New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-27

vast amount Of drudgey 1t vii dispense with
saving, We should say. at least one-haif Of "a,
labor now done in every household, renaen.s
clothing cheaper and better, and thus impro,'
ing the condition of the people at large. Ar.
advantages Of such magnitude and so incre.s.
the effective power ofsociety that did they cost
even more than they will cost, they should !.
taken hold of with all possible promptness.
Tailors and seamstresses contend that D.,
sewing done by machinery is not substantial
We think this is an erroneous opinion h
seems 70 10 on careful examination to be
strong and durable as is necessary; moreover
il is done more evenly and regularly than b,
hand.
We have examined six Sewing MAchiae.
viz:
1. That of Elias Howe, Jr, patented Sep
1916, sold for 1925.
. That of l. NJ Singer, sold Tor 1925.
3. That of A. b. Wilson. patented Ns.
1850, sold for $50.
4. That of J. NJ. Magnin,-a French invs.
ton.
s. That of Morey and Johnson, Of Masa
chusetts.
6. That of DR.. Otis Avery, patented Oct
1859, sold for $50.
Mr.. Howesi is the first practical sewing ma
chine invented; he considers that the othen
infringe upon his patent, and threatens TO "a,
their purchasers accordingly. He uses tw
threads. and an accurate idea Of his seam vii
be formed by twisting two threads together
and imagining them so disposed as that ii.
point where they cross each other is alwaysn
the cloth, one of them forming the visible por
ton of the stitch on one side, and the other oa
the other. The machines of Singer Wilson,
and Morey and johnson, use needles Of Kind
different from Howe's, but produce the same
stitch as his. OF these four, all are equally
correct and good in respect to mechanical
principles, but, as they differ widely in NAM
particulars one being vertical and another
horizontal, one carrying its own cleA
and another requiring that it should k
carriedb by hand actual trial can alone decd.
which is the best for practical use, and such.
trial we have not had the opportunity Of wit
Messing We have, however, seen shirts, Dan.
falcons, coats and Morocco shoes made n,
them, and have thoroughly tried the strepy,l
Of the seams, and have found them satisfaction,
In most, If not in all cases, the material would
give way and tear, but the sewing would not
rip. The perfect regularity fthe stitches maae
by these machines renders them very useful for
fancy work like shirt-bosoms. For an inch If
seam, three inches of thread are used. Aper
son with machine will do from five n "a,
times as much work as with the needle. I,
several large shops they are used. and many
persons wear garments made BY them without
a suspicion of the fact.
Magnin's machine operates with q sinlie
thread and produces what isH~""na."
bour stitch 1t may do for embroidery saa
has even been arranged with several nccd'e'
and used for th@ purpose, but it is worth
nothing for sewing. Its principal defects arc
that when one stitch is broken the whole seam
will unravel; that il requires eight inches Of
thread for every inch of sewing aud that III
fancy work it gives different results on the two
sides of the cloth.
DR.. Ayery's machine was first exhibited here
nc the recent Fair Of the American Institute
1t is completely original, its features and 81.
rangements not being borrowed from those
other inventors 1t operates with two needles
and two threads, which it nterlocks IN some
thing like a tambour stitch. We have es'
amined its work with great care, and have cut
every other stitch on one side Of the cloth, and
still have found the seam quite az strongS
any other having none of the defects Of the
ordinary tambour stitch liz uses more Thread
than either OF the other American machine,
but less than the French In respect to n
pidty Of work, we think there is no great
difference. The great advantages Of Ayey''
machine are It's more simple mechanism and
it's greater cheapness. For household use,
these arc Of great Importance. In respect TO
price, we Judge that the machines now sold fof
1926, will have To come down very consider
ably before they are extensively adopted The
community.
VERMONT THE Legislature of this State
adjourned on the oath, aftera session VI nI
vecks Jte nrincinal rpeasura wos n co,ntPr-