The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-24

In crossing Inc yaio, INC sasi.o' 20
ewes huge blocks of marble OF oil de- .
criptons, from the veined white OF the Gar
ara quarries, to variegated red from Sien-
IA. Some Of them be sees, under the re-
,istless teeth Of steam saws, being sliced IN
% slabs; and on sneering another set oil
shops, he is shown the operation OF SMOOTH
ing and polishing the slabs by the same
agency. The collection OF chimney-pieces
thus produced, after passing under the HANDS
Of skilled sculptors, is almost study IN dec
orative art. As to the number manufdc.
tared, we must help our guesses BY again
remembering that enough are required al
once, not Tor single houses, but for streets
and neighborhoods.
j Tie ornamental Flsstsring department
III walls covered with every variety oil
dssigi,; some from arLmodels, others from
ratufe. Il is. we were told, Mr.. Cubia's
habit, when he finds opportunity, to collect
leaves and other foliage, and to have such
as are adapted for architectural ornament
cast in plaster. Several OF these costs are
hung on the walls, and serve as patterns Tor
cornices, friezes, &c.
I. The glaciers shops are stored with WIN
dow-glass. and display some very pretty
specimens Of transparent painting. In the
painters shops little is done, as this branch
is necessarily performed on the buildings
themselves when nearly completed. The
color-makers are, however busy enough, Tor
the mills in which the pigments are ground
are seldom at rest; neither are the plaster
and cement mills often idle. In short, this
establishment is like The kingdom oil China:
it is selfproducing and selfsupPorting: 1t
discards all foreign aid. Some OF the
branches, said the gentleman who kindly
showed US over the works, ARE not Prohta-
bic; but we find it Indispensable to main
tain them, that we may get things when
we want them. We have had formerly to
wait weeks for a casting, which often caused
us great inconvenience. 1t is therefore
from no desire for monopoly that every oP-
Grafton of the building and furnishing
trades is carried on.
The powers which set all the machinery
Of these works in motion present nothing
, different from other factory steam engines,
f. except the elegant fue. There never, per
haps, existed what IA American would des
Q ignate a 'aller' specimen Of the useful
+. combined with the ornamental; asthetlcal
e ly-if factory chimney may be allowsc
so long a w0d-this erection is pleasing
$ mark for the eye to rest upon amidst th'
+, not very picturesque landscape which sur
rounds it; and will not be objected to b.
I'll The arstocra6c neighbors which Mr.. Cu
e bits houses are fast attracting within sigh
S of it. But lis beauty is also its utility,
!, being nothing less than a square case o
II shield for the enormous brick tube, or rea
!, ffue, which rises within it, and which
e shelters from the exterior atmosphere. b
d thus keeping The chimney warm, or, in othe
L words, preventing the hot air dlaughte
a from the furnaces from cooling too rapidly
y an increased draught is caused, equal
that which could only have been obtaine
D. by running Up the hae fifty feet higher tina
al the l05 feet to which 1t rises al present.
Dr. That its campanile character might be III
G ly preserved, il is in this tower that the be
y is hung which summons the artisans lroI
" their meals 10 their duties.
lg Let us hope that this elegant s,ructur
ID will be a model chimney for manufacturin
II towns. Besides superseding the dangerol
4. height to which some are elevated las wi
v. ness the fate Of the St. Rollox chimney
IL. if all the stalks in Manchester and Ola
I'd Cow resembled Mr. Cubitt's smokeless TOW
Is er, those towns would appear as cities
be palaces, instead Of looming in the dislanC
tn like the mouths of Erebus.
at No one can take the most cursor
III glance over this establishment without Sc
q ing that il had been formed, and is superv
an sed by comprehensive mind, gifted with
n. ready faculty for continuance, and posses
it. ing an extraordinary mastery over detail
to Although so many trades are carried OIL
ed vet each set Of worEmen seem to play I'M
mt one anothsr's hands without the loss Of
is minute, or the in,ePosition Of the most ii
Id fling difficulty. Strict routine, and Il
"a harmony with which it is followed, wer
d so far as we could Judge, perfect. TIL
OF may in some degree arise from the fact
"a Mr.. Thomas Cubitt being, except on ra
u. occasions, hs own employer. He chief
ire builds upon ground he has already bough
he and that he covers with houses upon we
X considered plan, which embraces every d
be tall
ay But a FAR more admirable quality
ne mind pervades these works than intellectu
al .L;II ar ;,ysntion. and that 10 henavolepc
TO That feeling presents itself in every part
p the establshment-is inlerwoven with
very mechanism. The comfort and safet
mt Of the mon are presided over with ca
We almest parental:-a comfortable temper
ey ture is maintained by an ordinary HEATH
ny apparatus and is regulated by thermom
ID, tiers; the ventilation is complete, and l
les foul air can pollute the atmosphere; for,
he a simple contrivance, the only exit for Il
ed air Of every closet. or place where it
re-. likely to be bad, is into the nearest furnac
ed so tina. for it to escape into the other apa
a. ments is impossible. Personal comfort h
I'M been carefully studied. Attached to ea'
ed department is a cooking stove and a-coo
les to whom such men as choose to eat the
70. meals on the premises consign their di
ms ners. The stoves and ovens are precise
nd such as are supplied to nobleman's ma
to sions; for il is principle here to let not
ST. ing leave the factory which has not be-
h tested by actual experiment. Hence the
IN. is not kitchen in the works in whi'
nd Soyer could not dish up banquet fit