Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-10
From the philadelphia Argua
THE rIIJ TIrRE az SllltAR.

lCIphlat w t"O clip"ih1 NN'''
lately received by his house from our able MIn'st=
in France, Hon. john Y. Mason. The pamphlets re
ferred to. Mr.. Hedges has placed in the hands ot MIR
II. 5. Olcot:, Of New York, who is engaged IN trans
ln;ing them aud will Soon make them public, tnge
Their with other valuable matter calculated to afort
Tia brst known methods OF rendering this produc
trniy valuable. The process of boiling AMI grnnu!n
tiun j.. fully sri forth aud experiments in distlllatlon
Sc. given complete. This iLfnrmaiIon, Coming Us
does in advance of the growing crop, which ID n
lr.,t lut 90 acres in this country, and also alter III
uni,r:nnAte experiments made by some at our scien
tic men upon syrups entirely ruined ~ Inc process
al boiling or made from The lIirr oi nnripe canes
concentrated without Dedication AMI Invariapi.
searched. which will Of Itself destroy The granu!ai'ni
ouul:;igs If the best Louisiana cane, must be vaius
Bile and important, and We hope, VIII Tue geh'lr'h'
who has enabled IL ID place The correspondence De
f,r. our readers, tla: it may stimulate our agficn!tu
ris,s 10 make their efforts thorough and general
P.Ki.. 18Th May, 1857.
Lco0tiOn Of HE Entsi State
cr.r,rusy Your este-mrd favor uf The ~!
March lust, was received aud submitted 20 W.. AitA
ANDRE pE EATrIMuRE, the indria:lgab!- fri"ha "
international exchange, especially "th oar country
"A. has addressed IL me h letter, "nh pinced III III!
hands eich, pamphlets which ! send Ia you ! l"p'
Ihnt Won will find that they contain hI The iIiorilE
tion which you desired. ! cannot add tot
With b,,t w!sh.. Tor youi complete success III y"ur
Isr!abl- .:fort. 20 introduce into The DATED States y
plant which will add 10 the valuable products OF the
country,
| AN, very respectfully, y"uf obeii'at servant,
j. Y. MASON.
Me.sls. IlFDGEs, MoCKHLE Y Co, Philadelphia.
p,krs, April -nl, ISL.
Ms E.frrL,mry .jno. \. Mason. tut'i Sh''s .Mn"
DEAR SrR:-Immedia,rly on the receipt y! y"ur
favor. containing enquiries re!"iiv" I" I!e S''-h,,
Sugar, and the possibility Ut cry-i.iI"ing i's sugar. J
called IN III. gentlemen here who c"ud eve me The
bcs; iuirrinat.un upon this important subject. en
rlo-. copy ui Il letter | received last ii.h, if"ui
NJ. LorIs NILMuKI>, one ri I!e i"'s: trn:''c':
Theoretically and practically asr1'uiiuraii-i' "'
Europe. who has made u particular stuiy 81
the SnrS!IU plai!, and IL The or't al,h"ihy
think, upon which wr may rely. /" LIS
letter. Mr.. NILMuEIN hes added the accompan! Ia.
eight pamphlets relative To- the cultivation Gni cs'FHr'
ton oil Alcohol, Sugar, &c., which werr published nj
Pairs. MarseiileT, T"u'on, AM also at Constantine ~
Algi-rs, IN 1870, III and 81. ! trust that these WI
answer Your purpose. Should you want further ~
plantations, | viii DO most happy 10 procure them Tor
you: ye, think that these will he sufficient L. Prov
that .Sor.kO Sugar ran he crySi"t-rd, AMI liint tir
Sorsho III its o:hrr products, Also. Is deslia"l 10 render
iu,rrcnsc serricas III mnnkind.
Placing myself at y0ar dispose! for any Information
tending 10 ID: spread oil Useful kaow!ci.e, a::i inter
ua,iuna! courtesy, ] have the honor 10 bo
Your E-ceilenry's very humble .crvant,
ALEXANDRA NATrEMOiiE.
IrKANsL ,TIuS.1
PARIS, ;2W.h Al Ri, lNJ7.
IL .Mr. Irranirc Ia%, more:
Sir:-Ihe crystni.z rtinn OF the Sugar Ut the Scr
s!.o. II seems. should be easily obtained in all cases
where the cane can be- sufficiently riprl+d Gni hs
the proportion Of the sugar Is IN uniaiiinS INDEX "l
ripenrss, it follows that wr could always be sur" OF
obtaining II good crys'aI2a'i,n of juices where drliSi,
ty cxrrers va, whist weaker ones could moi yieid
al AIu.f,. al, - all. Li.r. , ns unt rat nl
! attribute this le uliari'y 10 the fact that the HiiGhr
is preceded in thu juice; by II .nmmy principle, "uich
seems TO be transformed II, II later date Tor lis proper
ton dimin;shes in exart correspondence win INC III
crtnss ot the sugar.
The uncry-taiizsble sugar, or 2ia|os', und"rgots
the sama change that IL 10 say, II Is more hhill!ialt
before than after The complete maturity, but ~ sr
ton seems lr-s urFavorable to the progress Of crys
talization. The su!nuiy principle oest-uct' | III TWO
yGys, for besides being Il serious obstacle To he com
n.enc.il,cnr # crystaii. alton. il afterwards rriis.S II
.lmos, II a.alter III llap"-siIiiity to ...tr51 tGe crystals
II ob:rincd.
However, as I observed. this iii;.culty only pre-
SCENTS itself in the employ TT the wnfipc cHncs, iJr ~
soon ~ the juices attain IL driIsi;Y ut l.O7' aud more,
they contain but little else than rfystnliz able snsar'
and their treatment presents no difficulty.
The lime employed even 10 II slight cAccss, 10 moi
u, detrimental, il seems to me, in practice as theory
would perhaps Indicate. Perhaps II slight ic:meita
ton, which il inevitable, may disengag" enough ear.
W h'Iu w hTEli'H 'i' 's'i ''
io..url by liz union with the sugar. 1h" fact -, lhai
lfe best crystallia ,Iiuns "b'aimcd have been hal IN
those experiments in which ! iearei Ia have n-ed too
mlC!. ir!le. | should reInn :. TIKI t:er-t1!nr- my oP-'
rntiG:.4 h,.y ,s.I: '.ut HE u nal. ~ 10 sni 1t = ne
crs.ary 20 ho very ,n.'rrr:t h"fnro IMPLYING ihe ~
perIn"nls OF the lahu!at6.y ~ Ergr'.tGl Operations;
hui M al events. il s.,tnl Ia rGn SITTER AL tarro iiitls
tist The capitalization rail- mr. m'f ran Sg',o"N ob
s,n,GrS rdt.,rrt tf gii@ @"1'ts Il c3mfhfe m"f"-
fFy.
rS;,raJ
Wh.I- n1a:. ilii. ssh.-c,. 81 s..ya. ~..l,4Ga. &c .ire
pl..e to Tie fa,Inwing letter, ahic. pl.ins ihfopa'
ratinn Of 4 valuable article, nos; i'' snln Dy htesers:
Hedges, Free s. Co.. Ut the corner of Coatts and
Seventeenth streets, in our ti'y
@~.ssNf.og III u JuHa i''h, 'S5'.
.h,. i. i. iitf-tS
DEB SIH: = I have iuet l~iceis,d y'ur h,v", ~ ilir
10Th instant, inilifins iha r"a:lt al my experiments
in making cans sJ.ir lhs. tail, nni ii reply Ia yGUf
questions | will say pinned ':rIy ii ny 81"
square rod nf ground; thu cane grew about iHa I"r:
high. | cut il in October, before my ir"-ts; nboii
two;hiris Of the seed WAS ripe when cnt. :round
it ic,i. ~e%ictol" after cutiirs IN m old cJlin'! r c.Ief
mill, a,.! i.",;.y, HG'y 4 cart Of the cane had. M
consequence N Graas ia 'ia ml". ..".. net t"rH~'t'-
10. Juice ! got. boiled IL in n H,ni":":i Ic't'. tnc
.yrup fralicd in boiling, Ike mIp!c syrnp. | a,:si
tci i with a little lime. kn"wins n".n:n. about
CO. rrxHr, | managed it Just rs ] would mapl' I'll.
gar, .ui it,sI, l.: safe i rranulatc by s!irriE., IL, IA !
us"I 10 ~ VIII IEH!lfi Wat ! '"'r's '"' H. 2 u E'''d
late by ;hst presses, ard al t. Gray" 10 n,'nt -.
or ci.h, days | looked nj il, and i0und II b vary han!
some mticl, OF WILL s'anu!ased HGgar. The syrup
Uas pronounced by all who tGs'ed IL Ia te good
equal 20 rry We Il from the South.
You viii acc iSgt r:y'e~ pc. lh.en; !, ;:ct Q ties! oi the
quantity or yieli per acre, bit /, ,h'i... It good root
ri,a, good sugar can be mac from IL Chf!..s, Rene.
! haze ,,G.iel thirteen &c:cr Il cnnC th!- ycar. h"l
IT L. DsE ii? tnI lH,.s vol 2',aii " t,t 81 t':' ap
para!us iur NAM ~,ac;rrita t,- iai, :',al IL Glad 1.
49,. a., .l ..,i ni. .,I fI.s, ..t ~ ..a ". M.
viii Ge Appreciated.
Truly you're. DIN l. hAk>iI'
RockERipGt FA,ronY, NiE"IxI,,t
June 10Th, 1851.
Mrsars. Scott " Hedges
Genllenen-Iuur stram boiler hga been received
snd sst according To the dhections accompanying II,
Wilton. auj d.. Guilty. Alter giving IT "A satisfactorily
,rini Gl several. pesEs, am .yG:iyi! - ) that Il i'n HhIu
aL!9 acquisition to iGy dying IrI.'h'"!. ~',t'f'e' '
c.iving II usmi Tor Ayiig purposes sa'-!i COPPER lei
ties set upon furnaces, NY inatls al "l:.'' 'i'3y were
hcnicd aud brought 10 The boring f":n! lHiH, hs
every one knows, who has hr! any rIi rl':ncr IL i'i's
way, IL u slow, tedious and expensive pr"",-s, riuif'
ing constant attention III Keeping up the iit', ard I"
c,nsit.e al ia fl:crrt at luei. IH- bullet ha' bcsil
substituted Grt.sIs r4"SS: s:,sr We "t''i:'' r'"cs'
troduc.i into either one Of tLe;;, ~ ihs waits .; the
DYER may sr..esi. Lr0G .ht - the boiling point IN les
time. aui AIN satisfied VIII: u aaHii'z I'll iw" iliiid'
the fuel necessarily cpnaiiinci III III: iu:i !csS lli"r
the copper kettles. Besides requiring s-'t n''rii i'h
Than tie ordinary furnace, | am convinced II w'!! M
uuslly save lie in fuel, in my email Dizziness. more
ihru Is cA.,. Again, ii your copper kettles Go 40:
4ri; in .i.p, I,,L leu va. at such duT,n.i"IIs IT.
n. ~ b. iGsirCd, I'm - c.-iy Substituted: at u v.ry
small expense, and The copper .%.t!!.r ~..spcs"l ~ n
h.. b.-ii done IN NY case. atn well satisL"! with
II, and taie greu; plepsur, III rrcr r'hS MIA. !. 1" -u'h
maj lia,inr-r. ss l:Gvo NOT gvaii"l ih"in>clv'- 81 HE
4 y.ain.rs OF s.eap. II. dyI-t ii."ir goods. shais
Immediately ;lsy MIR. Tayicr Iri II vie 4" great deal