3,86 JSLdicinf. — To freferve Corn in Sacki. 



fathoms, in breadth about 1200 or 1500, under an angle of 

 twelve degrees. In a little it appeared to take fire, it burnt 

 with a pale flame like that of fpirit of wine. At the edges 

 it exhibited a fplendid glory. It continued for fifteen mi- 

 fcufc*'. After an interval it was rekindled for eight or ten 

 minutes mope. ! t was then extinguiihed, and in a moment 

 appeared a third >ime, which was of very fhorr duration. 

 It was ..Ho feeri at a diftance of about 2000 fathoms in the 

 fame direction, at an elevation of forty-five degrees, but with, 

 a much fainter light than at Montgaihard. 



MEDICINE, 



Dr. Van Deiman, of Amfterdam, has lately announced 

 that he has employed with fuceefs the oxygenated muriatic 

 aeid for cutaneous diforders, fueh as the itch and fcald head ; 

 and he thinks this remedy preferable to all mercurial fric- 

 tions. He has employed it alio for lofs of the gums, efpe- 

 cially when the latter is occafioned by a high degree of fcurvy. 

 Six ounces of role- water, two ounces of confervc of rofes, and 

 from ten to fifteen drops of oxygenated muriatic acid, em- 

 ployed as a wa(h tor the mouth, have in fueh cafes per* 

 formed wonders. 



TO PRESERVE CORN IN SACKS. 



Provide a reed cane, or other hollow flick, made fo by 

 glewing together two grooved fticks; let it be about three (eet 

 nine inches long; and that it may be the eafier tforuft down 

 to the bottom oT the corn in the kick, its end is to be made 

 to taper to a point, by a wooden plug that is fixed in, and 

 flaps the orifice. About an hundred and fifty fmail holes, 

 of one eighth of an inch diameter, are to be bored on all fides 

 of the (tick, from its bottom for about two feet ten inches of 

 its length ; but no neater to the furfaceofthe corn, left too 

 great a proportion of the air (herald efcape there. By wind- 

 ing a packthread in a fpiral form round the ftiek, the boring 

 of the holes may be the better regulated, fo as to have them 

 about half an inch diltant towards the bottom, but gradually 

 at wider (ti' lances, fo as to be an inch afunder at the upper 

 part ; by which means the lower part of the corn will have its 

 due proportion of frefh air. To the top of the flick let there 

 be fixed a leathern pipe ten inches long; which pipe is to be 

 di (tended by two yards of fpiral wire coiled up within it. At 

 the upper part of the pipe is fixed a taper wooden faflfet, into 

 which the nofe of a common houfehold bellows is to be put, 

 in order to ventilate the corn. 



If corn, when firit put intofacks, be thus aired every other 



or 



