190 Inielligence and Miscellanies. 
every night. Butit is not only for light that these OPA will 
be found useful, they will serve also for fire. By.a eines one, 
containing only twenty-five cubic feet of gas, and 
eggs have been boiled, and a beaf steak very delicately dres- 
sed, every morning and evening, for a fortnight. A kettle 
full of water, placed over the jet, boils in four minutes, _ The 
light is found so delightful, that, we believe, many will soon 
give up candles altogether. With regard to any danger 
which the timid or the ignorant may suppose to be connec- 
ted with the use of these lamps, no prejudice can be more 
absurd ; for, even though the whole gas that any of them 
contains was to escape, no explosion could possibly take 
place, if the atmospheric air. was in its natural state of heal- 
thy circulation. It is only where the atmospheric air is com- 
pletely pent up, and stagnant, that it could become so im- 
presented with gas as to i ia susceptible of combustion. ie 
o properly v house is this ever the case; 
it eo 0 n consequence of extreme negligence that 
ye ever escape at all; and the best of all proof 
that: no accident will happen is, that no accident has ha ap- 
pened.— Edinburgh paper. 
II. Domestic. 
Temperature of water in wells, observed by Gen. Field. 
_The following isa table of observations, made on t 
vaters of six wells, in this village, with a view of tenes 
he various The we s of momeprosiate: at different acasorie - 
To avoid sera I have taken the mean temperature of all 
he wells monthly, and the following is the result, 
1896.11827. | 1826.11827 
15, |43°.5|43°.0 July 15, |48°.047°.5 
15, |42 6/42 .O August 15, |49 .5/49 .0 
15, 41 041 .0 September 15, |50 .5/50 .0 
O« 
40 .5 40.5 etober. 15, |5t .O\51 .5 
43 .043 0. November 15, |48 .5/48 .0 
% December 15, : 
