Scientific American Volume 08 Number 03 (January 1863) . light produced by theoil-flame burner, which absorbs and renders uselessthe descending rays to a very large extent, does notoccur in the magneto-electric lamp ; all the lightproceeding in that direction is turned to account;and the optical part of the arrangement, whetherdioptric or reflecting, might be very small in compar-ison with those in ordinary uso.—Alhenamm. An Improved Bottle.—Mr. E. Drewett, of Black-heath, England, has obtained a patent for a bottlehaving a partition near the bottom, for the purposeof separating and filtering
Scientific American Volume 08 Number 03 (January 1863) . light produced by theoil-flame burner, which absorbs and renders uselessthe descending rays to a very large extent, does notoccur in the magneto-electric lamp ; all the lightproceeding in that direction is turned to account;and the optical part of the arrangement, whetherdioptric or reflecting, might be very small in compar-ison with those in ordinary uso.—Alhenamm. An Improved Bottle.—Mr. E. Drewett, of Black-heath, England, has obtained a patent for a bottlehaving a partition near the bottom, for the purposeof separating and filtering the contents. Bottles soconstructed may have their contents decanted, andthe whole of the sediment retained in the lowerchamber. The winter clothing of a Southern soldier is ex-pected to cost $98 50, according to Richmond pricescurrent, for a cap is worth $5, a jacket $25, a pair ofpants $32, a pair of shoes $18, two pairs of woolensocks $5 50, two woolen shirts $10, and two pairs ofdrawers $8. ) 1863 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC. 38 Mkt Mttdxiw American Iron Ores and Coal. The following is a letter recently written by an En-glish iron manufacturer from Montreal to a friend inBuffalo, N. Y. He gives his opinions principally re-specting our iron ores and coals ; he having visitedthis country chiefly with a view to examine the irondistricts. He says :— Sir :—Agreeably to my promise I write you. I amcharmed with Canada. The people are active, thriv-ing and industrious, and are destined to become apowerful community in time. As yet manufacturingis in its infancy, and on every hand you see evidencesof the Colonial State resting upon the mother coun-try—looking over the water for what should be pro-vided at home. But for the Reciprocity Treaty Canada would now be in a poor state. I promised to tell you what I thought of the irontrade in America. I find that coal of the finest kindfor iron-smelting, &c, abounds in Eastern Pennsyl-vania ; but there is a great want of good
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