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Mr. Henry's siiQ:ge3tions are of great importance, and 

 we doubt not will receive clue attention tVoin experimen- 

 talists. From all that has yet occurred on this subject, a 

 strong presumption is furnished that we are on the verge 

 of perhaps more than one important discovery in chemistry. 

 At such a crisis, in particular, every phasnomenon that by 

 even the most remote analogies may appear connected with 

 this inquirv, should be communicated by chemists for the 

 benefit of science. For ourselves, we can only say we shall 

 faithfully discharge the duty which devolves on us, to lay 

 them carefully and correctly before the public. 



THAVELS. 



Dr. Bolschoi, who, in the quality of physician, accom- 

 panied a Russian and Bucharian caravan, which in the year 

 IS03, on its way from Troizk to Bucharia, was plundered 

 •by the Truchmens and Karakalpaks, and who on that oc- 

 casion was taken prisoner, returned to Peterabvsrgh about 

 the beginning of November 1804, after undergoing various 

 vicissitudes and suflerings. The following particulars re- 

 specting the Kirgisian Cozaks, comn)unicated by this gen- 

 tleman, aj-e worthy of particular notice, as they relate to a 

 people interesting to the Rus.sian trade, but who have hi- 

 tlierto been highly prejudicial to it. 



When the Kirgisians had divided by lot the booty which 

 tliev obtained from this rich caravan. Dr. Bolschoi was esti- 

 mated at the value of a catnel. These plunderers cut to 

 pieces the mathematical instruments, watches, telescopes, 

 and other things of the like kind, that each might have a 

 share of them. Tliey did the same in regard to the medi- 

 cines. The roots, powders, pills, and mixtures, were all 

 divided into equal parts. Each person then threw his por- 

 tion together into a vessel ; and this they considered as the 

 most valuable part of the plunder. Wh^n the Kirgisians 

 found that tlicir prisoner was a physician, and c(>nsequently, 

 according to their idea, a kind of sorcerer, they thronged 

 in crowds around him, that he might feel their pulse, in 

 order to tell them, from the nature of it, whether the horse 

 ihey had lost, the cow that had strayed, or the camel that 

 i^ras mi.>sing, would be aq;ain found: nay, some of them 

 even wished him to tell from the nature of their pulse whe- 

 ther their absent sick mother, wife, sister, &c. would re- 

 cover. If his answer turned out to be true, the. prophet was 

 rewarded ; but in the contrary case, he was often subjected 

 to the discipline of the whip. 



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