1803.] 
fo villagers in the country, and to civil 
and. military “hofpitals—-to foldiers in 
camp, or in abefieged city, and to the ma- 
rinerin long voyages. ‘The author then 
treats at large of the virtues of bone- 
broth, &c. &c. Ir appears trom the notes, 
that Cuiz-n Regnault, proprietor of @ 
confiderabie foundry at Pars, defirous to 
extend the difcovery of Citizen Cader de 
Vaux, has caufed a pettie and mortar to 
be fourded for this particular purpofe, 
and witha view to realife the object of his 
wietol jabours, ! 
Citizon CaTuHaLa, a French architect, 
has invented a new method of employing 
tiles for the roofs of houfes, by which 
one half of the quantity uiually required 
for that purpoic is fuficient. The tiles 
are to be made in a fquare inftead of an 
oblong torm. The hook by which they 
are faltened is at one of the angles, fo that 
when faitened to the laths, they hang 
down diagonally, and every tile is covered 
one fifth part, on two fides, by the fuperior 
row. 
It has been found, by exneri-nce, that 
the belt remedy for the fing of waf{ps and 
bees, is to apply tothe part iffegted common 
culinary falt moiftened with a little water, 
Even in acafe where the patient had incauti- 
oufly fwallowed a wafpin adraught of beer, 
and been ftung by it in the wind-pipe, the 
alarming fymptoms that enfued, were 
almott initantly relieved by fwallowirg 
repeated dofes of water, faturated with (alt. 
Twocxperiments have beenread by Cit. 
GawU rHeRorT, in the fitting of. the Gal- 
vanic Society of Paris, of the gth Bru- 
maire, and which are confidered as curi- 
ous and important from the inductions to 
which they naturally lead. Firft expert- 
ment— Poe perfon that would pertorm it 
muit place in his mouth the upper ends of 
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165 
two wires of platina, or of any other me- 
tal not oxydable, and proceed to make 
the two other ends touch the two extremi- 
ties of a werk Galvanic apparatus, with a 
view toappretiate thedegrec of its influence, 
He will then exyerience an effceét more or 
lefs remarkable, according as his tongue is 
more or Jeis habituated to dilcern the par- 
ticular favour of the Galvanic fluid. Bue 
on placing one upon the other thefe fame 
lower ends of the two wires of platina, 
without deranging thofe placed in His 
mouth, he wiil again perceive the fame 
favour: although in a flighter degree, 
Second experiment—If the *Gilvanic ap- 
paratus has only produced a minimum of 
effect, which mult neceffarily be the cafe, 
either when “1, the apparatus has but one 
fingle ftory or ttage ; or, 2, when the fub- 
fiances which compole this ftory, are in 
their own nature but il] adapted to pro- 
duce the Galvanic effeét, or when they 
can only devclope it inthe flightelt degree, 
in either of thefe circumitances it may h: Ap- 
pen that the organ will not feel itfelf af. 
fefted by the perception of any fas 
vour. But then ‘it will be tufficient to 
let the lower end of the platma wires 
reft on the two extremities of the ap- 
paratus and to bring back the two wires 
immediately one againft the, other, with. 
cut deranging their extremities placed in 
the mouth. ‘This new contag&t will ne- 
ceflarily produce. an effect more intenfe 
than the former; and if it fhould be 
thought convenient to augment .it ftill 
further, this might be done by bringing 
back alternately the lower “ends of the 
platina wires, fi ft to the twoextremisies of 
the batiery and afterwards one againft the 
other. LPhelecontacts repeater would deve. 
lope the favour peculiar to the fluid, or that 
which is the certain fign of its influence. 
REVIEW OF NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. 
Five Songs, fung by Mr. Incledon in the * Wan- 
dering Meiodift;” in which is introduced the: 
popular new loyal Songy written by Mr. 
Cherry, of the Ibeatre Roval Drury Lane. 
Compofed ard dedicated to Her Mayefly, by 
Fofeph Mazxinzhi, Efg.. 6s. 
HESE fongs are {trongly tinged with 
the general ftyle of the matter from 
whofe pen they proceed. An open free- 
dom of melody, decifion of character, and 
varied and pointed expreffion, didtinguith 
them from the common productions of the 
day ; while the bals and piano accompani- 
ment will be further recommendatiens to 
thofe who feck a good effet even inde- 
pendentof the voice. But though the collec. 
tion altogether ranks with the be# modern 
‘vocal productions, we mult be allowed to 
make our diftintion, and to fay that in 
originality, truth of conception, and force 
of charaéter, §* Fhe Farmer’s Treafure,”’ 
“* Inconftant Sue,’? and ‘«* The Italian 
Count and Englith Captain,” have much 
the fuperior élaitn to our praile, 
A grand Sonata for the Piano-forte. Compofed 
by G. F. Pinto, and infcribed ta bis Friend, 
Sohn Field, 4s. 
We have been fo-ample in our remarks 
on 
