Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-06-18
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NFU OntyAes Nav 22 1870.

lclt on WIN hotlte pl T. " ttnf
& Cos display. Next TO il wer'
samples new remedy, Of local dis
coyery and proparalion,-a a pectora
balsam, prepared By DR. ID. I.aplace
chemist OF this city. from tho In
dian turnip, a wild root, indlgonou
Il, our swampa.
Ny old friend, DIR. Mcpherson
placed on exhibition specimens o
copper ore aud refined copper, takei
from the "Burra. Burra" mines o
Polk Co., Tenn. During the lat'
"unpleasantness" The Coniederatel
drew very large supplies of copper
from these mines, but not enough
Il would appear, TO render them, Il
marine parlance, "a !, copper bot
toned and copper fastened" =
To show the interest taken in th,
Fair, abroad, tho old and weal.hy
firm of Powers & Weightman, O
Philadelphia, sent out large and
very attractive assortment Of Chem
lcals and Drngs for which 4 premi
um Was awarded them.
Mlossrs Ball, Lyons & Co., one o.
the largest tirmsin the city, in drugs
medicines, &C., for the first time tool
part in tho Fair, and had no cause
to regret the attempt. They exhib
tied an assortment Of Sugar Coated
Pills and Gran alcs, prepared by w
/ r. Warner& Co., Pa.-so neatly and
tastefully put up as TO give them the
appearance of fine French bon-bons
and really they looked "nice enough
to eat" They also exhibited q large
case of Surgical Instruments, man.
ufactured by Geo. Ticman & Co
New York, which though not en-
tered for competion were of such
superior excellence that they cur.
ricd off the highest award.
The two highest and only awards
for display Of dental instruments
and dental mnt6tials were taken
over all competition by A. A. Faycr.
weather, whose Dental Depot, now
at SO st. Charles street, has long been
one OF our established institutions.
One case ofinstruments, finished in
the most elegant style, with gold,
silver, pearl and jewels, was the
handsomest thing of the kind ever
seen here. The "Butler Dental
Chair" invented by DR., Butler, and
made by Barbaroux 4 Co. of Louis-
vile, and which can be easily work
cd by tho dentist into every possi-
Bile position he may need, attracted
the special attention and praise OF
the profession and of the Committee,
Nextto the teeth and forccps show,
was a display quite as interesting to
the ladies, j presume-being askel-
cton corset" especially designed for
Southern climates and, as far IDS d
male observer could judge, evident
" cool and comfortable article for
one Of phr hot. broiling days. AS |
look6d at it / thought of Sidney
Smiths wish, on just such a day to
be able to sit in his bones, in a
church steeple, and hear the wind
whistle throughshis ribs. This new
ARTICLES, of course, of New England
invention coming from the Wor-
cester Skirt Co, Worcester, Mass.
Col. S. N, Moody placed on cxhi-
bition a small shirt made from the
beautiful Ramie ,fibre,-white, light
and dclicato- q sample of which,
like floss silk, that had been redress
ed in Europe and. sent back here,
lay eosily-next to the shirt. Ada
cent were two curiosities, q violin
and a. large microscope made by
hand at Holly Springs, Miss, by
Professor Cutlor, and to which the
Committee awarded first class pre-
iniums. -.
McIIane's pills; Brineaud's Light
ing hair dyc;.a human scull as big
as an egg, with q set of miniature
artificial teeth inserted light, ,ele-
giant and tasty bonnet frames, made
here and equal to any Parisianwork;
real and imitation French ,corsets,
wonders of fine workmanship and
elegant materials; a large case OF
masonic emblens,s rich and hand
some, by Zimmerman; large,
splendid showing of the celebrated
Meriden Cos Britannia ware !, more
more embroidery, more shirts q
glass case from Mt. Carmel Convent,
showing the silk cocoon, the raw
silk, and the silk ready for usej home
made spectacles, a. choice article, a
frame containing the "Lurd's Pray
er" woven in silk, in aspace of 8 by
8 inches small bottles, containing
the @Magie Battery, d liqdid that
instantaneously converts an'iron or
a pewter spoon into silver coated
one; more sewing machine; artificial
limbs Of excellent plan and make;
dazzling rows of silver ware and
iewelry some useful, some ornament
al, all made here; sctts Of watch
movements made by machinery; a
counter full of perfumery and fancy
soaps, equal TO the finest from Eu.
rope, but made herc-these and
scores of other curious, handsome,
5f simply useful articles succeeded
each other in the windings OF tho
circles, revolving one within The
other; and occupied me whole day
TO fully examine them. q.
MI. Pescay, the artist who has ac
ouired such well merited reputation
in connection with the designs for
jewelry gold and silver ware, sent
forth from Ar. z. A. Tyler's well
known establishment on Canal
street,-on this occasion distin.
Ruished himself by the number and
variety Of articles be had on exhi-
bitior,, and naturally, carried on the
awards. The siltervare predomi'
mated over the jerelry. though in
tbs latter there vas a 5000 diamond
setf. 1t would be beyond my linz
its TO give even an outline sketch