New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-09
.xEv vopx nAu,' TRIBUNE FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1858

Octu.refcc c. lheir remains to dscii ia ou..o,
| ,t4erway. There are nc data for flung .ss p.r,.
: >Qui,ed for ue srow:5 Of the vegetable d. ,o,,
x;,. b cGnpoEly COW en- ter b,aes Tie Ia .ians q
n, No, Vssf ,t is siatei b. Prof M,th,r. have
,T,e;t;,p Of the c..sbce Of such asn.;s that ,,e-
w,rs ofc. seen thai tey FED on tie toughs of,ress
that they id net lie dowd bat leaSet sgnast ,ree to
.le4o Tier 4me for them N eaat rse-estsrs Tlsir
teeth which are al mo,ars ;ateate hst such va che
nature Of thei- fooj.
Bat these speculative questions UPON the nature OF
their sits a1i tier fossils are not the only suo-
ects Of nles It ths; attract the attention Of ystcr
10 tbjs locality He finds himssif IN farming district
comparatively thrifty, and remarkably cony enent tc
the c,oat6s. markets. The soI naturally poor snd
.srdy. is maze productive by manure much OF il
oarted back s return loads by tbe wagons which c)u.
yey the produce Of the fains to Brooklyn and New
York But ths: which the farm Itself should return 70
tie soil is sadly neglected. The richness of the BARI
ysrd n suure evsPorates in the san is washed out BY
the ra;Ds, while the dry refuse is returned 10 the eis
Coupos. making sppeais to be an unknown art scd
the immep.e resources hand in the piles Of decom-
pos:ng peat ars quite disre gsried. That the ysu, Of
thtir stock o. aaiIns, manure may be .Tebed by jas
c;ous mixing Of the muck s not in the experecce of
theie farmers. REmors il is true, have reached them
that there is value in the article but they regard az
il les spread ogt around their arms with shy aspect
as fish look upon tempting bait placed in their way
something very good if they knew how to take it.
but which may catch them if they take hold of i tie
wrorg vay-so they judicously wait to ses the result
Of ar experiment made by ole bolder than the res
who has covered field of several ceres eighteen
rches deep, with pure muck upon wtch he intend, TO
rrtstoas M If nart not
ing eveo to reutrsze the acdiy of The sulptste Of
iron is not likely TO add 70 the estimation of urap
p,sciatad muck What an opportunity is there 6foIdei
for eku agculturist TO secure these 200 900 cubic
yards of ferl.zpg material, asd with it enIich tho
sardy fel6s for which it may be made 40 excellent
nutrimert. What excellent opportunities for the cult!
va.on Of the cranberry, crop but little known in tnis
region, though Well suited to il, and probably mste
with ease renuLeraiiye than any now cultivated
Another euhect that came 70 our notice in his ex
curson upon lhe line Of the Brooklyn Water Works -
the Furnishing of the vast amount OF rou.pipes re-
quied for TIE conveyance OF The wssrfron the pump
ing git es 10 he reservoirs aud thence to the city
and iroughou. the strees OF Brooklyn and Williams
burgh. Tie quantities required nearly a. follows;
miles of pipe fest IN diameter, ana tue same ength
Ct 3O-;nch pipe mics Of 20-inct L. Ct l2-ioct; 30
our resources of iron ores skill and capital, con-
si6ersble proportion Of Il s pipe is imported from Glas-
COW, Scotland Not merely co we sail to furnish .ae
rails fer Gu reads but even the cruder castings the
manufacture Of which inv oves less hesyy capital, and
would seem 10 demand less costly sklI, Cannot be
furnished by our own works 20 the extent required,
and in the production OF the pipe made in this cout-
tgy there il doubtless crsuue1 large amount OF
Scotch pig iron. Such facts reflect gnevous.y upon
tie pccy ADOPTED BY ou. Government Of refusing for
proper time the protec required to establish on,
iron works upOr ndepeodeLt basis ald they cscnct
al 20 make themselves teit and appreciated o! those
farmir communities in the vicinity If the numerous
furnaces BIZ omeries fcrger and roitg nils which, it
sppt ais fcm the late report Ct the Ion Association Of
Philadelphia, now lying :d.e, many Of :hem ate
geiher abD1dcned Throughout tho Middle aud Western
Ststes. The haryets OF foreign fields are "a demand
to sus.an the labor involved In the production of rue
iron consumed around these communities; while tie
value Of tieir farms depreoaes with these OF the
ron uires and works, which should IL Ii, :c Il en- the
maifd fo1 thtir proolc.s.
In the use o! iron pipes tor conveying wa:er, s' <
daticn Of Their iTrer -ullace takes place causing
waste Of lie metal sni lur!ousy affecting he purify
Of the water. A process las been siopted L Mar-
Che ster e coetrg the pipes WIG coal al 'I0U "alcu
by partial distlla;ioc, the naPn;ha and other high?
volatile PREDICTS are fire. expelled. The pipes titus
protected have after trial of several years. Srcce'.
fully wttstood the action of water; and the process
regarded satisfactory .tat t is Low Dtr;duced to
son extent upon the pipe, furnished 20 The BrooA!r
Water Works The app Lcs.ion Of The cos-tat made
at the oundeIes after tie pipes have been well cieahed
from the mo.dirg sanc. Trey are heated to about
800 f., when the coatar Is .sid on. Espreaos evenly
over the rcn and as this coo!s firmly adheres 10 is
surface. The a!irg Of tie pipes rspdly extending
throughout the principal streets The 3O-inch mans
are already covered on the southern extremity Of Cn'
ton street, in South Brooklyn. end befo;e another
Wir,er cur negbbors ac .hs East River will be So
literally supplied w.A the pure sleme.! az Wa on tA''