New-York tribune., 1900-07-13

lustrating the methods and products of the
Bureau OF Engraving at Washington. machinery
for striking medals. and a fun collection Of
current coins. Several printing presses ana
linotype machines and a score Of typewriters
are shown in an annex called the American
Publishers Building. This pretty little structure
has some unique features. Some of the sun-
porting columns are hollow. and inclose growing
trees in such way as not to injure them
Much space in the French section of the Iih
eral Arts Building is devoted to objects ilIus-
trating the development Of the art of nrintinr
What is probably the oldest specimen there is
q small book Inscribed Opus Domini Roberti
Holkat. Reliuri signee Andre Boule. 14S9"-three
years before Columbus discovered America and
less than forty years after Gutenberg entered
into partnership with Faust. The latest phases
of the arr are represented not only by books
and eNquisitely illustrated periodicals. but also
hy q large collection of advertising posters
Prince Roland Bonaparte lends his fine assort-
7lent Of maps. OF which dates back TO 1163
surgical and dental apparatus constitutes
third feature of the Liberal Arts display that
possesses great value one Of the most notebIo
innovations here is the use of X-rays for ex-
plorinG the human body.
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES.
In the classification Of exhibits at Paris this
year the scope Of Chemical Industries" has
been hroadened out so as to include tanning
cigar making, the manufacture Of paper and
several other Industries the relation of which to
chemistry is NOT very obvious A large proper
I-ou o- the space occupied by European cOun-
tres. therefore, IS hlled with chamois and other
SKINS. tuTs upholstery in leather. gloves wall
paper, stationery. wood pulp, wood pulp ma
chimes. cigars ana cigarettes. Soaps figure eX-
teus.Ne-y- and there are some pottery per
iumery and plate glass. Germany places a
s-rlkr y bit Of StaJuary in the centre of her ex-
crystals ia jars. dyes and dyed yarns coal tar
derivatives, periu1neries, tanks for the trans
prrtatlun of compressed and liquefed gases and
apparatus for chemical processes The United
states sends laundry and toilet soaps glue and
Ec.atne baking powder lubricating and illu-
ll.l4tiug oils, Narnlshes, oak tanned leather
E.u- California, leather working machinery,
fiazlg for leather, shoe backing, white lead,
tobacco ana cigars, porous plasteTs, and num-
Der If pharmaceutical preparations. Some of
ih- methods Of sugar coating pills here adver-
used are said TO be original with the United
over on the Place des InvaIdes is a large
and handsome building dedicated to decorative
al. Here arc shown porcelains tapestries,
table plate, glass bTonzes and other objects in
which utility : combined with, if not over
Fhadowel 10y. The embodiment Of the beautiful.
4 IS not proposed TO touch upon the latter phase
T the Exposition in this letter. In the interests
Of completeness. however, il should be re-
marked that a number OF things from the
United States which might appropriately be
displayed elsewhere are shown in the DecOra-
tive Arts Building At least dozen houses
show household and office furniture The Tren-
ton potteTieS contribute bathroom fixtures and
tIing. One can also find here stamped metal
ceilings paper bags, paper boxes, paper box ma
chimes. stationery. fountain pens lead pencils,
-lorhes WTingers carpet sweepers, playing cards.
from America.
An annex 10 the Decorative Arts Building is
h-5C with lamps, Candelabra ana gas nNtureS.
Here are SHOWN q feW portable lamps, cor
responding in size and portability to the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp. No evidence is obtain
able 10 show whether these French devices are
any safer than those which have been prescribed
n America. Calcium carbide, from which cheap
Gcetylene is derived, is q recent American dis
coyery There can be no question as to the
beauty and cheapness Of an acetylene flame;
sCerylane is extensively used for enriching water
gas, and acetylene lamps for bicycles and auto
mobiles have given satisfaction. But as yet
there IS room for doubling whether a thor
cughly safe portable house lamp utilizing this
gas has been inverted.
model f the steel skeleton building on the
c5rner Of Broadway and Chambers-st, in New
York City, has been placed exhibition at
Paris in the Department Of Engineering, to
Illustrate a modern and distinctiVely American
Idea. a comparison Of dredging apparatus in
the same department suggests that Europe is
much less familiar with the hydraulic dredge
than IS America.