Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-06-19


eral hundred tubs which are filled with
water. The PlGmbago is throwa. IN, stir.
red occasionally, and drawn of, mixed
with proper proportions Of clay. then
ground. From a coarse Aili it goes to q
fher one. to third, to fourth. The
pencils being graded, there are different
proportions of clay md different degrees
Of ineness. Going from the grinding
room we enter the pressing room, where
Jumps of prepared dough are put into
machine and pressed through au aperture
of the. size of the lead Of the pencil. The
long "string" or coil is then Strengthened
cut and assorted We now 60 to the fur
has ro0fA where the leads are annealed.
They are enclosed in plumbago boxes her.
metically sealed with clay and subjected
to high heat for several hours. ....
There is no need that should dwell
upon the different processes--the prepar.
ing of the woods saving, growing turning,
the filling Of he grooves with the leads.
the finishing, polishing, stamping, and
lastly tying up in bundles, and sending
off to market. The process Of manufac-
ture is simple. much of it being done by
machinery, bat the business is all system,
atiaed and goes like clock work.
In this one establishment about 500
hands are employed. There are other
maDufactories-uot so large or celebrated
as this; but taken all together Nursm berg
sends out 22o,0o0,0Oo pencils year.
The cedar wood is all brought from the
United States--mainly from Florida. 1t
is shipped to the Hague taken up the
Rhine and the river Main in barges, and
through the canal which unttes the Main
and the Danube to this town.
| L r.r TOYS .t
Nuremberg is celebrated for its manu-
fac.urc of toys There are but one or
two large establishmeuts--most Of the
toys being made by the people at home.
The manufacturers study the peculiarities
of all couptries--the costumes and habits
of its people. went into one establish
meut where the proprietor showed me
photographs and drawings of the Amer
ican horse cars aud btggios which he
had obtained from the Paris exhibition,
and his workmen are now producing the
CIV pattern for the American market.
He informed me that all his clock
work--all his little wheels were OBJ
tanned from Connecticut. The question
arises whether it would not be we'll for
Connecticut TO manufacture the entire toy.
There are two shipments, one duty. and
several profits to be reckoned in favor Of
the production in the United States and
only cheap labor against it. American
children must have toys Santa Claus
will come every Christmas with his pock.
cts full and that being the fact, why 10
there net good opportunity fol somebody
to Gil his own pockets with money earned
in the manufacture?
OTHER MANUFACTURES. 7. "
Ny note book has items relative to 9TH
er manufactures the bronze Foundry Of
I.enz, Heraldt & Bros, whose work Is
we'll known in Europe. They have now
in hand beautiful group for Stockholm,
"The jealous Lovers founded on an old
Scandinavian legend. Here also is a
large mapufactory Of material for gold
and silver lace employing 500 hands.
There is also an establishment for the
manufacture of engines, care, locomotives
and guns, employing 1900 hands Just
now the proprietors have contract for
manufacturing 10000 brecch loading
muskc,s for the Bavarian government and
100 pieces Of field artillery. The work
men and women in all these establish
ments labor eleven hours. The black
smiths earn 40 cents day. No agitation
here for shorter days and higher pay.
There are 10000 soldiers under arms to
put down any disturbance. besides $4,000
in the Army Of the Reserve, which can
be called upon. The State Of Bavaria IL
not SO large as New York; its population
is 1900, 900. Think Of the State Of New
York maintoing standing army OF
100000 men But the peopl Q here have
no voice in the matter. "
THE OLD BEER SHOP.
I cannot leave Nuremberg without first
visiting beer shop. We 80 in through
q small kitchen where maid is broiling
sausages and enter room 8 by l6 feet.
A clock ticks in ono corner. There are
tables. chairs and tencbes. Adjoining 10
a small pantry or tap room. over the door
Of which ws see miniature portraits Of
Albert Durer. who 800 years ago gave .
new school Of art to Germany . portrait
of Hans Sach, the shoemaker OF LutAer's