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Permanent impressions of flowers on glass
Permunent linpressions af Mowers on Glass.
7! The cabin arrangements direr from those of any other steamer in our waters. In the body of the hoat,helow main deck, there are 304 berths in tiers of four on either side, in one unbroken range, of about 275 feet. In the ladies’ saloon there are 96 berths, in four tiers of three, one tier on either side and two in the crntre of the saloon,back to back ; the great beam of boat admitting of this arrangement, which, aithout crowding, adds 100 per cent. to the berth capacity of the saloon. ’ On the state room deck there are 94 single and double rooms, 13 being furnished with double bedsteads, with gorgeous furniture and tlrapery that cannot fail to please the most fastidious bridal parties. The state rooms forward abd aft the engine, are ranged in pairs athwartship, on either side of the boat, and connected by a central dnor which admits of two rooms being converted into one when found agreeable by families or friends. The rooms are entered from the state room saloon by an alcove which communicates with the doors of two pairs of rooms, and which admits of the light for each room being inserted iu a pocket or lantern by the servant from the outside, thus greatly reducing the liability of fire from lights iu the hands of the passengers. A toilet room and retiring apartments on the state room deck is a new and very convenient provision for the lady passengers on that deck. There are also gentlemen’s retiring apartmeuts on the opposite side of the saloon. The state room deck is extended to the stem, covering the entire main deck, which is enclosed by bulwarks. The furniture of the state room and ladies’ saloons is rosewood, upholstered with moket of various and elegant patterns ; the carpets are double velvet tapestry. The appointments throughout, are bnth comfortable and luxurious. The .Metropolisis prnvided with two of Worthington’s steam fire engines, each capable of throwing three efficient fire jets ; and has, besides, two hand tire eogines, and a means of converting the boiler force pumps into fire pumps ; and an ample provision of fire hose, buckets, and axesI and carries e$ht life boats and 1000 life preservers. The traveling public are indebted to Colonel Richard Borden, President of the Bay State Steam Boat Cornpan?, for this g$antic and efficient addition to the steam. palaces for which this countr IS deservedly celebrated. He had, besides the enterprise and libera {ity necessary to produce such a structure_, what is equally necessary to prodcce the highest result in any undertakmg, confidence in the principal mechanicians he had employed ; and after giving their plans due consideration, invaria. bly gave them his confidence and patronage. The .Mi&opo.&sis under the command of Captain William Brown, and runs between New York, Newport, and Fall River, on the Boston route, in connelrion with the steamers Bay and Empire State. E. W. s. Permanent Im~essions of Flowers on Glass.* Mr. Robert Smith, of Blackford, who has oAen contributed to our pages, has contrived a very ingenious and effective plan of ornamenting glass, by producing thereon, permanent impressions of flowers, leaves of plants, and other objects. In this process of ornamentation, the operator * From the Land. Pmt. Mech.Journ., April, 1866.
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goes to work by first preparing the objects to be reproduced on the glass surface wilh a solution of gum. The detailsof the figure are thus attached to the glass, in the positions,required by the device. The entire face of the glass thus treated, is then covered over with a composition of oil, tallow, and wax, in a warm state. When this composition coat becomes solid, the objects are removed from tbe glass, which is now submitted to the action of fluorine gas ; or liquid fluorine may be poured upon the glass; or further, the plate may be treated with fluor spar and sulphuric acid. This is the ordinary treatment involved in glass etching-the peculiarity of Mr. Smi~b’s process being the mode in which the deaiga or the line of action of the acid is produced. The fluorine corrodes the glass only at the parts where the flowers or pattern objects have been placed, and hence the forms of the objects, however elaborate or delicate, are faithfully reproduced from the models supplied by nature herself. The ornamental designs produced in this wa are extremely beautiful, contrasting as strongly with the result of or Binary staining, as does a good daguerreotype picture, or uatore painting, with a mechanically produced engraving; the figuring accomplished in this way may be colored as fancy suggests, by the common process of baking or “burning-in” in a furnace. This is another of those processes, by which we are now compellin nature to reproduce for us her choicest devices in a more enduring form. FRANKLIN
INSTITUTE.
Proceedings of the Slated Jldo&hly .ll&ei&g, Jw 21st, 1865, John Agnew, Vice President, in the chair. Isaac B. Garrigues, Recording Secretary. A letter was read from the Royal Society, London. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Donations to the Library were received from the ImperialRoyal Geological Institute, of Vienna, Austria ; The Regents of the University of the State of New York ; J. S. Dodge, Esq., of Rome, and J. A. Roebhag, Esq., of Rochester, New York; L. J. Fleming, Esq., Wilmington, hr. Carolina ; The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Maryland ; The Select and Common Councils of City of Philadelphia ; and from Messrs. A. J. Brazier, Professor M. H. Boy&, S. V. Merrick, and Frederick Graff, Phila. Donations to the Cabmets from Messrs. W. S. Vaux, Professor B, H. Rand, and W. Jones, of Pbiladelpbia. The periodicals received in exchange for tbe Journal of the Institute were laid on the table. The Treasurer’s statement of the receipts and expenditures for June, was read. The Board of Managers and Standing Committees reported their minutes. Resignations of membership in the Institute by six gentlemen were read and accepted. The candidates for membership in the Institute, (7,) were proposed, and the candidates proposed at tbe last meeting, (S,) were duly elected,
7! The cabin arrangements direr from those of any other steamer in our waters. In the body of the hoat,helow main deck, there are 304 berths in tiers of four on either side, in one unbroken range, of about 275 feet. In the ladies’ saloon there are 96 berths, in four tiers of three, one tier on either side and two in the crntre of the saloon,back to back ; the great beam of boat admitting of this arrangement, which, aithout crowding, adds 100 per cent. to the berth capacity of the saloon. ’ On the state room deck there are 94 single and double rooms, 13 being furnished with double bedsteads, with gorgeous furniture and tlrapery that cannot fail to please the most fastidious bridal parties. The state rooms forward abd aft the engine, are ranged in pairs athwartship, on either side of the boat, and connected by a central dnor which admits of two rooms being converted into one when found agreeable by families or friends. The rooms are entered from the state room saloon by an alcove which communicates with the doors of two pairs of rooms, and which admits of the light for each room being inserted iu a pocket or lantern by the servant from the outside, thus greatly reducing the liability of fire from lights iu the hands of the passengers. A toilet room and retiring apartments on the state room deck is a new and very convenient provision for the lady passengers on that deck. There are also gentlemen’s retiring apartmeuts on the opposite side of the saloon. The state room deck is extended to the stem, covering the entire main deck, which is enclosed by bulwarks. The furniture of the state room and ladies’ saloons is rosewood, upholstered with moket of various and elegant patterns ; the carpets are double velvet tapestry. The appointments throughout, are bnth comfortable and luxurious. The .Metropolisis prnvided with two of Worthington’s steam fire engines, each capable of throwing three efficient fire jets ; and has, besides, two hand tire eogines, and a means of converting the boiler force pumps into fire pumps ; and an ample provision of fire hose, buckets, and axesI and carries e$ht life boats and 1000 life preservers. The traveling public are indebted to Colonel Richard Borden, President of the Bay State Steam Boat Cornpan?, for this g$antic and efficient addition to the steam. palaces for which this countr IS deservedly celebrated. He had, besides the enterprise and libera {ity necessary to produce such a structure_, what is equally necessary to prodcce the highest result in any undertakmg, confidence in the principal mechanicians he had employed ; and after giving their plans due consideration, invaria. bly gave them his confidence and patronage. The .Mi&opo.&sis under the command of Captain William Brown, and runs between New York, Newport, and Fall River, on the Boston route, in connelrion with the steamers Bay and Empire State. E. W. s. Permanent Im~essions of Flowers on Glass.* Mr. Robert Smith, of Blackford, who has oAen contributed to our pages, has contrived a very ingenious and effective plan of ornamenting glass, by producing thereon, permanent impressions of flowers, leaves of plants, and other objects. In this process of ornamentation, the operator * From the Land. Pmt. Mech.Journ., April, 1866.
72
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Zwtitute.
goes to work by first preparing the objects to be reproduced on the glass surface wilh a solution of gum. The detailsof the figure are thus attached to the glass, in the positions,required by the device. The entire face of the glass thus treated, is then covered over with a composition of oil, tallow, and wax, in a warm state. When this composition coat becomes solid, the objects are removed from tbe glass, which is now submitted to the action of fluorine gas ; or liquid fluorine may be poured upon the glass; or further, the plate may be treated with fluor spar and sulphuric acid. This is the ordinary treatment involved in glass etching-the peculiarity of Mr. Smi~b’s process being the mode in which the deaiga or the line of action of the acid is produced. The fluorine corrodes the glass only at the parts where the flowers or pattern objects have been placed, and hence the forms of the objects, however elaborate or delicate, are faithfully reproduced from the models supplied by nature herself. The ornamental designs produced in this wa are extremely beautiful, contrasting as strongly with the result of or Binary staining, as does a good daguerreotype picture, or uatore painting, with a mechanically produced engraving; the figuring accomplished in this way may be colored as fancy suggests, by the common process of baking or “burning-in” in a furnace. This is another of those processes, by which we are now compellin nature to reproduce for us her choicest devices in a more enduring form. FRANKLIN
INSTITUTE.
Proceedings of the Slated Jldo&hly .ll&ei&g, Jw 21st, 1865, John Agnew, Vice President, in the chair. Isaac B. Garrigues, Recording Secretary. A letter was read from the Royal Society, London. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Donations to the Library were received from the ImperialRoyal Geological Institute, of Vienna, Austria ; The Regents of the University of the State of New York ; J. S. Dodge, Esq., of Rome, and J. A. Roebhag, Esq., of Rochester, New York; L. J. Fleming, Esq., Wilmington, hr. Carolina ; The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Maryland ; The Select and Common Councils of City of Philadelphia ; and from Messrs. A. J. Brazier, Professor M. H. Boy&, S. V. Merrick, and Frederick Graff, Phila. Donations to the Cabmets from Messrs. W. S. Vaux, Professor B, H. Rand, and W. Jones, of Pbiladelpbia. The periodicals received in exchange for tbe Journal of the Institute were laid on the table. The Treasurer’s statement of the receipts and expenditures for June, was read. The Board of Managers and Standing Committees reported their minutes. Resignations of membership in the Institute by six gentlemen were read and accepted. The candidates for membership in the Institute, (7,) were proposed, and the candidates proposed at tbe last meeting, (S,) were duly elected,