Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-04
FLAX COTTON.

| lhe London Chronicle gives long notice
of NJ. Doulau's improvement in preparing
| flax, which, by combination Of chemical and
mechanical means avoids all the expenses
connects4 with slsoping. The 6Sae may be-
prepared at cost considerably below that
incurred IN the present process, and may be
mace applicable either fot fabrics of the
sen has, by another invention, adapted The
flax fb'e 10 cotton machinery. The patent
granted 10 NJ. Claussen for England is for the
preparation Of flax in short staple, so as 10
so as reproduce substitute for wool and coi-
ion machinary, and also for the mixture of
the materials Tins obtained, which can be
be carded together with silk, eoiloA and wool
or separately, as cotton for spinning into yarns.
The right is also secured for preparing long
fore as a substitute for silk for bleaching, in
'he preparation OF materials for spinning and
letting, and also in yarns aud fet-. The
Chronicle says Of its practical results iha,
from ]. cwt Of the flax fibre prepared and
cleaned upon the uns,eeped process, one cwt
OF substance, identical with clean cotton,
can be produced al a cost for material of less
than half a crown. The cost of manual or
mechanical labor required in its preparation,
including the expense of bleaching. an opera
ton performed in Il few seconds does not
amount TO more than 7-l6lh of penny per
pound. The mixture of the two substances.
VIZ, wool With flax reduced to a short siaple
forms fabric exceedingly durable, while its
coat may be judged by the fact that while
wool costs 4s. Cd, the flax prepared and rea-
dy for spinning may be obtained for siypence
per pound, so that with fax and wool spun
together in equal quantities, the cost would
be reduced by nearly one half The Rich.
mOnd Whig, alluding to this improvement.
saws
IT 1t should turn out, upon further trial. that
lax, prepared in particular way, can be
substituted Tor cotton, 40 as 10 enable Great
Britain 10 dispense with our Southern staple,
mighty efec, will be produced upon the
valne O. property in the Southern States
lhe price OF lands and slave property will at
once be diminished, and business arrange.
ments entered into upon the present value of
that species of property, will, after they have
matnred, produce a crash that will be fel,
over the entire country. A lesson would thus
be read upon the mulabili,y Of human af
fairs. The political consequences resulting
from the change would be most important
A considerable diminu,ion in the wealth and
power of the Southern States would of itself
have marked effect upon their political re-
lailons with other States-ihe importance of
their friendship as well as the dread of their
enmily would thereby be decreased.
The Cotton Treaty to be negotiated with
England, which, no, long since, we had oc-
casIon 10 discuss, and through which the
Southern States were 10 cure all the evils OF
Dlsunon would vanish into thin air, and the
Southern States be thrown upon their own re-
sources. Should flax be made 10 supply the
place OF cotton, then will be exempIifed the
impocy heretofore pursued by the cotton
States, of relying on one leading interest to
the exclusion OF all others.