New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-07
THE NEW-JERSEY STATE FAIR.
THIRD DAY.
From Oar Own Reporter

From Oar Own Reporter.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Sept. g. 1860.
Yesterday closed with dark forebodngs for the
weather to-day, but the insignificant drzzle which
fell as the gates opened this morning soon gave
place sunshine and the hopes of the Society Treas
rose with the mercury. Up 3oclock more than
10000 paying visitors had passed the gates aud if we
add the usual proportion of deadheads the number of
persons on the grounds must be estimated at about
1900.
Ny yesterday letter left me as was about turning
the crank Of the fret washing machine. This hap
pened to be the Cataract" The machine consists
of two cylinders revolved in different directions and
set one inside the other, with space between. The
opposing revolutions of the cylinders violently agate
the suds between them and the counter currents thus
formed cause the water to be forced through the bers
of the Clothes thus removing the dirt Evidently there
ia friction in this machine and it seems as if it
should be eficacous one, but it has It's defects.
Itseems as if many clothes could be introduced
into the machine at without danger of their cling
ing round the inner cylinder and thereby g ing un-
washed; and there must be a tendency given them to
lodge att one side and make large weight to lift with
each revolution of the machine Opposite the Cataract
is Persons washing machine. This one has large
roller with shallow screw grooves cut on its surface
TO pull the clothes between it and set of roors fixed
on q spring bed At the middle of the box of the ma
chine there is hole through which the sud can es-
cape when the plug is withdrawn There is a direct
pressure in this machine upon the clothes and certain
friction the force of which would be much greater were
it not for the springs of the roerbed below. Beside
il stands formidable rival in the shape of French
Conca Washer which has been recently introduced TO
public notice 1t consists of onter tub SNAPPED like
inverted cburn and lined on the inside with round faced
fandic A wooden with
Stats turns on perpendicular iron shaft, working into
socket at the bottom, and pa sing through crossbar
at the top of the tub. The faces Of the and the
tub are several inches apart at top than bottom
and this space being filed with suds the partial turn
ing and returning Of the cone by means of a crank,
makes the violent agitation the same currents
and countercurrents that are peculiar feature OF the
Cataract machine. 1t seems as If this were a really
good washer, but unless the seTvantgr careful
TO avoid examining in too many clothes at once, the
labor of turning would be extreme if indeed turning
were possible at all. The last of the COM
petitors in this class is Ayres's patented
washer. The pecuiarities of this are, large roller
fixed TO Frame which, being hung at top only, may
be swung forward and back. The roller is arranged
with spiral springs the side pieces of the frame 10
vary the pressure the clothes to suit the mass which
NAV psss beneath it, and the clothes passed under
il by endets web over fixed bed of rollers. The
inventor claims that the vibration to and fro of the
upper roller enables the washer to wash any soied
of the clothes more than that which needs less rub
bipC. This machine, and that Of Person, initiate in
their action the handwriting Of clothes the ordinary
wash board but ii scarcely des rabe action to
get, when we recoect the button removals and shirt-
bosom rendines which are ts necessary concomtants
II We can have clothes well washed without friction,
by all means let US do it.
In the Mechanical Hall the display Is mesgre, and
disgrace to the nsighborhOod Of manufacturing city
ike Newark, and metropolis like New-York. There
Z case of very good cutlery, made and shown by j.
Wis, a German cutler OF Newark. His hand and |
role shears for trimming rees exoesnt 10 function
md workmanship. With either one, branches an iuch
II more in diameter, are clipped in two with great /
ase; aud fruit gathering cup, with sharp poiuts on
ts edge il very well suited TO the purpose. case OF
lens boots and shoes made In the factory OF j. j.
\. Bannister, is worthy of comme1dation. II com.
rises samples Of riding ard stout walking boots
atent leather shoes, and fancy slippers.
Outfide the power hall there il a tolerabs show OF
overs and reapers, but very slim Of blows and
ret'ters. One Rgst 70 10 Tue Illinois show " see