New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-06
PUBLIC MEETZNGS.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.
TUESDAY, Dec. 5-Judge LIVINGSTON in the Chair
HENRY Mics, Secretary.
SILK WORMS.
The Secretary read paper descnoing new or
Der Of silk worms in France, which yield three crops
,year 1t is a Dative u China 1t fourishes upon
ne leaves of the Palma christa plant Ii eats lettuce,
villow &c. very well; every cocoon is composed OF
single thread, 5000 to 1000 feet loi < ~ s iooAsu
mon as valuable acquisition, as the Palma chrlsta,
e,stor. oil plant) can be so cheapy and aoundanuy
srown in ell ATTITUDES south OF 42'
FOOD.
Judge MEIes read another upon articles of diet.
soyer recommends the of young netdes for iood.
He saws we cannot eat good meats unless we begin oy
SEEDING the live animals with proper food. An article
rom the Patent Office Report upon oats, states that
ostmsa is an article of diet for large portions OF the
human family. Oats are indigenous to The islanu Oh
Juan Fernandez. The oats OF the United States III
1883, were estimated at loo, 900 600 bushels
DRoUTHs.
Nv Co,ru.s stated that he had traced back four
neriods of rouh in this country, occurring exacuy ~
intervals of sixteen years. More light is wanted upon
this periodical occurrence OF drouihs'
PORTRAITS WOVEN IN SILK.
N, &. 8. GoopRIcH, Consul in the City of Lyons,
France. gave an account of the jacquard loom, In
vented by jacquard, native oil Lyons Upon '"''
lOsm nv .ome late improvements, portraits are made
on IN IN the most beautiful manner, so as to be
ne,fect facsimile of the original engraving lug
time emnloy ed in making of these porua's Naies
from To is months at an expense OF SoOVVt' lVO,
tancs The silk fllame0t is made TO pass 'nrougu
frest number Of paste board car1s-Iou $50. $50, ~s
40 200 The artists are now engaged upon Por a' VI
Wssbinotoo The expense of duplicates Is NOT 80
srsa, but sti IL is beyond the reach OF ORDINARY per,
srs They have only been manufactures upon
limited scale as valuable presents al 10 suo W; o
De,f, c,iop Of this branch of mechanic arts oPvTH
rens nav be seen at the rooms Of the american IN
si,ute, fhe length of time required TO nnlsn Pc
hre is because the work can only De done "neH '"0
ruosrbeIe is In u peculiar condition.
Prof MAPS gave account of the improvements
r.de BY wiz slow OF Massachusetts,, in the jacquard
com. and of The manner of using these perforated
ards in weaving figures The Lowell carpet WORKS
,se ICONS made upon this principle
/ AppLTERATED BRANDY.
p,of MAPS also stated that nearly all the French
handy now imported is made Of four-hfths beetroot
nm md o,e fifth grape brandy The fashion used to be
nport the brandy and mix 1t here with cheap iquor
iu the French have taken the wina our Oh our sas
| n. po.ta.sor said there was mistake about old
srs,sy being healthy-the liquor least deeteroas 70
6s l,ms an siomach Is pure spirit He bad tired all
IND. enough, he thought, TO constitute him Jsdge.
M, C;oopRIcH said that all the chesp liquor now
being exported to France viii GENE back real French
6rsndy. .,o
DR.. WATERBURY, stated that alcohol taken INTO tne
bsdy in any way, of any degree Of duton, muir
os. tits tue, il sometimes prolopgs HE In disease
IN osbs, medicine can be brought to act
COOKING FOOD FOR ANIMALS.
prof u.,sx--Rav food Is not in condition to Do
sppreximsfed to the tenures OF animal hie' Inc "a,
riueni often tried has proved thai Is OF ~ ''' "