36^ Notices respecllng New Books. 



Living System. By William Alexander, M.D. — 0. On 

 the Machinery of the Ancient Epic Poem. By the Rev. 

 G. Walker, F. R.S. — 3. Observations on the Effect of 

 Madder Root on the Bones of" Animals. By Mr. B. Gibson. 

 — 4. On the Use and Abuse ot" Popular Sports and Exer- 

 cises, resembling those of (he Greeks and Romans, as 3. 

 national Object, By S. A. Bardsley, M.D. — 5. Reverie; 

 considered as connected with Literature; an Essay. By 

 the Rev, Johnson Grant, A.B. — G. Experimental Inc^pairy into 

 the Proportion of the several Gases or Elastic Fluids consti- 

 iutingthe Atmosphere. By .Tohu Dalton. — 7. On the Ten- 

 ■dencv of Elastic Fluids to Dlftusion through each other, 

 Bv John Dalton. — S.Onthe Alitorption of Gases by Water 

 and other Liquids. By John Dalton. — p. A Description of 

 a Property of Caaut-chouc or Indian Rubber; with some 

 Reflections on the Cause of tl^e Elasticity of this Substance, 

 In a Letter to Dr. Holme. By Mr. John Gough. — 10. An 

 Essav on the Theory of mixed Gases, and on the State of 

 Water in the Atmosphere. By Mr. J. Gough. — 11. Oa 

 the L/se of the Sutures in the Skulls of Animals. By Mr. 

 B. Gibson. — 12. Oa the Moral Influence of History. By 

 the Rev. G. Walker, F. R.S. — 13. Reflections on History 

 and on Historians Antiepit and Modern. By John Hol- 

 land. — 14. On Natural and Moral Philosophy; and the 

 proper Manner of philosophizing in both. By the Rev. 

 G.Walker, F.R.S.— 15. A Reply to Mr. Dalton 's Objec- 

 tions to a late Theory of mixed Gases. In a Letter from 

 the Author lo Dr. Holme. By Mr. .lohn Gough, — 10. Re- 

 marks on Mr. Gough's two Essays on the Doctrine of 

 mixed Gases ; and on Professor Schmidt's Flxperiments ou 

 the Expansion of Dry and Moist Air by Heat. By John 

 Dalton. 



M. Hermhstaedt. of Berlin, has published the prospectus 

 of a work which he intends »!iortly to lay Ixifore the public. 

 As this work will probably prove highly useful to calico 

 printers, and dyers, vvc subjoin a translation of the 



PROSl'ECTUS. 



Having, for a period of six years, made the art of dycitig 

 and printing the constant object of my labours, I have suc- 

 ceeded in discovering a considerable number of new mor- 

 dants for producing the most beautiful and lasting colours 

 for all sorts of cotton and linen goods; likewise in pro- 

 ducin<'' numerous colours for copper-plate printing, and a 

 great variety, of all tiiats and shades, for pencilling, which, 



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