New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-25

Ike substance by hundred Wcghs * VINE, ana 20
90 il A, a trlsins coSi-wOuld appear 10 De ocYcni
the bounds Of posslblu,y The feat ha>. hoNCsc-,
been accom- pllShcC BY the [ heNa4.tr Niau>sSH A'4
what Is mere, the result : elected ln>1-Hls'so'>N'
We have already stated that IN nc PROCESSES ~.
CURED FOR the preparation ~ the lax iot tAv uiN-
Spinner lt was boiled N 4 weak solution OF cNN>ic
soda. We viii now suppose tha lnSteA- " ~ ~.
the process az this stage FOR the haN-> piaiHtt' Us
should e required 90 carry Il further, and toprepfe
the fter for The cog,cI-spInner The lax NonN ~
tai en- ont OF the val containing the Solilol oi NA>
TIC soda. washed. ana placed IN another eon.aihlu-
solution Of carbonate OF soda. tu sIuratci WIN
the Salt and sferwart put into bath n'aihinS q
weak solution Of sulpauuc other acid. Inc
hollow cylinders OF the hoerS VIII. by me avs o'
capillary attraction. speedily become charged WIN
the calculated solution IN winch thoN Mere pa gu.
The acid coming IN contact with The SOta which me
hterS had taken UP IN the hrSt ana seeout stti'n>
Will generate caToonlc gas, the expansive ior'' OF
which viii split or DIVIDE the hbers INTO VAS num-
Ter OF rlbbon-Ake flamentS. wnich cNaminfd un-tI
the miscrCScope. VIII present al the appearance 81
cotton. When carded and spun, viii BE- found
that the produce IN yarn OF the pound ot AK thus
treaiee. instead Of being less IN quantity han thai
Of cotton will be considerably mOre-thc diaercncs
VARYING according 20 the character Of the fiber opc
rated upon. and the strength Of The materials en-
ploy6d. At 4 meeting OF the Council oi me hoNM
Agricultural Society held IN February last, Pro'es
scr Way. the consulting chemist OF the societ'.
showed tins very beautiful and simple process The
following Is he account given OF oy Nlr Hudson,
The Secretary of the Society. m his report o. TIE
proceedings Of the meeting
Although We have long been practically familiar
with The expansive effects o. aerrurm uu'd> sud
denly olSengaged chemically rom an apparently
solid and inert substance Ike CunpOw Ger either IN
fire arms or the blasting OF rock, and With th'iE
elastic recol when released from the pressure "i
condensation, a. IN The alrgun or the Aud gases ~
Dr. Faraday. wCre not prepared ioT 50 beautiful
an instance OF the application 81 'hi> prihSip'' ~
the ore Cheyaler Claus>en has gwen u> IN NE >piI-
ting of vegetable Rber by conveying INTO us inter-
suceS the carbonc acid gas concealed IN condeasa-
4 al ~
ting It free bv the addition OF acid. winch breaks on
that alliance BY It's own superior elective aiunY io'
the alkali. Means shown IN their result To De so
pOWC rful. and IN their operation - gentle Ntt de-
ciSlye rave Ia the simple experiment. made n the
presence Of the council by Professor WAY, more me
air OF new Instances Of natural magic, thm the
sober reality OF an ordinary operation OF naluiAi
laws, of which the Application Only Was mover "a
It's effect on the meeting was accordingly ooih sngu-
lar and striking. occaSiOnng tVlGent marks OF thef
agreeable surprise and admiration az The result 90
tanned. The flax fiber soaked IN the solution OF SUI
carbonate OF soda was no sooner immersed IN the
vessel containing The acltula'ed wafer thm ~
character became At once changed. nom thai o' a
damp. Ilgld aggregation OF flax Ia light expansive
mass OF cottony texture, increasing IN SIZE IKE
leavenIng dough, or IN expanding sponge Inc
change was no less striking when THIS converted
mass In It's turn placed IN the next vessel, winch
contained the hypO-chCntc Ot magneSlt ana re-
came at once b!eached, attaining then the color, A.
il had ust before received the texture, of cotton
One great advantage IN connection Win ims mode
Of preparing the haN-and II Is one OF Inc highc,t
importance 10 the agncultur>t-iS that the lax viii
moi he required 10 be pulled before it = fully and
completely ripe, IS now the case where hne NIX
i required. \ valuable crop Of fully rpeaed seed
may therefore be obtained, IN addition 20 the hDtr
Moreover, We are told that the fax cotton may be
prepared ut a cost considerably less than that al
which cotton can be prohtably grown ana imported.
OF course il is not to be supposed that IN order to
prepare flax cotton, any person Would act so hpsutus
a. to purchase flax stepped and scutchtd IN the mode
IN which Il Is usually brought INTO the market of
the fax. spinner. The great point IN the lnycntlon
is that the flax may be taken from the held, and
converted into SOFT cOtton-hhe substance Az cost
considerably less than that incurred even IN the
ordinary modes of sleeping and scutchIng IN order
to prepare It for tho hax-Spnner Prepared for the
market by sleeping and scutchlng flax VIII range III
price from TAO TO fl2O per tun ana 10 operate upon
a fiber so prepared, IN orderto produce material
which would sell for half that amount, would De m
deed something like an attempt To uansmule gOd INTO
copper THIS, however. Is not the oOect oil the III
veuilOn The Cheyaher ClauSSen commences, as II
shown by the samples IN his stand Al the same point
where the ordinary flax dresser commences tua'
of the fax IN the straw and by producing 4 larger
quantity at greatly reduced cost ana wl'houl incur
Tng any waste IN the shape OF refuse to" ne obtains
article capable OF being spun on the ORDINARY COY
ton machinery, and of beng sold AZ pfi'e "hch
while II is less than that OF the long max prepared
for the linen manufacturer, Is also lower than that
al which cotton itself can be proiiably grown, either
by free slave labor, IN the great oupIoiuVns
district of the United states
The fax cotton is shown dyed IN various colOrs
Immediately after caroing II IS also shown dyed IN
various cOlOTs IN yarns spun entirely from max OF
mixed with various proportions OF cotton anu IN
the case Of the mixed yarns no difference on color
OF the two substances IS al all perccplibe-thus
showing that the fax 80 prepared Is capable os
taking the sane opaque dye as ordinary coNoh.
Some .amples Of yarn prepared as SIX are also as
PLAYED and, as Illustrating the great command which
Tie inventor has over this hber these are dytd III
colors possessing all the gosslness and 0rlancy oil
the most beautiful silk several pieces OF calico
la aff nd % "A
ture Of flax and cotton, beached and dressed a. or
binary cloth, are exhibited.
Continuing his Inspection, the visitor VIII mex see
Sp,clmens OF warn formed OF a mixture OF WOOL ana
fgx.cotton Hitherto II had been found impossible
10 felt or mil yarns, or fabrics formed OF mixture
Of fax and wool, or even TO produce yhh ioiihcu
OF these two substances as the hdN naturally docs
not possess the same telling properties as WOOL ~
we Stated however, AT the commencement, the nax,
and even cotton itself. undeTgoes consderaDe
change ITS structure when prepared by me 'he.a-
her tldussen, and the former Is found 10 eit eqaV
we'll as wool. Indeed, some specimens Of ten
formed OF rabbits hair and lax are shown, as mus
iratlye OF the great telling properties whch the
.'cottonlZed fas fiber possesses. In addition 10
the mixed wool and haK-cOtton yarns shown there
are displayed several pieces OF eKceileht h"ihel
formed OF those yarns ana pieces OF DrOad cioth,
grey and dyed Of a remarkably, clean ufleht ana
nure color and Of great strength and Durability
The great advantages which this discovery places
In the way OF the wooden manufacturer are TOO ob'l-
Gus to require comment substance equal N every
respect TO wool and admirably adapted tor mixing
with H. IS gwen TO the manufacturer at prlce some
thing less than one fourth OF thai OF his ordinary
staple-thus enabling HIM 10 produce mixed WOODEN
fabric at protOTtIOnaly lower rate llan ne IS aDe
10 manufacture his WOODEN goods while, AZ the
same time the purchaser viii be benefited, BY OBJ
tanning at a greatly reduced prlce an article equally
durable with one formed entirely OF the more tG
pensIye fabric A..
The last series Of specimens shown afe those
which illustrate the applicability OF the lax cotton
70 the purposes OF the Leicester and Nottingham
hosiery trade The articles shown consist OF STOCK
,nes drawers and other ordinary articles OF hosiery,
and both in colors and IN texture they are every
III ng which can be desired. To those interested IN
The continued and increased prosperity OF our great
Agricultural and manufacturing industries, We would
recommend an attentive examination OF the articles
shown by the Cheyaller Caussen. The advantages
attendant upon fax culture are points from which
we have abstained IN our present remarks but We
would cordially commend 20 the notice Of agrIcul-
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