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surface of the mrtal under water before the plates were token up ; 

 it is impossible tiieret'ore to say in what way their removal was efiect- 

 ed. 



The bituminous (coal-tar") coating^ was fiuiUly adopted, and it has 

 been successiiiUy applied to the iron steamer the Lord WiUiam Ben- 

 tinck, hiteiv hxuncned under Captain Johnston's superintendence. 



\' 1 . — Scicnfijic Inttlligence. 

 We have recently inspected an extremely curious and inp,enious 

 anatomical Hgure, brought out to this country by Mr. Knox, asur- 

 croon of this Establi?-hment. 



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This figure, which is an exact model of 'the human body, with 

 the skin taken off, was constructed by the Chevalier Auzoux, a 

 Phvsician of Paris, and has been viewed with approbation and ad- 

 miration, not only by unprofessional persons, but by the most dis- 

 tinguished members of the Medical profession, both in this coun- 

 try, and in England. 



It represents, with the greatest minuteness, and critical precision, 

 all the details of the human structure. Each muscle and organ 

 can at pleasure be removed and examined, with the same results, 

 that are attainable by the process of dissection. 



Indeed, whether as regards its striking resemblance of nature, or 

 the anatomical correctness o: its construction, it may be considered 

 one of the most extraordinary combinations of art and science, that 

 have appealed in the present day. 



Several of the most eminent surgeons in England have express- 

 ed their opinion, that altho' this invention of Mr. Auzoux will not 

 supersede the necessity of dissection, yet that it will greatly facilitate 

 the attainment of the science of anatomy, will enable those who 

 have already acquired it to maintain their knowledge, and will 

 prove of important aid in public lectures, in giving a knowledge of 

 the relative position and arrangement of the various parts of the 

 human frame. 



If results such as those above stated, are calculated upon in 

 England, of how much greater importance is the invention likely 

 to prove in this country, where the heat of the climate renders it 

 almost impracticable to resort to dissection. 



We observe from the preface of a short pamphlet, descriptive of 

 the invention, which has been published by Mr. Knox, that a fi- 

 gure ijab been ordered by the Honorable Company for the school 

 in Calcutta, and we entertain hopes that measures may be adopted 



