The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-05-05

dampssea to the exact degrtc necessary for hut
pgee.-vork. Hore again. a. often happous, a
combination % Wheels nBd iovers pcrfoym tasA
better than liviag hand. even tho mosl lllioh-
cent and fAiihful, coaid do II Thns prepared
The paper is ready for The nineteen powerful
steam processes, which Are quietly clicking away in
the ntst room. This apartment is i5o feet long,
And % feet eido, very high, mass Il vindows on
each side A. we'll lighted as a CY1stai Palace, aud
perfectly ventilated The presses iaolude varle.
tos for every kind ~ work tho Adams, the Hos,
the Campbell aud French patterus ont sturdy
htilo pross Il pointed ouf whish docs nothing hut
print Mebsters spoilers. Year IN sud year cat Il
labors uncoasingly 10 meet the demand for that
standard sehuol-book, the first intellectual food
given ~ Yoang Amcrica tender and appropr-
ate nutriment, which tho cxpenenoe o. two gen
oratioas has now confirmed a. the beat, and which
il not likely coon 10 bo superseded. The IRON
hearted little press viii wear itself out, and be
cast aside, and many others ike il, long before
Webster will go out Of fashion. In moving about
among this ingenious but insenaato machinery,
one cannot help but noticing the bright-looking
girls who stand beside each af the presses, like q
keeper beside an elephant. and an It's rayenous
NAV continually. The plumpnesa and rosiness Of
these nimble seryitors proclaim the business TO
be healthhil, al least AZ conducted IN such we'll
lighted and airy rooms Mr., Dunno, who has had
charge Of the Applotous' pross-work for long
time, prcsidas over the whole Of this department,
and secs that every sheet is perfect, before il is
trundled over the little bridge which connects the
Printing House with the Bindery.
Only one branch the Drying Room remains
10 be examined, in the dominion Of Dunno. This
is a loft at the end Of the press-Room. To this
retreat the printed sheets arc borne, damp and
fragrant as new-mown hay, and dried on the same
principle as family washing, but rather more
scientifically. The outside air is freely admitted
on all but the coolest days, and temperature OF
about 10 degrees maintained by steamp pipes.
Passing over the little drawbridge before men
toned, following great load Of Muhlbaeh ahead,
and closely pursued by the Dickens (cheap edi-
tionl, the seeker for knowledge enters the Bind.
cry, and the kingdom Of Matthews, whose for
tunes may be said to be bound up with the Apple
tons polite pilot being placed at the visitors
disposal he first descends to the basement and
looks at largo piles Of board and sheet stock and
other material for covers. In room adjoining
this are odd lots of books, ten, or twenty, or 0
hundred, as the case may be, called the ''over'
stock, representing the temporary excess Of the
supply Of certain works over the demand. II is q
wonder that the publishers hit the popular taste
SO closely. Great names are inscribed on some
of the parcels; but great names do not always
sell The final destiny OF the overstock is the
paper-mill much nober, if one must choose
than going to the trunk-maker's.
Upstairs, by the steam-elevator, to the first
floor again Here is a room full Of prints, some
of them from the latest designs Of the best artists
Of the Old and New Worlds, to be used in the il
ustrated works of the House thence the explor
er issues into an apartment so long that he cal
hardly see to the end of it. Soft throbe Of ma
Ainery greet his ear, and on inquiry, he Learnt
That score Of steam "foders" are performing
their work with speed and accuracy unattaina
bic by human hands This great room, too, is al
light as day, and its atmosphere as pure as gar
den's and the IT'S who feed the folders or stitel
the sheets when folded, or render other services
on this aoor, exhibit the bloom Of health and The
smile Of contentment.
The elevator again, and one is landed unfa
tigued on the second floor. Amonotonous rattle
as Of steam chopping machine in full blast
proves to omenato from board-cutter, which be
ing fed at one end with unlimited pasteboard
! turns out 5000 pairs Of covers an hour, Of an,
size wanted This machine has a room all to it
self Next to it is tho storage place for the calf
sheep, morocco, and other feathers, and also th'
cloth for binding the whole smelling like bran
new library. The rest Of this floor ID duplicate
| In point Of size, Of the one below II. About
/ hundred men are employed here, stamping, cut
| ting, case-making, and forwarding, which are va
rious stages toward the consummation Of the per
| feet work Here are seen stacks Of the Appleton
standards, the freshest Muhlbach, the newes
! Dickens reprint, and other books announced,
and for which the orders are already pouring in
| Looking, for moment, at the quick motions q
| all these it occasions no surprise TO learn tha
/ 3.00O "Cyclopadias," 6OOO "Marie Antoinettes,
| 10000 "Copperdelds," and 1900 or 10000 sma
/ school-books can be delivered from this depart
ment daily Great as Is the capacity Of produc
tion it seems to be fully tasked.
In just such another long, high, and admirbly
u
/ the dner processes Of guiding, marbling, an
/ finishing. Here are men Of ideas, Of exceiler
taste, Of delicate touch, worthy to be called ar
4 lists. Some Of them originate beautiful design
in binding and ornamentation, as clever in the
way az pictures and poems, good ones we meal
The lovely work, for which Matthews has lon
| been celebrated, and which finds it's highest O.
pression in the famous gift-boolSs Of the Hous'
il all done on this floor. Not less than slo,Ol
worth of gold-leaf is consumed here annually.
il curious to sec the sldilful artist apply this
most tenuous Of substances to tine lettering AL
and embelishment Of covers. Working in col
webs. or the down Of butterfy-wings, could har'
" be more difficult Marbling too, Is a very int
resting process Drops Of different colored o.
are swirled from brushes by quick rotary NOV
ment between the worksnan's palms upon the su
face Of water in a trough. rake with hne tee'
is then drawn over the notified surface back an
forth, and the oh spots are broken up and con
mingled into the most gorgeous and symetEic
forms. Different combinations of eoiors, an
different movements Of the rake, produce totsl
different figures. The workman then takes a she
of prepared paper between the thumb and for
finger Of each hand, drops il gently upon The co
ored surface of the water and, moment afte
peels Il of marbled. Each sheet requires Il
prepAratiou of a new surface. To do this rapid
and preserve a uniformity Of pattern, dernan'
great skin and experience in the operAtor 81
encc has not yet been able 10 AbEeviate this rat
or tedious process.
Another ard positively the iast fight, by q
elevator, lands the passenger on the fourth hoo