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stripes of black on the crupper. It is very carnivorous, and hunts all kinds of 
small quadrupeds.” 
I presume that we cannot admit the Van Diemen’s Land Tiger as a new species ; 
its characters being decidedly those of the Thylacinus Cynocephalus. 
4 . — Chic ride of Lime , a purifying and dis-infecting preparation for the use of Ships 
and Residents in Warm Climates. 
The valuable properties of this preparation in correcting every species of infec- 
tion and effluvia, arising from animal and vegetable decomposition, have long been 
known to the faculty ; but from the difficulty and inconvenience attending its 
application, the use has been hitherto confined to dis-infecting apartments and 
buildings, from which the inhabitants were previously removed ; and, of course, 
it could not be employed on board ships, or in private houses. 
The dis-infecting preparation is now presented to those engaged in shipping, or 
exposed to noxious atmospheres, in a form by which these difficulties are entirely 
obviated, and its properties equally preserved. The instructions for its use are 
perfectly simple ; no injury or inconvenience can possibly arise from the applica- 
tion, and the means of preserving health, from the. influence of noxious vapours, 
are brought within the power of every one, at a trivial expence . 
A few instances will illustrate its powerfully beneficial effect when prepared, as 
follows : 
To one pound of the powder, pour gradually five gallons of water ; taking care 
to break all the lumps ; stir the mixture well ; allow it to settle $ and di’aw off the 
clear liquor, which is then fit for use. 
The hold of a ship is sometimes insupportable from the confined air, and wind- 
sails produce little or no effect; but this liquid sprinkled from a watering-pot, 
will entirely correct it in a few minutes : from which will be perceived its value 
on board convict and other vessels, where numbers are confined in a small space. 
The most offensive water for ship’s use may be made pure, and fit to dunk, by 
adding a few ounces to a barrel ; and the precaution should be particulaily attend- 
ed to, when the water-casks are filled abroad, as the water of most rivers in waun 
climates, is impregnated with substances highly prejudicial. 
Deep wells and sewers unopened for many years, which would occasion death 
to any one attempting to descend into them, may be entered without the least 
risk, by previously throwing in some of the liquid. 
To the powder, laid along the crevices of doors and windows of houses, m 
places suffering from infectious or contagious disorders, has been attributed the 
preservation of the inhabitants. 
The foregoing instances are sufficient to satisfy the most sceptical, that t, le 
effects of the preparation are powerful ; and, at the same time, most beneficial in 
all cases arising from infection or contagion ; the pi oof of its salutary influence 
in the power of every one, and the trial may elicit a more extensive application 
On board ship, the liquid may be beneficially and economically substituted for 
vinegar, as it is cheaper, and will be found much more effective The proportion 
Of one pound of powder to five gallons of water, will answer all he ord .nary pur- 
poses of sprinkling the hold, whilst taking in, and particularly m "** * 
cargo, as well as the decks during the voyage, every morning an ° . 
most baneful effects are frequently experienced, ^ S osition „„ s i, ore . 
warm climate, from the miasmata, armoglrowj^ nk|ing P tlie declts twice „ 
and 't will be found of great service (m add t ^ ^ djsbcs between 
day), to allow a small quantity of the liquic if from warns 
decks during the night. After discharging cargo, especia ), 
