JlISTORY OF GOLDi ^^J 



Safe, after floating a considerable time on t^e water, tn three weisrht of m hieh 



words, man, by the natural action of raising; his hands. to save ^^P^esses the 

 ,.,„,. ^ head, 



himselt by grasping sojne object, adds to the unfloated weigfit, 



and sinks his head. But other animals (a few with small arms Other animals 



and powerful legs excepted) have no notion or ability to grasp, or aHHt"todo 



and, in their hab'tual manner of walking, take the prone pus- the same, and 



ture, which is also very suitable tor making progress in swim- natm-aUy.^"^''" 



ming. Infants^ who have short arms, and little of the habit of 



seizing and grasping, are less likely to drown themselves than 



men, because they do not raise their arms. 



We will conclude by noting the practical results. When How a man, 



a man falls into deep water, he will rise to the surface by Sni'of ^-v.^r 



Hoatage, and will continue there if he do not elevate his hands, ming-, may &up- 



If he move his hands under the water in any manner he pleases, ^^1^ "^^j. ^^ 



bis head will rise so high as to allow him free liberty to breathe. 



And if he move his legs, as in the action of walking (or rather 



walking up stairs), his shoulders will rise above the water; so 



that he may use less exertion with his hands, or apply them to 



other purposes. By following these plain directions, I have 



not the least doubt but that any person would swim as readily 



as the man who fell overboard from the Worcester ; and when. 



once the ability to support one's self in the water is acquired, 



other changes of position and action are performed with 



facility. 



YIT. 



Tacts towards an History of Gold. Bij Professor Proust, 

 (Concluded from page 24:7. J 



Wi 



E are no longer ignorant that in this powder the gold is Gold in the 

 reduced to tlie metallic stale, because the experiments ^f^p" j^tbeme- 

 Pellctiei have ueuu>u^trHted, that tin, or its o>ide at a mini- tallic state, 

 mum, applied tu thi' "ininate ot gold, can never produce any 

 other result. But as it is likewise known, thai it contains also 

 a portion of o;i,ide, aud this even pretty consulcnioie, u has 

 U u 8 geneiaily 



