1809.] 
_ Tilievo of the heads of Paris and Helen. 
No. 14 represents, on the front of a sar- 
cophagus, several genil, supporting va- 
rious pieces of armour, On a shield in 
the centre, is an inscription to Sallustius 
Jasius. No. 19 is a most valuable 
Greek inscription, bemg an engraved 
copy of a decree of the people of Athens, 
and of the Pireus, in honour of Calla 
mas. No. 20-is.-an elegant. votive 
statue of Diana triformis of excellent 
sculpture, with a dedicatory inscription 
round the plinth. One very singular 
relic of antiquity, is an altar of Roman 
workmanship. (No. 21) ornamented with 
Egyptian figures, which for singularity, 
Is unequalled inthe collection. There is 
also a beautiful head of .a female Bac- 
chante of early workmanship, and a 
Greek sepulchral monument of no less 
beauty, with an exquisite basso-rilievo, 
and an inscription to Mousis, who was a 
native of Miletus, and daughter of Ar-- 
geus. This was also cenerously g given to 
the Museum, by Thomas Hollis, esq. 
No, 32 is avery fine basso-rilievo, re- 
presenting Priam in the act. of supplica- 
ting Achilles to deliver to him the body 
of his son Hector, There are two frag- 
ments of acolossal foot-and hand. The 
statues to which they belonged: must 
have been of an immense size, and are 
striking monuments to the skill and enter- 
prise of the ancient artists. Nos. 28 and 
39 are two singularly elegant figures of 
Victory, with wings, sacrificing a bull. 
No. 41 is a triangular base of a small 
candelabrum, which has been the stand. 
for a lamp or other hight for burning per- 
fumes, to scent their apa tments, and 
sometimes, as in this and other examples 
in this noble. collection (which Homer 
particularly corroborates) as a species of 
altar, on which they burned bitumious 
woods and offered small sacrifices. 
No. 42 is-a Sepulchral cippus, with an 
inscription to the memory of Viria Pri- 
mitiva, -The cippus was a kind of mo- 
numental grave-stone, or-sometimes a 
smallcolumn to the merhory of some par- 
ticular event or departed friend. The 
form and ornamenting of the sepulchral 
cippus often imitated the ancient altar, 
and were then consecrated to the infernal 
deities or manes. We often meet with 
representations of Sippi, on coins, me- 
dals, and engraved gems. No. 43 is a 
swan in red marble, the plumage and en- 
tire form of which is delicately carved. 
The last article that I shallenumerate 
in may present communication is a beau- 
tiful Greek sepulchrai ORE RED, witha 
Of Resuscitating Persons apparenily drowned. - 461 
basso-rilievo, ‘and an inscription to Isias,’ 
who was a_ native of Laodicea, ne 
daughter of Metrodorus. : his valuable 
trophy was brought from Smyrna, and 
presented to the Museum by Matthew 
Duane and Thomas Tyrwhitt, esqrs. 
I shall now conclude for the present, 
and exclaim, after viewing these august 
testimonies of the high perfection of 
\Greek sculpture, with Thomson, 
Ou Greece! thou sapient nurse of FinER 
ARTS 
‘Which to bright Science blooming Fancy bore, 
Be this thy praise, that thou, and though 
alone 
In these hast led the way, in these excell’d, 
Crown’d with the laurel of assenting Time ! 
Your’s, &c. M. 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
DISSERTATION On the BEST MEANS Of REs 
SUSCITATING PERSONS APPARENTLY 
DROWNED, OF SUFFOCATED by ExPo- 
SURE f0 DELETERIOUS VAPOURS or 
GASES, and on the EFFECTS Of EXTREME 
COLD. 
‘¢ Miseris succurrere disco.” 
I labour still to lend the wretched aid.”* 
_» © Latet scintillula forsan.” 
HAT season of the year is fast ap. 
proaching, when every watering- 
place, and every commedioas hamlet 
in the vicinity of the sea, will have its 
visiturs. Into the utility of bathing we 
have no design to enter; but we shall be 
rendéring some service to humanity, by 
pointing-out a ready method of applying, 
in particular cases of suspended aninia- 
tion, an agent, as novel as it Is effica- 
cious. From ignorance of the means 
recommended by the Humane Society, 
we may calculate upon a number of un- 
fortunates,who have been snatched from 
the bosom of their families, and the 
circle in which they had usefully 
moved, is 
After a person has remained twenty 
minutes under water, there can be: no, 
considerable hope of recovery; yet we 
should never resign the unhappy object 
to his fate, before we have exhausted 
every means of relief. The numbers at- 
tested by the best evidence to have been 
revived, is so considerable, even in hope- 
less cases, that we are eminent! y cheared. 
by it, in executing that amiable task 
“which humanity, and the solace of suc- 
cess, so urgently press upon our atten-_ 
‘tion. 
The first principle to be attended to 
is, the restoration of ‘watural warmth.. 
This, 
SS 
