Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18
agricultural.
The American Institute Fafr-NO.

The American Institute Fair-NO. 3. !
variety and of excellent quality, mostly OF
articles for eace, luxury or adornmert There
were easy chairs, which. under their owners
hands, became reclining chairs or lounges
elegant sofas which expanded into full sized
and elaborate bedsteads, while mattresses and
cushions were plenty, and luxurious enough
to leave nothing to be desired by the most
fastidious of eastern loungers. There have
been almost as many patents and patterns in
spring beds as in washing machines and
ehurns, aud they were, I think, about all
represented here. In nearly all, save some
cheaper ones, the coiled wire spring in conf
cal or double-conical form, and commonly
known as the sofa spring, is used entirely or
in part.
The best arrangement of these as yet seems
to have been found by Mr.. Chas. Rich, (for
merly Montpelier boy,) and embodied in
the Empire Union Spring Bed. This is
made of sofa springs, each being attached to
its next neighbor on either side by iron
clasps, lined with leather to prevent creaking,
or the harboring of yermin. The springs
vary in the size of wire used, being largest
in those parts which have to sustain the
most weight. 1t is even, elastic. and must
be durable to have endured without damage
the trampings given it by Mr.. Rich during
the eight weeks of its exhibition. He re-
ceived the first premium.
Tba
some fine mattresses and pillows. Cheaper
and more clearly than curled hair, light and
soft as feathers without being so heating
they seem to me to be the perfection of bed
ding, if durable. The theory of its prepar.
alton is, that sponge is always elastic when
moist, always returning to its original form
as soon as wet, though partially losing its
elacticity when dry being moistened with
glycerine, which is insoluable in water and
does not evaporate, it always remains moist,
and consequently always elastic. They re-
eelyed first premium. Another substance
for mattresses, cushions, etc, exhibited by
Wood Bros. & Co, was cotton in thin LAYERS
each one of which was prepared with sizing
to keep it from mating. 1t appeared well
and cushion from a church was shown with
h sext on's certificate that it had been il
use sixteen years. 1t showed very little in
Jury from use.
[ was most happy to make the acquaint
ance of gentleman l had long known b,
reputation, and whose name is household
word in every family in the country, 70
"Mason's Fruit Jars" are known and use
everywhere. He is still young man, (whic
mention. for like lady heard remark il
g had always thought of him as an oil
man, of amiable temper and most enga
ging manners, and showed his fine stand {
fruits with evident pride and pleasur,
- How nice the fruit looks, go how well
keeps it's form, 80 mine at home do MT loo
SO clear" and like remarks were constant
heard from ladies about the stand and
explanation given me by Mr. Mason gat
cred these facts: Fruits put up "for show,
are put up in clear water, which makes the
look 80 clear they are put in the Jars Who'll
and cold water added, which makes the
keep their form so well then put the IA
into cold water which is brought to boiIil
point, when the jars are taken out and scale
Fruits put up for use, are better if sugar
added when they are canned, to make The
sufficiently sweet for eating when opene
the sugar does not affect their keeping 0
way or the other the fruit does not look
nice, but tastes better. If you don't c,
TO have your fruit whole, it is Just as goo
and less trouble to put your fruit into
preserve kettle with enough sugar and wa
to make the proper syrup, bring it to a sea
then dip it out into your cans and seal l
In this case the jars should be gradua
heated in water, from which they should
taken as wanted for use. Red raspberl
retain most of their fresh favor in canni
strawberries and pine apples least
tomatoes and sweet corn are the most difiC
to put up successfully. So, most careful
pains-taking housewife, when you cnviou
admire the show fruits at fairs, console 70
self with the fact that " our own at HON
taste better, though these may look nj,
Don't | know, for have MT eaten of bo
OF course Mr.. Mason got first premir
and his new improved jar with glass co
seems to leave nothing more to be desire
except the jars.