Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-28

tering asphaltum pavement the l. eat somo-
what modified, however, by generally
Prevailing breeze from the river aud the
cooling spray of the Bartholdi fountain.
Keep well to the windward of this latter,
though for fear Of getting too much of
good thing; and-allowing for your turn
ing back for a second look at tho erect,
white -turbaned. -tunick cd-and -trowsered
Albanian who has just crossed your path
in three minutes time you have crossed the
square and find yourself in Belmont ave-
nue., at one of the two Eastern entrances
to
MACHINERY HALL.
At this point, if II lady, you probably
hesitate moment, debating, doubling If it
is best TO enter; to spend your precious
Time here when you care so little for ma
chinery, in fact rather dislike it than other
wiser Never mind Though you hate its
roar and sickcn at its smells, go in all tho
same, and in the words OF the immortal
Weller Senior, "you'll alters be glad on it
afterwards"
The great central figure as well as force
of this building, is the giant Corliss en-
CINE. Doubtless you haye at least once in
your life, watched with delight the down
ward plunge and steady uprising OF tue
polished, pUnderous shafts of some steam
boat, their powerful beat apparently as reg
ular aud as coasecss as The motions of the
spheres. Now, figure to yourself an en-
gino MS large as your steamboat; 10 do
which few numerals -such as fourteen
hundred horse power, and u forty inch cyl
inder with one hundred and twenty inch
strUkG-may aid you. Just fancy then such
an engine-ono capable Of driving all the
machinery Of this Hall, and you can per-
haps conceive the impression of sell. poised,
intelligent power produced 10y the majestic
IN ovement of this huge, dumb, living
thing, which "like star maketh not haste,
takc;h not rest!'
At short distance is the immense tank
one bundled and iorty-Gour feet long by
sixty wide and eight deep, into which flows
waterfall from twenty to thirty feet in
hei ght, kept in motion by the action of the
steam forcing pumps. All around this
tank are seats usually occupied by tired,
hot-loOking people who come here 10 see
the sight and enjoy the refreshing GOODNESS.
Have care however as you make your
way hitler from a certain quarter lest your
hat be blown OIL by the powerful upward
current of an air blast at your side, which
see ms TO come from space suggestive Of
an exaggerated dumb waiter aud illustrates
so me principle Of shaft ventilation for min
els, l believe. As you sit tanning and
cooli ng, it's fine fun TO watch the different
people passing this "cavo Of tho winds"
II II be man, sauntcring along alone, with
his face the other way,-as he feels the I'M
| expected breath, and hears the rush aud
oar of The infant typhoon, which sudden.
~ spIiugs out at him like monster from
the jungle-his hands instinclively fly up
TO his hat, which he clutches colvulsively,
and at the same moment glaros tercely
! around on all sides with Il surprised, bellig-
erent, stepped on my coat tail-air, as much
as 20 say, who's taking liberties, I'd like
to know - Should several persons be
caught at the Aame time, III, re is a stimuli
tanCous upward movement of all hands, a
quick, nervous grab at all The hats, and an
astonishCd look into each q. hers faces, fol-
lowed 10y smile deepening into grin and
tuuluS III II itdIl1 Which, IL 10 HtOu
| 10 hear.
A large assortment of the German Krupp
guns-breech loaders--uf which We all
heard SO much during the FIanco- German
war, attract a great deal Of attention both
from military men ana those of more peace
full pursuits; even ladies stopping OCCASION
| ally TO look and admire with more or less
| intelligence or interest.
But what closely packed crowd is this !?
Edge and elbow your way through sur
rounding circle of men, women and chill
| dren three or four deep, and the envelope
making machine is before you, the operat-
or with apparently nothing to do, sitting at
ease by her engine. Snugly enscouced with
| in the machine at one end il compact pile
OF lozcnge shaped papers. Down comes n
| polls he'd rod, denly picks up one of these,
applies the hidden away sumewhere-m uci-
lnge by means Of an equally well concealed
| brush, and sends ii forward In horizontal
| direction. 4 downward movement of an
other shan with paralellogramics steel foot,
and the paper is shaped, folded and propel-
| led into an open trough whore moment
| after you see the completed envelopes like
flock of white sheep, sliding down in
scores, all ready for the swooping hand Of
| the workwoman.
Turning from this there rises before you
a noble Tuscan column surmounted by a
towering eagle. You look, take a step for
ward, stare. Yes, it is true, this lordly pill
lar is actually made from base TO summit
OF plebian grindstones, nicely graduated
and each bearing the name of lis native
country!
Another fascinating place is where parti-
colored, wooden goblels, beautifully turn
ed and polished, and surrounded with a
magical ring, are made TO the delight of q
a steady throng of onlookers. Really
charming things-wooden pictures they
mi ght be callod-are produced by conbi-
nation Of these light and dark woods.
Thin, alternate layers of them are placed
in horizontal position. a Jig saw cutting
down through them all turns ont Il deer
for eXample-or rather, several of them.
Now, neatly insert light coloreI deer into
dark wood cavity, or vice versa, and you
have lovely box cover, wall pocket, what
ever you will. 1t seems 10 me that one of
our Brattleboro firms, "Green, Walker Il
Co.." might accomplish excellent results in
this line.
Carpets-hand made; rbbons-a dozen
in the loom at one time; latest style silk
hand kerchiefs; corses; candy, where chill
dren young and old seem as determined as
mosquitoes TO have bite lacks; bricks !;
and, as the advertisements say, "many 9TH
| or things too numerous to MENTION" are
| fabricated here: each machine dnrin0