New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08

-o.l.d The usual process that visitor
coes through after paying his entrance lee, 10 10
take general glance around and 70 lind that there
ia open 10 his inspection more or less eompiI-
Gated collection of materials, machines, or manu-
features He soon perceives that his o Sn previous
exparience is altogether insufficient 10 serve as
1ide through the labyrinth Of brain and hand work
that ia before him. and he returns therefore % the
woman who takes the umbrellas and purchases
caalogu, thereby perceptibly swelling his entrance
fee but vet willingly, for he is az present unia-
tipled and full OF hope that ne may thus easily OBJ
tain such particulars about each object as VIII
enable him, In the exercise OF his individual ludg-
nent 70 form some definite idea as - It's intention,
and whether il is good, bad or Indifferent OF it's
sort: but be is from the nature Of the case doomed
10 disappointment. No practicable catalogue can
be much more than bare announcement of the
commonplace names by which the various articles
are sold, and although such directory Is perhaps
necessary to tie visitor, hat he may both taSe
AZ the time and carry away aiterward blri s-eye
view Of the scope OF the whole Exhibition, what
ever il NAV be. he soon lnds that this Is all the
good il is able 70 offer him and on coming front
Of each object the ardent inquirer finds himself lett
~ his own resources With some such lucid descrip
ton as ".Joness Plow." smiths Specimen OF
Terra Gotta q" Browns improvement in the
4" Printing Press Jackson Pump" After
short course OF this treatment lis open-eyed en-
thusiasm becomes an annoyed and thwarted
desire, and ultimately sursdes into bored AMI
dissatisfied attempt to pick mp what Information
he can in desult0Ty war--the sllen; criticism
on the catalogue, and even perhaps on the whole
exhibition being "more plague than proht
Now all this is unnecessary. and ought 20 be
avoided. Let every person wh0 sends an article
10 the exhibition be applied 10 for true, tull and
clear description OF his property, written IN
large, plain, ineligible hand on sheets of paper,
zone side only,) the sheets Of each description
being fastened together at the top 80 that they can
lie TUNED over easily. Let the owner be re- ueSted
10 give all the specific information he can possibly
collect abont his contribution. II natural pro-
duet Let him saw where il comes from, what II Is
TO be used for what is IL analysis, what price II
can be furnished at who can recommend II, who
will furnish il, address of proprietor and al other
particulars that will enable any intelligent Ob-
server TO separate that special article rapidly in
his mind from all Others in its neighbOrhOOd. If a
manufactured work, let the information be 10 the
same purpose; If an improvement, let the necessity
for and the particulars OF that improvement be
clearly and not too briefly enunciated Succinct
specifications Of thi, sort permanently and con-
yeniently affixed to every specimen, and open %
al corners in turn, would enable many visitors 70
proceed with care and energy, and accomplish
much who now scarcely arrive 40 any result worth
mentiOnng-Smiths and Browns, JOncss and
Jackson plows, pumps, printing presses ana specl-
mems of terra Gotta being apt 70 lie when uney-
planned. in 4 confused state of dysDeptic indiges
ton on merely ordinary brains II is conicctured
that the parties sending specimens would willingly
give these particulars At length on application, as
il would he in every way 10 their interest b do So
and rs the subject is undeniably one OF real pract
cal importance to the success Of such q varied and
interesting exhibition as the Annual Fair of the
American Institute, it is 10 be hoped that the
difficulty here stated may be met in some form or
other by the managers. Let us next October have
a good collection of specimens and frst-rate
collection of detailed descriptions.
Neir. lool Aug. j. 1875. CALVERT VAyN. Architect.