New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-30

hnits the removal Of l,rt with moist rag. Pencil
pnd crayOn drawings may hc rendered ncilaceable
by spunkling with CHI, LIQUID by means of an atom
tser an exceedingly t'ic.,, liim remaining on the
evaporation OF tho ether
NEW WAY OF CrrCtSG SrvER--According to
d. Elsner. water in watch potatoes have been boiled
exercises remarkable cleaning influence upon silver
ware of all kinds, especially spoons that have be-
come blackened 10y cgcs. Even delcatey chased
end engraved articles can. jt is said be made bright
Dy this method, even b.t.r than by the use Oh the
ordinary polishing powder, which Is ant to settle III
hho deprcsSlOnS, requiring particular care III lts re-
GnoVal.
UuIJz,uoN OF TIE CAT-TAIL."-To the list Of
waste vegetable products that arc now becoming
utilized is TO be added the common cat-tail," a
plant that abounds in many marshy districts to a
very great extent. NJ Dupont prepares the fiber by
boiling the cut ana dusd leaves for several hours in
pu alkaline solution and then pressing between roll
crs and washing Thus prepared 1t is valued at from
81 TO IS per hundred weight; and it is estimated
ions yearly The fiber is ycowish, but takes dyes
readily. IL is quite tenacious, and can be worked up
into oordage' OF converted into paper
SCLruATEs OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM IN
BIEACHNG ANIMAL IABmCs.-A patent has lately
been obtained by Samal & Beronson. for the
use OF feeble solutions # the suphates of so
dium and potassium in bleaching animal tex
silo fabrics; their special object being TO
Tcmove The gum in preparing silk and in securing
wool. For the first mentioned object the bath must
d. boiling; while for tho second the temperature of
xhe alkaline sulphu-et should not exceed l2O'.
Where it is especially difficult 10 remove the gum
uud prepare the silk tua prOtOSulphuret NAV be
employed. The eliminates OF soda and OF potash
lave als5 been used for the same purpose.
CEMENT FOR FASTENING METALS on GIAss-The
following cement, recommended by FRANKIE for fast
4 IL al pf Of
&c. upon the showcase, in the Vienna Exposition,
Instead of the tedious and detective method of bor
Ing the glass, with its liability to fracture, may be
Found generally useful N fastening metal on glass
securely. and rapidly. 10 an intimate mixture Of
Two parts Of fnay-pOWlerel silyor-hthargc, and
pue part dry white lead, aud as much OF mixture
NJ three parts boiled hnsced oil and one OF copal
Earnsh as will form o doughty mass 1t IS only
pecessary to cover the lower face of the medal with
lhs cement press II upon the glass, ana remove the
Excess OF cement.
INV Moron FOR SEWING MACHINES, &C.-A decd-
pdly novel steam engine said to have been invented
lyF Siemens Of Dresden which has neither cylinder
piston guide-TOds cTauks nor valves, butapparenty
only boiler, the interior arrangement of which for
ihe present constitutes the secret of the patentce
phe steam remains, as well as works. within it, rot
n drop Of water being lost il is only adapted 10
produce 40 horse power but 10 is always readyaud
perfectly SAFE and when gas Is employed Tor heat
j. cylindrical IN form, widening at one end Cohcally
Bnd placed at an angle OF q degrees, and turns on
supports, cOnical tootAed wheel on the top con-
ktIting The motion into horizontal OF vertical
FIRr-ProOF OwnER-CHESTs.-Testsh have recently
been made by the English Government in regard
% new construction of powder-chests, with such
satisfactory result as TO render it not impossible
That they may be adopted at least for the retail
Trade. These chests are apparently similar 10 the
ordinary fire and burglaI-pIoot safes, with unusually
thick walls, composed of 4-inch chambers, filled
with slwGust and alum. On exposure to heat the
plum mets and the % per cent of water it contains
escapes into the powder chest through small open
Sings and prevents the explosion At the powder The
saies were placed in separate furnaces, and after
being heated strongly Tor SIX hours the powder IN
tyO OF them was, on examination, found 'maDScled'
HE chests themselves appearing IN good COuditloh,
Hu1 registering thermometer indicating maxi
Heated sill further without damage
TUrBiyr WIND NATURALIZATION is called, in
HE German architectural Magazine to a so-called
sgind-tuibne or horizontal wInd-wheel, near Blesa,
snoying about a vertical axis. 1t has diameter
f about II feet. hight of 1O2 feet, six curved pad
iles aud ybt movable guide curves, and makes 10
Revolutions per minute, even while running a saw
kuttinr plank over three inches thick. 1t would
hr,bllly make 20 revolutions without work, and
rsitb A GOOD wind would furnish about SIX horse
hoover. Similar attempts it seems, have previously
nsen uaoc. and careful experiments are needed 20
know whether they possess any advantage over me
Best constructed vertical wheels; especially as the
comparative difficulty is tie escape OF the AR that
has operated the paddles anu Its reflex, by reason
Nf elasticity in the wheel, LAY produce SORT oI
llratJIg motion current, SUFFICIENT 10 oCC@aIOH
80 of p'wer'
NEW DYE STUFF. - Since all possible
slades of color have been produced from ami
Cine. chemists have turned their attention TO
f,nthractne and alizariue; aud Springmim oh
sains an accessory product, IN the artificial
Manufacture of alizarine out Of anthracene, from
(which q beautiful blue can be made, superior III
unsny respects to all aniiiDe blues. DRIED IN "A
VACUUM u forms blue powder, with few small
CRYSTALS aud differs from alliue color In having the
rame color in solution 1t dissolves with but little
yesidue in water An alkali destroys its color, but
an acid restores it; and the strongest acids i'm
sDroye instead of attacking its TINT. Unlike anime
H IL not soluble IN ether alcohol; and n resst5
She action Of light better than anime. Uniortu-
yately, it's preparation Is as yet cNtIaNagani ~ SA-
s,ensiye: a pound would cost about Sl5,OOO! The
Srocese h q secret and il IS 60 be hoped Will be 80
Improved as to cheaper the product
C,NNylIE. A NEW BhowN ANILINE DYF.-An an
Eine. called cannelle-brOwn suitable for replacing
slyewoods in producing on silk, wool or cotton
Beautiful. bright wood-brOwn, and all shades Of
brown with less trouble and not too great expense
has been prepared for some time by Knosp Of SUIT
,art For silk and wool no mOrdant is necessary the
dive being simply dissolved in hot water and filtered
througn aanDel. when cold Silk is dyed in luke
warn bath with which this solution is mixed, and
slightly acidifed with tartaIie acid The color can
De dsepeued and tinted by the addition of solution
II patent or methyl-yIolet or precipitated indigo;
H.. IA in odd n a