Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-21
For the Leader,
Mechanics and the Arts.

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creation OF man, were no less necessary Il
prepare the earth for his habitatiOn, than ar,
the various phases of society to give way fol
the ~developement. of the Arts. Aestheti,
taste is innate, and needs but the proper con.
ditions for it to manifest itself
The taste is developing itself with unex-
ampled rapidity.
Augustus and the Pantheon Of Rome were
the fruit of more than a thousand years
growth. Art was confined mostly to the
Capitals.
The extended parts of our country are so
closely united, by rail and telegraph, as to
constitute almost an immense city, diversi-
fed by mountain, vale and forest. The rus
tic visits his city cousin, and returns discon-
tented with uncouth surroundings. The city
carries, in visits to the country, something of
the elegance OF dress and manners. The
railroad enables the merchant and the capt.
talist TO fix their magnificent abOdes leagues
away from the busy mart and they carry,
daily, to business, strength and freshness
from their rural retreats, while they diffuse
over their neighborhoOds a refreshing influ
ence. Thus there Is an unceasing current
flowing from city to country, enriching the
whole.
But for this influence to have free course,
there must be an exemption from the hard
necessitudes of life, free from harrass;ng care
and unremitting toll. They serve Art truly
who hasten the Development OF these cOndi-
tions.
The successful inventors of labOr-saving
machinery lead the van; their works not
only economic time, but give intensity TO
life and animation to business.
Lightning has become the swift messenger
to expedite business.
As the great wheel and little wheel have
teen displaced by the power-loom and the
s~pinningJienny, so the moving and reaping
machine and the steam PlOw will s~upplant
the scythe, the sickle and the common plow.
As mans physical necessities cannot in
crease, and his power Of producing increases,
there must be a gain Of time. Nor is this
saving confined to the stronger sex. The
genius of art has invaded the household. The
SeyiRg Machine, the Washing Machine, and
the OseiHating Churn are doing, in the va
rious departments Of hOusewifery, what the
steam engine, the telegraph and other inven-
tons have done and are Doing for man.
The care of the wardrobe has been woman's
chief employment. Probably one-half Of the
efficient female force in this country has been
devoted to il. Ii IS not the expenditure OF
time that is to be most regretted, it is the
deadening effect OF the employment upon the
mind and body. The mOnotony Of continual
employment in stitching and washing-the
strain upon the eyes, the %scrubbing and rub
bling with the hands, have told with terrible
effect upon the minds and bodies of women.
The SeDiHg Machine, the Washing Machine
and the OseilLating ChUH changes this, and
renders these healthful and inspiriting en-
Payments A woman accustomed to these
machines would no more be content with
haa9lDork than would the business man Of the
present day with the facilicities of the past
century.
A higher level Of obligation and pr vilege,
a larger range Of occupation and pleasure, are
effectively opened to all true women by these
inventions.
Ofcourse, many will use them for idleness
and vanity; but to those who use them wisely
and well, and do not abuse them, there is
opened a real era of independence and ad-
vance, more sure than arguments, cOnyen-
tons, or colleges. Time for moral and spir-
itual culture of the household is secured to
the sex by these machanisms.
We think the ladies owe a debt of graft
tude to the Grover & Baker S. NJ. Co"
Tor the high position taken just at the time
when they might create a monopoly
having been successful in suits against all in
Engagements. Instead of an Advance upon the
price Of their Superior Machines, they have
reduced the same about 20 per cent-bring-
ing a first class machine to the low price of
Forty Dollars.
The same is due to David Adams, of War
rem, Ohio, for that beautiful thing of lite
called q Washing Machine, with which a
"heavy wash can be turned off in q few
minutes to the tune of "Old Hundred" or
"Yankee Doodle"
Our daughters can now wash before 10 A.
NJ, and be ready to play the piano by 3 P.
NJ, without joints shfeHed, or fingers rubbed
to pieces. The WriHger attached to this
Washing Machine almost makes the clothes
] MIluk LlGlueGAhGos vi al iAC WnouAuB mu-
chimes known to us, land we have seen many
Mr.. ADAMS is not only the BEST but it is re-
aUy the machine for eUeTy family; and holds
the SAINT relation to our family convenience
that GROVER & BAKERS does, and quite as
indispensable. Both Of these musical, useful,
and prophetic little meehausms can be pur-
chased in Cleveland. Everybody knows
where to find GROVER & BAKER-opposile the
Weddel House. To find the adams Wish
ing Machine" which took the first premium
at cur late Fair, you have only to call on
JAMES LATMER, Hewitts Steam Power
Block, corner Of Vineyard street and Canal
and while there, (after purchasing a Washing
Machine), don't fail to look in upon that
Excelsior Water Drawer Of " WheeIer's' man.
ufacture, in the same building. The sale Of
this "PremiUm DTGlOeT" is unprecedented.
All the particulars about the double Dash
OseIJatHg Churn," which also received the
first premium at the late Cuyahoga County
Fair, can be learned at the Commercial Hotel,
in Cleveland.
N. B.-This article, more at length than
was intended, was suggested and is present
ed, without the solicitation Of either the in
UeRtors or manufactures of the machines speei-
fed.
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