The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-10

Curious Process IN BooKBINDING.-An inte res.ing
process in ornamental hookbindiug has been recent
" patented by Mr.. Charles Tuckett, Jun, son of.
Mr. Tuckett, bookbinder to her MAJESTY, aud like
wise to the British Museum. This is a method by
which various colored designs are produced on the
sides and backs of books, according to taste and
pattern, by of numerous acids, akaies, salts,
mineral and neutral, and their compounds, acting
in such manner as to cause permanent change
of color the foundation leather. That is to say,
the volumes being first bound in leather of uni
form color, as red, olive, blue or green, any other
color or coors may be superadded at will by the
new process, and with little fear of time ope
rating any change in them. Some beautiful speci-
mems of bookbiudng OF this kind have been exhibit
ed by Mr.. Tuckett at the Society of Arts, and we
have seen many others in his possession, which
viewed either mechanically artistically, convince
us that the discovery is one Of rare merit. The
rocco bindings, we must say, are far superior to
those in calf the changes of color in the former be-
ing of more decided hue than in the calf affording
another evidence, if such needed, of the supe-
rioriy of morocco to calf under all of
bookbndlng. COnnoisseurs are, of course, aware
of many curious and valuable examples of book
binding in various coors, datir back far the
sixteenth century, which were produced either by
painting the added c00rs with OIL or by inlaying
portions of leather of the various required hues.
But both of these methods Objectionable; the
one from the danger and almost certainty of the
added colors chipping off in process of use, and the
other from the various inlaid pieces becoming loose
at the points of juncture. London Aheneum.
TASTE IN TuNs.-Obesity is considered quite in
dispensable to beauty among the Mohammedans-
so much so that the young woman whose features
may approx ximate the most to the ideal type, and
vet should fail in this important sine qua non,
would find it very difficult indeed to secure hus-
band. The lsraelites OF Tunis have adopted in
great part the manners OF the Musselmans; and on
the subject Of tatness especially they appear to be
even mure tractabe. When a young Jewess is
about to be married it is customary to fatten her
during the forty days which, from the time of the
engagement, must always precede the great dav
of the nuptials. She is confined 10 dark cool
chamber, never allowed go out of it, compelled
to drink great deal, and to sleep much pos
sible; but her mother awskes her invariably at
midnight, that she NAV partake of the most fat
teniug substances, and is thus stuffed to repleon,
in manner somewhat like that employed on
fowl when intended for the market. If, at the
close of the forty days, her bptrothed finds her
still jejne, the parents continue the same regimen
for fifteen days more, even at the risk of killing
| her.
| The Arabs affirm that plumpuess acquired in this
way always remains All women there wear large
gold or silver rings their limbs; if the fancee
| is to espouse wdOwer or one divorced, the rings
which belong to the first wife are handed over to
her, and then the dietetics necessary to enable her
to acquire the capacity of the bracelets is resorted
| to assiduousy. The operation is not always the
most iacile; for it often happens that meagre wo-
man succeeds another of totally different consti-
tuition. NJ. Duraut a French servant, asserts that
certain ladies, in order to gain that stout
ness much desired, go so far as to eat dogs
said to be an infallible means to attain it; while
others live almost exclusively on the oil
| plant. &c, sleep twenty-three hours out of the
| twenty-'our and by dint of care and especially by
incidence, they finally triumph over the most re-
belliOus nature.
The following list OF hard to- be- pronounced
names is added to the dipl matte directory by the
arrival in France of the Siamese embassy: Play
asiphipba, lst ambassador; fharanaivai, 2d Phran-
| Sd: PhOXal. I'd.
apostolic missionary interpreter. Attaches -
| Louangimmontri, Nsisapvixai, Louangxapsourin, q,
Khounmahasit, khounsOmba Munchank phichit,
| Naivat, Nauem, NaisombOun, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Suite Naihout, Khouraxasombat, MunDarapakdi,
Naiyou, Nanet, Monthanong, Naipia, Munchin-
darak, Munhapnaroug, Naithim, Nainiem, Naidet,
Mmphakdisatra, Nafsoun.
CRors IN MIssouRI.-The farmers in this region
are now nearly through with the wheat harvest,
which has been The most abundant yield known for
years in Missouri. There larger breadth oil
land than usual sown in wheat in this State. =
The same remarks will apply to Illinois. The
harVests Oh the other grain crops, and OF the nay
crop, were never better. The farmers have a good
chahce 10 give their corn thorough cultivation,
and the fields give the same promise of abundance
that the wheat fields have realized The hemp
and toba co crops are fourishing; the root and all
the vegetable crops equally so while fruittrees
| of every kind are bearing prnfuseIy Very few of
the years bring such universal plenty as the
present.
EXCESS OF WOMEN IN ENGLAND.-The excess oftbe
| fair sex in England to the alarminpIy
large total of 544 02l; but this dsproportion be-
tween the sexes is not universal, the rougher sec
tiou of humanity being in majority in Derby
lshire, Durham, Essex, Herefordsbire, Kent, Hamp
lsbire, Staffordshire and Westmore.and. In Mid
dlesex there are l65 $50, and in Lancashire Sc l0
more women than men. and the agricultural coun
ties also reflect the continuous drain of emigratlo
upon their adult male population.
THE CAPE COP CANAL.-The Committee on tn
Cape Cod Canal, after examining several routes
conclude to adopt the one west OF Sycamore III
in West Sandwich, running near Herring POND
Indian Village, thereby avoiding the deep, mudd
! marshes. The deepest cut through the route
nifty four feet seven inches. The canal will
about ~ miles long. The width will be l5O fee
all stoned.
THE Wool TRADE IN MIcHIGAN.-At Gull Pra
RE, haismazoo county, Or. Thomas Hubbard,
Boston, has been buying for the Mddlesex Com
pany of Lowell. He has taken Al, 900 lbs all yer
hne and in good condition, at an average of
cents. The total amount marketed at Kalamazo
last year, was lS6 054 lbs that but about on,
, tenth OF the clip in the vicinity has been brougf
. to market as yet.
The state of the Pope's health s more precariou
and much uneasiness 10 manifested by the ca
dinals on that account.