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impossible to drink of them. The extreme heat had subsided 
at the date of the letter, but the thermometer even then was at 
105*. 
16. Dreadful Storm in Kiitcli. — The district of Kutch, which 
suffered so severely from an earthquake in June last, (see p. 120. 
of this Number,) was exposed oir the 9th October to a dreadful 
storm, which continued two days and two nights. The trees were 
torn up by the roots ; the fields laid waste, and towns and villages 
destroyed by the inundation of the rivers and brooks. Few of 
the inhabitants lost their lives, but great numbers of cattle were 
destroyed. In the plains the water rose generally to the height 
of four feet, and ploughs were carried away to the distance of 
several miles by the violence of the wind. 
17. Rain and Earihqiialee in Java. — On the 8th March 
it rained so heavily for 24 hours in the territory of Diago- 
rogo, that a number of the hills were burst with the water. 
The hill of Paroda was rent in five different places to the length 
of three roods in each place ; three houses were buried in the 
earth, and a Javanese killed. Masses of earth rolled about from 
the hills of Somlio, Tromper, Maughe, Pasges and Bodollo, 
(all of which were rent,) into the rivers Kayen and Klito, by 
which 30 houses were destroyed. 
On the 29th of March a severe earthquake was experienced 
in Djokjokarta, from N. W. to S. E. accompanied by a noise 
like the rolling of a number of carriages. The shock was re- 
peated three times. In the Hussar Barracks, the sabres hang- 
ing on the wall struck one another so violently, that the officer on 
duty thought the men were fighting. Asiatic Journal.^ voL ix. 
p. 409. 
11. CHEMISTRY. 
18. Gliadine and M. Taddey has found that the 
gluten of wheat may be decomposed into two principles, glia- 
dine (from yxtos. gluten ), and zimome (from ferment.) The 
former is soluble, and the latter insoluble, in alcohol. See An- 
7 ials of Phil. No. Ixxxix. p. 390. 
19. Curious effect of mixing Guiacum with Wheat Flour . — 
INI. Taddey having noticed that a fine blue colour was develop- 
