The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-10-24
Ottama free Graoer .

SUGAR MADE IN OTTAWA FROM THE CHINESE
CASE.-Judge Cation few days ago pre-
sented US with by all odds the finest speci-
men Of molasses we had yet seen made from
the Chinese cane. 1t was nearly as clear as
Madeira wine, Of rich yellow hue, and GER
tainly equal to Stewards best syrup.
But what is Of more consequence, Judge
c. also presented us with n small quantity Of
granuIated sugar which he has succeed
ed in making from the Chinese cane. The
process by which he succeeded in this I'M
portant achievement would require more
room than we can here give TO describe 1t;
but we understand he has sent a detailed &C
count 10 the Prdirie Farmer, from which,
when it appears. we Shall copy. 1t must
suffice, for the present to say, that the pro-
cess is simple enough to enable any person
of ordinary skill, to make sugar from the
cane. The essential points are to ncutralizc
the fixed acid in thejuice, and to thoroughly
Clarity the syrup in boiling. The first is at
tanned by the use of very small portion Of
air-slacked lime, and the latter 10y the use of
the white of eggs, by raising and lower ing
the temperature of the liquid in boiling, and
by decanting the liquor from the impurities
that are precipitated to the bottom. The
last is probably the main secret of the " hole
business. But we shall give the process in
Judge C's own words in our next.
WISCHELL.-This personation Of all that
is grOtcSque. ridiculous, droll, absurd, and
cOmcal in human nature gave our fun loving
public couple of his inimtable perform
ances on Monday and Tuesday evenings
OF course the house was crowded on each
evening, and of course everybody laughed
till the tears came. Winchell is a whole
theatrical corps in himself and a little be-
yond; for besides persona,ing half dozen
of characters at once, he is 4 splendid ven
triloquist, many of his fcats in that line be-
ing so extraordinary as to be alone wo tn
more than his charge for admission. And
over and above all the rest, Winchell is one
of the most jovial, companionable, best, and
kind hearted Of men, with a hand open as
day to melting charity" which aside from
his extraordinary powers as a comedian, has
given him in every quarter Of our country
an army of warm friends.
INTEREST on DEPoSITS-We understand
our banks have concluded to follow the ex-
ample set by the banks ef Chicago and the
east, and shut down on paying any more in
tercst on deposits, except where deposits are
made for specified time, which is equiva-
lent to loan to the bank How, in times
like these, especially, banks ever could do
an honest business and pay interest on de-
posts, has been to us a mystery. Banks
ought, at all times to he ready to pay their
depOsi;ors on call; but if they pay interest
on such deposits, it is evident they must
use the money, and they can't pay on call
money they have loaned out. 1t has been
ascertained that uine-tenths Of the banks
and exchange establishments that have gone
overheard during the present storm, were
of the class that paid interest on deposits.
The practice is essentially vicious in its ma
ture, and in some of the states is prohibited
by legislature enactmcnts.