New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-19
SCIENCE, INDUSTRY, AND INVENTION

ISFLuEscE or Soil AND SITUATION upon VICE.
TABLE PRoDUCis.-The Journal dAgrieHkure Pro-
fiqa has published two articles upon the sweet clover
/ne!IotusJ Of Siberia. In the flint article farmer
recommends the culture of this plant for feeding sleep
and the second another cutvator says that his sheep
will not touch it n all. There apparently contra
di,tory assertions seem capable of sxplanationtbe
diff renee rot being gnally in the plant ITSELF but
caused by the soi upon which il was produced. g. Ny
bees" SAYS Saint MaI ssn - have not touched rose
mary, planted in my garden, and our cows refused TO
eat cabbages, which we found very cool OF our own
table" Our best wine-makers assert that the same
vine planted in Hungary, Germany, Spain, md at the
Cape If Good Hope will yield in those p ces, wines
Of Tokay Rhine, Alicant, and Constance, while the
vines Of Burgundy, in the soils Of Bordels will never
give the cAGa,bertn, and the grape Of Bordeaux will
cea-e TO produce the ckdte0nx-marg0nr when II is
planted in the C6,e-dler. The influence Of climate,
and especially that Of the soil upon the character Of
vegetation is thus clearly shown. The meadows
the right bank of the Sevre, its mouth, iatten
horned cattle perfectly, while those the lett bank
are used only for raising ysung animals. The first
mentioned meadows yield excellent hay, which is
eagerly sought by tue cattle and is highly nutritious
for them, while the ohes produce only poor Colder,
which Injuries the hair of animals and makes them
lousy aud pot-belli' J..
NATURAL ISD;LIELE ISK.-Fer the marking Of
linen, nitrate al silver il generally used, after
preparing the f.bric with solution Of carbonate
ef soda But IT, rs often bappeos, the linen
IL treated with ley and chlorine the writing dis
ayl ears lite by lt,e and the ink by means
be nsidcred ildel.ble. g. e.. Rindt commune
Gated the ioovr interesting account of fuid which
in India is used marking fabrics. IL is obtained
according to bio, from the nut of the anaedrdirm
oreaele 10 prepare the ink, unless the fluid in the
large cells of he rnd flows out readily the nuts are
cut in pieces and after removing the oily Kernels sui
phurc ether and anhydrous alcohol are poured over
them. The juice is easily dissolved by there sub.
The liquid is then poured out, and the ether
allowed evaporae till the ink is fit to use for writing
1t is not necessary TO remove the sizing Of the cloth
previously to marking, but after the fabric has been
writ en- on, the writing must be moistened with lime
water to give il deep black color Potash soda and
ammonia seem, however, to have the same effect Nc
lime water. Rndt has not yet been able by any
process to efiace us ink completely. Even prolonged
digestion with a mixture Of hydrocboride gei4and
chlorae Of potash does not destroy it entirely but only
renders it paer, and alkaline liquid shortly restores
its original tint.
To TAKE THE SrIFFEsISo OUT OF CLorH.-M.
Paraf mak nse of ingenious process for removing
the sizing or dressing from cloth. 1t consists in employ
ing diaasse In the following circumstances. To re-
move the steuing from Cos yards of caco an infusion
is made Of IA or pounds Of malt In two gallons of
tepid water. The solution Is filtered and then poured
into vat Or tab Sfwatsr ~ about so' Fahrsnhsi, in