The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-11-18
WHOLE NUMBER S6

shameful ex ortions Of farmers and the
dairymen, as he hurried towards bis
store Hopeful and earnestly did he
look forward to the time when a milk
and butter laboratory would be estab-
lished in Philadelphia, and the city be
guaranteed full supply of the latter
article at fair rate. o.. arriving at
his store, he sat down to read his news
paper, and the first thing that met his
eye was glowing description Of new
atmospheric churn, by which butter
could be produced from either milk or
cream in an incredible short space o!
time. as the story went, every man
could churn his own butter at the break
fast table while the toast was making or
the tea drawing Without waiting
to read his letters, just brought in by
one OF his clerks, off started Mr.. Live
well to see this wonderful churn. The
man who had the articles for sale, gave
the most extraordinary account of their
performance, aud succeeded, with but
little trouble, in inducing his rather
green customer to exchange ten dollar
bill for one OF them.
What in he name of wonder is this
machine you sent home to-day 2" in
qnired Mrs Livewell of her husband on
the appearance OF the latter at dinner
time.
That's ncwly-invented churn on
the atmospheric principle" replied Mr..
Livewell, his face all animation.
A churn Z"
+" Yes, my dear on new principle
1t has just been discovered.
Every hOusekceper can now have his
own butter at less trouble than it takes
to 20 10 market Put in a gallon or
two of cream, aud you have pounds Of
fresh butter in FIVE minutes"
''Are You certain, MIR. Livewell"
inquired his wife, half incredulously.
"Uh, yes; it's no matter of specula-
tion, but fixed fact. Butter can be
made from cream in FIVE minutes, and
from skimmlk in ten. Nothing to do
but turn SO, and the air rushes through
these dashers, or whatever you call
hem, and the butter is there. It's the
step between the chemical process we
talked OF last night aud the ordinary
node. Isn't it grand'"
If it will do"
1t can't help doing. The prin-
ciple is as plain as daylight. 1t must
do. Tomorrow morning we will get
gallon of cream from our milk-man, and
have butter of our own churning for
breakfast. Think what saving it will
be 20 0.
"How much butter will a gallon of
cream make 7"
"About five pounds, the man told
me-"
Indeed! Cream is eighty cents a
,alon. That will bring the butter
lown to sixteen cents"
"And we will have butter-milk into
he bargain. Capital, isn't it = Iwon-
Ter people never have thought of it be-
ore. 1t doesn't take great while for
,utter to come, even in the ordinary
). urn"
Full Of this new idea, on the next
morning their milkman was over per-
uad I'D to disappont the remainder Of
is Gust ,nIers 10 let them have gallon
f cream for their new experiment. An
fort had been made to keep the juve-
lies in ignorance of what was going on;
ut they had seen the churn, and with
ie wonderful instinct of children seemed
once,to comprehend its mysteries, aud
, understand that it was to be used in
,e morning. So, when the expert
Icnt was to be tried, they were
lere, from Tom down to Em,
Notwithstanding they had been told
dozen times by their mother to 60
way up stairs and remain until called.
{ course, each one felt desirous of as.
sting in the new and interesting work;
I'd as all could notgst hold of the han
e of the churn at once, not a little
lshing, scoldlng, quarrelling and crying
ok place, in the midst of which MIR.
NEWELL, who was decided nan when
irly oused turned the whole posse
tliem out of the room. Finally tho
lllon of cream was poured into the
urn, and Mr.. Livewell commenced
e operation of churning. Most faith
lily did he work for five minutes, whcn
e top was removed, and the heads OF
G husband and wife oaInc together in
ther a il ring contact, as each sought
oerly &, see the four or FIVE pound
,nps of sweet butter, all ready for the
blc, swimming about in the novel
,cbiue. For . moment or two they