1808.] 
rily throws a great heat into the body of 
the kiln. The: upper edge of the pro- 
jecting piece may be bevelled off, to pre- 
vent the coals or, fuel resting on it, and 
thereby damaging the sides. The top of 
each of the sides, forms the base of an 
arch of cast iron, or any other material 
that will answer the purpose, of about 
the same thickness as the sides. * The ash- 
hole beneath the fire, should be about 
eighteen inches long, twelve inches wide, 
and twelve inches deep. 
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MR. ROBERT BARLOW’s (SPRING-GAR- 
DENS), fur an Aromatic Composition to 
be worn as an ornamental Part of Dress 
by Ladies and Gentlemen, and. for va- 
rious other useful Purposes, which Aro- 
matic Composition he denominates 
“© Ebenbosamic und Ebengavavui bosa- 
mic Compesitions,” §c. 
Take of various aromatic herbs agree- 
able to the scent required, one pound 
well dried by the solar rays, beat the same 
in a mortar to a powder, and put them in 
a wide-mouthed jar or bottle made of 
glass, and as much of the best alcohol or 
high rectified spirits of wine as will cover 
or rise above the surface when pressed 
down six inches; then place such jar or 
bottle in the rays of the sun for six or se- 
ven days, more or less as may be required, 
then draw off the same by distillation; 
when this aromatic spirit is fully prepared, 
there must be dissolved therein, such aro- 
matic gums asit may be thought necessary 
to select, of tach one ounc,; when the 
mucilage is ready, mix with’ the same 
roseswood powder, Turkey rose-leayes 
and orris-root, until it becomes the con- 
sistency of paste; then add to the compo- 
sition, being in. weight one pound, tlie 
following essentials; otte of roses three 
drachms, oil of cloves four drachms, best 
grain musk four drachms, frankincense 
and myrrh each two drachms, and oil of 
sweet nuts one ounce, these essentials 
being previously well ground in a marble 
mortar; after which, add such colours 
from fruits, flowers, &c. as saffron, cochi- 
neal, saunders, safflower, &c. as fancy 
shall dictate; then to be formed into any 
required shapes or forms, in’ moulds 
prepared for that purpose in the usual way. | 
Remarks.—We have given Barlow’s 
specification in his own words; but the 
title we have taken the liberty of abridg- 
ing. This composition or paste is, we 
are informed, capable of imitating in ap- 
pearance all kinds of variegated marbles, 
stones, Egyptian and Scotch, and dis- 
playing their most wonderful and -beautt- 
ful colours aud vems, so that the most 
New Patents lately enrolled. |. 
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scrutinizing eye, being scarcely able to 
discover whether they are natural pro- 
ductions finished by art, or an artificial 
composition, What the various useful 
purposes, hesides that of decorating the 
dress, to which this composition can vbe 
applied, we have not heen told, unless it 
be the ‘* delectable fragrance,” which it 
possesses, which is said to be indestruc- 
tible, and which it will communicate to 
every thing near it. Something indeed 
is said of its being an amulet; but neither 
in Mr. B’s specification, nor in bis own 
observations upon it, does he lead the 
public to expect that it will act asa pre- 
servative from either the corporeal gr 
mental ills of life. , 
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MR. GEORGE HAWKS’s (GATESHEAD, DUR- 
HaM), for a Methed of making and 
keeping.in repair, Cast-iron Wheels for 
Coal-waggons, $c. 
The usual method of making iron 
wheels for coal-waggons, and othér car~ 
riages where such wheels are applicable, 
is to cast their arms and rimsin one en- 
tire piece, by which method they are 
partially weakened by the irregular con- - 
tracting of the arms and rims in cooling, 
and are consequently subject to. be fre- 
quently broken from trifling shocks or 
jerks; and when the rims are worn out 
or broken, or when any other part of the 
wheel: is injured, the whole wheel be- 
comes useless, and must be replaced by 
an eutire new one; these defects are re- 
moved by this invention, which consists 
simply in making or casting the wheel in 
two or more parts, and in joining those 
parts together by screws, &c. By this me- 
thod the injuries occasioned by the con- 
traction of the metal are avoided, the 
wheel is much stronger with the same 
weight of metal, and in the end _ prodi- 
siously less expensive than those cast in 
the common way of one piece;. for when 
partially injured by wear or accident, they 
can be repaired with little expense, 
whilst those on the old plan must be re- 
placed by new ones on every accident.- 
In the old method the manufacturer is 
compelled to select the softest iron for his 
purpose; not only for the sake of avoidiig 
the accidents alluded to, but also of pre-. 
venting that of an entire fracture in cool- 
ing; a soit material operates against the 
durability, of the wheel, and is by this 
method not only not requisite, but 
the patentee is enabled to select such 
metal as is best suited to~ the purpose of 
durability, and to replace worn-out or 
broken rims with new ones, to.the old un- 
injured arms, or new arms to serviceable 
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