286 Travels. — Analysis of It^aten . — St/rgital Instruments. 



TRAVELS. 



The Polish Prince Alexander Sapieha has concluded his 

 gcologiciil and archaeological travels, and has returned to 

 his estates in Poland lor the purpose of enjoying there the 

 treasures of art and science which he has collected. His 

 longc^st stay was at Athens, where he was so fortiinate as to 

 preserve niaii-v of the last rays of the declining grandeur of 

 anlient Greece, in their native splendour. 

 ■ The enibasiv to China left Maisnabischin, the first Chi- 

 nese frontier town, in December, for Pekin. it consists of 

 120 persons; the rest of the suite returns, and some persons 

 arealready arrived in Russia. Six years ago, a Russian caravan, 

 200,000 rubles in value, going to Tasehkcnt, was plundered 

 by th.c Kingise. The chiefs have now engaged to make 

 good the loss amicably. 



The South American Society of Commerce at Petersburg 

 have received intelligence that M. Resanow, the Russian am- 

 bassador to Japan, has not yet been admitted to an audience 

 of the sovereign, but that he hc.s been in other respects well 

 received; the presents of which he was the bearer having 

 been accepted, and an exchange made of the same de-, 

 scription. 



ANALYSIS OF WATERS. 



Dr. Menurct, of Paris, has lately analysed the diftcrent 

 waters in that neighbourhood. 



The water of the Seine contains 5 grains ^-^ of foreign 

 matter in eacli pint. That of the river Yvette yields 7 grains 

 -Li ; that of the Arceuil, 7 grains JV 5 that of Vilk- d'Avray, 

 9 grains 54. Bristol water contains 14 grains -f?-, Sec." 



Thus, of all the waters drunk at Paris, that of the Seine is 

 the most salubrious, the purest, and the lightest. 



SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. 



Drs. Faust and Hunold are preparing a work, in which 

 thev endeavour to prove, that, with the exception of the 

 lancet used in inoculation, every surgical instrument ought^ 

 to be dipped in oil before proceeding to the operation, and 

 should also be heated to the temperature of the1)lood. By 



these 



