The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-09
PATENTS FOR sORGHO SUGAR
MAKING
From the Prairie Farmer.

| From TIE fTSTie EalineF.
Farmers, are they Humbugs? I'm
doubtedly the universal Yankee nation
is more given to humbugging and being
numbu2ged than any other people under
the sun Wooden nutmegs date back
nearly to Aayhowsr times, and the man
that sharpened shoe pegs and sold them
| lor oats, as near as We can ascertain ante
dates the Revolution. And as the people
have multiplied so have humbugs. No
class escapes, and the man hardly lives
bat can at some time in his iiio count
| himself victim. Some claim that men
love to be humbugged, that they would
not be satisfied with the dull continued
| routine OF matter of fact life, with no
dIsappointmeats, no Gear " histies 10 count
over. Certain 1t Is, however, that no man
admits this TO be true Of himself, however
he may charge it upon his fellows, and IN
our own experience We confess that We
feel sort Of everlasting gratitude toward
sundry individuals, who by q timely word
have saved our patience and our money.
In 10 one thing probably has the pub
lie, especially The farming portion of 1t,
been so badly swIadied as in worthless,
worse than useless patents. If all the
monstrous abertions, AZ whose Lirth the
patent office has o.iiciated, far fee, can
confront 1t at the day of patent otiice
judgment, we hope such day will
some time come re Imagine that unless
good shall be ai!o .sed TO offset evil It will
al once arrange ltsel! upon tie side Of the
goats without q special order TO that effect
Every week OF the year ;hcre 20 out
from Washington long parcAments with
the imposing seal Of the department duiy
affixed, that c!othe some sharper or some
Irr fl..I tI
prey upon the crcdul0us aud the unsus
pecuug.
4 few weeks ago Z. man frcm Nebraska
visited the city o: magnificent distances
with a vial filed with i mysler!ous liquid
be selects q sample OF vel! CgAnulated
sorghum slgup-nluSA sugor-wuiCn Ae
pours upon piece c! common muslin,
and into the mas st.rs his wonderful
henical Carefully be folds the muslin
about Il and transfers 1 10 :. press, y hose
power he uses 10 DR. the mass This op-
ereticn he repeats once or twice, when 10
and behold uDoa removing the cloth
only = sample oi fac light sugar re,:,ains
y ash.H-toa paper, next DAY, contains
an I;eln that sends 4 ;nylil O! deiiAL.
through every rghGn! grover IN tae
west,-.ur It i copied far aud w.de-tAat
IN ten minutes time Nr. K o! Nebraska.
made beaui!.u! sample Ci sugar .roLI.
sorghum siGup b. the use Of . cheap and
convenient chemical Air Z. leaves Tor
home and in tew days patent .or his
process follows him His reputation has
preceded him. and who will hesitate Lson
opportunity 10 purchase = night TO use
This womder!u! discovery? There l. a
p.o@- sing future before TIC lucky Proprie-
Tor.
Now if cur readers Will w!th Us turn to
the list Of patents issued for the week end
iag January -, 1854, Scientific -iIEeri-
can, page lgey t-ey viii cadi-J. T.
L iegs, Nebraska.
= claim first, applying soda or other
suitable aika!! 10 >ii"1 shile he latter =
=; 2 ten.rr-tu!e OF TO 5eg taA. OF
:..e!c-bouts, for the purpose ot gcct.;! ins
the same, = explained.
Second, Refining sorghum or o:her su-