Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-10-19

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The , hardest North-ol-Europc
grape does not generally do well
here. The Concord grape is not
generally conceded to be equal
to the Isabella, and cannot be re-
commended where the latter will
ripen welI.-N. r. Paper.
now SHOT ARE MADE.
The New York correspondent Of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gives the
following information on this sub
ject: - aat sg t
On one of the hottest days
last week, as was passing up Wa
ter street, on the shaded side, /
noticed a gust Of hot air from a
store l was passing, which struck
my cheek with the burning force
Of "a sirocco. Curious to ascertain
its origin, ] entered the store and
drew near the hatchway, from
whence it seemed to proceed
Down from the stories above came
pouring a shower Of silver drops,
which disappeared in the vapor
from the apartment beneath
The gentleman who was standing
near, perceiving my curiosity,
thrust a stick beneath the white
drops and drew it forth covered
with melted lead. II was a MIN
Iufactory for shot. The first
method Of making round shot,
was by abrasion; a number OF
small rough chips or particles Of
lead we're shaken together 10 a
bag or box until they were worn
into a spherical shape; or. from a
sheet Of lead small cubical bits
were separated with q pucnh, and
ground between two Cat stones
until they were rounded, as a pill
is made between the palms ofthe
hand. ent ~ fnsf. IS - -
The next process was by east
ing in moulds as bullets arc now
made, but this, besides being slow
and tedious, did not make the
shot as perfect as desired. The
latter method is by granulation
and hitherto this has been only
practicable at the top Of a high
tower, or over a shaft sunkin the
centre, so as to provide a descent
Of from $50 to two hundred feet
The process is simply as follows
The lead is mixed with a little
arsenic, in a poi placed over a fur
mace. When it becomes melted
it is poured by means Of a ladl'
into a colander-a vessel mad,
like sieve with holes in the bot
tom--which hangs over the spac'
through which the shot are to fall
To prevent the lead from passing
through these holes too rapidly,
layer Of dross taken from the sur
face Of the molten metal is sprca'
coarsely over them. Throug|
the bottom Of the colander tn
drops fall in . continual shower
and after their long descent ar
received in a huge basin Of wa
ter. This gives them their round
cd form, almost all Of the drop
being perfect spheres. They ar
separated into their several size
by sitting, after being thorough,
dried. A few, OF course, from con
tact with others and varioui SIM
lar accidents, will be imperfect. :
How shall theybc separated fror
the massl An inclined plan
covered with iron is fastened wit
its lower edge in a box. Dow
this plane the shot are carelessl.
rolled in a thin stream. il.T
Those perfectly round acquir
so much velocity that they boun
of into a receiver at u little dis
tarce, while the imperfect one
iall into the box at the bottom {
the plane. Sometimes sewers
grades are made. The most pei
feet are caught in one trough, tn
slightly imperfect in the next
little nearer the plane, and so o
to those almost shapeless particle
which ustgo back TO the kettl
and be re-melted. The shot ar
then polished, as pins are, in a r.
volving barrel; in which also a Iii
tie black lead is placed, to Civ
them the peculiar finish they hay
when sold. did not intend S
lengthy a description when | b.
= gan, although it may interest tn
Juvenile portion Of your reader
|, but to speak of the process {
manufacture. There, the melte
drops, instead of falling from
, high tower, or through a dee
/, shaft, simply came from the hatcl
way Of a four story building, use
, as a store, the shot being mad
and sold under the same roof
The necessity Of the long space
obviated by forcing against ii