Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-05-31
For the Wisconsin Tribune.
in Englishman'S Expressions Oh the Patent
Laws &C.. eff America,

Sir. The Patent laws of America, tho
susceptible of some improvement, are form
cd with the view of securing the fullest
development Of the inventive genius Of Il
country The fees charged by the Patent
Office, are moderate, within the reach of
the humblest mechanic. In this respect,
America is a model to other nations The
fees charged in Washington are only $50,
and if letters patent are not granted, $50
are returned to the applicant. Look on
this picture and on that The Patent
fees for Great Britain and Ireland are 0
yer $500, and 500 additional for the
Colonies. These enormous charges are a
great obstacle in the way Of inventors, if
poor Separate patents are required to
be taken out for England Scotland, and
Ireland-thc sole object being to pension
idlers upon the intelligent and industri-
Gus inventor.
What vast amount of abuses have got
to be swept away by the Bosom Of Reform
in Britain The low charges Of the A
merican Patent Office have given a power
full stimulus to inventive ingenuity and
though patents have been granted for
some inventions which have proved worth
less when practically tested, yet Il large
proportion have been Of great public ad-
vantage.
Anthony and Emerson's double acting
rotary churn, patented last year, was one
Of the first inventions which attracted my
attention in New York city. there saw
it make butter from new milk in 5 min
utes. My brother, who accompanied me-
and has been a farmer III Cock Co Ill. for
the last years, observed that this was
the churn wanted in the western states
The right for New York state sold for
$4,000 Mr. Anthony has also secured
patent for England and disposed Of it
and the churn IS there coming into gener-
al use and supplanting all others. BY
this churn it has been demonstrated that
as much butter can be obtained from new
milk as from the cream 1t would Yield
Moreover. the churned milk is sweet
and fit for family use, or may be given to
the calves instead Of feeding them with
new milk from the cow-thus making the
butter all profit 4 short time ago | saw
farmer make butter with this churn from
new milk in minutes The family af-
forwards dincd on mUsh and the churned
milk-thc writer joining at the homclv
meal. All were satisfied tnat the churned
milk is better than skinned milk. 1t is
= great labor saving machine, and the
charming dag need no longer be as for
midablc As the 7raShiug dtlY The ex-
pected failure Of the wheat crop has in
ducCd many persons to resolve on invest
ing more capital in raising stock and in
the dairy business. A correspondent Of
the Prairie Farmer for March, states that
he made a nett profit Of S447 on 80 cows,
last ycar-from the butter calves and
hogs fed on the churned milk. The new
churn Will be an additional stimulus to 90
ahead in butter making He who invents
a good implement Of husbaudrv. confcrs
more benefit on the race than the great
est cougUeror.
An Improvement in axles for carriage
wheels was patented last September. by
John J. Flack of Joliet, Ill From a Ger
tifcate signed by the Mayor and Ex-Nay-
or, City Marshall, most Of the carriage
makers, and others in Chicago. it appears
that By means Of anti-friction Collars on
the axle, friction is done away with. and
any given weight can be moved with great
er facility and about onehalf the power.
that IS required to move the same on the
present principle Of azles now in use. [
have travelled now 600 miles In a light one
horse carriage, fitted up with the new ak
lesand lam delighted with the experiment.
For saving horse flesh, in this country.
where the roads are VIGOROUSLY bad, (Wis-
consin has better roads than other states
IN which have traveled) it is invaluable
and must come into universal use. 4
merclful man IS mcrciful to his beast"