270 Correspondence of J. Nickleés. 
matic tetanus one of which recovered. It was the case of 
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letter from Sir Benj. Brodie, of London, to the Academy of Sciences, the x 
application of curare as a specific against tetanus, was unsuccessfully made : 
trial applications. Hitherto it had been supposed that the f ie 
iridium impaired the quality of platinum, but the labors of Deville and " 
bray have shown that on the contrary alloys of these two metals may 
prepared which are greatly superior to pure platinum, presenting greet 
strength and rigidity, and resisting better both heat an acids, ; 
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former captain of artillery, Mr. Tamisier, who was in 1842 nee applied 
the army and "8 - 
artillery, at once saw the importance of this new project, a0 cn 18875 the 
many experiments to be made, ordered at his own agacig Thee 
Seerastive by Capt. Tamisier of elongated balls and . 1953, Mt 
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