Nuliifo/ lliitoni. 407 



body of water. Retiirnino- with violence it soon enlarg-cd tlie 

 cavity, and in its progress carried down with it a portion of the 

 surrounding earth several feet in extent, which was buried in the 

 abyss below ; the water continued to ebb and flow more or less 

 at intervals during the day. Mr. Charnock plumbed this sub- 

 terranean pit in the evening, and found it fifty-eight feet in 

 depth ; the water has now subsided and remains settled within 

 two yards of the top. — Gentleman's Magazine, May, 461. 



4. New Volcano. — A new volcano has burst out in the highest 

 summit of a ridge of mountains near Leiria, in Portugal. This 

 extraordinary phenomenon occurred at the period of the high 

 rise of the Douro, mentioned in most of the Journals. The 

 volcano was in full action when the latest accounts came away, 

 but had happily taken a direction which threatened to do little 

 damage. The country is steril, and is that through which 

 Wellington passed in pursuit of Massena. — Gewi/ewioyi'v ]\}a- 

 gazine, April. 



5. Hartshorn, its use in Intoxication. — Dr. Porter, a German 

 physician, states that he has found the spirit of hartshorn (in 

 the dose of a small tea-spoonful in a glass of water,) to coun- 

 teract the inebriating effects of fermented liquors and spirits. 



6. Scarlet Fever.— \\, is announced in the Journal de Mc- 

 dicina Pratique, of Berlin, that the Belladonna is a preservative 

 against this fever. 'I'he fact was first discovered at Leipsic, 

 but it has lately been confirmed by several experiments. 



7. Iodine, on its application as a Medicine. — An abstract was 

 given at page 191, vol. x. of this Journal, from a paper, by 

 Dr. Coindet, of Switzerland, on the application of iodine to the 

 dissipation of the goitre. In consequence of the importance of 

 any effectual remedy for this disease, in a country where it is so 

 frequent, much attention has been drawn towards Dr. Coindel's 

 discovery, and considerable opposition made to it. It happens 

 also that from the number of cases in which it has been applied, 

 much information, with regard to the general medicinal effects 

 of this substance, has been obtained. These, with other 

 reasons, have induced Dr. Coindet to jiublish a second paper 

 on the subject, which, as it contains some very interesting 

 matter necessary to be known before the publication of the re- 

 medy can be said to be completed, we are induced to abstract 

 at this time, though from the rarity of the disease in tiiis 

 country, it has not that high interest here it possesses in that 

 part of the world. 



After having dwelt upon the necessity in every case of using 

 prudence in the administration of a powerful medicine, especially 

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