Editorial Notes, Etc. [pp. 213-224]

EDITORIAL NOTES, ETC.
time or for the accomplishment of neces- We Love, edited by Gen. D. H. Hill
sary work. Accustomed to make by of the late Confederate army, has
hand but 30 or 40 Stitches a minute, they
won a reputation in the very hiighest
are surprised at the facility with wh icon in the very highest
the machine accomplishes so much, and ranks of our periodical literature and
the mcie accomplishes so much, and
wonder how they have endured so long attained.a very wide circulation. It
the evils of hand sewing. The never- is appreciated at every southern
ending task of sewing is converted into' hearth, and makes friends by the thouan agreeable pastime of a few days, while sand, wherever it is seen and read.
the beauty and duration of the work far Success to our worthy confrere.
exceeds hand sewing. We are indebted to the publishers
The efficiency of the machine is equal for the Cmberland A lmnace, 1867,
to about ten hands. The Wheeler &
Wilson Company has prepared tables I,(Banner office, Nashville;) the DemoWilson Company has prepared table
firom carefully conducted experiments of eratic Almanac, 1867, (office Day Book,
four different operators, showing the ex- New York,) and the Vicksburg Almaact time required to stitch each part of a nac and Repository, 1867, (H. C
garment by hand and with the machine. Clarke, Vicksburg, Miss.) These are
Seams of a considerable length are or- all admirable little works, which
dinarily sewed, with the best maclih.es, condense much valuable information.
at the rate of a yard a minute, and that,
too, in a manner far superior to hand
sewing. BRICK MAcHIINE.-In the present
Garm ents are now made entirely by it,
condition of the S'outhern States, it is
with exception of sewing on buttons andc o
the like. Laces are stitched on; folds, a question of the first importance for
tucks, gathers and plaits are laid and our p eople to ascertainthebestLabor
stitched; cord run in; binding put on, Saving Machines, and when they are
quilting done after elaborate and beauti- found, to introduce them without
ful designs. delay.
The variety of work done with it is al- Abram Requa, 141 Broadway, New
most inconceivable. It sews all materials, York, offers for sale in another co or,offers for sale in another cofrom the stoutest woollen to the finest
cambric, turning the most delicate hem of lumn te "Eureka"Brk Machne,
a lady's handkerchief without any assist- hih he guarantees will, with only
ance or attention from the operator. It 9 hands and one pair good mnules,make
will stitch up and sew in the sleeves of a 3,000 good bricks per hour, or 4,320 per
gentleman's coat, and one form of it was hour with steam power, and what is
invented to work button holes. This of great importance to parties desirous
company will soon put a machine into the of starting the brick-making business
market capable of stitching one thousand he garatees satisfacton
he uarantee8ssatisfaction.
button holes per day.
The Bankers' Magazine comes regularly to our table, and is a work We are pleased to announce that
which every man interested in finan- at the late great fair held at New
ces, whether Banker or not, should Orleans in November, the Star Cotton
have by his side for constant refer- Gin and Condenser, (Elnery Brothers'
ence. It has been conducted for many Patent) made by the Albany, Cotton
years by J. Smith Homans, New Gin Company, were successful in carYork. rying off every premium offered for
The New Oirleans Medical and Strgi- the best Saw Gin and for the best
cal Journal is the revival of an old and Saw Gin and Condenser combined.
most celebrated periodical, and has The Star Gin and CUondenser also
been illustrated by the contributions took- the first premium at the recent
of such men as Stone, Harrison, Car- fair at St. Louis, Mo.
penter, Dowler, Fenner, Hester, &c. In view of the fact, that at the New
It is now conducted by Drs. Stone, Orleans Fair these Machines came in
Jones, Herrick, Chaille and Nichols. competition with those hitherto best
The'Home Mlonthly is a neat and at- known and most highly prized in the
tractive monthly devoted to light South, and with nearly all of any reliterature. It is published at Naslh- putation, the result above announced
ville at the Southern Methodist Con- will sustain the manufacturers in
cern, and is edited by Professor Stark their claim for superiority of our Gins
and the Rev. Felix R. Hill. The Land, and Condensers over allI others.
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