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judgment and ability ; and we wish him that full success which we trust 
he will obtain as he deserves it well. Subscribers’ names will be received 
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The volume will contain biographical notices of—Ray, Priestley, Four- 
croy, Wollaston, Cuvier, Leslie, Van Swinden, Knight, Young, Henry, 
Peron, Hutton, Playfair, Piazzi, Fraunhofer, Breguet, Fourier, Herschel, 
Pallas, Count Romford, Vauquelin, Volta, &c. &c. 
14. Note by Mr. E. F. Johnson, Civil Engineer.—In the article in the 
present number of this Journal, entitled “ Mountains in New York,” the 
angular depression of Whiteface Mountain from Mt. Marcy is quoted erro- 
neously from the report of Prof. Emmons at 15. The depression of 15° 
applies according to Prof. E. to Whiteface as seen from Dial Mountain, a 
high peak situated a short distance S. E. from Mt. Marcy. At the time 
of writing the article I had not access to the report of Prof. Emmons. 
The error originated in the use of some rough and imperfect notes in 
pencil made nearly a year since, and which were in consequence partially 
defaced. The depression of 15’ of Whiteface from Dial Mt. corresponds 
very nearly with the difference (234 ft.) in elevation of those two peaks, 
comparing the height of the latter as given “ approximately by levelling’, 
by Prof. E., and the former as determined trigonometrically by myself 
15. A Northern Lynx taken in Connecticut.—A wild animal of the 
genus Felis, was trapped at Southington, Conn., during the night of Ma - 
21, 1839, and was shot the next morning by the person who found it 1 
the trap. It weighs thirty-two pounds. Its length is nearly three feet; 
tail about four inches long and tipped with black. The species to which 
it belongs is probably the F. borealis, Temm., although it does not em 
tirely agree with the description given in Richardson’s Fanua Bor aceh 
Americana. Further investigation is requisite to settle the species sat 
factorily, especially as the Lynxes of North America are not yet well 
termined. The animal in question, doubtless strayed from the north, 
and its like is rarely seen within the limits of this State. E. C. H. 
16. Preservation of animal fat for Soap Making, by D. Tomlinso”, 
Schenectady, July, 1838.—Fat saved for making soap soon passes, — 
cially in hot weather, to a spoiled and offensive condition ; sometimes 
with the loss, in this manner, of the fat, or it is devoured by rats. None 
of these occurrences happen in my house : nor is the fat boiled in lye ws 
make soft soap. The fat, as it is saved from time to time, is put into 4 
prepared cask, and strong lye is added to it. As it accumulates ' 
quanuty, lye is added, and occasionally stirred by a stick. When the 
cask is full, the soap is already made and ready for use. The lye cask 
