New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-04
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v,, no to 1863 n. average Poo Of pounds $500.
@ 4s 10 isia ~ s,es:ss Price Of pOaa4, 500.
Iron ss TO . % 70, srsts Price Of pOass
Acccrding 10 these tables in l53 years the average
price Of bread bss doubled thst OF meat has qua
troubled; the price Of agricultural products has
ren lille that Of Industrial products has decreased
nree Of cloth wooden goods, has diminished Two
binds that OF siiks and cotton siuis three-iourhs
the price of many objects OF iuxur! ana co'noIs AM
- cher articles of common utility has diminshrh
IL verv reuarFablv Thee are highly interesting
fc,s for our tarmers and they must not look Tor the
eause in tie increase Of population or me increase o
nrecions metals alone, but principally in the progress OF
tc;e,ce and improvements in the arts and mechanics
$50 las evnIsined the nature of the soil and OF
rlsnts. willie mechanic art supplies them with the
te.t ard most suitable agricultural implements and
funi.hes tler with machines by means OF which all
sr.;ces or the OusehOld are made cheaper, better
tsstefrv Thus if they wish TO enjoy these
5sr+soes ard wish good prices Tor their products, let
n en- eUprort ard euGow scientific institutons-Instl-
tutions where tie Young may nc taught esPeclaiiy
technical and agricultural schools and Iet them De
liberal to incentive genius be II foreign or natVe
The fret NUM- er OF the MOHduopois, journal for
the protection If mental property, edited by society
Of inventors in Brussels has made It's appearance II
contains the new patent law vhlcl Is now before the
peIcisn Senate for final action. The M0HaNop0le re-
marks "The Administration insists on publishing only
EXTRACTS Of patents as il did under the old patent
claw where only 500 or GO patents were issued year
ally; hut it must expect now every year lUVOJ or
N OlC patens hall OF when Will Dt IN thc NeTulhl
"laneDats" 1t shows the mPossibilty or useless
ness OF such an undertaking and proposes that patents
stould be uul he'd the application OF tb-s pat
eutecs during the first six months AFTER ;he issue
THE specifications should be received in any language
ftIe description occupies only page and one plate OF
" the 5Ionif,ur Official Ges IareHoHs, the publication
" sIould be aratuitous; but if it exceeds page II
b,pH be paid for The result would be that tie Ad-
mnistratidn would rot require archives to keep the
,recir cations after they had been officially pub
"litlcd Short and explicit descriptions woud MAKE
"trrb publication very useful, and il would be read
IAN over the world Translators, examiners and copy
iro CLERKS would become entirely supernuous 10 the
patent Office because number of able patent agents
Themselves there, TO advise and attend
"tO lie butiness Of the inventors. 1hs plan shoui
sl,o he adopted by the United States every county
court aud every public institution shOId receive
nee COPY Of such publication
Tie P6dnoHt1St GG.eHe o. the 18th ut Las an ar
tcle on tie electric loom recently invented by Che
Waller Boneli which states that, on the recommends
tiop of NJ Boron of Lyons who had Observed 10 DO
reli tiat lie would meet at Lyons with great 0ppOs
tcn owing TO tie difficulty of breaking through IN
veterste habits Cheyalier Bonell has applied his in
verton TO the old jacquard LOOM which thus remains
as il was before, merely suppressng the cy nder as
the cards are entirely done away with 10y TINS means
tie manufacturer may realize immense advantages
without sny innovation in bis factories.
A novel application of the combustion OF zsc has
lust been discovered by Mr.. Wenian. he takes me
lirc urrnqs or shayine and forms them into pellet
which when ignted. affords brilliant and IT Is saId,
steady light for Photographic purposes