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soon be found beneficial in other arts. 
Various trials which he has made, give 
him reason to think that its solution in 
alcohol may be employed to initate the 
color of some valuable woods. 
The following very remarkable fact re- 
lative to the fecundating principle of the 
palm date-tree, is attested. by M. Mi- 
chaux. ‘This naturalist travelled in Per- 
sia, when several usurpers were in arms 
contending for portions of that vast em- 
pire. The diferent parties alternately 
victorious, 1) order the more speedily to 
reduce the inhnbitants of the provinces 
into which they penetrated, burned all 
the male date trees. The most dreadful 
fainine would have desolated these uv- 
happy countries, had not the Persians 
taken the precaution to preserve a great 
quantity of the pollen of the antherz, for 
the purpose of fecundating the femate in- 
dividuals. ‘This observxtion proves that 
the dust of the date tree preserves its 
fecundating property for a long time ; for 
it appears that they kept it eivhteen 
years, without its having fost this virtue. 
AMERICA. 
Mr. S. Dewitr, surveyor-general of 
the state of New York, has lately disco- 
vered that the magnetic necdle is rapidly 
chan sing ina direction contrary to that 
in which it has heretofore moved. 
The Connecticut Academy of Arts and 
‘Sgiences is engaged in proc uring a com- 
plete Statistical account of that states 
Some progress has been made in the col- 
jection of materials. A specimen of this 
work comprehending a Statistical Account 
of Newhaven, from materials collected 
by the members belonging to that town 
is preparing for the press, Pand is expect- 
ed to appear in the course of next spring. 
The academy have a snvall collestion of 
papers.on other subjects, which will pro- 
bably be published durmg the. present 
year. 
_ List of New Publications. 
[Aug. 1, 
The Rey. Dr. Dwicnt, president of 
Yale College, is preparing "for the pre 
Observations on @ Series of Jourties 
through the states of New Holland and 
New York, intended to illustrate the to- 
pography, agriculture, commerce, go- 
verninent, literature, manners, morals, 
and religion of those countries. 
A Theological Library has lately been 
established in Boston. One of the prin- 
cipal objects of this institution is to col- 
lect critical, controversial and scarce 
publications 1 in divinity, many of which 
are difficult to be found, and too expen- 
sive for an individual te possess. By the 
subscriptions of proprietors and several 
donations, # considerable and very valua- 
ble collection or books is already made. 
Another theological library on a still 
farger scale, is also collecting at Philips’s 
Academy, at Andover, tor the accommo- 
dation of the theological seminary lately 
established, and attached to that: re- 
spectable literary institution. | 
Proposals have been issued for prévent- 
ing at the university press at Cambridge, 
Massachussets, Griesback’s edition of the 
Greek Testament, with a $e ection of the 
most important various readings, The 
‘edition trom which the American is to 
be exactly copied, was published at 
Leipsic in 1805, and_by its SIZ is inten- 
_ ded for common use. 
Mr. Dosson, of Philadelphia, has an- 
nounced his intention of publishing by 
subscription, a new Translation of the 
Sacred Scriptures ;—the Old Testament 
from the Greek of the Septuayint, and 
the New from the most correct Greek 
text, with occasional notes; by Charles 
Thomson, esq. late. Secretary to the Con- 
‘gress of the United States. It will be 
comprised in two large quarto volumes, 
and the subscription for onc copy is fixed 
at ten dollars. 
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