The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-10-11

IL ~ thnaghf The vessel Will be to-
tai loss. A portion Of the cargo viii
be saved in damaged condition. Tie
owners are fully covered BY Insurance.
in Englznd.
HOW INDIA RUBBER SHOES ARE
MADE.
Contrary to the grnerai impression.
lndia-rnbber, in The process Of manu-
featuring. il mt melted. but - passed
through heated iron rollers. the hea-
West OF which weigh taenty tons. and
thus worked or kneaded. a. dough is
at bakery. The rubber is nearly all
psocuredirom the mouth Of The Amazon
in Brazil. TO which point it is sent
from the interior. lis form, upon ar
rival. Is that Of jug or pouch. as the
natives use clay moulds Of that shape,
which they repeatedly dip into the IL
quid caoutchnuc. until q coating OF the
desired thickness accommodates, when
the clay il broken. and emptied out.
\ The rubber, after being washed, chop
ped fine. and rolled 20 putty-like con-
sistency. il mixed with eompeund Of
metallic Substances. principally white
lead and sulphur. To give II body or
frmness. 'rhose sheets designed Tor
1.-THE soles nf shoes. are passed under
rollers having a acknowledged sur
face. From these the soles are cut by
hand. and The several pieces repaired
TO perfect the shoe are put together by
females on last. The natural a,lhe~
sion Of the rubber j0ins the sralns. The
shoes are next vanished. and baked
lin an oven capable Of holding about
ltmo thousand pair, and heated 10 about
three hundred degrees, where they re,
main seven or eight hours. This is
called the ",ulcanizing" process, BY
(which the rubberis hardeaed. Alarge
Quantity OF cotton cloth and Gotten
flannel is used 10 line shines, audisappli-
ed to the surface Of the rubber while
liz is yet in sheets. Not particle Of
any Of these materials is lost. The
scraps of rubber are re.mrlted. and
1.-THE bits of cloth are chopped up with
a small quantity Of rubber, and rolled
Iout into a substance resembling paste
board. to firm the inner solr. The
profits Of this business have been some.
what curtailed Of late BY the prevail
ling price Of rubber. which has varied
within a year from twenty to sixty
cents per pound. The demand, how-
ever, is very large. "A species of rub
Der shnc lined with flannel, is extern
siyely used in some parts Of the coun.
TRY as substitute for the leathern
shoe. Ns~ Ysek Journal of Commerce.
DR. ABERsgTHy The London cor
respondent Of the New York Sunday
Times, aspirited writer, gives Us the fol-
lowing accounted the manner III which
ilr. Abernethy, the great surgeon, pro-
cured his wife,. There lisa business as
pect about the Doctors courtship, i'll
.icuntrasieti with Loves Young dream
in our dav.
Have mentioned the recent death
!.of the widow Of the late John Alb
erncthy. lie great surgeon : She Was
on Tor eighty. There is a story in the
way in which Abernethy got this wa
imam to marry him. Once upon time
he weut IL church. and was shown
Into pew we're there were twnladies.
lie had M PRAYER book. and the yaun~
Iger lady handed him one. They walk :
ed out Of the pew together, and found,
at the porch. that it was raining hea-
+ivily. Abcrnethy offered 10 take them
home in his carriage, which, was wait
ling. They had some chat, in course
Of which il came out they were mother
and laught er, hntserY well off, aud Wild
ow and orphan 81 an officer in the army.
Alternately set them down at their
humble dwelling. As he stood at their
door, he handed his card to tho daugh-
tier. and said Young lady. | am
Mr.. Abernethy. the surgeon. I have
never married. for | never cnuld spare
time to court. | should like to marry
you. IT You will have the goodness
to write me line by Tuesday, saying
whether you will have me, | shall call
for you the next day. and take you to
! church. Mamma asked him TO walk
in. He said ne could spare only fifteen
minutes, and he come out, within that
time, the accepted Of very pretty
woman, They we're married on the
Tuesday, and he drove home with her,
to the stately mansion of which she
thus become the mistress. Mydear,''
said he. after he had introduced her to
some his friendsassembled to receive.
her, you must excuse me until three
o'clock. for have to give nv lecture
at Bartholon,ew's Hospital. which !
cannot omit on any account They,
were very happy couple, and when
Abernethy died. in 1881, his widow
came in for all. his wealth. estimated
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