The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-07-23

ea out OF their sepnlchFc, and pui upon
tho presses up stairs. Iron doors snd
shutters, nnd thick brick arches man I
these vaults with their precious con.
tents, fre.proof.
On the ifss floor Of the priotinv
House, directly over the Psper ssock
Room, Is . room for pressing paper
This y done BY fyc hydraulic presses
OF immense power, whose Foundations
ere set IN solid ground beneath. BIZ
TINS process a compact and alosav sur.
face is impaired 10 the paper. 10 the
right Of this apartment e the Tessins
Room, whore By machinery, the paper
y dampcned 70 the exact degree f,eces.
sary Tor hne presswoFk. IIcra again. ID
o'ten happens, combustion or whccls
and levers performs task better than
q living hand, even The most intsll;seat
aud faithful, could do Ii. Thus pro.
pared, the paper is ready Coz che nine.
taer powerful stssm presses. which are
quietly clicking away 10 tho next room.
TINS apartment Is 100 foot lonr aaa 90
feet wide, very high, mass Of windows
On each side, IS well lighted a. ! Crys.
tal Palace, aud perfectly ventilated
The presses Include varieties Ear overv
KIND Of work--the Adams, she fIoc. she
Campbell, and French patterns. One
sturdy ilttle press il pointod out which
does nothing but print Webstess spcIl.
eFs Year 10 aud ycar out Il labors
nnceasingly 10 meet the demand sor
that standard school book. tisc fnt Ia.
ieilectpal food given 70 Young America
ga tender aud appropriate nusFimep,.
which the experience Of two generations
has noweoulifmrd as lbe beat. and which
: NOT likely soon 20 be saporseded
The iroa.hcarscd little press win wear
issclf out, nnd DO cast aside. and n,aax
others Ike Il, long befose Webster win
go cut o. fashion. Ia moving about
among this inTenions but insepsate ma.
chiaery, one cannot help noticing the
bright looking girls who stand beaide
zach OF The presses. Ike Keeper beside
40 elephant, aud iilla lie rayenou. msw
continually, The plumpnuss aud fosI.
ness OF these nimblc ecrvitoys proclaim
shc business 70 be heaIthsnl, At lcas. a,
conducscd 10 sueh well lighted aud aIr,
rooms. Dir. Dame, who has had charge
81 the Appleicns' presswork for . long
time. prcsides over the whols Of this
department. nnd aoea that every shens
Z perfect. before il i tsuudled over The
little bridge which conncesa thc Print.
ing HOUSE With she Bindesy.
Oniy one branch---the Dryine Roop,
remains 20 bc examined In tha do.
niinion cf DuRpc. This Is . logt Al ,he
cad of The Pfess Room. 10 this retreat
tho printed sheets aro borne, damp aud
fragrant as ncw. nsown hay, and dried
% the same principle a. a family wash.
ing, bat rather more scientifically. The
ont side az Is freely admitted on ali
but the coldest days. and temperature
Of about 7ee maintained By staampipcs
Passing over the little drawbriiRs
before mentioned, following great load
OF Muhlbarh ahead. aud elssely pursued
By the Dickens (ehcap eaiiiup,) the
seeker fcT Knowledge ensers the Bind.
cry, aud The kingdom og Matthews
whose fortunes may be said 70 Be bound
np with the Applesons. A polite pilo,
being placed 81 the visitors aispOsaI. be
FIRST dcaccnds 70 the basement aud looks
at large pilcs Of board and sheet stoek
aud other material, for covers. In 4
room adjoining this are odd loss Of
books, ten, o. tWenty, or huadred, a
the case may be, called The over stock
representing the temporary excess Of
the supply Of certain works over The
dcmsnd. Il IA wondcr that the pub.
lIshers hit the popular taste 50 closely,
Great names aTa inscribed on somo Of
the parcels; but great names do not
always sell. Tho tinal destiny Of he
oyerstock issihe paper-mill much no.
Der, Il one must choose, than goiag 10
the trunk makers.
Upstairs, By the steam.eIcyator. Ia
the arst floor agaiu. Hero il a room
iuIl Of prints some Of them from the
latest designs Of tbs beat artists OF ths
Uld and New World, to bc used 10 the
illustrated works Of tho House thence
the explorer issues into an apartment
SO long that he can hardly see the end
Of IL. Son thrcbs Of machinery greet
hia ear, and, on inquiry, no learns that
q score OF stcam folders are performing
their work with speed and accuracy
unattainable b human hands. This
great room, too, is ~ light as day. aud
its atmosphere as pure al gardens
and the l75 girls who feed the folders.
or stitch the sheets when folded. or
render other serviccA on this floor. az.
hibit the bloots Of health aud The smile
OF coatentment.
The elevator again and one 4 Ianded
unistigued upon The second floor. Al
mouotonous rattle, Of steam cbuupiu6.
machine In full blast, proves 70 emapate
from board cutter. which being fed Il
one end with unlimited pasteboard.
turns out 5000 pairs Of covers II hour.
OF any size wanted. This machine has
q room all 10 itself. Next 10 Il il the
storage.place for the calf, sheep, moroc-
90, and other leathers, aud also the
cloth for binding; the whole smelling
like 4 bran new library. The rest VI this
floor is duplicate, 10 point Of size, Of
tho ono below II. About Hundred men
are employed here, stamping, cutting.
oass.mukinE, and forwarding, which are