Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-09-15
GERMAN SILVER.

This metal is composed Of one part of
nickel, one part of spelter or zinc, and
three parts Of copper; bit ill these these Sub
stances have to be pure, and be exposed
to great heat before they mix among
themselves. The zinc metal, which is of
a volatile nature, is not put into the pot
until after the first two metals have been
well united together. The refractory ma
ture Of nickel and the difficulty of obtain
ing the metal free of arsenic iron and CO.
bait, are causes that not unfreqnently we
see German silver spoons Of gold yellow
color, while German silver prepared from
pure metals, will equal in whiteness ster-
ling silver, and will not tarnish. Tea and
table spoons, knives and forks, pocket
combs, musical and surgical instruments,
firemen's and ship captains speaking
trumpcts, pocket book clasps, tea sets,
lamps and gun mountings, arc now most
ly made with German Silver. Upwards
of $4,000 lbs. of this composition is manu-
factured in this country annually, for
which the nickel is imported from Ger
many and England There are but three
localities of nickel ore in this country =
an ore from Chatham, in Connecticut,
yields about three per cent nickel; anoth-
or ore from the mine, La Motte in Mis-
souri, yields about ten per cent nickel !;
and lately nickel ore has been discocer-
ed among the copper ore on Lake tSuperi-
or.
German silver was introduced into the
United States by DR.. Fouchtwanger, of
New York, who was obliged to pay on
his arrival in this country, the custom
house duties Of silver, the inspectors not
knowing any difference. He is the first
manufacturer of the German silver in the
United States.
In 1887, the Doctor potitioned Con-
gress to grant him permission Of issuing
100000 worth of pennies made of his
composition, as an experiment to substi
tute the German silver for the copper cur
rency; and Mr.. John Quincy Adams in
the House, and 1(r. Benton of the Sen
ate. spoke in the highest terms of this
proposition, and it met with the approba-
ton ofthe President of the United States,
MIR. Van Buren, and the members of both
Houses. He failed, nevertheless, in that
also on account of the unfavorable report
froni the Director Of the United States
Mint, who stated that the right of coin
age belongs to the United States govern
ment, and that it required some Skill to
analyze the German silver;
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profane man; because the deprayity of
his heart viii corrupt your children, and
embitter your existence. @. Harry not
a gambler, a tippler, or a hauntsr Of tay-
erns because he who has no regard for
himself, viii never have any for lis wife.
8. Marry not man who makes promises
which he never performs; because you
can never trust him. a. Marry not a man
whose actions do not correspond with his
sentiments. The state OF that man who
regards not his own idea of RIGHT and
wrong, is deplorable, and the less yor
have TO do with him, the better. 3. Mar
ry not man who is in the habit Of run-
ming after all the girls in the country be-
cause the affections are continually wayer.
ing, and therefore can never be perma4
nent. 9. Harry not man who neplccta
his business; if he docs SO when sinole.
he will be worse when married -