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An Effay, Medical, Philofophical, and 
Chemical, on Drunkennefs, and its effects 
on the Human body, by Dr. TROTTER, 
of Newcaitle, isin the Prefs, and will be 
publifhed in a few weeks: being a com- 
ment on the Inaugural Differtation De 
Ebrietate, &c.. Edin. 1728. This is the 
firft attempt to treat the fubject ina fcien- 
tific form. 
An enlarged edition of The Elements 
of Science and Arts, a work formerly 
publifhed by Imison, under the title of 
‘The School of Arts, will be ready for 
publication in a few days. It is a fami- 
liar introduction to natural philofephy 
and chemiftry, fhewing their connection 
with the arts and manufa&ures; and the 
lateft difcoveries and improvements are 
pointed out. Thirty engravings by Mr. 
Lowry, illuftrate the work. 
Dr. MarTin, minifter of Monimai}, 
(the parifh of the Ear! of Leven and Mel- 
ville) has fent to the Cupar Prefs a vo- 
Iume of Sermons, preached after the in- 
terment of the late venerable the Earl 
and Ceuntefs of Leven, &c. and on other 
occafions. . The volume, dedicated to 
Lady Napier, will be elegantly printed. on 
good paper ; and is expected to be ready 
an March. It may not be improper to 
add, that a large appendix of delineation 
of characters, anecdotes, and illuftrations, 
will be added; and that the impreffion is 
a limited one. 
The pofhumous Works and Life of 
the late Dr. HENRY HuNnTer will cer- 
tainly be publifhed in the month of Fe- 
bruary. 
The poetical Works of the Rev. Mr. 
BipvakxeE, colleéted in one volume, are in 
the prels. 
Three more numbers, completing the 
firt part of Mr. DAGLEyY’s tafteful work 
upon Gems are nearly ready tor Publica- 
ticn. 
Mr. BYERLEY has in the prefs an en- 
larged edition of the Effay on Novel- 
writing ; to which he intends to prefix 
an Eflay on Romances, wherein -he pro- 
pofes to examine the merits of Mr. D'li- 
raeli’s Eifay on that fubject. 
The fecond edition of Mr. Davip 
W AKEFIELD’s Efflay upon Political Gico- 
nomy is in the Prefs, and will make its 
appearance early in March, 
Mr. THomas Gitt has found out a 
very excellent fubfitute for Indian ink, 
peficfling all its valuable properties, 
Boil parchments flips or cuttings of glove 
leather, in water, til it forms a fize, which 
when cco! becomes of the confiftence of 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
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jelly ; then, having blackened an earthen | 
plate by holding it over the flame of a 
candle, mix up, with a camel hair pencil, 
the fine lamp black thus obtained, with 
fome of the above fize, while the plate is 
Rill warm. This black requires no grind- 
ing, and. produces an ink of the very co- 
lour, which works as freely with the pen- 
cil, and is as perfectly tranfparent, as the 
beft Indian ink: it poffeffes the advan- 
tage of furnifhing artilts with a fubititute 
for that article, which may be prepared in 
fituations where it might be difficult to 
obtain the ink itfelf. 
A PBhilofophical Society has been efta- 
blifled at.Glafgow, for the enfuing year. 
_ Dr. MicKLeHam is prefident ; John Ro- 
bertfon, efq, vice prefident ; Wm. Dur- 
ham, elq. fecretary, and James Lindfay, 
efg. treafurer. . 
In the Appendix to Sir Joun Sin- 
CLaiR’s Effay regarding Cattle, we find the 
following receipt for making hay-tea. Take 
about one pound of red clover hay, well 
got in, and fix quarts of clear {pring wa- 
tir, bcil them together till the water is re- 
duced to four quarts, then take out. the 
hay, and m'x a pound of barley, oat, or 
bean meal, amongft a little water: putit 
into the pot, or cauldron, while it is boil- 
ing, and keep it conftantly ftirring until 
it is thickened. Let it cool, then give it 
the calf, adding as much whey: as will 
make a fufficient meal. This is a cheap 
way of rearing calves, and the valuable 
article of milk may be faved for other 
purpofes. When cattle are kept out in 
winter, it is recommended as an ufeful 
praétice to rub fome tar at the root of the 
horn, which prevents the wet from get- 
ting between the root and the fkin, and it is 
{aid contributes to preferve the health of 
the animal, and to keep it free from va- 
rious difeafes to which it may otherwife 
be liable. 
The following is an improved method 
of preparing Mineral Kermes. Kedice 
feparately into powder, and mix together 
16 parts of crude antimony, 24 parts of 
purified potafh, and three parts of flowers 
of falphur, put the mixture into a cruci- 
ble, and reduce it to a ftate of complete 
fuficn, When cold, pulverize the mafs, 
boil it halfan hour with 128 parts of wa- 
ter, filtre the liquid while boiling through 
a fine cloth, let it run into a pan contain- 
ing 156 parts of water, and leave it ex- 
poled to the aétion of the air in a fhallow 
veflel, where it ‘prefents a confiderable 
furface, from 48 to 72 hours, or till parts 
of a bright orange colour appear upon its 
| furface, 
