New-York tribune., 1870-11-05
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

and Third-ave., Will end to-Bignt
OF the many thousands who attend these Aut'n'iai
exhibitions some do not fail to see in tins iuenSc
and seemingly confused collection of objects ude-
mark. 40 IN SNEAK of the progress the American ma
tion ia making in the arts of true and ad'ahcms
eiyilzatou No invention of great note or import "
society has been given TO the country Tor the PaS'
quarter of century that did mol nis' n, oict
duty TO the American Institute ynsrfect device
here dspayed his first crude ana uiltiioO. .nts
which with countless changes ana improve ~ mn
has ripened into the wonderful army t nat;ons o
chimes that cut the harvests OF tne s n''onS omG
El;as Howe here first explained 10 curious , an"
doubling knots of gazers the cunn,nS cne;Date half
m by ,ya (which hs RGGp%'SSS BONDAGE Ia 70 the needle
Three years ago the public saw the st a.a
of principle that will soon Iivst steam na az through
hong tube by the pushing force OF conplcss,u az; a.
Very important improvements IN tne stgairhS.Ile r.
sayc heen first generally known through these airs;
and in ali The minor arts and devices by which daily
household life be made more conlemenL' easeI'
and more elegant Sy wG ESh,np Warmer and better
ventilated the Institute has been pioneer. Ample
display has always been made OF articles by winch
She toll Of the kitchen is lghtened, 6y winch the
food supply may be more abundant and uniform be-
cause articles be kept better and carried further
by which water is made purer, bread raised with
ssyta;pfy and meats NAV be carried fresh from far
oil pasture lands to cities that famlsh, and by which
sleep be made altogether luxurious and refresh
ing These minor triumphs OF invention do not seve-
rally affect society like the locomotive and the power
loom; but taken in the aggregate they are of great
importance as showing how rapidly the gospel, OF
which Francis Bacon was the first and most eloquent
apostle the doctrine and philosophy of uses has per-
vaded all modern culture and is becoming the salient
feature of modern society In the review here
gwen of the collection TO be found at the Empire
Rink, special description is gwen of inventions not
according TO their SIZE or cost, but IN proportion as
tncy of general interest tO society OF calculated
To enhance the comfort or insure the health ot thc
million, .
WATERPROOF ROOFING PAPER.
Judging from the experience of China and Japan
it is only old civilizations that master the art OF
adapting paper to general in the arts. Since
gutta percha has been found to rival iron and copper
in the range of its and its importance IN the H.
dusries the problem Of uniting this gum wlth paper
to produce o substance not unlike leather has
often been studied. Last year an exhibitor showed
pleasnre-b boats made by combining sheets of manila
pasteboard with gutta- -percha glue III such way
as to produce a wall fourth of inch thick, and as
tough and impeTviOus as horn. The same gentleman
is now devsing modes of applying tins discovery TO
the production of oil and kerosene barrels gas re-
ceiyers, and all packages that should be gas tight
He thinks carriage bodies can be made OF 1t, and
many articles of use and ornament, as lamp-stands
pals, pans, wash h-boards, and all vessels used IN |
handling milk cheese and butter. An inventor IN |
New-Jersey now shows manila pasteboard So com
pounded with paTathne as To be waterproof Win |
thorough coating of paint he believes the article
will rival tin and slate roofing material and this
seems quite probable. If so, farmers and pioneers
have a cheap roofing material that can be put on as
fast wall paper and which Will last as well as TIN,
at One-tenth the expense If this is not IN all re-
specs what it's friends claim il seems clear that we
are to have combinations of gumlny substances
with paper that will prove of wide and general i'm
important discoveries and expansions III tins hne
WALL DECORATIONS.
Four or FIVE modes of making interior walls bright
and beautiful illustrated at the Fair. An inven
tor in this city has applied inks to the natural wood
in such manner that paper is printed so as TO be
not like granting fair imitation but an exact re-
production of every streak, cloud Knot or curl III
the oak or mahogany used TO make the impression.
foreign device, operated on this side the ocean,
stamps very beautiful Oh d snd Ior pressing
it upon the surface 10 be stamped The IRON burns
some part of the picture "A little which gives the
In another process oil is mixed with certain gums
and the picture or figure is laid on thin paper
Being wet and pressed against the wall, the figure
adheres firmly and the film of paper peels OF. In |
this way walls be- III effect, frescOed by any |
paperhanger and the impressions are so hrln mat
scrubbing- brush with suds has no damaging effect.
veneering lathe of recent invention takes a |
very thin tilm or shaving of wood from the whole |
mahogany and by the aid of sizing, the walls OF |
room may be waDscoted in very handsome way at |
the cost of few cents per square yard.
Improved tools for working wood have been ap- |
piled to cutting smooth strips OF colOrs that contrast
as black walnut and ash or cherry with yellow pine,
yard, like rush mating or Oil-cloth: 1he wood
STRIPS ht exactly, and may be rubbed down with an
oiled cloth and waxed. As cover for hall and din
ing-roOm floors and for bedrooms il is quite superior
10 carpeting il absOTbs no Odors or dust, always
looks fresh and elegant and lasts many years while
the cloth between it and the floor makes il elastic
and nearly noiseess to the tread II is used Also for
wainscotfhg rooms as high as the chairboard
UTENSILS.
As TO washing machines. each annual Fan offers "A
bakers dozen of new patterns but only one is a
growing favorite from year to year, partly no doubt
because, while about as good as any, that one IL
much less costly. 1t lis of no Use To go before our
public and ask families TO give much, If anything,
over S15 for any substitute for knuckIes and the
washb0aTd. 49,, -,
In minor conveniences, we notice little Emery |
knfesharpener which Tor - cents, will keep all the
cutlery of a family on edge. white waterruns ana
meat-chOpper for sausages ana mmces' working py
crank and easily cleaned. This latter virtue should
De an important point III every cOntIyance for Use
in the kitchen. Two or three years ago three or
would work dough admirably but housewives found
them 20 hard TO clean that they fell back upon ma
tnre's tools All the dish washers open to this
objection. No cOntrivances that are AT all cOmp- |
Gated easily put out OF repair, or hard TO clean
even though they be simple as an egg whpper or
nutmeg CRATER can win permanent placein kitchens
The meat chopper is great Dvemence u consists
play up and down in a circular wooden box with
thick bottom This box moves around slowly 50
that all the mince IN IT Is cut TO the same heness
The box is easily detached aud cleaned. Like "a
great many similar patents too great proft Is ex
pected on the sale of it. IL can be made for ~ %,
and should be sold at SO. How few can understand
flat 10 cents piece from 10 men IL Just az mnch
money as dollar from single victim, and that the
ten are more readily found than the victim lhou-
sands of people will turn away from an article they
want because they have no idea OF paying anybody
100 per cent profit.
The WOODEN and sand filter is cheap, simple, and
effective The neaest thing about II is the iact that
by taking il OFF from the tube and reversing H. the
change in the flow of the current cleans IT; the I'M
4urities that lodged in the hannei are driven Dack
and the flow is muddy for a little while ana tneh
runs clear In the small filter strlp of nannei is
wound around wire support ana noloSeu;; lne
fluid goes the inside first, and passes out thronen
the hannel then, by turning II end Tor emu tne no"
is first upon the outside of the flannel and the Lnp
rites washed away. Ia constant use llls sup
should he taken out and washed cieai once III 'e1
days a week No doubt 1t would be ionhd VI
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