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tdral work has been received at the Standard of
fce,S and our readers are furnished with the fol,
lowing articles from it:
-. THE TANNING PROCESS


Mr. Editor: Tanning is chemical process,
but doubt whether it Reeps pace with the present
march of improvement in science and knowledge.
The folio ing information would be of general
utility to tanners in the south and west, to wit


1st Is there any philosophical instrument to as
certain the strength of tan ooze, the tanning IL
quor? If yea, what is it ? - - -.-


End. What is the strength of the first liquor the
hides are put into2 And what the strength Of the
last7


81. Are there any improved tanning machines
of late invention. and what is their utili;y2 Who
are the inventors where do they live, &c, &5c2


4th. Is there no improved plan of securing off
the hair, cleansing the hide of the lime, &c2


A SUBSCRIBER.


Livingston, Ala, July 29th, 1845. ..-..


In reference to the foregoing, offer such in
formation as we possess, hoping that others will
more fully answer our correspondents inquiries.


A new process of tanning was invented in En-
gland few years ago, for which, we have been
told, patent was granted by the crown. About
the year 1888, or '39, an Englishman then resid-
ing at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, obtained letters patent
from the United States government for what we
understood was the same process. The name of
this man we cannot now recollect, but presume
any information can be furnished in relation to
him, or to the process of tanning. by Mr.. Joseph
Stacy, of GAINESVILLE. In JohnS0n'S Farmers En-
eyclopedia, description is given of new process
Of tanning, which we suppose to be the same as is
above alluded to- The subjoined extract embraces
the substance of the account:


"a discovery has recently been made, which
seems likely to revolutionize the tanning trade.
By means of tanning machine or pair Of hori-
zontal rollers, fixed over a tan-pit, between which
is fixed a band or belt of hides attached by liga-
lures to each other, to the number of so to 100,
and by which the rollers are constantly fed or sup
Piled the hides are lifted out of the pit on one side
of the machine; as they pass between the rollers,
the exhausted ooze or tanning liquid is pressed
out of them, and they are deposited in folds in the
pit on the other side, where they absorb another
supply of fresh tannin The first hide having
been inserted between the rollers the others fol-
low in succession and upon arriving at the end of
the band the motion of the roller is reversed and
the belt is returned throug b the machine to re-
ceive another squeeze. This alternating motion
is constant yrepeated, the pit being replenished
from time to time with fresh solutions of tan, till
the operation is completed. The effects produced
6y this simple plan, are-1. The shortening of
Inc time of tanning TO onefourth Of that generally