The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-24
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pc I'SHlectIyS ana De1nS equal to the |
best wax models.
III Is a curious fact that cats can not
survive when kept about a lead-pip !
mandatory. The experiment has been
tried frequently at one of the largest
manufactures in New York, and in
every instance the cat has gradually
lost flesh and died within three months.
RELIGIOUS ELECTRICITY Recently ~
New York city, It the dedication of the
new and splendid Jewish Synagogue,
corner of Lexington avenue and Fifty
third street, portion of the first CHIP
ter of Genesis was sung by the choir,
and as the words Let there be light
aud there was light" were uttered Will
q grand burst of melody, the Who'll,
church was instantaneopsly lighted
by electricity. Thus it is that modern
science lends her aid to give effect t.
the solemnities of her servants.
IMPROVED METHOD OF DRYINa C1oFH
FABRIcs.-An improved method of dry
ing cloCh textures, devised by Bastaert.
AMI one that probably may be applied
advantageously on large scale in the
laundry, consists in passing them over
several rows of aperatures in iron pipes.
ont OF which superhearted steam issues
This penetrates the cloth and dries It,
in virtue of the tendency of the steam
to absorb water and its high tempera
ture. The steam Is drawn into a iue
above, in which there is st,Ong cur
rent of air. One advantage of the pro-
cess is that the original surface of the
web is not exposed to the injury it il
apt to sustain from contact with heated
drums or plates in the ordinary process.
GUMMATE OF IRON PHOTOGRAPHIC Pa
PER.-The British Journal of Photo
graphy announces a remarkable com
pound of gunmio acid aud sesqui-oxide
of iron which renders paper coated with
it sensitive to light To prepare it We
are directed to add ammonia carbon
ate, carefully and with continual stir
ring, to solution of sesqui-chlOride Of
iron, until the mixture efferyesces vic
lcntly. Filter the liquid, saturate the
paper with it, dry in the dark, and thei
cover it with a tolerabIy thick film OF
gum arabic, and layer Of gummate OF
iron viii Immediately form upon it.
Paper thus prepared does not becom,
deep yellow for some time, and, if pei
fcctly dry, remains very flexible for
long period, and retains fine gloss.
EFFECT OF MANURE ON WEEDs.-Th'
application of manures suited to partic
ular kinds Of cultivated plants appears
to have an excellent effect in checking
the growth of weeds which otherwis,
would prove injurious. In regard to
clover, it was found that when the lane
was wholly unmanured the weed,
formed fifty-seven per cent. of the en-
tire yield but that the application OF
gypsum reduced tbs proportion OF
weeds to two per cent. heterogeneous
manur have had very slight effect, am
phosphate manures bat little more
We must not from this, however, con
slider gypsum as an antidOte TO weed,
III general, since it is a specific manure
for clover, and gives it a power to strug
gle successfully with the weeds and
crowd them out.
DISCOVERY OF AN OLD SEwING-MA
OBINE PATENT. discovery is an
nounced of an old English patent.
granted July II, 1890, to Thomas Saint,
for machine for sewing boots, sh es,
etc, which is alleged to contain sub
stantialiy the same mechanism as that
which forms the basis of existing Amer
ican machines. We have looked ovel
the drawings and specification of THU
old patent, and ind them rather defec
tive still it is possible that the machin,
could be made to work. It makes til,
lOOpstitch, contains an awl for punch
ing the hole for the needle, apparentl.
employs the eye-pOinted needle, ant
has horizontal feed. But if any bod
expects by the production of this cor
trtvance in court to invalidate any c
our existing patents for shoe machiI
cay, we think they are destined to dis
40 continent. The Saint machine Will
1t is interesting as an old curiosity
could not possibly be substituted fc
the effective devices employed in tn
country. The Saint invention bear
about the same relation to mode IN sew
ing-machines that the ancient revolvin
pistols do TO the existing repeating FIR
arms. The first, indeed, exhibited IL
revolving principle, but practically wei
COOL for nothing. SO of the early a
tempts at sewing machinery, incIudiI
that of Saint they may show the ey
pointed needle, the lOOp-stitch, and
feed, bat still are, practically, useles
The ideas of American inventors had
be adopted before sewing
wore made useful to the world.-Scie
tlfc Aplerican.
SEWING MACHINE LABOR AND HEAT
Constant labor at the sewing maehil
Is said to provoke certain maladi
among women and girls so employee
Two or three hours work in the cour
of n week may not be injurious
health, and women OF particular robU
physique may endure many hours
such labor without unusual fatig1
hut to the delicate and weak, the CON
0uencies are very often serious. T
state board of Massachusetts, recen
made this subject of special object
inquiry, and in their report says +" y
unnatural movement of the feet uE
the old treadIe, for eight or nine no
daily, tends to produce in large 2
portion of women fatigue, pain, 1
cramps in the limbs, back and loins,