New-York tribune., 1876-07-01
FRENCH INDUSTRIAL ART.
THE BEST DISPLAY IN AGRICULTURAL HAlL-soMf
INTERESTING COMPARISONS WITH AMERICAN
MACHINERY.

ITHr BFsr DISPLAY IN AGRICULTURAL HAIL-sOMt
INTERESTING COMPARISONS WITH AMERICAN
MACHINERY.
Il FROM THE REGULAR CoREEsroSDEST TIE TEIEUSE.I
PHILADELPHIA, June 29.---We must give
France the credit of making tee most extensive display
ID, Agricultural Hall o. any forcigI nation except Can
lada II does not include much iu the way Of agricultural
maetc- aud is almost wholly deficient IN specimens
of ora1s seeds and general farm products and IN Nus
trations French farm processes But considering at
few other countries have done much IN these direct "ns'
VIC are dsposod TO accept as reparatoa for uch mani
fest defects in exhibit the large and fine display
lof food preparations and Of wines OF all departments ~
he Fair this place for the goumand Here he can
drink the finest in the world tn Imagination o1
course. for unless he is member of the jury
Ihe corks will ont of the bottles at hl-
conapd and he can taste the way, by looking
LAT the rows on rows Of glass jars those dainty perd
of fruits. vegetables, meats, aud hsh wLich uit
French alone know how 10 prepare There Is a theory
among the French, aud u is correct one TOO '' '
peasuIcs OF sight greatly enhance those 'i "9''' an"
THAT in sequence OiDd man has nut dNii "ptcia
ton OF the fine Effects Of gastr0nomic art They there
fore cndeavor first 10 please the eye, that may t'c
gIaph to tine palate get ready fOI the dttaceS II l
about receive. The taste displayed IN puttns MP
great variety Of delicate preparations in Eass is really
wonderful Fruits which have some beauty OF FORM ana
color naturally make a pleasing show; but the chef
tllnmphs in this direction won In the preltra-
tiuas of such vegetables beans, peas, asparagus,
and artichokcs which with rs are treated 10
nothing better than mash in tin cam The French are
almost alone in understanding how 20 cook vegetables 20
as u bring out their favor the best advantage They
10 OF cat them on the plates with meat eud gravy,
but serve them separately with bread slou" thJt the
taste of each may bc enjoyed upon it's own merits.
lPicaIcd meats, put uP in glass with variety ~ Ve f.
hblcs is another French speciality, including ct-aca9.
wit crabs, y,oa'ctd Ia GHuctcye, GrU III I91e aud
k,O,tici rot a In Gettc
Very handsome displays Of fruits boiled in sy~un rE
thoroughly caHdicd made, including no; only ia"
usual articles OF this seen in coHtcc urcl 'oT
but whole muskmcIous ana apples OF tle largest s.l'
What f. known in ths country French confectionery
not all for the reason that it is not French bu
American. We are the greatest candy-'aiEs nation in
the world and tie countless varieties OF swerwei's H
(which we are familiar almost wholly unknown IN
lEuroDe.
Among the food products should be mentioned sa-dilcs
sausagcs macaron, olive OIL Eoqiciot cheese, ard
lin great abundance couica oavcs of beet sugar
Stmsburg DcS The latter belong by right, 10 The Ger
man section, but whatever may DE their political
feeling, the maker, os J1f DC oic Grns acknowledge
matters Of gastrouomy allegiance except 70 France,
and have managed In some way get their goods into
the French exhibit Tho wellknOwn chocolate establish
nent Of Menicr makes handsome and at The same time
instructive display o cocoa in the bean and The pod and
in ali It's various preparations, accompanied witH photo
OF exterior ana ulcilOl views OF lLcl WO4FN
The wines of BOrieauN Burgundy, and The champagne
country largely exhibited. OF champagne there arc
represented about twenty exhibitors. One Of them
shows a set Of ingenious machinery used in the making
Of cLapagnes for uncorknC the bottles at the stage Of
manufacture when the sediment that settles on the cork
is blown by the explosive force Of the generated
by the wnc and for recorlng after filling with prcpa
ration Of sugar and branfgho ius oi~'"to' Ia u'c
process Of champagne e-nakng. large map Of I'm
champagne district with border Of pictures Of wine
cellars and wine establishments is conspicuous here.
.-lmost the only agricultural machinery shown
il number Of riddle sOries for cleaning grain These
are revolving uhes of metal perforated with holes Of
different Sizes inclination and worked either
by hand or power The riddles he changed so to
adapt machines for fine seeds for thc larger grains
peas beans, coffee The price OF these machines
ranges from l3O TO 500 francs Apparatus for making
and bO;ng soda water IA shown in great abundance b.
a number OF exhibitors. There also some coffee
making machines ranging in size from small household
affair to huge apparatus for ship army score
OF platform scales are exhibited, but they all
rudcly constructed Ia comparison with American scalos
that the only remark they occasion s an expression
Of wonder that they sent at all, and THAI tho
French far behind in tins branch Of manufacture
large assortment Of milsones Is shown, ami among
them what appears TO he new invention. IL ia bolt
ing stone which is said TO effect acccleraon In grind
ing avoidance Of excessive heat and great economy in
motive power Slots radaly through the stone
and them are inserted wire boiling cloths OF about
two inches in width. The exhibits Of Portland cement
made by two companies are exceedingly good. Ono
shows a heavy apparatus for testing the cohesive
strength of bricks made from the cement, which are
found TO endure direct strain OF from 100 TO l7o0
pounds There Ia also large tank Of cement, In which
the bricks are immersed TO prove that water has
effect upon them. and BLOCK which has been Immersed
for IS years III the sea, and il still solid.
The French exhibit III Machinery Han occupies good
deal OF space although contains very little that Is
new To those familiar with the general EiBtOry OF ma
cbinery is quite interesting to visitors by reason of the
number OF manufacturing processes carried on.
Chocolate bOn-bOns are made by two cxhlbtors-one
French manufactures from Broadway, New-IOrk The
process which requires variety OF peculiar apparatus,
always attracts throDg Of lookerson and the enter
psing exhibitors appear do lively business In the
sale OF their products There also two concerns