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eighty millions of kilogrammes, or about two tliousand two hun- 

 dred millions of pounds weight. These divided among thirty-five 

 millions of people, give to each individual about twenty-eight kilo- 

 grammes of azotized substance a year, or little piore than seventy- 

 six grammes, or less than one-quarter of a pound per day. In 

 Paris each individual consumes per average, about five times as 

 much. 



The second chapter relates to the various qualities of meat, 

 according to species, feed and age, and the effects of these on their 

 digestibility ; the cooking, &c.; of butter and its sophistications ; 

 milk and its falsifications; the table oils and their fraudulent imi- 

 tations. 



The sixth chapter relates to sugar and articles more or less 

 sugary, such as the sugar cane, beet, maple, palm, &c. ; the pe- 

 culiar character distinguishing the raw sugar of the beet, from the 

 raw sugar of the sugar cane; the falsification of sugar; the sj'rups 

 from starch or glucose; sugar from grapes and fruit; honey and 

 its falsification; on fecula (starch,) of arrow" root, turpentine, &c. 



Eighth chapter on grain. 



[Journal De La Societe Imperiale et Centrale, D'Horticulture, Jfapoleon 3d Pro- 

 tecteur. Paris, Jsov., 1856. 



EFFECTS OF CERTAIN MANURES ON CERTAIN VEGE- 

 TABLES. 



From ilie Algemeine Gartenzeitun. 



The cabbage turnip (Chou-rave,) when manui'ed with sheep 

 dung is good, full of juice and sugary; with hog dung it has a 

 detestable taste. In a garden not manured, it has much juice and 

 a sugary delicate taste. Night-soil (Les excremens humains) is 

 not so good as sheep dung. Horse dung gives it a dry and mode- 

 rately savory taste; while with cow dung it is delicate and full 

 of juice. In ordinary cooking of it we find no difference between 

 those raised by night-soil or horse or cow dung, or from the gar- 

 den without manure. 



Mons. Blot, of Harlem, presented a statement of his method of 

 producing mushrooms in tliis vicinity, and which would, no 

 doubt, answer almost 'any where else. And as the mushroom is 

 very delicate, cannot keep long nor bear much handling, they 

 might be grown near railroads at great distances from markets 



