The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-06-19 00:00:00

must either be' forced into one. or it must be pumped out
through the other of these. In making arrangements to
carry oat any system of artificial ventilation, it should always
be borne in mind that every pair of human lungs spoils fifty
sackful of air every twenty-four hours. A square hole half
an inch across both ways would just allow this quantity to pass
through it in twenty-four hours, if moving •at the rate of
twenty inches each second, the velocity of an almost impel-Cep-
tible breeze.—Dr. Mann's Guide to the Knowledge of Life.
SRIRIT OF WINE FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES.—A.
government bill has .been brought in to carry out the recom-
mendations of a scientific commission that spirit of wine be
allowed to be used free of duty in -the arts and manufactures.
The spirit of wine must be not less than 50 per cent. over
probf, and in a quantity of 450 gallons at one time, mixed
with not less than one-ninth of its bulk measure of wood
naphtha or methylic alcohol, the object of mixing it with the
latter being to render the compound so unpalatable as to be
unfit for use as an intoxicating beverage. The mixture is to
be termed." methylated spirit." Persons other than distillers
or rectifiers, must pay £1 10s. annually for a license to make
methylated spirit. The wood naphtha is to be inspected by
the officers of Excise befOre mixing, and may be provided by
the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, at the expense of the
parties, if the former think fit to do so. Methylated spirits
is not to be supplied to persons whose licenses may have been
revoked. This act is to take effect on the Ist of October.

EXTRAORDINARY SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. —A discovery
has been made in Paris, by which any metallic poison, such as
lead, mercury, or arsenic, may be extracted from the system
by the potent agency of electricity. The modus operandi is
as follows :—A metallic bath is insulated on glass legs, and
partially filled with acidulated water, to convey more readily
the electrical currents. The patient lies upon a seat in the
tub, insulated entirely from the bath. When gold, silver, or
mercury is in the system, nitre or hydrocholoric acids are
employed. When lead is suspected, the acid used is sulphuric.
This done, the negative pole of the battery is put in connection
with the bath, while the positive pole is in the hands of the
patient. "Now the work of purification commences. The elec-
tricity precipitates itself, hunts, digs, searches, and discovers
every particle of metallic substance concealed in the most pro-
found tissues, bones, nerves, and joints of the patient, resolves
them into their primitive forms, and extracting them from
the human organism, deposits them upon the side of the bath,
where they can be seen with the naked eye.
INTERESTING FACT. —The Scientific American says :
" History informs us that many of, the countries of Europe
which now possess very mild winters, at one time experienced
severe cold during this season of the year. The Tiber, at
Rome, was often frozen over, and snow at one time lay for
forty days in that city. The Euxine Sea was frozen over
every winter during the time of Ovid, and the rivers Rhine
And Rhone used to be frozen over so deep that the ice sus-
tained loaded waggons. The waters of the Tiber, Rhine, and
Rhone, now flow freely every winter ' • ice is unknown in
Rome, and the waves of the Euxine dash their wintry foam
uncrystalized upon the rocks. Some have ascribed these
climate changes to agriculture—the cutting down of dense
forests, the exposing of the upturned soil to the summer's
sun, and the draining of great marshes. We do not believe
that such great changes could be produced on the climate of
any country by agriculture, and we are certain that no such
theory can account for the contrary change of climate—from
warm to cold winters —which history tells us has taken place
in other countries than those named. Greenland received its
name from the emerald herbage which once clothed its valleys
and mountains ; and its east coast, which is now inaccessible
on account of perpetual ice heaped upon its shores, was, in
the eleventh century, the seat of flourishing Scandinavian
colonies, all trace of which is now lost. Cold Labrador was
named Vinland by the Northmen, who visited it A. D. 1000,
and were charmed with its then mild climate. The cause of
these changes is an important inquiry. A pamphlet has
recently been published in London, in which the autho-
endeavours to attribute these changes of climate to the
changeable position of the magnetic poles."

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.of any kind has been used, this should also be removed, if not
previously done. See that Cherries are not allowed to suffer
from their enemy the black fly, and endeavour to keep all
fruit trees perfectly clear of insects:
KITCHEN. GsupEN.—The early Celery should be planted
out without loss of time, and this must be well supplied with
water until it gets established, and indeed throughout the
summer. If not planted between lines of Peas, or in a shady
situation, the plants should be protected from bright sun-
shine for a week or so after planting, and see that there are
plenty of plants coming on for the succession and late crops.
Give all necessary attention to Tomatoes, ridge Cucumbers,
&c., until they get fairly established. After well soaking the
strawberry beds with water the surface should be mulched, in
order to keep the ground cool and prevent evaporation. It is
a very usual practice to use the plowings of the lawn for
this purpose ; but this is the worst article that could be used,
as it spoils the fruit by adhering to it, and in damp weather
imparts to it an unpleasant flavour, and hastens decay. Next
to tiles or slates, clean straw is the best article for this pur-
pose, and where this cannot be obtained, the rankest portion
of the litter from the stable-yard may be used instead, and
there need be no fears entertained about this spoiling the
flavour of the fruit, for exposure to the air, and a few showers
will perfectly sweeten it, and, although more troublesome to
apply, it will be found to answer the purposes as well as clean
straw. Give Asparagus beds a liberal supply of manure-
water, and where there is plenty of this at command it may
be given with advantage to such things as Cauliflowers, Let-
tuce, &c. Keep the surface-soil frequently stirred among all
growing crops, which will prevent the growth of weeds and
strengthen the plants.—Gardeners' Chronicle.

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cooling; then add the rhubarb, and boil all tog eir
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half an hOur-. - - '
GREEN GOOSEBERRYWINR.—Four siev .„,./.0.0, the. 1
ei of .-. 113 p
half ripe, and two sieves of green gor'se"'"atittiP iiicb tit,
bruised, and the juice squeezed through bu , to n;j, Olio
boiled in water, and strained through usie.;lien qo got
620 b. loaf sugar, and 521 b. raw sugar. ' tainVitid
00 fi
with the juice into an eighteen-gallon cask, ;-;ti, for ~,,t
gallonsrh The
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producetmakeo a
boaut nine sufficientg a V 317inai e:
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lions of) ,riel!.oo°l
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Nt::k YIN SOAP.—The wife of an Arne t tlte aloo,
has been experimenting on soap, and finds thad of 1f: oe
three quarters of an ounce of borax to a P°l-in '0 rc''ocei t '''
in without. boiling, makes a saving- of one- na lath e,,,i balf / A. trecio
and three-fourths the labour of washing:, 1 otiigis'i,
whiteness of the fabrics; besides, the 1101,,,f soPthe I
removed, and the hands are left with a peru,d-1 If o'l
feeling, leaving nothing more to be de,3lv-' ?O'
ff , iit.-.,t
ambitious washerwoman. tire ot t, tv,
SHADING THE EYES.--Some people encer,liet„Attliet.,r
green or other shades when am-thin, Is the o,ser foolif 0
This is wrong. It is now ascertained by the ,".,., it, ~ ,tie
shades injure the sight instead of strengthellalecte.,),, v t,Ol
creating heat and inflammation in the Part'bet ``,..tOtriffell
eye be injured, and light insupportable, the, „pi i'oo %cl"'
a cool linen handkerchief over it. -We hare 'I; refill:,
curious fact that, when the English :11.14.1/1; 001°1' ii tll.,
Egypt, those soldiers were least affected ori''' 04t..-t'
had worn no fronts to their hats. . ~,,,rdooc,e,r breTiti,F,
A RICH VEAL PIE may be ade in a,--- loin v-ii ti
dl.
bvp
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aiullendda pounded
stand
lvane cloves.d b
sroema Slicees 0
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following directions : Cut some steaks frora;eg,', ;,111 th!:tlile
veal ; season them with pepper, salt, Ini stas'" nt 'I"
the same manner. Line a dish with 1,"%-tile ~(1);ge t.'`thelit
1 esters. over ' Ili v‘3 ,e0,1,e,'
Place
tbe.i:iit,lis.ei si :ler 1r!
ocileetbreads, I note ; ,c,5 of
,0 of
three thin slices of ham, and fill up the di, , of tile, A•O''' tt'l
lay on the crust. When the pie is taken ogitte„ls 01,ith l'
in at the top, through a funnel, a fete SP,°°,l it lir ''
gravy, and some cream, having first bthle
spoonful of flour. r. AY jes't
A RECEIPT FOR SA-- :Oleg g
Two large 1
Unwonted softness to the salad Wye ',
potatoes, passed through k.i
Of ardent mustard add a single sP0°1": soon ;
Distrust the condiment which We 5v Dalt,
But deem it not, thou man of heTbsl 3
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L Ce 3 C• To add a double quantity of salt : rco'
Three times the spoon with oil of u 1 toscil.
And once with vinegar, procured frclltegs .
True flavour needs it, and your Pc'e a ee''''
The pounded yellow of two well-botle,
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Let onion atoms lurk within the oP,hole ;
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And, scarce suspected, animate the %,
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A magic teaspoon of anchovy sauce.
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And, lastly, on the flavoured CO'poul
Then, though green turtle fail, thougill'oalt,
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