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reducing the hitherto tedious process of tanning to a very short 
period. Skins are prepared by his process in nine days, requi- 
ring by the old six weeks or two months. Moderately thick 
hides fth inch thick in six weeks : These take commonly from 
nine to twelve months. The leather is in every respect equal 
in strength and toughness, and will be superior to any hitherto 
produced. There is no difference in the substances employed, 
but only in the method of applying them. The principle is 
- •pressure . This important invention has been secured by patents 
for the three kingdoms. 
58. The Christian Philosopher, or the Connection of Science 
with Religion . — A work under this title is on the eve of being 
published, by Mr Thomas Dick, A. M. of Perth, who is al- 
ready known to the readers of this Journal, by his curious ob- 
servations on the planet Venus when near the Sun. This work 
comprises illustrations of the omnipotence and grandeur of the 
Deity, and of his wise and benevolent arrangements in the sys- 
tem of Nature, — popular sketches of Natural History, Geogra- 
phy, Geology, Astronomy, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Ana- 
tomy, and Physiology, embracing an outline of the leading facts 
connected with these sciences, and illustrating their connection 
with the objects of religion, and the progress of the human mind. 
Sketches of some of the inventions of human genius, and of the 
religious and philanthropic purposes to which they may be ap- 
plied, — illustrations of several scriptural facts from the system of 
nature, — and of the beneficial effects which would result from 
a combination of science with religion. The general object of 
this volume is to lead young and enquiring minds to enlarged 
conceptions of the attributes, and the incessant agency of the 
Deity, through the medium of the discoveries which have been 
made in the system of nature, — to excite them to farther in- 
quiries into the different departments of natural science, — to il- 
lustrate the harmony of Science and Revelation, — and to remove 
those groundless prejudices which a considerable portion of the 
Christian world still entertain against scientific pursuits. 
59- New Voyage of M. Kotzebue. — M. Kotzebue is about to set 
out on a new voyage of discovery round the world, at the ex- 
pence of the Russian Government, principally with the view of 
