580 
is always made for yoking two. The 
horfe traét is 20 feet in diameter with the 
pofts or pillars, and confequently the cen- 
ter of the perpendicular fhaft of the wh ecl 
is not lefs than ten feet from the wall of 
the barn. 
Mr. G. Linp ey, of Catton, Norfoik, 
has fucceeded in faving a crop of Swedith 
turnips from the fly, by fowing radithes 
with the feed. Upon the firft appearance 
of the plants, they were attacked by the. 
fly, fo that the lofs of the crop feemed in- 
evitable. A drag-rake was drawn over 
the ground every “other day, four or five 
times ;_ the ftirring of the ground contri- 
buted to the growth of the turnip, and 
to difturb the flies, fo that it was fome 
hours before they could fettle to refume 
their depredations. The radith was found 
to be the particul r objeé&t of their prey, 
and in many places of feveral {quare feet 
there was not a plant left ; while in others 
they were much too numerous fer the 
quantity of feed allowed. In thofe places 
where the radifhes were miffed, the feed 
was {wept clean off, where they were nu- 
merous the turnips were all fafe and vi- 
gorous. 
Dr. STENHOUSE, of Edinburgh, has 
adopted a method for the cure of the gout, 
yo lefs important for, its fimplicity than 
the almoft inftantaneous fuccefs with which 
itis attended. The method is no. more 
than holding the affeéted part over hot or 
boiling water. . Gout he confiders as pro- 
ceeding from obfiruction. . By the action 
of fteam the fibres are relaxed, or, what is 
the fame thing, the preflure of the com- 
mon atmofphere is diminifhed, and the 
cure of courfe follows. To confirm this 
theory by fa&s, the do&tor relates his 
practice upon himfelf in two inftances, 
He was firft attacked in the hand ; when 
the fit had acquired its laft ftage, both i in 
pain and {welling, he held his hand over 
a common tureen full of boing water, 
Ina few minutes the pain abated, and in 
25 minutesentirely fubfided: and, had it 
not been for the fwelling, he caudal have 
ufed his hand as well as if nothing had 
happened. . The fecond attack was in his 
foot, which he allowed. to proceed for 
24 hours. He then fufpended it over a 
pail nearly full of boiling water, and co- 
saned it with flannel. In the courfe 
ef.an hour he was free from pain, amd 
walked about the room as ufual. The 
Doégtor obferves, that in cafe his ftomach 
or bowels fhall be attacked he will im- 
merfe his whole body in a hogfhe d of 
ficam. He.has been in good health and 
fyee from gout ever fince he. tyied thefe 
[Literary and[Philofophical Intelligence. 
siaied 1, 
experiments, though very near feventy, 
This vapour bath ought to be : repeated fe- 
veral times, even after the pain is remov- 
ed, in order to effe&t a radical cure. 
The Society of Sciences, &c. of Bor- 
deaux have again offered prizes for the 
beft anfwers to the following queftions : 
1. What is the mott fimple and ealy mez 
thod of difcovering and diftinguifhing the 
ftaves of a -cafk, liable to communicate a | 
miufty tafte to wine? 2. What is the 
bet procefg for taking from wine the 
muity tafte which it has contraéted in 
the sage > 
M.M. Huzarn and T’essrer have 
been ee at Rambouillet, the  re- 
fule of fuffering the wool to grow for i 
veral years. fucceflively on a few theep. 
Laft {eafon fome of thefe fheep were thorn 
for the Grft time thefe three years, and it 
was found that the wool af one fleece was 
equal in length to three others together, 
and preduced a larger fum. 
M. FaBroni mentions a method of pre-— 
ferving pulfe from the depredation of 
weevils, by which their quaniity is dimi- 
nifhed one-fourth or more. It con‘ifts in 
keeping them in eafks or facks with afhes 
or lime, from which they are eatily cleanf- 
ed when wanted for ufe. 
M. HumpsoLopr, the celebrated tra- 
veller, has defcended into the crater of 
the volcano of Torce!lo, which fill burns, 
to the depth of feventy toifes, within fit. 
teen from the bottom. — His examination 
of this voleano, which has exited only - 
fince the 29th of September, 1759, wills: 
it is expeCted, throw conhderable light sy 
the nature of thefe terrible phenomena. 
Fiefh meat, beef and mution, have 
been p-eferved in a found ftzte, after a 
voyage to the Welt Indies. by the follow- 
ing method: , As foon asthe meat is cold, 
it muft be cut up in quarters, ‘and (prinkled’ 
it wih the following i ingredients: lignum 
vite in fine chips one pound, common {alt 
four qunces, coarfe fugar four ounces, falt 
prunella half an ounce ; when it has been 
well fprinkled : in, clofe the whole in fhect 
lead, lay it in a cheft, and fill in with 
frefh faw-duft. Meat fo prepared has 
been kept two months in the fineft order. 
When taken ont to be drefled it fhould — 
be wiped and feraped clean, and roafted 
as quick 2s poMible. 
Dr. Keurscu has found that ister 
with oil is bigh'y useful in curing fevers: 
which are peculiar to the Weft India 
iflands. Te produces frong perfpiration, 
and checks the vomit ing. at fome cafes 
the effe& of friGion is rendéred more ef= 
ficacious by adding camphor to the he 
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