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Lilel^arij and PliiloJ'ophical Jntelligence* [Sept. 1, 



l)C inanifclleil in llioir atmofijlieves. IIo 

 piirticijl-iil}' ti( ;its ot'tlie crt'c':ts pnxltircJ 

 hv tlic Muuii on tJiat of the Kartli, whirJi 

 led him to ;i (Urculiion iclaHvc to tlie 

 ftoiics which are liiid to liavr faMrii from 

 the hea\ens. lie remarks that ahiiolt ail 

 thefc plieuoniciia happened when tlie 

 Moon was near one of its nodes, and on 

 the wane. In tl)e cafes whicii feeni to 

 contnuli<'t this ol.fervation, the coinci- 

 dence of the pallai^e of the Moon thranL'h 

 one of its nodes with its lall quatlcr had 

 taken pJace in the precedins; hniation. 

 Thus it was in KUlo in the hniatioii 

 which preceded the Ihowcr of Itones at 

 L'Aigle. 



M. Verner, Profeflor at the Arade- 

 my of tlie Mines of 1 riedhcig, has hitely 

 difcovcred a new miueial, to which he 

 has jriveH the name of zoifjilr, in hononr 

 of Raron do Zoys, an eminent mincralo- 

 gidwiw refidcs at J.ayhach. 

 HoUiiml. 



The literary productions of Holland 

 during the year li>()j, inclulive of tranlia- 

 tions, were very numerous. Theolo<ry is 

 the do|)arrmcnt of fciencc which lias fur- 

 nilhed the greatcft rpiantily of original 

 works, the number amountin;; to loO, 

 bclidcs the Journals whicli treat chiefly 

 of theoloyi al fuhjetts. A weekly paper, 

 which contains nothing but dilVertations 

 oil the Bible, and is fupported by many 

 contribuU)rs and fiiblcribers. IMcdicine, 

 phyiics, and natural hiliory, likew ile conti- 

 nue to be cultivated with conliderablcze-d 

 in that country, where they have already 

 given celebrity to the names of )<> many 

 eminent I'cholars. In 1803, 114 works 

 were pnlilillicd on various parts ot'thefe 

 fciences. Of the journals pcculia: ly de- 

 voted to the fciences, thefe (IfiHt-Jhunrli'; 

 Muf'dziii, (Magazine of the Healing Art,) 

 and the Memoirs of the Society of Har- 

 lem, are the molt cfteemed. The num- 

 ber of new pieces which were braiuglit 

 put on the Dutch Itage is o^!, tragedies as 

 well as comedies, of w hich, however, only 

 fix were originals. Holland can boali; 

 of feverul academies and literary focie- 

 ties, more or lefs celcorated, whicli arc 

 alvvays.rendy to rewai-d the talents of po- 

 ets and orators. That which is known 

 by the name of J''(7i.r Mtri'is has lately 

 elected iMr. GEYsiirxK, author of a tran!- 

 lation of Tvl. Kfmenard's Poem on Navi- 

 gation, one of its meiubtrs. Another 

 poet, M. KiNKF.E, has fung the channs 

 of M> Ziezeuii and Kaimau.i>l:':ijlophy ! 



There likcwife ap]ieared in the comfe of 

 that year fevcn or eight original Dntcli 

 noNcis, and fomc accounts of travels, 

 among Vvliich thole of M. X'a.ndet. Wil- 

 i.E.NOKX in France are favourably. Ipokci^ 

 of. That a talie for literature is gcnej 

 rally dillufcd througiiout Holland, ap- 

 pears likcwile from the fpeculatioii of 

 a C(jmpany of merchants at Anift<Tdain' 

 w ho have there eliablid;ed au otlice for 

 the arts and bcUcs-Iettres. They do not 

 conline their views to the productions of 

 tiicir country, their aim being to form a 

 point of union lor Dutch and foreign li- 

 terature. Thcv ha^e already completed 

 a confidcrable collection of the bell 

 Dutch, iMi'.'lilh, French, German, and 

 Italian woils. In the city of Amiierdain 

 a focicty of German .lews ha\c a^^tcd 

 comic operas vvitli confidcrable fuccef:*. 

 for more than twenty years. Only one 

 piece however is mentioned as having 

 been written exprefsly for this flcicty :. 

 it is inlilled Mardocheus, or the Jews 

 faved. The mul'ie however is not origi- 

 nal, being borrcjwed from feveral kno^vu^ 

 operas. 



^ The following is faid to be an iiifaJhbic 

 re 1 edy for liopping hemorrhages from 

 the noi'e, and h;is been in ide more than at 

 century in th.e province of I'rilia.— . 

 JRc 5>acchan Saturiii 1 oz. vitrioli Martis 

 ^ oz. feiirfmi tcrantur in inortano vitreo^ 

 adde i'piritus vini 8 oz. To be taken in 

 qiuuititics of froui 10 to 20 drops, accord- 

 ing to tin- age of the patient, inalpoon-» 

 iul of wine or hrandy. 



France. 



M. DE i.A T.ANDe's annual medal for ■ 

 the ball work on altronomy lias been ad- 

 judged by the I'renca National Inliitute 

 to M. Svamierg, a Swedilli aUronomer, 

 who has lately piihlidied an Accoimt of 

 the jMcafuring of a Degree in .Lapland, 

 ihcwing the error tl-.at has been made in. 

 ineal'uring it in 17.'>t). 



'J'hc Imperial printing cftablifliincnt at 

 Paris aiVords c^iaitant emiiloyiiienl to 400 

 workmen, beiidos a number of women, 

 who fold and Ititcli the pamphlets anil 

 laws [uintcd there. 



GnmArabie is fuccersfnlly ufcd as a 

 remedy in I'rancc for pulmonary com- 

 plaints. 



M. GrvTON civcs the following as a 

 fure fpecitic againli the eiVeCts of conta- 

 gion :■ — Take foin- ounces of fait, (if 

 grains of oxide of mangaiiefe, water two 

 ounces, and fulnhuricacid Uvo ounces. • 



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