rate of one cent per pound at which price ?
gentleman of Philadelphia takes it all. Thus il
appears there is not particle of waste throughout,
and at each stage of the business a considerable
profit is made. The machinery used in this fac
tory is on an.eItended scale. The apparatus for
making the glue consists, in part, of an immense
casting of bel-metal, the cost of which alone
was three thousand dollars. The grease alone
pays all the expenses. There is another feature
worthy of being mentioned and that is the lighting
apparatus. When the bones are undergoing the
process of making glue, quantity of gas is gene
rated. This is not allowed to escape, but is con-
Quoted to reservoir, from which it is introduced
by pipes throughout the building and furnishes
quite sufficiency to light the establishment. FIRE.
quently more is generated than is requisite for this
purpose. and when this occurs, it is admitted into
the furnace, where it is used as fuel for char
ring the very bones from which it emanates. This
unique establishment is complete in every respect,
and the energetic proprietor de erves an ample
turn for his enterprise. The whole process is pa
tented, and to give your readers an idea of the
magnitude of the works, | will add that there are
more than three thousand brass cocks connected
with the machinery used in this bone business"
05- The WOmen's Convention held at Seneca
Falls appears not to be exactly understood. They
resolved to throw off the despotism under which
they are groaning, by which they simply meant to