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ed, the mind is agreeably occupied, and a believes that this remedy would be effica- 

 very important branch of knowledge for cious for the bite of mad dogs, 

 rural persons is obtained. The boys are A new Article for stuffing Mattresses, 

 taught to make baskets and various other fyc The article alluded to is the fibrous co- 

 articles. They are happy, and prefer being vering of the cocoa-nut ; and though it has 

 at school to staying at home^ The scho- been long used in India and China for al- 

 lars pay 2d. per week, a penny of which is most every purpose for which a fibrous ma- 

 appropriated to the purchase of clothes ; terial can be employed, yet its application 

 the other penny, with the profits of the to those purposes in this country seems to 

 garden and a subscription of about 100/. have been reserved for Captain Wildey. 

 per annum, covers the expenses of the The advantages which this substitute for 

 establishment. Such a school is an im- horse-hair possesses over all other mate- 

 portant move in education. There is still rials used for similar purposes are, that it 

 much remaining to be done ; but some- can be furnished at less than half the price 

 thing is accomplished when, in addition of horse-hair, that its elastic properties 

 to) words learned by rote, the pupil gains approach that material nearer than any 

 instruction in useful arts, and knowledge other substance known, that it is botli 

 that will teach him to earn his bread and sweet and ^wholesome, as it will not be 

 save his pence. affected by moisture, neither can it be in- 



Indian Preparation of Salmon. The jured by salt or fresh water, possessing 

 salmon are cured and packed in a peculiar advantages over every other substance, as 

 manner. After having been disembowelled, vermin will neither harbour nor breed in 

 they are exposed to the sun on scaffolds it. It will be unnecessary, from the dura- 

 erected on the river banks. When suffi- bility of this filament, to make any change 

 ciently dry, they are pounded fine between in it till the covers are completely worn 

 two stones, pressed into the smallest com- out, when the stuffing, on being immersed 

 pass, and packed in baskets or bales of an hour or two in water (with a handful of 

 grass matting, about two feet long and one salt thrown on it), and dried in the sun, 

 in diameter, lined with the cured skin of may be put into new covers ; this simple 

 a salmon. The top is likewise covered process being quite sufficient to restore 

 with fish-skins, secured by cords passing all its elastic qualities, 

 through holes in the edge of v the basket. Improvements in St. Petersburg. 

 Packages are then made, each containing Within the last three years this capital has 

 twelve of these bales, seven at bottom, five extended itself greatly. New streets have 

 at top, pressed close to each other, with been erected in various directions, and 

 the corded side upward, wrapped in mats numerous other improvements are taking 

 and corded. These are placed in dry place, one of which is to convey an abund- 

 situations, and again covered with matting, ant supply of water from the Neva to all 

 Each of these packages contains from parts of the town. The works of the St. 

 ninety to a hundred pounds of dried fish, Isaac's Church are now proceeding with 

 which in this state will keep sound for great rapidity, no fewer than 3000 men 

 several years. Astoria. being employed on them daily. Of the 



Hot water versus Steam. It appears twenty-four granite columns (each of a 

 that equal quantities of fuel will give out single piece, forty-two feet high) which 

 in combustion nearly equal quanties of sre to adorn the exterior of the dome, 

 heat, whether it be transmitted by steam, fifteen are already erected and the remain- 

 hot water, or smoke flues. Steam, how- ing nine have been prepared at the quarries, 

 ever, is dangerous, and gives out only an There is little risk in predicting that, when 

 intermittent heat ; air flues are still more completed it will prove the most stupen- 

 dangerous, and are liable to become ofFen- dous architectural monument of modern 

 sive, owing to the oxidation of the pipes, times; not, indeed, altogether the rival 

 whether copper or iron ; hot water pro- of St. Peter's at Rome, as far as depends 

 duces a slow, safe, and continuous effect, upon actual dimensions alone, but eclipsing 

 and the machinery is not liable to mis- it both in splendour of materials and in 

 management. grandeur of style. Architectural Mag. 



Cure for Venomous Bites. A Mons. Atmosphere of the Moon. M. Gruit- 

 Tschiffely, during his stay in Brazil, cured huisen, the indefatigable professor of Mu- 

 fourteen negroes bitten by venomous ser- nich, now publicly declares thr.t the moon 

 pents, by the external application of essence has an atmosphere, and, consequently, 

 of turpentine. He continued the applica- clouds. He says that he has seen annular 

 tionforan hour, and even succeeded when mountains, which are named Eudoxia and 

 the wound had been inflicted forty-eight Aristotle in his map, covered with a nnm- 

 hours before. He has cured the stings of her of points which in anterior observa- 

 scorpions, &c., in the same manner, and tions had occupied a different position, 



