, 1866-04-07

feeS 4IeEdly IN Ine sky as one LOOKS Al II ffO Je-
meath! Ont In another room ftsnds long row Of
t.1e-cls5 btteks each Weighing 1ye or SIX hundred
potfItss which arc to constitute the floor Of thle
tayfsp-fot here + 70 he the in'e9Se heat which
laid down, and an ingenious patent machine put In
By means Of which coal may be put on the fire from
lsnsa,hputn.ns + up ,ah50uEh The Goals sesd{ tn
Of the pots, md in its top nff b. an opening Of
lou1etn feet. This is the furnace IN which the fierce
hes r. S ksD but
quifeu, perfect ii System OF construction that
It ulN consume but abont toir7y-e1cht bushels ot
one =. gang Of hands. 10 adaltiun 10 these two
4'fckr lheIe ase nlto hcrr two tempertns furusces
for heating the pos, three working furnaces or
PUTTING N TUE POTS
Is one Of The most dlcult and uupleasaul portions
u The business: 1hete pots arr, as before stated
tac1s 1hei wsls and bottom average probably three
inches II thickneEe, and tte,r fncsnal capacity is
generally sufficient to hold sD0 600 pounds o.
stairt, and having been len 10 ry To- a. long ume
q. possible. are, When required, brought up here
99s PIT 5 1ss ney s,
mus. be hested up 10 as mar the temperature IN the
stack as possible. In the aemrerinr fusnace, The
t. e po
brick work in one Of the eternal arches Of tack
L removed, revealing the great roaring fire within.
&c, upon m iron car and backed into the aperttss
in the stack. where It ia prickcd up 70 10 expose
only ite Fla1fng mouth. there to remain mill 1t
shat give way. 0re ot The greatest troubles Of the
glass trade Is the unlet1blliy Of these Troublesome
pots. They may last feyernl months and the very
hftt day they may burt enlaffng great loss Of boh
time and money. The aveaEe lime Of their ueetr}-
ness ls nbout three months. 1t Will readily be co.,
celyed that the placing and bricktng up or one OF
these pots. IN a heat which the word "tnfernalr
but mildly expires. Il far from being an enjoy
able task, cyen II II has havorng Of excitement,
CHARGING AND PAoorB
The settling completed, the pot ii s.chasged,' y
or 1!|ed with "batch" of what.
ever kind OF gIs.s the manufacturer
may entose. In about eighteen or twenty hours
Anet The bach Il put IN, and the ensraDte closed
up, ." drtt proof Is Withdrawn The mixture IL
now found to be partially melted, and the lump
taEen ont u OF roseae tin md eeems tn1l OF air
buohlee, the mark Of the gasses which The hest Il
Developing and driving onf The amount put In At
int ha. nov 20 much decreased in bulk tnat an,
other quantity Of batch" is thrown In, mud the
opening aca,n closed. In nom thirty TO thtrty~s1x
ind i eppeafs noW pun bright and almost entirely
free fom bubbles. II Is a0a1n closed up and, ia
four or hve hours more Is deemed ready for work.
| ing. Oi tourfe, The time employed in this cook.
cry must depend Upon the hest OF the ipsuace and
lie au4utty Of the ''batch." Having noN seen the
whole courra of preparation OF the glass ior mauu
| !acture into any OF lE various 1or1s Of use and
beauty, let see the work lteI. At p.esent there
trc but two operations going on here, the making
Of lamp chlnne{a md Of fmAll saucerllke gla.&
| djsbes. Al they Afford IN illustration Of
| BLOWING AND PRESSING.
1 Ihey 2re probably about " good Instances As We