New-York tribune., 1871-11-02

corner Of Sixtytlrist aad TiId-avc have been v,ry
much alike in their general character and the average
attendance and the financial Issue appear to he about
the each year That to say IN outline the history
af these shows is, that about the middle OF september
something more than SOocOO0 worth OF goods remark
able for excellence novelty collected under that
enormous arch and in the galleries attached;
the Good Of daily and nightly visitors pours tn'
rrachns on several gala evenings, "a Wodnos
aay aud Saturday, the number Of 500; schools,
asvIu,us Slbbath-Schools carve out holiday for
visiting The great curiosity, aud the attcndance coutn
ucs uua,#-cd and generally increasing till the cold
nihts of November all tie imposSility OF warming
,c, N,oh's ark suggest tic closing of the Pail
81, When those lights deal, and that music
Aca che managers cas-: u3 telcdgcr aud their report
n the Trustees Is ruh>taa;ial ly rs follows: "Svmcwaat
over 10000 persons haze visited our exhibition; they
have maid US IN ALL ab 'ut $OoO The sum to.al Of
outlay is $40 D. We place IN your handS aS hc surplus
and carn. =, S.o,ooJ'
Looked at thus financially, these fairs what the
vorli CAL. o success. Whether they might bc made
srandar aud captivating displays Of our industrial
rroluC.S-by what lines OF enterprise, by what bold
rr,sp o. possibilities tiS metropolis might every year
rt,n,y.a reunion five times as large as this-we may
hay, o,sun 10 discuss hereafter Cincinnati, with
c,u u less than ca:h OF ours, and st. Louis, with
" 70 OO while ours, counting the suburban
,.. . rlon, have gwen exhibitions that equal and,
m mrry i.I..t.rt respects, sUrpaSs oars. But 1t is
ru,n to sIg H.; annual draw $4,000 people into
b,, o. .r.~D c. halls. where they NE most
,pcor, nlIvcs Of modern art ana science where they
-, >.J'v = caSncs ard comhlatioLS b. which our
s,ur E, -rs.i shoes are made, cloth Is woven,
,u- rrlr. slwCl aDd dOyCtailed, fields cul
Yv.tca or. grass IS cut AMI harvested, our books
and ncvs,a2crs are printed. JGGGing from the
~, sns:l aui Intellectual chaTac. n Of the
,,ossas mat thgcng thee annual displays. the
ssi % ia, f,l"l,rs and best friends of the Insti-
int . cslg1,.' 7c1lzyd They give the erandcs Has
,rsto on the continent OF popular obccttcachnS The
9outcrf., mechanical forces that drive our civilization
md XIV. il sach 81, i, here be seen grouped and
h,r sod siic ~ side II It ~ .2ti,dhlc TO join
cr.rs " practical and pop saC lectures Win th., expo
sion instance, after To- auS at the yines
Lras>a.. ur ctaS.dctLJ.t section OF H. cCId step
III, l.U .... h.,r a lecture on steam a. motive
pcv :. IN Watt t. t,e Paterson Iron Works, how
Llnl. b. @ yJ} g., the instruction. II. after looking NJ
Ion Il ,,r'. CD.r.uS mil, OFT wives anu daughters
,o "a. a>.. z q &c jar AMI roa" Of the iaacAA.ry
~, g. .. G. .s7 tc aid t.oruvsAly Icactic~ talk on
Wholt, G., mCu;s, rs power Of sustaining NIc the
prpr :ay.c " ,yayeTtI; the grain into Tie stiff CT
ne tie sEl b. which our tables may always hc sup
PGcl WIZ the best OF bread; such talks t.ua
L.u> .-u'yd waui constitute a no; bic adjCuc: 10 the
a,T>a.~'r Is a power in the dissemination OF useful
Eno- a.. AsCo-2l"cd Will fo!Mer displays, the *
n....Ua N4cA ends saturday n!slt of TIE CuErcHl
WCck appeals less thin to popular love Of the
WoAi r. Il AID the vtlOus 1t is III no sense M
Iouu Perhaps the nig..,s which the door receipts
were s. oO and mi ht have been moro numerous Il
C iEaa4s,rs had secured few captivating features IS
wCuas s. large ami wc-orsaaizcd show Of thugs u.s.
fui al i'm Jrtn but not amazing. In The review hcIe
gy, - tic am - not 70 catalogue articles or exhibitor
bat TO mention the instances that may be found OF in
,eut1ns that materially advance society Oy meetir;
sexual though sometimes humble, wants not met beIor'
l., U,;cbol! Com forts and icHces-Onc Is iu-
pressed with the OF inventive genius that has
bern expended in securing comfort In sleep There are
sprnC beds where spira, coils linked together by
wire connecting the tops OF the coils; others where
wooden slat made elastic by resting on such coils
others wltre similar sGt i, hang steel coil others
where a Hty ok a hoOProu 50 on system OF coils
and Others where round discs Ot wood resting ON such
coils Nc arly touch each otlcr QIe the most remark
able ingenious OF all these unberous devices is the
wire mattress 1t was invented by German
mechanic Hartford, and large establishment is un
Abc to keep pace manufacture with the growing pop
Mar demand for the articles. l; consists Of an
trpucns, series Of small wire coils SO
pe:tcd together TO form loose metallic fabric OF nall
an inch In thickness II does not yield as far Is some OF
t - raj coil devices but it yields just N proportion to
thu weight laid upon II, and remains quite firm where
there is no weight As the weight Is removed 1t
sprus back 10 rfeCt horizontal ana VIII DO 50 arr
Lav.s carried great weigh; for weeks As to elasu-
city it : complete bed in itself and only requires mat
taSs enough 10 give Wliu;A on tAe GAueI sIGc VI 'o
Iody Ci lie sleeper.
speaEps Of mattresses there material here on eH
hIba = made OF cotton, which has been made pcrna-
pcntv .f.c b. peculiar beating process l. is mu-A
eheap- and warmer and agreeable to touch th
the De,t curIcd hair fire and the high price Of cotton
drove this bcdng material out OF market or some
wears bat hou.e wives wish secure for their flni-
Nss the utmost comfort in bedrooms, with moderate
OUTLAY s,ud visit Tho fair before it closes 10 examine
THE material and the woven wire.
Affirm on JoLu-st. shows neat device for icc-pchers
cylinder OF kiln-dricd Dass-wood Is incoSed with
platinum or silver. This wood Is slow conductor OF
heat, and ice titus iuclosed melts very slowly
The COMPANY that have many years abOred to bring
out thick Manila boardpaper. pressed into bowls
hvers Gh-pans, pas milk pans, and tubs show all al
vance at each exhibition in the excellence OF their
The articles they display this year appear 10 De
a. tough as leather or ndarubber, and the enamel Is
exceedingly firm and 6reproof Every such invention
works ncalcuAJle saving in ine, by substitui nG
tough material for the britteLess Of all ceramic wares
they we're to grind their pulp perfectly smooth and
free u all ulp the articles they make would commcnd
tbcnsCl,c- more readily.
The Decorative Wood Company have control Of IN
VentiOD by which two NcHc TuSs OF wood laid over
each other the grain crossing, and, when steamed the
LAYERS subjected 10 high pressure metallic die.
L. this Wv. elegant haSsO-ry ievO effects obtained
aud carved furniture uy be produced with economy OF
time and skill
The sandI last engraving process has been already
described TIE TRIBUNE. blast Of air from
revolving fan IL conveyed by a strong tube to the
face Of piece Of marble Rlas, and stream Of Eno
sand Is connected with the blasube 10 such way that
Ash0ver q sharp grains OF silica Is flung against the
hard surface To etched. BY Rluciug leaf, ftr III
stance tie glass he form Of the leaf protects
part Of the the sand-bast and i'll hs way
Ae outline Of ne IcIi Is cut into the glass, making
wonderfully rN:ct etching In few seconds or minutes
AaoeSQueS, ~ ,Os, AID many beautiful designs are
Aus cut N Ea.ni. ard surfaces whore decoration Is III
LsF AZ mza;ei.. be made at tenth or twentieth
.! tt cost OF cItuS them 10y the gTavers tools Fur
e'ILihG % glass II "ill prove wonderful device.
AdrMRS9 ~ Great IHCenutiy-Away in the rear or the
HCIhc nal, step only from Sccond-aVe IL curious
S&Satlyance & for pumping aud blowing fogtrumpets hy
eoed In IRON tube running under the deck Of ship,