The New York herald., 1851-10-17
Grafton before the American institute p
DR.. Charles 4. Jacksou.

Last evening being the twenty fou rsary Of
tie American Institute, Large nun Hasgs aud
others interested in the welfare Of t. ETY. net at the
Broadway Tabernacle, TO listen to .-e annual address
which this occasion de!iveIe1 by Df Charles T.
jackson. Of Boston.
The exercises Of the evening comm need by music
from the Bloomfield band attached to the nitd states
forces stationed in harbor At the conclusion Of the
first piece Of music, the Rev Dr. Bgeow introduced
TO the audience ami proceeded 10 ask divine blessing
upon this and similar institutions The prayer sp
piOpate and eloquent. After the performance Of
ther piece Of music Gen Tamsdge the President Of The
Institute introduced DR. Jackson. Of Boston by feS
complimentary remarks in hch be referred TO DR. J
being the osccverer Of cho-of0ra and great con-
trihJtor Of science in the United States
DR. Jackson here advanced 10 the desk and, after
thanking the President for his complimentary remarks
proceeded q read his address 10 The audience. Ills
naiks devoted 10 illustration Of the importance
of applying sci nee 70 the mechanic arts an agrci
Sci he a1 might be consd rcd the very soul Of the
CT scientific character was valued from ts ussesness
Science walks abroad with her working dress
and found ia the shop Of the arti'an aud in the field
Of the hushandman The college, he intms.ed, Is now
ousr pped y the high school and the academy by the
common school. democracy # science must and viii
all obstacles, and overture some Of
called institutious Of learning; useful science be
taught and in Of literary Institutions at least
the Brown nivcrs;y) the necessary steps had been
taken 20 produce the desired change The learned gen
t.man would not have bis audience suppose he depised
learning: on the contrary be respesedt e. but desired
that the uufounded prejudces in the minds Of
sgaint book earr ipg should be dpeled by the proiuc
on books fled with useful mater I, is sad he de-
t BE thet the iron master should know the ch that
the mets goes through in Bringing 1. from crude
fine steel The orator here passed 20 the enumeration of
some beautiful articles manufactured from American
IRON now on exhibition at Castle Garden There
bundles % as good cast 'teel made inthe
world fair Of shears that cut thick boiler iron with
perfect and with little noise would be caused
by cutting sheet Of paper with pair Of scissors The
reel spinning machine the Fon planning machine; the
hydraulic engine; the yscht Americs; ali alluded
TO hlustration Of the value Of the practical Of
sciei Ia the mechanic arts The advantages OF work
ing lead mines scientifically to separate the silver
tom the baser metal was the subject OK ssme r-usrks
and Dr. j then passed TO the subject Of copper mines
aud the Ercgress which has been made in working them
in this country within few years past. ntf very
lately said he. indebted 20 England FOR al
COPPER; row about oDc tenth Of all Is prcdU ed
from cur cwr mines Metac zinc, and the production
Of lnc int occupied the attention of the speaker
time II. spoke in terms of appreciation Of the
work in this line which l. now progressing sci, ntac
principles In this state and New Jersey. Anthracite
coal ard iis grest useulnes In working iron next
made the topcof remark in conc ludipg wsssh. DR. j.
said II hall she money spent 10 political electionssnng
in country had been expended in learning how 10
work iron should long since have produced 10 at
less expense than IL be produced in England In
Traucs aDd Germany are schools In which mining
j. taught ~ science. ami Ia some of the best
Of these -chools the studeats obliged 20 have
a practical tnoElsdsr Of the operation Of mining
tefore thsy can DO admitted engineers ef mines 2
rbe 0stor next ALLUDED 20 agriculture. and the
cation Of science 70 practical husbsndry lis remarks
on this head very ntsreting and elected great
Atbton AKA IT. uent sfriausa In abusing % the fer
tGzng qualities II ZONES upon out impoverished
land he sad tie ships of Engand had visited the neigh
borhccd OF Waterloo and gathered W the bones of the
warriors WHO f the field q battle aud hsA carried
them on O. fertilze British fields Ard said the
speaker perhaps il IL well that these heroes should
sisk about again the soil Of England The prsctical
benefits accruiug 90 the husbsndman from practical
of the sciences of botany entomology veterinary
urcr we're next treated With brsvity snd psrspeuity
Ausons g. the utility deriva5e from the knove1,e of
ecr rricity magnetism aud astronomy we're mex. made
and TIE Dcetor wound up With few suggestions relative
20 the establishment Of national academy Of science
and some eloquent remarks encouraging the society 20
proceed in the work which they pursuing with
much teneft % their country.