, 1866-04-07

waiting !snf. me u9tn! *s0oe q no &ooo 14nu 4I
- thaa II Iesaie, ne psocnns hom near IT Louis,
sne tS Sg, bs aas IL ss,s b eEs atiS q
1910 per ton, ~hsle the Assis tand u less than
one hundred miles ar1y, soa can Be hid dosn here
ios pts I'D 3 Ill., M s:a The S.t sdsn
eand nFed for making Riaxs Is eartfclly washed, 10
Tree It from sny foreen matter which might 1nturs
ss g n [sher t6s sSso'pta Pay, aSa iS
etass depends, Tut before melting, It must be per-
fectlytv. -.--...
THx YREEIAr,
The re1t important lid 10 rand, In the mlnpfdc-
ture. ns5 be obtaIed from . y1risty Of places.
That uA here. however, is al brought from st.
Louis, al q cost OF only f1b.5o pa ion. present
comes here N barrels, md has to undergo 4 variety
Of grinding mixing, kne1dinR md other processes,
TO fttt for the nte for which IT Il 1ndlspensa5ly
nsces. What tbofs processes a1e We my ny sec when
NO get 10 The apot-room" !" :.
CHANGING to enquire the specdee nj and support
hs spa a. e I'D IT. =
thar mount only Of Information would be even
more annoying and diseompoting than none q al,
we seek to discover The idea supposed to be d'niy
anI1na BA1CA"
On this Eubiect. however, Mr. Whee!e1 eyinces a
oitp9s1tion 10 deal tn Elltteftng geaerltaes s1
oelieTct that he has. secrets Of the trade known
to none but htm.elf, thIDgs which he boards even
from bis children. and Il he w1.te tnsa, down he
are acatnst even hlnlself eyer reading them arain-
Eeu W2y conner h,In into an adrlsaou that certain
s II s nses 4 III ks n sSe
from definite astcring us that they depend upon an
,nnlte 1nerets!on o. enns,a1ny ysytps ehanee
clendy .eoniee1u!sl fac y, far from encouraging
to the seeker sftcr knowledge. Well and i=alous1y
eay %sy Be b s5Pseed hen e Guard re- re- know D1
tcseral fortunes and tue be.t years Of his Life.
The retnss Of hs Labor prove That there Il no pre-
tence fn LIS learning, ana as We Subsequently dis
cover. The active brain Of the old nan Is sttl bnay
With ne,y plans fos iarther Improvements upon the
e9enufs fuow1edge he has aequiset.
. Partially then from bis admissions, partly from
the etatemeut Of The e6]tent and RentemnnIy agent
ofihe company, hr. >. ). Chapman. and also from
II Is s4mi1ed." Anumber Of Ingredients lie mixed
Ing asentss" to increase retroactive paser and to
give density and br1llsancv, and the knowledge Of
'hc*e, the proportion In which they should be
He % tie II til ga md benu.
tliul at1 Within the limits OF an articIs ike this.
Il would be impossibic 10 pasticular1ze al
as 1ssss Of .e hs IN ID e,s even . e
They sfe litbazge (or red fsad, lime, eob,lt. man.
sss e s1s Sss e,s ' aad ID
ueed together, but all employed In the making
of flbe dlfifenf c1ades Of Tint md common glass In
so&on to es ,bese an o. o1a stns
lhese had better be noted under separate head,
Manufactured elass may BE- classed IN two great d.
former il he most coesjy, md, by It's superior bn
lance. high renactlye power and purity, Is best
adapted for nne table @are, aenset, mirrors, nnd
The oshf1 higher uses Of the ma1eTial. "Ime"
g1nss If made OF the coarsest materials. and is
cheapnese conmende it for coarre window p!as.,
hottlet, &c. Its claimed that from the aheence ot
certain .a' ssid 70 exist n "nint" glass
bottles designed TO contain corrosive naids.
However, eacn u batch" or mixing, Of malsttal.
for The ehsssing e POI. may vary, n proportion
formn!ss, toward which ali appFo1,mate. Thae,
Tor Instance, ,he following is foimnla for batch
q "cnllet y, which will produce resy 1ae fIni
glass:
latD pouuda Of pearI-1sh.
6.C0 pounds ol TIA &C.
zoo pounds ot nltfe.
8ponuds VI 1nargane.c.
Still smother prescribed formula ia "one-ka,f .aId.
one third 4ithsrgr, tpe-tix.h carbonate Of potash
and ilile nitte, msnrsnese and ahtte alaeuic."
pe,ience apparrn,ly. An Inf rio cheap r:ass l.
made by substituting haryt ia ror iithage Cob1t is
mixed with all anl Rlsss to give 1t power of reffae-
gred,ents employed. outside the nsanntac'nr6 or
tinted elast. II market yslue here is si5 per
pound, mt this company hare, on hand large
chated in Germany Ior Is pr pound. Il used il
manganese Is another indispensable to good fin.
Hundred ponndt Of eana. causes The gises 10 A.
tnme beautiful Crystalline pu1ty, hut very lit.
lie ezcezf wl Eive pink tnee 10 the material, nud
,here be an oxide of iron IN tne batch. 'be % hiaeE
oxide OF manganese wall pezox1dize 1t and The giars
will he Of OPAQUE nlaelneet.' The amount Of ntn-
cuset melted with tho pateh The purify Of the other
materials, End also upon tho kind Of work for which
i Z desgned. Long heailpg In the anuealing ovens
Is 10 be made into ,lsrge pieces which uiii
inquire long htlitpg, allowance must be made for
thih fact. ManEsnese varies conside1a " In quality
hut the best comes from Piedmont and SAxony
kud costs nov, len cents per pound.
A1en1c II used Nth he manganese ~ 4 correct
I've Of InIpnl1tie'. and yar1cs constantly tn the
to hundrea Of ANA would be an a1srace. " i eoste
eods md pearissh arr utea a. nu1ce. and, With
s., s ean:sag 1fp sslss n ps3 s1da Is .pa T.
therefore qnte unreliable and unnt TOT employment
in the 1Def work. Rhen nstd for cos1se Gla:s 1t Is
e IS = It :s
jected TO a course Of treatment hereafter TO be d.
kc1ibed, II uaed dux tor all the better Qualities
s1ns7i amonnf ~ tnn nr ibrr nou1ds IN IT, r,t
toli" The proportion Of pearia.h daoends upon
ihat Of Iitbafrt. @fsA
I,tLarre IL imply o.pIztd lead. brought 10
ccafte brown powuer by buyufup ths iead in m
over. Ia thfs procese The Iead psins Nhnnt ms. ~
ien,n in weight. Not only does does W he hshsspe I've I've
su aes a1a ~ ,hs
Gle OF xassware Il oestrtd Tho snaount ef ntnarye
added T. enormous, evep 70 70 great az ertant Ii Il
sand The avetsRe amount however, Ii what We
The prast. q thers tlasss -: eod. - cents per
per nound, lead II cents per pound. THE raln In
aeicht, u computed poys ior the expense OF Ia
6or and fuel IN tx1d!z!rg, 50 that Athar1t Il worth
jn1l NE same q ieaai! NJ .,,a.14 ,.,,..,
Rlass are eho"n, 10 rome measure BY thelr actual
ctet ID the POI, aMef mthtne, Wnen NE lorner u
psr poa5a. .e 'D~ '.>4 " 1''
Secret - are kept tbe rules Tor mixing flint glars,
tley .esn Pr ppbl,e tn ana popular w knowledge "nen
11sTNo ......,
Ur colorinE glass; II IL Claimed thal there AIn Dol
1nose thsn h4h doTen men - nc United st1lcs
thc1e aFs none mote perfect 10 Il tnaa Nj Wheeler
~ the Chacago Gia-s Company, IL eqnz1 10 ths
mele.s 10 endcarot to ascer:aln the proportions i
which the Ingredients foF tinthg are used. but tht
to,mioHlhg tfs We mate1'als s,s employed:
.teJ' IssNs
:HlCe, of,dized t1lFer. oSldfzed IN and Cobalt.
Ii -Gseen. snfomsnm' OF mixture oi o11aized nol
ana COPPER
'ru;pie, manganese:
yellow, anttmonJ Of ron.
IGpaz, nTaninu9. -,
'Hhttc. tffansncent o. "enamel" ,RiassE
burnt bones: An excess 81 lead Will
also gtse Jeliow tinge. The oxides Of iron i'm
part IN orange Or osisc green ttnt; compounds oi
eu!phur or carbon rFod9ce oranst and light blue.
o1her recipes there doubtfefs are, but they are
boarded ~ fecTets. and their Possession IL onIJ
known by the results thcy produce
Having DOW gained cur e1ock Of preparatory In
formation. let n rass ou, Of this ufie coloins
room,r shake lie dust Of lis mysteries of our feet
md 1ntpte she interesting procestes Of lha almost
mA.ical art. Tbs nral room which We enter, thai
OF which the one We have Just sett IS hut subd1
vt,on, Is ---'-......
TUE N1uaE BOON.
Here tuo Or three men arc wear1ly ehoyellinT al
day long, huge heaps Of material, which seems ia
be enlt Or sDow. Il IL 50 clean md white. Gtea
tanks bo1e oi 1t ttand on either hand, md many
barrels full Of 1t ranged and heaped abont The
cspacious room. Thi. material u the 'bateh" pre-
pared for the poe. the ingredients Of which having
betn added by Mr.. Wheeler 10 fueh proportion d!
be may deem best. arg here thoroughly incospora,
ted hy kneadln9 and shoyclhhg, and then left II
11y unt,l theY may be needed. Passing out ot thi!