a of Thimbles——Auseultation. 375 
18. Schools. 
Schools for the instrustion of the poor on the system of 
instruction are making rapid progress in Italy. The 
deteas of Parma has established ee two at Parma and 
one at St. Donino.— Ibid. 
19. Manufactory of Thimbles. yet 78 
A thimble manufactory has been established in Fratiees 
by Rouy and Berthier, in which the mechanism is so in- 
genious and perfect that they can afford to make steel thim- 
bles lined with gold and of elegant workmanship, at the 
rate of eames or nei francs per dozen. The same kind 
of thimbles lined with silver, can be afforded at six or seven, 
per dozen. Common iron thimbles, closed at the end,can — 
be sold for one franc Se oe dozen. 
In this single branch es France has been 
tributary, it ae ren countries, to the amount of 
875,000 franc t present it is seis that French 
thimbles will be rh = after in other countries—Bul. Soe. 
@encouragement. 
20. Auscultation. 
This singular method of discovering the various disor- 
ders of the chest by y percussion, was, we believe, first sug~ 
in "M. Covi- 
thick Anant ora aan i, woo — its axis with a nar- 
row aperture. This, on being J tothe chest of 2 
pean pete keatto; pee cite ing or singing, p 
a sort of embling note moe or ls dines; ut fan 
in the h 
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