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loses about one-third, and the light and porous half of its weight: four 
tons of dried peat will give about one ton of charcoal. The efficacy of 
this charcoal in the manufacture of iron, in consequence of the small 
quantity of sulphur it contains, was mentioned ; and its deodorizing and 
purifying qualities experimentally exhibited.—2. The products of the 
destructive distillation of peat were then described. The elements of 
peat are essentially those of wood and coal; viz., carbon, nitrogen, hy- 
drogen, and oxygen. If therefore peat were distilled in close vessels, 
the products obtained, would, as might be expected, resemble the pro- 
ith 
by having an arrangement to collect the products of combustion ; and 
alcohol) used in vapor lamps, (two of which were exhibited and atten- 
tion called to the brilliancy of the light afforded,) and in the preparation 
of varnishes, 4, Naphtha used for making varnishes, and for dissolv- 
Atheneum for December 14th, you have inserted an extract from a 
Sheffiel giving an acco Me 
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Plates for Printing Ferns, Sea-weeds,” &c. (See p. 280 of this volume. ) 
ately dusted over with the finest bron 
letters. The object of this is threefold : 
der the surface more smooth,—and to preve 
