The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-06-19

Afore de sasser am promulgated, al
low me to say q word or two to de sis
tiers dat take in washin don't rent
out your customers shirt no more; de
free cents You git for it don't pay for
de labor of washin it twice, and dc
free days ware your colored frens CUB
q shirt am wuss for it den free weeks
by de white owner dis gittin de close
from your customers on Monday morn
ing and not taking them home until
Saturday night am bad for both par
ties. Let the Lams out.
THE UTILITY OF REFUSED THINGS
The prussiate of potash is made in
large quantities in Cincinnati, from the
hoofs, horns, and other refuse of
slaughtered grunters.
Cow-hair, taken from the hides in
tanneries, is employed in making plas
tering mortar, to give it fbrous
quality. Sawdust is sold for sprink-
ling the floors of markets. 1t is also
used for packing ice for shipping.
The rags of old worn-out shifting,
calico dresses, and the waste Of cot
ton factories, are employed to make
the paper npon which these lines are
printed.
Old ropes are converted into fine
note paper, and the waste paper itself,
which is picked mp in the cutters, is
again re-converted into broad, white
sheets and thus does duty in revolv-
ing stages.
The pairing Of skins and hides, and
the ears Of COWS, calves, and sheep,
are carefully collected and converted
into glue.
The finer qualities of gelatine are
made from ivory raspings, the bones
and tendons of animals.
Bones converted into charcoal by
resting in retorts, are Afterwards EN-
ployed in purifying the white sugar
with which we sweeten our coffee, &c.
The ammonia obtained from the dis
tillation of coal tar is employed with
other acids to produce beautiful yell
low colors on silk and wool
The shavings of cedar wood, used
in making pencils, are distilled to OBJ
tain the otto of cedar wood.
Brass filings and old brass kettles
are re-melted and employed to MAKE
the brass work of printing presses and
pumps.
Old copper scraps are used in the
construction of splendid bronze chan
deliers, for Illuminating our churches
and the mansions Of the wealthy.
Old horse shoe nails are employed to
make the famous steel and twist bar
rels Of fowling-pieces.
SINGULAR IF TRUE, AND CAPITAL IF
NOT UE.-The following from the
Cincinnati Herald takes the shine off
of anything in the "local item" line we
have seen for many day. Tt is rich,
decidedly =
AS gentleman WIS passing down
Fifth Street, he passed place where
some boys were playing marbles. One
of them in shooting his marble, clev-
erly put it under the gentleman's foot.
The gentleman slipped, and stumbling
AGAR st lady also passing, precipi-
tated her along with himself upon a
large hog who was examining the gut
ter geologically for debris. The hog,
frightened out of his propriety, bolted
off, and ran between the legs Of another
gentleman, who, in falling, drew the
string of a kite from the hands Of o
boy. The kite, Of course, fell, and in
falling, frightened span Of horses at
tached to wagonin m alley near by.
The horses ran down the alley. A
man who was building fire in car
penter shop, by which they passed,
started up to see what was the matter,
and in so doing dropped his lighted
match among the shayings. A fire was
the consequence. The engines assem-
bled, and in the hurry consequent
upon the alarm, man fell into the
track Of one of them and had his arm
broke, which ended this budget Of
accidents for the day.
Question. Is the boy who shot the
marble. responsible for all the eonse-
| quent damages