Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06
Tur ArnospIlrae CurpN-Tbo lN.,,

Ynk city press seems TO be III ecsiacias
with the atmospheric ehurn, ami the \.
York correspondent OF the National In.
telhgencer thus holds forth on the sub.
ieet,
Something Ree f1r Farmers hive
Just been witnessing the operation OF n
new Caara, whielfI think worthy Of the
attention oi larmefs, or indeed OF any
family that keeps a rood mich COW. Il
is called the atmospheric Chmn, and
the invention | believe comes from llIi-
nois; though understand the principle,
applied ii n somewhat different mode, IS
used in England The ohnru consists Of
square box, about fifteen inches square,
having an upright Shaft or dash of about
AN inch diamelar in the centre. This
shaft Is hollow metallic cylinder, through
which the atmosphere IS conducted ncar
the bottom OF the cream A hollow me.
talie eross.pieee is attached to the lower
eud, much fhtieued, TO admit Of rapid mo.
ton through the cream. The upper end
of the shaft IS attached TO eog.wheel,
and person turns II by crank, Us he
would HOUSE ooiIee mill, aud with Us
much ease. Tho shaft whuls mpialyi the
cream Is driven fom 1t and from the cross.
piece nj the bottom by the centrifugal
force, the atmospheric air follow through
the tube aud eircuales constantly through
the cream. The ehurn bong squire also.
sarves to break the cream morc rapidly
than II it were round.
They first put in six quarts of miRk-
fresh new milk-and gcntlomen held thoir
watches 10 note the time. In seven min.
nies butter began TO appear, aud in ten
minutes the ehuuing was stopped and
about quarter Of pound OF butter ia.
ken out. The milk that Was left seeuel
even richer aud more delicious Than b..
fore the ehurhing. The churn was now
empuel aud four quarts Of not very thick
cream put into H. This was ehuncd
FIRE minutes by the watch aud the chnn
was opened aud two pounds and quar-.
ter Of excellent butter taken out, leaving
as before Z rich and excellent milk IN the
ehuru. The cream used, as we'll as the
milk, was fresh and sweet; had they been
older or n little sour the butter would
have been extracted from them in less
time. The whole ailair. patent aud all.
costs believe, from 81 TO 81. Apcrson
who possesses a COW aud the atmospheric
ehurn may certainly, 50 far as fresh but
ter Is concerned be the inosl independent
man alive. lie need not set his chuu
agoing so early rs he does his eoliee.mill
IN the morning. II Will be time enough
il he begin to ehurn when the copk begins
Ia put the buokwhoals ON the eridle une
may almost "eloy the hungry elge OF ap-
petite by hare Imagination (snch) feast.
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TnE PRIVATE Ann I'M OrmcER.-h
correspondent OF the National lntellieen.
Ger, who signs himself \ private in the
army speaks in the following pleasant
vein OF some Of the private soldiers ME
fortunes:
1t isalso eonsoling and pleasant to rs to
think that our brave officers, who loughl
80 well. (with little assistance from the
soldiers hayo been recommended for lheii
valor and patriotism Some Of them, !
hear, are TO have gold medals as big round
a. saueers, and half an inch thick. Who
win now say that republics arc ungrale
iul-to officers! There few who will
never he able 10 dance very well, aud
myself have got only one leg: but what
OF that The other was lost in the ser
vice Of my country, and my country ha'
generously allotted me pension ofninely
Fix dollars per annnm iof the balance q
my natural life, which shall get, il the
Commissioner Of pcnsiuns ever takes W
Niy papers, and pyori,loi Arrays, thai
Congress does not see fit in is wisdom ie
deprive me OF il one OF these days; and
ninely-six dollars will cloihe me prcit,
tolcrably well, seeing that my panlaloon'
will come cheaper BY one leg than the!
usedto do.
II You see, Messrs. Editors, losing lcg
doesent trouble me rs much ns IL wouls
some others bccansc il isa sort OF here
ditafy misfortune. My grandfather los
a leg at Lexington, my father lost lcga
Lundy's Lane, and iosi hn- IN Mexico
80 tlai II may he saih 70 ThH m the iainily
and by the time my son Ethan is. oil,
enough to 60 soldering, we shall mos
likely have another war, and Ethan vii
have a chance 10 follow ia the fo0,sitp o
his predecessors. Our family, with tai
exception, have always maintained Q
pretty good footing, although there az,
few who would be- willing to stand il
ihcir shoes
MAcBETn.-Nlacbolh broke no law o
hospitality in bis attempt on Dnncaas liio
lie attacked aud slow the king at a plae,
called Bothgowan, or ihe Smiths house
near Elgin. in 1889, aud not as has beer
supposed in his own castle OF Inverness
The act was bloodyas was the complex
ion Of the timos; but ia very truth, ih,