The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-12
Who Discovered the Shir Root.-Who Un.
tied the Shirred India Rubber Kuo1s

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Who's Up Nay DO important 10 the parties Ntgant, II
indeed tho litigstons mutually designed for
vertsemenx by concert with all parties the ntermna
bic india rubber controversy Bat who united the
pcaed knot Of Pandora ewesS and how and with wba,
appliances of art Of literature and Of ancient and modern
ore9 questions Of interest tohe general reader
who for dozen years past at each consecutive term Of
court. treated with newspaper column of "Day and
goodyear and Judson AL Goodyear and Jddson
and Day ct " Courts, COUNSEL and experts in science
and art unable TO unravel shr iShrred or cor
rugated" were terms used IN the rnbber
tracts; and while all conceded tina. The terms
conceded that shirred hats, shirred skirts, shr.
req Wristbands ct al, were known TO young ladies'
experts, with ancient and modern dictionaries Jailed 10
estaosh the origin or the authorized meanns Of shr"
me p.tenta the assignments, 9. al were twist
shirs
Like true botanst, the presiding Judge seeks not in
classic Greece or Rome for the caouschou, root not in
tropical clmes for the origin Of hardy shrubs but in the
highlands Of Scotland be finds the true shir root In
dictionary OF the Scot:h language he finds that $40 snp
means Ito shrve y "o shrink up" None can now doub.
that shrp the origin of shr, and Jadge remark.
e. the was probably dropped when crossing the Tweed
is passing strange tba, the familiar ancient and mo.
dern photographers, and our own Webster in particular
should have entirely overlooked word that s 30 full OF
expression and 60 well known in tbs useful arts.
All honor to Judge Giles. If he has not caused blade
at least taught us something that did not before
know.
With like patient research Judge Giles untaugles the
intricate web Of doubt thrown over sentence which
means that either particular rhr, else all known
conceivable ehirs were included 10 the contract Throw
ing the experts with p, overheard into tie Tweed the
Judge contrues the contracts for himself collateral
and contingent papers the In the application for
extension the patentee that he has sold monopoly Of
shirred goods 70 Day. The patentee declares II
"improvt ment'''mprovement in manufacturing shrred
goods old ebirs In new way, and therefore, the pa
tentee did not intend 10 limit grant the contracts 10
the Improvement only but to grant, pressed it,
"a monopoly Of shirred goods" The three coa.eral
papers, CORNER licenses TO be cancelled and after
wards merged in the monopoly con.ract,) clearly
EXPRESSED .shirred goods OF every description"
Again, "aIl ahirred goods by under any
ventien, Improvement, or patent named" And
again, "each Of the collaterals repeats the terms
shrred corrugated goods OF every description" Toe
three being re assigned and after merged in the
contract tbow clearly and distinctly thet she complex
India rubber knot composed compounded of twisted
woven braided knitted, cemeuted smooth, shriveled
shrurk and wIirkled shrs. kno,ly mass clearly and
coDcsely defined.
But viii Napoleon III give Nincio and Aqua to the Sar
dimes? No. the millions lost aud in This decision 20
to enrich one vsst monopoly the thousand and
ticles OF daily use. F.