The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-06-04

of similar character from other States, all
lying about or heaped up one upon the
other in the most chaotic disorder. A
printed placard on the outside Of one Of
the unopened boxes composing this con-
fused mass, is worthy of notice, as show.
ing the anxiety of Brother Jonathan to
drive forward the trade in Indian corn,
which, as far as regards this country, has
hitherto Jagged. we believe. Srs fEs5
The inscription tells US the box contains
recipes to be circulated gratuitously, for
cooking Indian meal in various ways, as
used in the States. Extricatng ourselves
with some difficulty from this labyrinth,
we come to several bags of American cot.
ton wool from the Southern States. and
little further on we find glass case con.
tanning some specimens Of manufactured
cotton in prints and other fabrics. or
these, though they are very creditable evi.
dences of the progress Of American man.
ufactures, our friends on the other side Of
the Atlantic will pardon us for saying that
they are not Of that high class of goods
especially the prints-that our Manchester
manufacturers need fear their competition,
at least for the present.
There are also here several cases OF
carpenters and other tools, various artl'
cles of cutlery-the adzes, axes and other
edge tools being apparently amongst the
best specimens of manufacturing art eXhlb'
tied, some samples of very strong and not
altogether inelegant book-binding from
Philadelphia. A four wheeled gig. pecu-
liar for its beauty and lightness, contribut-
ed from New York, some whaleboats, a
couple of beautiful models (section only
of American clipper built ships; model
of the bell telegraph, a substitute for the
common house bells in hotels and large
establishments, and a number Of miscella-
neous productions, natural and artificial.
In the same compartments are several
pianos, enc Of them differing in some re-
spects from the instruments Of this coun-
try. This is sort of double grand piano
In shape, it is quadrangular, like very
large square" but is furnished with a
complete set Of keys 7 octaves) at each
end, so that two or four players may per-
form in concerted piece at the same time
on the same instrument, the advantage be-
ing, according 10 the statement Of the in
ventor and patentee, volume OF tone
equal 10 two grands. In the furniture de-
partment there is massive lour-post bed
stead, made of yew tree, remarkable nel'
ther for the beauty of its material, nor the
elegance of its design, but calculated by
its immense strength TO last for genera
tions. A cabinet or two, few school
chairs-a great improvement upon those
backless wooden forms upon which young
children in our own country are compelled
to sit for three or four hours together every
morning and aiternoon-complete, as far
as it at present extends, the display In this
branch of industry. In the ornamental
metal department there is pair OF ormula
chandeliers, of which all that can be said
is, that they are heovy copies of our old
Birmingham designs; but, like the other
articles we have alluded to, evidently made
to last. IE short, it may be said Of the
American display generally, that it is evil
dently the production Of a new country,
where the useful arts are as yet more in
request than the ornamental.