New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-02

What shall We DO about IL Y
IDOL I'll lot you know. You are down tnS' wy
amt Won. pretty oftens You let me know when 'nsy
Arc about to commence and will have writ reaay
serve the moment smell the thing. aad the judge Soy.
he will pu. stop mighty quick to that sort OF nuisance
"Oh you'll sue him soon as the factory commences
operations. will you ="
"Yes. will" -,,- 10.
..Tben YOU will have to commence pretty qnichy' i''
thew have been making the manure these three uon''
and Ibaye cot II in use on my garden and lots tnnes
craving. and it beats everything else ever tried
1.-THE deyili what's that you sayi Why I've never
smel. anything" TIL.
"No nor Won never will except by accident Inc
of that comes down from the City In warm weather
NAV smell a little sometmes-thats all. Iney soon
stop that when they get 1t inside the factory.
"S,ooitl Well. then should like to know how Id
the name Of thunder they're going to make 1t INTO ma
mira The reason we don't use fish upon our farns US
they do on Long Island is cause they smell So 'ues'
vour butchers o sint good for much they h1 IL 10
twont smell What do they do oft; bile TT
don't know, never was inside. Saw no admit
lance over the door, and thought twas none Oh my
business"
well don't know bout that. Hthey eIpect me 70
boy their manure, I want to know how It's made.
So dbl wanted to know "bow its made" IL
tbsv biIed tn wanted to know how, why and what
far 7 had used this manure, under the name Of
.Bruces Fertilizer" made was told principally OF
the entrails OF fat buocks and friend had related TO
me- in substance the sbove dialogue. as having &C.
CURED between two Staten Islanders soon after Mr..
Duncan Bruce formerly Of Scotland, and recently OF
Montrea) established his manure factory at Rossviie
I, was partly TO see the interior Of Staten Island Of
which had heard often that 1t WINS hundred years
In its agriculture behind tho age; and partly 10 see now
the o Of this city could be converted into transport
able and disable fertilizer, that made the trip sha'
gives occasion for this present writing. lfound no
admi,tance" upon the door, but upon announcing my
nsme and business found 1t open As readily o. that
ancient one before which the magical Sesame" was
spoken and found Mr. Bruce courteous. Intelligent
gentleman. who knoweth whereof he spcaketh. did
not wonder in the least that the gentleman whose con-
versation have reported had not seed any offensive
odors because found nothing In tho interior more dis
reeabe than ammonia, and that Ia rather more pain
full to the eyes than offensive to the nostrils.
Mr. Bruce informed me that a vessel had come down
that morning which had ken on board cargo Of oial
in very bad condition and owing 10 unusually long
passage II had arrived in exceedingly bad odor. 1t is
brought the wharf In New York by the butchers in
their barrels which we emptied into those belong
ing to the factory; and sometimes in warm weather.
and for want Of steam to make quick trip these bar
els are highly offensive when unosded from the vessel
Bot as the manager always intends to have them arrive
and be unloaded in the morning before any OF the nhab
itanis asr there 10 not much danger Of creating
nuisance As soon az he gets thom inside. and during
the two or three days following while the ofal is under
going con- piete decomposition he has the odor so en-.
tirey under control that 1t would require very acute
TO enable any person TO discover that he was
present in room where perhaps fifty tuns OF animal
matter were in process Of rapid putrefaction will
tell directly how this is accomplished.
The whole secret OF Mr.. Bruces success in manufac
turing bis fertilizer 10 based upon scientific principle
well known to all chemists to whom II has been familiar
ever since laboratories Arst used. 1t is the simple
fact that oil the hehy portions OF animals kept about
forty eight hours at steady temperature OF 300 to loc
In contact with the atmosphere become 90 liquid as
water. 1t H. In short, concentrated liquid ammonia.
During this process. the stencil arising from such
vesselosi OF matter was discharged ct Mr. Bruces
factory the morning was thcre. would be enough to
drive the inhsbitauts from the whole Island. Yet,
have before stated not only walked through the room
where this process was conducted. but spent time |
enough there TO learn how II was conducted without
finding anything half offensive may be found In
numerous tensnhouses in this city. 1t is far less so
han the gas houses fst.boing houses. and numerous
other establishments surrounded by people in New.
York.
How THE MANURE ~ MADE.-When the barrels are
from the vessel which lies at the end Of long
wharf they are placed upon truck and rapidly con.
Keyed inside the factory which 10 large substantial
brick building where the material 10 all carefully
<eighed. 1t 10 then Immediately euptIed into watts,
Zach one containing registered quantity; and these
rats are covered by double wooden cover vith pow.
Tered charcoal between the covers and in sufficient
quantity around all the cracks to absorb all the escaping
,fuvia The process OF unloading weighing and filing
he vats Is conducted With the utmost rspidity as
only daring this part Of the work and washing Of the
barrels aud very brief period afterward that the
sborers suffer any Inconvenience from the odor. The
bottoms Of these vats are furnished with large hollow
,astron tubes into which steam 10 conducted and kept
regular during the process OF decomposition. BY con-
ivancs OF large open mouhed tunnels placed over the
rats and at different points throughout the room all the
,ir consumed by the furnace fires 10 drawn through
hese tunnels and long pipes. the furnace doors being
tept closely shut This Of course takes up any euvs
which might escape through the charcoal A. soon a.
he decomposition has been carried tot point OF que
action Of all the animal matter then the substances arc
added which absorb the liquid making . material
nearly nns and dry meal. which Is aftsrward bar
eled ready for sale This IL composed M follows;
900 b. Of ofal; 1900 n. Swan Island guano; 1900 p.
,owdcrded charcoal. This guano containing 81 per
,cnt phosphate Of lime Is found to Be good substitute
or ground bones aud makes the manure more valuable
han 1t was when bonedust was employed. The char
,oal used 10 simply deodori1er. though it Is well
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