Socle fy of Agricttltun. — Medical Sociefj', &c. ^83 



pofadi and antimony, when mixed with the ufual be\*er3jie5, 

 luch as ptifans, apoEcms, decocluns, I'oiips, whuy, the 

 juice of herbs, and potions. 



The following memoirs were then read : — Obfevvations on 

 the iuternal temperature of vegetables compared with that of 

 the atmofpherc, bv C. Solome ; a memoir on medical wines, 

 by Parmentier ; a memoir (hi phofphoric ether, bvBoudet; 

 obfcrvations 00 the formation of a new French pharmaco- 

 poeia, by Champleru ; obfcrvations on the juice and fyrup of 

 goofeberries, by Bourriat ; a difcourfe on the utility of phar- 

 macy, by Delunel ; an obfervation on the exiRcuce of phof- 

 phorus in fugar, by BouUay. 



SOGIETY OF AGRICUL-rrnE OF THE DEPARTMENT 

 OP THE SEINE. 



This Society has offered a prize of 500 francs for the bcft 

 anfwer to the following qucftion : 



ift, How does manure aft in general ? 2d, \yhat are the 

 different kinds of manure fuitcd to the different kinds of foil, 

 and the different nature of roots and plants? 3d, What are 

 their relative qualities in thefc different cafes? 4th, What 

 are the different ways of preparing thefe kinds ot manure ? 

 5th, What are the bed methods of applying them ? 



The anfwers to thefe queltions muff be fupportcd by fafts. 

 The prize will be decreed in the month of September 1802. 

 The memoirs muft be addreffcd, poll paid, to the fecretaiy 

 of the fociety before the 20th of July the fame year. 



The Socic'tv propofe to open a fubfcription for the purpofe 

 of procuring: from Spain 4000 of the tine-woollcd Spanifli 

 {heep, which, according to the treaty of Bale, ftill remain 

 at the difpofal of the French government. 



THE ROVAL ACADEMV OF MEDICAL PRACTICE AT 

 BARCELONA. 



A prize of 375 rials has been offered by this . ' cademv for 

 the heft effay on the advantages of the a>w-pock inoculation ; 

 with this exprcfs condition, that the fafts adduced muff be 

 fupportcd by aftual obfcrvations made by the author. 



The prize will not be adjudged till the expiration of four years. 



XLVII. InteUigcncf ami MifcfUancous Articles. 

 ^ Diximba i8oi. 



O: 



GA LVANISM, 



_ 'N this hibje6t we have witneffcd fome extremely curious 

 and jiilereftmg refuUs liucc our lall Number. Our prefcut 



notice 



