FRIENDS' INTELLIGENCER. Wilt thou wash my feet, O Lord, with the washing of regeneration, that I may tread the paths of life before thy face? RESPONSE. for Christ is your exaltation far above all Hea is salvation; the only name under Heaven by Blessed art thou, Oh! virgin daughter of Jerusalem; for thy streets are laid with peace; thy walls are surrounded with power; thy gates are adorned with beauty; thine habitation with purity; thy temple is adorned with glory within your unspotted righteousness; your accepted and holiness without; and thy priests are estab-peace offering; your lamb of innocence; your This is he who is your unfeigned obedience; lished forevermore. and your full perfection. sprinkling of purity; your baptism of holiness; Thy King, Oh! Zion, is the mighty Lord of hosts; the God of all glorious majesty; the prince of peace; the strength of Jacob; the hope of Israel; the help of the distressed; the comfort of the comfortless; the strength of the weak; the husband to the widow; the father to the fatherless; the feeder of the hungry; the clother of the naked; the purifier of the unclean; the washer of the filthy; the healer of the sick; the raiser of the dead; the judge of all the world; and the everlasting life. How canst thou therefore fall, O virgin daughter of Zion? or how should thy walls be raised, which are founded upon the Rock of truth, on the pillars of eternal power. Truth bears the keys of the kingdom, and a lie cannot enter therein; for a lie bears the image of darkness; it is near akin to ignorance, blindness, folly, superstition, madness and idolatry. Watch, oh ye disciples of the Lord God, lest ye be found sleeping when your Lord cometh, and be thereby unfitted to enter into his rest and glory. Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation of self-confidence, and lie on the beds of selfsecurity, and the fire come and devour you up. Know you not, that those who are sleeping in transgressions, are thereby unfitted to be fed with the bread of comfort? because it is as a dream in the night, which passeth away without regard. Know you not that whilst you are carnally minded, ye judge according to the things of the flesh? but when ye are renewed in spirit, ye judge all things as they are in righteousness and knowledge, yea, through his love who raised you up, you shall judge angels. Bow down, oh ye mountains of the earth, before the majesty of the glory of our God, in he name of Jesus; for it is a name of humiliy, of perfect and unspotted humility; and he ill be your exaltation, through the riches of is love, before the throne. O stay no longer among the swine of this orld, feeding on earthly pleasures, ye prodigal ns; but leave off the husks of carnal formaliof men's invention, by the wisdom of this rld, and return unto your father's house, that may be fed with the bread of life to your rlasting reconciliation. Abba, Father; your everlasting comfort and spirit, and sing praises to the God of life, in his [To be continued.] creditable specimen of juvenile production, being one of three essays written by the female We offer our young readers the following County, Va. The others will appear in future pupils of Springdale Boarding School, Loudon numbers.-ED. MISSION OF THE DEWDROP. when compared with the waters of the mighty Think not, because it appears insignificant, ocean, that the dewdrop is of little value, for of such as this is the ocean formed. pling fountain and the babbling brook, the calm still lake, and the rolling ocean have not a more small, it still has its mission to perform. The ripThough so important office to fulfil. descend to the earth, giving strength and vigor myriads of stars, gently spreads her mantle over giving them new life and strength, and they not feel rebuked for our unfaithfulness, and en- | tertaining this view we would seek to emulate deavor to turn from our erring course to one the good, though it be found under a coarse exwhich would fit us for a high and holy station in terior, and pity the evil, though it be clothed in the realms of endless bliss? the finest garb and dwell in luxury. We would never become obsequious in the wrong place. As it sparkles in the rays of the morning sun, even the little dew-drop, folded in the bosom of the frail flowerets, unnoticed or unseen, contains volumes of instruction for minds, even of the wise and learned. It comes and goes, performing steadily the mission assigned it, without a murmur, without a sigh, never aspiring to a higher office than the humble one for which God ordained it. For Friends' Intelligencer. EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM A YOUNG PENN- NO. 1. My How vastly different is the life of poor, weak, BERLIN, Fifth mo. 23d, 1855. dependant man! When he comes into the world Dear J.-When I last wrote, I told you I he is innocent; but as he grows older he becomes would write again from Bremen, but as my stay ambitious, and aspires to some high office wholly there was very beief I could not do so. beyond his reach. Instead of becoming more friend, Mr. Crosswell, whom I mentioned in my wise, his weaknesses become more manifest. last, has gone on to St. Petersburg, and I sent They seem to grow with his growth, and my letter of introduction to the American Constrengthen with his strength." Instead of seek- sul by him, and enclosed a note to the Consul ing those heavenly treasures which time cannot with it, requesting him to give me his opinion take away or injure, but which brighten to all in regard to that place. I called upon the Ruseternity, he becomes dissatisfied with the hum-sian Minister here, and had quite a pleasant talk ble station assigned him. with him.* He is allured on by the sparkling brightness of wealth and fame, endeavoring to obtain from business only earthly treasures; and from his . fellow-men praises which are as transient, as the fleeting clouds of summer. As the clear sky and bright sun giving promise of a fair day, are often followed by a stormy evening, so in youth, the hopes of fame and fortune, which allure us, are often dissipated by adverse circumstances in after life. As the bubbles burst, so are our hopes blasted. Beautiful, indeed, are these watery jewels, when, hanging to spears of grass, and flowers, and sparkling in the sun, they exhibit the rainbow tints. "He who weighs out the waters as with a balance," distributes the dews with a frugal hand only on the vegetable kingdom, and though equally exposed, he withholds it from the surface of the billowy deep, and the dry sands, so that in the strict economy of nature, nothing may be squandered or lost. HONOR THE GOOD. The true basis of distinction among men is not in position nor possession-it is not in the circumstance of life, but in the conduct. It matters not how enviable a position a man occupies, nor how much wealth he has in store, if there be defects in his behaviour he is not entitled to that consideration and respect due to one who is his superior in a moral point of view, though he possess neither riches nor honor. It is not that which gives us place, but conduct which makes the solid distinction. We should think no map above us but for his virtues, and none below us but for his vices. En I have conferred with Drs. Dumaunt and Abbott, of this place, and they think Frankfort an excellent place. First, it is quite a large city, and the central point of a great amount of trade in Europe. It is also in close proximity with several very important watering places. As there is no American dentist in that place, I think I shall pay it a visit, and see what prospect there will be there. I have had quite a pleasant time in Berlin. There are a number of Americans staying here, at the same hotel as myself, and they form quite an agreeable society. I have visited most of the places of interest here, which has occupied about all my time. There is a great deal to interest the stranger in and about Berlin. In the old museum there is quite a large gallery containing some of the oldest paintings. The gallery is one of the finest in Europe, although it is said to be inferior to those of Dresden and Munich. Among the statuary are the original statues of Venus and Apollo; and a bronze statue of a boy praying, taken from the bed of the river Tiber, and purchased for the sum of 40,000 contains the finest Egyptain curiosities in the thalers, 30,000 dollars. The new museum world. There is much to interest the curiosity loving, and much also to occupy the pleasure seeking community. is not at all uncommon to see a company of two Every day there are military parades, and it or three thousand soldiers parading the streets. At one of their late reviews of artillery, over a hundred cannon were brought into use, each * Considerations respecting going into business and settling. drawn by eight horses. About every other man you meet in the streets has some military badge upon him. In fact, this seems to be the only idea of ambition among the Berlin people; every thing else is sacrificed to that one feeling. I have really become tired looking at soldiers. Instead of seeing men and horses engaged in the various industrial pursuits, you will see women, dogs and boys dragging little carts around the streets, containing produce for the consumption of the citizens. Manufacturing is at a very low ebb indeed, and is principally confined to small matters, and done in a small way. There is a porcelain factory here, but the ware produced is a very inferior quality. There is also an iron foundry near the city, where a great many statues, busts, and other ornaments are cast and finished with a great deal of neatness. Withal, Berlin is a beautiful city, but like a great many other beautiful things, not worth much. 27th. I dined to-day with Dr. D., in company with some of his friends, and have just returned from a ride with him and his lady. They are both very agreeable, and have been very kind to me. Madame D. is a French lady, and speaks about as much English as I do French, and when we get to mixing up the languages, A. and B. have their own sport over us. Notwithstanding I find very agreeable company here, still I often look yearningly towards my native home, and think how fine it would be to stop in and spend a social evening with a few treasured friends in Philadelphia or Norristown. I shall leave to-morrow morning by way of Hamburg, although it is something of a round. Still I feel anxious to see an American dentist who is located there. I hope to hear from you soon. Believe me truly and affectionately F. C. THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. The Patent Office at Washington occupies a whole square, three sides of which are formed by the main building and the two wings, the fourth side being open. At the present time one of the wings is not entirely completed, and part of the rest is used for the office of the Secretary of the Interior, and for a very interesting museum which has no sort of relation to patents. This museum will soon be removed to the Smithsonian, and the rooms used by the other offices, will, at no distant time, be needed for the increasing number of models. Every application for a patent has to be accompanied by a working model less than a cubic foot in size, and in every case the model remains at the office, so that there are two classes of models-those of patented and those of rejected inventions. For those of the first class, a fine room, two stories high, running the whole length of the eastern wing, has been appropriated. The models are placed in large show cases in such a manner as to be easily seen; those referring to the same object are side by side, and there are constantly in the room several officers ready to open the cases to persons desirous of closer examination. Great care is taken that no model be injured by unskilful handling, while, at the same time every reasonable facility for research is courteously afforded. The arrangements of this room or museum are in all things unexceptionable, and it is by far the first of its kind in the world, and of all museums it certainly is the most interesting, and of the greatest benefit to the human race. The fate of the rejected models is very different; they are condemned to the cellars of the building, where they form a museum also, but their arrangement is such that a visitor would suppose them to have been tossed there by a centrifugal thrashing machine. Some are huddled on shelves, others jammed into ten foot boxes, hundreds are strewed over the floors of the passages and on the stairs, where they are daily trampled upon; there is certainly little respect paid these unfortunate candidates. It would be, however, a great mistake to conclude from this unceremonious treatment they are of no value; far from it; if carefully arranged, they would form a collection even more interesting and useful than the first, for among the patented models are many of crude, though original devices, while on the other hand, among the rejected are many complete, well finished machines, which, although rejected for want of novelty in the main object, are still far superior in details and proportions to many of the accepted. There also would be found thousands of absurd attempts at impossibilities, which would serve to dissuade from the same or similar experiments others hopelessly pursuing the same idea. To understand fully the importance of the collection in this respect, it is necessary to know that nearly one half of the inventions hatched every year have already more than once been condemned to the cellars. As soon as a patent is granted the specification is copied on a large folio, and the name of the inventer is entered on the index; the folios are bound uniformly, dated on the back, and kept in a room open to the public. In the room adjoining are the drawings, classified in large portfolios, according to their subjects, so that when a person wishes to know what has been patented in any particular branch, the first step is to obtain the drawings on the subject, then from their dates find the corresponding specifica tions. When he has made a list of the patentee's names, he will inquire for the models in the model rooms. If the number and the names of the models correspond to the number and the names of the drawings, he may be tolerably sure of having seen all he required. The specifications themselves are kept in another room, to which the general public have no access. By one of the rules of the Patent-Office, persons may inspect the drawings and specifications, and even write a memoranda on the subject, but are forbidden making any copies, as the office claims the privilege of furnishing them, charging so much for the drawings, and so much a line for specifications.-New York Tribune. NATURE'S TEMPLE. BY ANNA L. SNELLING. An Indian warrior being urged to enter the splendid Catholic Cathedral at St. Louis, and witness the services there, made the trees are my church, and yonder," pointing to the clear blue sky following reply, "Sir, this splendid green earth, and these waving beyond, "that is my preacher." Он, allure me not to the gilded tower, What are your temples of wood and stone? You tell me, too, of the eloquence rare, I would listen to Nature's voice alone : How can your image, to which ye pray, Those pictures-ye call them works of art,- When the morning here, in its robes of light, Woods, rocks, and mountains echo the strain; Then the heart is glad- all around us prove To a greater Power must my prayer ascend; GAIL BORDEN'S CONCENTRATED MILK. The preservation of various articles of food so that they can be transported from places in which they are cheap, and sold where they are dear, or can be used on distant voyages and journeys, has long engaged the attention of scientific as well as practical men. Unfortunately most articles of food are exceedingly complex in composition, and their elements are held together by very loose affinities: the very properties that render them nutritious and digestible, are those which render them prone to change and decay. In order that putrefaction should take place, the presence of moisture, of oxygen gas, and of a temperature above the freezing point of water is necessary; and most of the methods of preserving food, essentially unaltered, for any length of time, are founded upon the exclusion of one or the other of these conditions. The preservation of food, by exposing it to a low temperature is constantly acted on, but is of very limited application; the exclusion of atmospheric air by inclosing the articles to be preserved, under certain precautions, in airtight cans, has now came into very general use. Of the third method, that of depriving them of a portion or the whole of their moisture, we have daily experience in the drying of fruits, of vegetables, &c. Salting meat is an indirect method of depriving it of water; and salt owes its efficacy as an antiseptic largely to the fact, that it abstracts water from organic compounds, thus rendering them firmer and denser. The drying method has, in certain bulky articles, containing a large percentage of water, great advantages over others, since it not only prevents decomposition, but renders the articles themselves more portable; the great difficulty in the way is, that the application of the heat necessary to evaporate the superfluous moisture, commonly alters the flavor of the substance to be preserved, and thus destroys a valuable and necessary property. In preparing his "Concentrated Milk," G. Borden, by perseverance and ingenuity, has completely overcome the difficulty in his way. The milk is cooled immediately after being drawn from the cow, by means of cold water, which retards the change which commences to take place in that fluid when exposed to the at-. mosphere; within the hour the milk is removed to the works, where it is rapidly heated to a temperature of 170° to 190° F., (this has been found necessary to its better working in the vacuum pan. The next step is to place the milk in a vacuum reservoir connected with a vacuum pan or boiler, from which the air is excluded by the constant action of air pumps, by which means the superfluous water is rapidly expelled under a temperature below 130° F. When a proper degree of concentration is arrived at, ascertained without exposing the boiling fluid to FRIENDS' INTELLIGENCER. the atmosphere, the pan is cooled by turning In the process of evaporation the quantity of The advantages to be derived from a preparation from which we can, at any moment, by the mere addition of a little water, reproduce the pure, rich milk, differing from fresh cow's milk only by the flavor of boiled milk which it possesses, are obvious. To travellers upon sea and land it is invaluable. If poor Kane had had a sufficient supply, neither he nor his crew would have suffered so terribly from the ravages of the scurvy; and even in domestic economy the convenience of obtaining sweet milk at any moment can be readily appreciated. Obtaining fresh milk from a distance from the city, and the cost of transportation being lessened by the diminished bulk, G. Borden offers this new article of milk at a rate that will bring it into general household use. BIRDS THEIR UTILITY. though some are destructive to our cherries and claim at our hands: known bird, called sometimes Gold-robin, Hang- the North ere the snow has disappeared. It species just described. They follow our cattle, ly employed in catching grasshoppers, spiders, itors. While it devours immense numbers of fruits, seeds, vegetables, reptiles, insects, dead etc., which it devours with an insatiable appe- less it be occasionally to devour honey-bees. We do not always know our best friends. But experience sometimes teaches us, working out for us conclusions very unlike those we had previously entertained. In the history of birds, similar examples are not wanting. A writer of note says: paid threepence a dozen for the destruction of "After some States had blackbirds, the consequence was a total loss, in the year 1749, of all the grass and grain, by means of insects, which had flourished under che protection of that law." Another ornohologist, Wilson, computes that each red-vouring wasps, worms, etc., but does not always inged black bird devours, on an average, fifty spare our fruits. They devour of the latter, The Cat-bird is constantly employed in derubs daily during the summer season. rds live entirely on worms and insects, and Most however, much less than would the insects they destroy. |