ACRTCULTUaAT. MUSEUM 2^9 



With respect to su!phnr. linmense quantit'es of this 

 article a/e found in a variety of situations eitiier native 

 or combined. But the op^^ratioii of the chvniist, uiil se- 

 V '!• the iron chain of nature, and present it to the manu- 

 facturer in a pure state, fur the purpose of his art. 



Chare. )al, indeed, though easily prepared for common 

 purposes, requires a peculiar art or skill in its pjepara- 

 tiou, tor t!ie manafictui-e of powder. The wiHovv, the 

 I.ind-n, and several other woods have been used for 

 pre[)aring' the coal ; but the fii'st kind appears to alYord a 

 C(<al pos?essinj^ aU the desirable properties M'ich, 

 however, depends on the miunpulaiion -, and no mr.de 

 is so well aduj'ted as that of eaijilojif g iron cylindtr.s 

 cast for the purpose. 



Some useful improvements made in the giiiiding. mh, 

 ?/ig, and finally the granulation^ tend amazingly to an ob. 

 ject so dv'sirable in gun (.ovvder. Some extensive im- 

 provements, or rath?r a<idit!Okis, on a very enlarged 

 scale, are now preparing ai the works at Frankford. 



PYiiO. 



THE PEACH TREE. 



The Peach is the most delicious fruit :hat can be produc. 

 «d in any country. Fluxes are sometimes asciibed to the 

 vs^ of it, but this is only where it is impi;udcnily taken 

 before it is ripe : for it is a well know n fact, thut in Dux- 

 es there is nothing so desirable to the siek person as a 

 f.illy ripe peach; an 1 ievv prescriptions are m tre bene- 

 ficial in cvi'ry stage of tlial disorder, than a ripe free 

 stone sweet peach. 



The tree of this fruit may be produced in great varie- 

 ties fro n the stone, but the best kinds are those propaga- 

 ted by inoculation. This precious fruit, however, is ior- 

 bidden to the slothful, the negligent, and the ignorant; 

 for it can neither be oblained, nor preserved, but by skill 

 and aitei>tion. 



T.'^e P'ach Tree is liable to three casudties, or misfor-. 

 tunes. The fly, which deposits its eggs near the root of 



