The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-09-20


manufacturers from eight 10 fourteen dol
lars week The impression deepens upon
Us as our observation wideus, that q boy OF
a man turns out evil in society, not 50 much
because he has no chance 10 do we'll as be-
cause he loves to do evil, and hates 10 do
we'll
The School premises cover only about
two and a half acres Of ground, and conse-
quently the sexes. although not allowed TO
commur icafe at an. are yet IN very close
proximity, and are allowed, under peculiar
restrictions. 20 meet In the chapel together.
Everybody familiar with prisons knows that
prisoners Will devise means OF te.egraphing;
and though q boy and girl might I've here
for years and never sneak, Yet if knowl-
edge OF each others name and cOuntenauce
led 10 an amer acquaintance, IL would De
onef0r evil rather than good ReDrmatory
men are becoming unanimous in the Opln-
ion that the boys and girls should be placed
beyond even thepossibllity Of ever knowing
each other. What makes the matter worse
IN this case Is, that not few Of these girls
were quite old and evidently experienced i'm
crime; and il seems asking too much Of the
yriuOus part Of the community 10 tax them
selves largely for the education OF crimi-
nals Of whose reformation there Is no hope.
The officers, under circumstances they can
not control, 90 all in their power for The
benefit Of al placed in their care; but We
thought il would De- d wise thing II the
- 30 -~.-....if "a third or half
OF them 10 Mr.. Brockway's House of Cor
rection. in Detroit, where they could earn
an honest living. Then the same liberality
OF the State might be laid out on those who
had not vet proceeded 60 The extremes Of
vice
CONNECTlCUr REFORM SCHOOL.
Passing through Menden We laid over "a
day TO see this School. which is in the heart
Of an old settled country, and about fifty
miles from New York An Oil farm of 100
acres, on whose rocks NAV have been had
out the labor Of several generations, now
aflorls all the comforts and Injuries which
wealth and industry can make the rugged
soil produce. Many varieties of rich grapes
were hanging ripe on the trellises; and
quite strawberry crop had been consumed
in the family and distributed among the
boys. the rule being to sell no fruit from the
place. Fancy blOOded horses, cattle Of
pure breed. good carriages. heavy crops.
good harms ono 90 them fnur stories hi0h.
we're the results Of the farming. and c,n-
f-''---.~ largely to the support of the school
To fact. the Legislature has hitherto fur
nished the place and paid only II 50 per
week for each scholar, which amount was
raised 10 81 90 a week. The number of
boys IS 230. Of whom 80 il in a chair-shop
With such a farm and filings on II as tine
State has provided, she never need pay ouf
much money from her treasury for mis-
School
TUE YANKFFe
IS We We're now in the very heart OI Con
necticut. where tho world-renOwned Blue
Laws were made. we concluded 10 look IN
upon Jonathan in some Of his practical OPP
erations, and see FIVE could guess lo,cit is !
that no gets the start of all the world |
Mendcn IL n town of about 10000 inhahi- |
ants, very much scattered, but the Super /
ntendent. who politely went around with !
Is, assured Us that the number Of articles, |
especially Of iron. made in that little place. /
vas almost incredible. Ii was more dill /
,ult to tell what was not made than what !
vas made We will make brief note OF |
some things we saw aud heard for the /
benefit OF our readers And first. we unex- |
found
THE ELEPHANT.
Upon going into the ivory comb factory
4 Pratt, Reed & Co., (and We are told
here are but two factories Of this kind In
he United States, we were taken directly
o an iron vault in the cellar where we saw
sing about two cords Of elephants tusks,
-om five to eight feet long. The largest
hey ever had was feet and weighed six
undred pounds The pile before US in the
lfo was valued at $40 600, the artcle OIL
4
tie having been as high as St Il pound
IS the material is OF such great value, all
ne tools and machines are Tor working this
rticle; and we saw Il large cutoff saw.
hich, in going through, wasted only the
part Of an inch All the combs
adj melodeon and piano keys are exposed I
} the heat OF the sun and the light for -four S
Onihs, in glass frames. This Whitens
em snd takes out the animal oil, so that
ey will not turn yellow The factory is
rty years old, and the number ~ combs I
AIDE per day is $50. while large force Is
nployed on the musical keys. The de-
and for these has been very brisk of late. :
YANKFP VARIETIES. I
The extensive establishment OF Charles :
lrker makes 30 many articles that the cat n
ogue constitutes quite a book. All these a
ings are made by machinery, aud usually ?
ere IS 4 machine for each process. We I
W here coffee mills. or which 300 a dav I.
a made sewing machines in every pro- p
s., and spectacies 10y The bushel The c
Is rs they come originally from the glass :
'rkS are much larger and thicker than We :
pposed. and arc ground down between
@ huge iron wash basins. the glass being
opped in the lower basin AMI the ton
sin revolving upon t. The frsme- fin y
lei here are mostly German silver. or :
ated ware. Many women ara emnlovad C
the Spectacle business d
BRITANNIA WARE. n
The Meriden Britannia Company emplov L
o men aud women in their factory. Here y
e metals used are bought IN large cakes II
e our maple sugar cakes in the West. il
IL closet had the stock on hand. amount Il
: to $50, O00 The plated ware Just now u
in great demand. Those incest articles q
ID by Viele and Amphlett, are made al this q
adjustment; but here, those in process Of
ishing would fill many carts. The ware
all single or double plated. In the first [
Sc, four ounces OF silver are dissolved in il