1808.] 
eight or nine weeks without interruption, 
and which.by drying up, as it were, the 
greater part of the secretions of the eye, 
have those which remained in a state of 
concentration, and mflammation has been 
the necessary consequence of defect of 
humour, or of increased pungency. 
The same effect produces the same 
disease in England and in Africa. 
The remedy is so plain and so obvious, 
that it is not to be wondered it has es- 
caped the detection of professional en- 
quiries and philosophical investigation. 
Professional men and Philosophers gene- 
rally think so deeply that what is simple 
and natural is unworthy of their consi- 
deration! They search into the centre ofa 
mull-stone for that which less sapient in- 
vestigators readily discover on the surface! 
Restore the quantity of the secretions, 
and the disease occasioned by the defect 
of them vanishes as matter of course. 
How ts this to be done?—The Oculists 
seek to effect it by injecting a quantity 
of varlous preparations with a syringe, to 
the certain torment, but seldom to the 
relief, of the patient ! 
What says Nature? 
If Nature were to apply’ the remedy, 
she would afford it as soon as the wind 
changed from its drying quarter, by the 
consequent impregnation of the atmo- 
sphere, with aqueous particles. The ar- 
tificial means then are indicated, and 
steam will plainly effect that which nature 
would by an atmosphere filled with vapour. 
The remedy, therefore, for eyes in a 
state of irritation from defect of humours; 
for eyes becoming inflamed; and for those 
already iu a state of disease and inflam- 
mation is srEAM !—the sIMPLE STEAM OF 
WARM WATER! 
The Eyes kept open over avessel filled 
with hot Water, will imbibe a plentiful 
portion of the subtle yet simple aqueous 
particles, which will supply the place of 
the natural secretions when they are de- 
fective, and dilute those which have be- 
come acrid from concentration. Two er 
three applications will give relief, and haif 
a dozen will generally effect a cure. 
London, Your’s, &c. 
March 25, 1808. Common SENSE. 
a 
Lo the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
STR, 
f Mite eldest sons of Peers, by courtesy, 
use their father’s supporters, but no 
others; unless their ancestors, previous to 
the family’s elevation to the peeruge, were 
entitled tothem. By way of illustration 
T shall mention a few peers, whose an- 
cestcrs did, and all whose lineal maie 
Montuty Mac, No 170. 
Right of Supporters on Coats of Arms. 
297 
‘descendants may, use supporters, though 
not peers themselves: 
Percival, EF. of Egmont. 
Sherard, E. of Harborough 
Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse. 
Many ancient private families, no part 
of which ever enjoyed the honour of the 
peerage, are, i their different branches, 
intitled to supporters, .as, Houghton, 
Deering, Folyambe, Chudleigh, Popham, 
Lutterel, &c. &c. 
In Scotland, supporters are more com-= 
mon in private families than in England, 
but they are confined to the heads of the 
clan. ) 
The Lord Lyon, in Scotland, has th 
power to grant supporters: our heralds 
cannot, but by special command from 
the king. Your’s 
April 4, 1808. N.Y. 
—— 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
ANSWERS f70m SIROPSHIRE 0 QUES= 
TIONS proposed by the COMMISSIONERS 
of NAVAL REVISION, respecting the 
STATE Of OAK TIMBER. 
Question 1,—» HAS| Answer I. — The 
the quantity of large|quantity of oak timber 
oak timber in general,jfit for the navy and 
fit for the use of thejother uses, has greatly 
navy, increased or de-jdecreased in the last 
creased within the lastififteen years. 
fifteen vears, in that} The plantations of 
part of the kingdomjoak, either by sowing | 
with which you arej/the acorns, or setting 
acquainted; has thejout young, plants, is 
quantity of ground,|considerably less tham: 
planted with oak tim-|the large tracts of un- 
ber, been ‘greater orjderwood and timber 
less than the quantity|that have been grub - 
cleared by grubbing up|bed up, and the land 
underwood, or selling|brought into cultiva- 
timber,and where havejtion. The late Ree 
any considerable plan-{verend John Robere 
tations of oak timber|Lloyd, of Aston, ob- 
been made ? tained the honour of a 
gold medal for a plan- 
tation of oaks, &c. but 
[do not know how it 
has succeeded, : 
A. \.—The general 
consumption of oak 
timber for building, 
may not have exceeded 
the former period of 
or diminished withinjiifteen years, as deal 
the last fifteen years./has been in some meas 
and to what purposes|sure (especially in 
has such timber been|/towns) substituted for 
generally applied ? it; but the demand 
bas been great for the 
Q I.—Has the ge: 
neral consimption of 
oak timber for build- 
ing, or other uses in 
the country, increased 
use of navigations, 
steam-engines, irons 
works, lead-mines, , 
collieries, &c. 
Ker QI. 
