Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-03


Mr. Thackersy took occasion to allude to the Uni
ted States country, he said, "wherc kindness,
courtesy, and good nature were in nothing more
conspicuous Though you meet them constantly
than In the gallant attention everywhere shown to
woman. Dandy and clown alike yield place TO
woman In omnibus or railway car. Sir Roger de
Coverly would have loved this true evidence Of the
feeling Of the gentleman. II would have so pleased
Steele that he would have taken the gentle dandy
or clown TO the nearest tavern and treated him to
a bottle--possibly 10 six bottles don't mean
added Thacleray, !" TO set down the last Ave bot
ties to the score of Dick Steele's good works.
They would be very decidedly works Of superero-
CATION"
CHrNoHA IsLAsDs.--The Chincha Islands--three
in number-are situated about ten miles from the
Peruvian coast and are ono mile apart from each
other. The northern island Is about one mile In
circumference, and most of the guano hitherto ex-
ported has been taken from that island. The
middle island is somewhat smaller. Considerable
quantities are now being taken from It. The south
island Il about the size Of the second-no guano
has yet been taken from IT. The quantity now
t,ken away is about 800, 900 tons snnually---of
which 100000 tons are brought TO the United
States; 100000 carried to Great Britain, and
100000 tons TO various ports on the continent of
Europe.
There are about 100 vessels at the islands all the
time averaging 900 tons capacity. The arrivals
and departures Is three vessels per day; and the
average time of loading Is forty days. About half
OF the guano Is exhausted from the north islsnd--
and where they are now digging, In the middle Of
TIE island, II u lis feet deep. Scientific gentle
men have gagged the depth Of the guano at nu-
merous points, and taken superficial measurements
from which they estimate that the three islands
viii yield 100000 tons per annnn, for twelve or
fhecn years 20 come, before the whole s exhausted
.HoxE-MApE GuAxo.--S. b. Halliday, of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, has process by which he
can convert the fish which swarm our coasts every
season into an article like guano Mt less than half
the cost Of the Peruvian article, and Professor
Hare, Of Philadelphia, thinks equally valuable. Mr.
Halliday says:
"I am able TO say very confidently that this pro-
duct can be afforded at t25 per ton, and pay the
manufacturers moro than 80 per cent. The oil
according TO Drs. jackson and Hare) being almost
vslueess for fertilizng purposes, II Is first taken
from the fish, and they are then converted into
puano The first cost of the fish Is about ~ per
ton, and containing nearly three per cent of oil,
the oil win pay for the fish and nearly for the labor
In manufacturing. BY my own experiments 1
thoroughly demonstrated the rendering Of fish into
4 cusno. / then consulted Dr. Hare, Of Philadel
pha. who, 1 asccrtained, had experimental exten.
s;vely and successfully. obtained from him his
processes, and have received considerable instruc-
ton from him ON the subject. have also con-
suited DR.. jackson more recently. These gentle
men, and ali with whom have consulted, agree as
TO the great value of this fertilizer