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med in that operation, and consequently lower the ex- 

 pence of that procefs, the iron coming from the furnace 

 equally pure after one smelting, as it can be inade by the 

 operations now in use, by being smelted twice at least. 

 There is also reason to believe that the iron will be ren- 

 dered thus softer and more malleable than it now is ; as it 

 is well known that metals in general are rendered more 

 brittle the oftener they are fused. The particulars of 

 this procefs will be communicated to the public as soon as 

 the Editor fliall be authorised to do so. 



NOTICES OF IMPROVEMENTS NOW GOING ON IN INDIA. 



The views of Dr Anderson, and the way in which he 

 promotes improvements in India, are beautifully illustrated 

 by the following letters. 



From John Braithwaite, to Dr James Anderson^ physician 

 general, Madras. 



Dear, Sir, 

 I RETURN you many thanks for the communication of 

 vour farther correspondence in relation to the silk businefs. 

 I think it promises fair ;. and were we once clear of war 

 and famine, I think would certainly succeed. 



The times have been, and are against it. We have not 

 hands at present sufficient for agriculture ; the hnlf of these 

 circars are a desert waste, and in some measure owing 

 10 the great manufacture of cloth, which, in proportion 

 to the population of the country, takes too many hands 

 from agriculture. 



I believe the first great object to attend to in all coun- 

 tries, is to procure abundance of food at a cheap rate, 

 which soon creates abundance of people, and vvhen you 

 have abundance of food, and a superabundance of people, 

 then is the time to set on foot, and encourage manufac- 

 tures ; but I fear in the present state of these countries, 

 let the industry of individuals be what it may, no new 



