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Heighi of the Himalayas. 

 It appears from a late survey made of the Himalaya range, by 

 Colonel Waugh, that the Khanchinjinga, which has been hitherto 

 supposed to be the highest summit, is in fact not so — a higher 

 mountain having been discovered, situated between Katamandoo 

 and Khanchinjinga. This last named is 28,15G feet above the 

 level -of the sea ; but the new summit reaches the enormous height 

 of 29,002 feet. It has been proposed to call this Mount Everest, 

 after a former surveyor-general of India. — Ibid. 



Effects of the sting of Scorpions. 

 Mr. Westwood communicated an extract from a letter of a cor- 

 respondent in India relative to the effects of a sting of a Scorpion. 

 It is described as very severe, resembling the pain of a dozen wasp 

 stings concentrated in the same spot. The finger began to swell, 

 and the whole arm pained excessively, with a feeling of sickness. 

 Ipecacuanha powder was applied, in the form of a paste, to the 

 sting, and brandy and water taken liberally. A native doctor, on 

 being sent for, after rubbing the arm, at length suggested a native 

 remedy, namely a small pan of live charcoal, upon which were oc- 

 casionally, as they melted, thrown pieces of wax, the smoke from 

 which was allowed to arise over the wound, and which allayed the 

 pain to such a degree that in about an hour and a half the patient 

 was able to smoke. The stung finger was still insensible to the 

 touch and very much swollen, the arm cold as ice, although it had 

 been rubbed for two hours, whilst the sound hand and arm were 

 hot. More brandy and water, with cigars were tried. The pa- 

 tient fell into a long sleep, and awoke next morning with but slight 

 remains of the pain of the sting. — Zoologist, 5642. 



How to get rid of Musquitos. 



Mr. Fortune exhibited samples of the article known as " mus- 

 quito tobacco" in China. He stated the composition to be the saw- 

 dust of pine and juniper, with the powdered roots of a species of 

 Artemisia end a small quantity of Arsenic. These are formed into 



