Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-20
from the Same.]
VARIETIES.
LTTERARY ava f,HILOSOpHIC.fL.

Sfffhdhf ana f'ffILCSOPH{CiL.
Curious species of Pyruphors or Spontaneous ignition
mas been discovered by the solution po.tun OF g p,
castironin rone acid WHEN porous sprnqy substance
is LEFT unlouced This is easily cut M viii, = .uii ana
Is I" dark grew colo"r, having slight Resemblance Ia
piunoago Some oft pn biottiug paper In the course
ora mihnte spontaneously heats aud In one in
stance wte. considerable quantity had been heapei
together isned and scOrched the paper nor were its
properties destroyed by being left days aud weeks in
water. "
nrssrs. SHERWOOD & Co. have found It expcdieut w.
natliy 10 discontinue The sale Of the Poet aureat',
. a!sr on NE St""nd Of It's dangerons pfincres.
lhe LanIeat hIinse u seems had the ioy 10 the
Cbancellos fos an iamrc against SALE bu the Chan
60 "eene' 10 pi"i.ct snch property. It the
Trends OF npe'iy in Ike unprincipied Quarterly Re-
view. "
Several Giscorsses in nainr.l phlosonbv are said a.,
have lately been made ny Mr. SsrrispN n-ih.inat cjau
OF ur am near Gnishrough, Yorkshire among which
arei.e true OF yrayitaon and Of Tho re,,,,
ani cenrpes' mowers .: the solar system
cause the 'rncipai atmospheric changes by vhirh
,nf Weather Is affected Mr.. Smithson asserts, that he
SCoIe'ele cause ~ srayaticH about three yeas ?co
and THAT bis meteorological discoveries rea lra, mr.
wards 80 We rs observations These d,scgtres viii
:pr"r IN an oc'a'" Volume, with plates, the
n-sais ot his avocaii,ns will permit We slouli have
Seen hanpyto state the principles o ese discoveries
Out ue'e hTai'hor properly for his owe wn,k
Ioyushsnt 81 Their Claim to credit Ties core be
formed, uii Tie principles before tie world In our
Sa.a..ne ior ocioher ISL, we prbshed theory OF
CraVitaon which wiiitan thetcs II animation and
seens MOI Tie tn hesocn superseded We are h,,ey-
81: anyions 10 see the Giscovtse s of Mr.. SmitIsoH
Mr.. Ratchet has C'nfrived process for swpetnius
mmsv cprn Mns:v graiR. which is h.ter as TO be 20.
say unt 9ruic ard whch can scarc.y he ground may
De rendered pC-ftCi and sound nv sjny i,nner
sing u Ia boiling water & lctrg il remain t the wa
oecones cld The quantity OF water he double that
OF the 10 be pueif.d The r.s,y ualiiy rar,
etrates through the hu.k Of the wheat and in The
worst cases il does extend through the anylac,uus
inslier whiel! lies Immediately under The skin In re
hot water, al the deCaYed grains swim on H..
surface, so thar the reman,rs wheat eectnaIy clean
sea from all in'unrtcs. WITHOUT any material Joss The
wheat afterwards to he dried, stirring " occasionally ON
The hun, when il will Ne found improved in decree
which can scarcely he believed.
The stamp duy Magazines ia France which srhj ,r
seo even prospectus OF literary work Sianp d
isat length found TO he 'otaly productive aud t
So but actuay inIons to the hest interests OF H.
state several ofthe rorks have ALREADY
az suapeued OF accor cr The tax arenog in he
o. be'h2 resumed n these, The most important, is the
AtH&a+tH Etthct'Pefiqec. 90 " Min. has wofi bad
kg'i 70 sue, "a cent. $50 Volumes that 4 was Deem
eos y'sapehY the learned editor avail hfnsc, of the
s.-ct,on TO tef INMATE the .eIirs and commence new
one which may either rcaarlel rs lu eut ireIy nov
work, orr confirmation Of the oil, under am i,nrn
we'd form: for His reasnm he has changed n. tte IN
n"G!eS Encycf5pc3iqRc, the h'st uanihcr of hci. a
peared on iAeast iarch aud will be regularly couu.
ued every month. and rot m volumes every two months
The lax aeing repealed tsre 10 longer eSsishe ecs
y Oh publishing IN yolmgs aud il will therefore an.
pear as heretofore Subscribers will be taAen at
our pub shcTs.
There great Petersburg fourteen printing houses OF
which three belong to the Senate the Synod aud the war
yuas; one prints nt:e Tar language, another prints
1nrs:c There ~ foreign booksellers and abont 10
Russian. There are sIsa readn.-roons
German economist has made the remark that fields
deVasat by nnndatiens, and particularly those which
have Suffered by hail. still proper Din the month of
Angus, Tor the cultivation of potatoes
Tue French have sent outan expedition 10
SENEGAL, with avew to ccolonze that oncef0urishine
settlement. The Ia Ee9nse fTqa,e which carried on,
the governor and settlers. unfortunately wrecked and
aDont i5oldviduais persisted in dreadful rnanus
rom h.nger thirst drowning. insanity and mutual as
saSsinaon Oh ra on which they were abandoned for
many daystO the mercy OF the waves
Mr.. EDNuHD DAvY, ofihe Cork Institution has com.
mnnica'e The following important facts to the public
The carbonate of ihS magnesa of the sbeus when y al
mixed WIN the new Hour in the proportion Of from 30
for the purpose ofnaking bread IoaYes made with the
addition othe carbonate Of magnes ia rise veil in he o.
Ven and after being baked, the bread is light and spon
~ mas good taste, aud keeps well. In when the
new -four is OfindIsrent quality from 20 TO 30 grains of
me carbonate Ofmagnesia pound Of he orr viii con
rderably improve the bread when the nonr is ~ ~.
worst quality, 40 pOund of lonr seem neccsss
~ TO produce the c;Iect-s The in tho
bread from the our depends MON the carbonate Of
hhg"s IL necessary that care should be taken mix
intimately with The -four, previous the making of fhe
Dough- pound of carbonate of maglesia would he su
nceht 10 mix VIII 2aj pounds of the -four the rate
OF 30 grams 10 the pound And surprising a Mound of
carbonate OF MAGNETISM to La crown the addition
al expense would be only half farthing in lie pound of
-four. "
~ Wary, ina communication to the French Academy
OF sciences Formerly the insne) states that the pur
81 NE rye snot capirDon ofthr ScieroticE0
Re VI Decandole had endcayored 20 prove but thai II
s real disease OF the grain since there are to he found
w NJ al the pecuares OF organization of the rye de-
generation asye unknown in nature ainyaceous fec
ns aud probably oil the immediate of the Ce
'reaa.
NJ. nFLiRocHE, has proved by experiments that the
ind has scarcely auy Influence sounds nj small dis
tances. as ~ feet o' Panrlr that when the distance is
more considerable the sound extends much less spains
the wind Than IN the di cotton ofthe wind-tie HeTece
increases with the distance that sound IS heard little
better in direction perpendicular The wind than i'm
tine direction Df tine wind itself aud that causes M,
nerted with che wind nut NC upon the uodirca
Tors OF the atmos sphere hav. great Influence on the fact
IiV WIN which sonnd is propagaicd TO . distance.
Esfracf " 1eifcrfr0H vow0g gentleman in Jiyg!p-
fgfO his Ir1cRdS il Prominence.
~ gnHr tr.ff. f.I..
the session # tie Enscopai Convention had lust cnrninc
ced attended Church twice each day FOR 4 wcek = inch
was ihr length o. the session where heard H. earning
which am sure las not been excelled "a eonnsucs and
zeal would could ~ eGCrf) since The apostolic
We bad there snoticr ranino" PAIL IN religious clio.
qnence and eibutiasc deVOon ~ Tie servi,e of God
rs ne was formerly Fau IN uictedncss md in mad on.
position 70 the tTiihs 0fie Gosprl mus tell ,o, HE
Story lie was native OF Virginia o iudunf family for
tune and education and eInpi.aG.alIv " y01 arfbc
woisd" We bad siayc of pinus disrcs.ticp 81 h lad
been Liurlto resd, tnd inthc bali. .f te
black r Ne nrghbo hood for The ygrp3se md
sNp,lnins 10 acn ifr sfripurcs and Of PRAYER. This
coming % r. c. knov ienrr the sayc a, offsted f.. he
stVecy D1gf and was al TIE same TINE fnrli1dqu 10
!,rs'i 4" !" lnid weeirg egrn raG ~ severe or,.
i'bncni' ~ se was riding home evcninq soon If.
tibe pdssedd cabin where &C heard ilr voice 81 his
tEe - ehsssco 80 payer Hr dsmoruDd 100 high lis.
p.,asur" ad with hi, hin IN ,s l4nd urrtio tie 'oor
where psning he heard .hc nc y fefvcrtly nrayimc
f00 ~ yoFire rs w0srr rfrU ~ re To- q0rg hin, fir
pra'er Heard --ronv'ttiln .,yed lie gt,r ga te
fruA pac rpon hi. iucet ioa~ if- .t.nsicd regr,es
70 cAru'f riaio fpd Cor DfnI.rnrss. Ne .f.fr
iI''..'t .'a' -'e moa... 50 i.h astonishing snc
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