The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-29

IMPORTANT iNvENTtoN AN AUToMAToN
SEMPsTRE.s MIR. Allen B. Wilson, o
Pitlsfirld, Massachusetts. has recently OBJ
'aincd patent for machine, by which
sewing Of ak descriptions is Executed in
verv rapid manner, and in fncneSs anr
strength superior 10 hand work. The sim,
plicisv Of he mechanism. It's diminuiveness
Iand ihe amount Of work which it accom-,
iplshes, are truly astonishing. A single ina
PM inside mans ha, and vet by The turn
ing orn small crank, the instrument will sew
ten times fdster lhan any sempstress.
Sewing machines have been invented anc
in nse in This country for three or four vear
Ipast. but none of them have been Of very
mnrh benefit since thev could only be used
for conrse wnrll. ani were otherwise so iu
convenient as to he only partially able 20
compete with hand labor.
The invention we are now describing. oh
viates al these difficulties. for it can be used
tor any kind f sewing. fine or coarse. or f)l
amhroidery. E,ery ptr Of mans dress
lcoat, vest. and pantaIoons - button holes ex.
{cepted- ran De made Wv this machine, also
ladies' dresses. shut bosoms. caps, collars. &c
In fact, there is scarce single branch OF
lueed'cwcrk 10 which this instrument canno
he applied. sewing ten times ftsier, finer
Innd stronger than BY hand. The curious
Imav see this invention in operation. hV cal
ling al No 1913 Fulton street. up stairs I
lis we'll worthy Of inspection. To embroidc'
nv upon silk, or whn'ever fahrir, in color OF
without il is ahmirahv adapted, and will be
extensively used So easy IN its movement,
as to be operated hv child. and not liable
10 deranqemen', the invention will doubtless
become as Indispensable TO the female as
are now me scissors or the ,himble.
To the poor seams'ress. and all who de-
pend upon then needles for support, the N
Production Of this invention seems fraught
with dircsi m 'schiel Doing away with iheir
present occupations. as il inevitably will, il
threatens them with utter loss of employ
ment. and consequent starvation. Dealers
in clo,ing. who now give employment to
thousands Of poor penp!e--at starvation pri-
ces it is true, but still. empovmen'- will
have rn further need Of hand labor, 5nt use
these mprhjnes. one Of which is equal 10 ten
pair of hands. Families who now employ
pnor senms'ressps, will apparently have no
further nse for their services. since these
automatons will sfen in' One machine would
do all the sewing of family Gf sixteen per-,
sons. or even more. What reed, then, of
seamstresses any Iongerf
But such is mot The operation Of this inven-
ton, nor Of labor-saving machines generally,
nor of anything which permanently does a,
way with the necessity for labor in any given
field. For everv field of employment nj thus
removed. or rather saved iwn new ones opea
a greater demand for labor consequently
springs IN. and the roor are thereby greatly
benefited. The printing business is an H.
lns,ralion. Previous 10 the inpeniion ol
steam presses. printing was done by hand
Does any doubt that there are now thnus
and times more people employed in the
printing business. Than there would he if M
steam presses we're in usei Every sensible
person answers no. And this will he the
Iopei1.inn Of the sewing machine. il takes
The needle from the seamslress's hand. but
replaces it with crank. and gives her fat
eas' er employment.and better remuneration
I'han she now receives IN. Y Sm.