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the side of his head, and would ha' done
it too, but for your sakes. Then the ras-
cal did not stop with his provocation
here; but forsooth takes out an orange,
as much as to say, your poor beggarly
cold country Gamma produce that I
showed him whang of bear hammock,
meaning that did ma care farthing
for him, nor his trash neither, as lang,s
l ha' this! But by a. that's guild con.
tinued Geordy,] Pm angry yet thatI
didna thrash the hide o. the scoundrel =
HERCULANEUM MANUSCRIPTS.
Sir Humphrey Davy has recently dis
covered that CHEMISTRY, among its other
practical applications, may be employ
ed to great advantage in introducing the
manuscripts of Herculaneum. His first
experiments were made upon some bro
ken pieces of manuscripts which had
been presented to him; and finding that
his process would effectually separate
the lamina, without impairing the cha
racter, he communicated his success to
the prince regent, and was Immediately
enabled to proceed to Naples for the
prosecution of that work. He has drawn
up report of his proceedings, which is
inserted in the last number of the Quar-
terly Journal; and he appears to have
returned with full conviction that he
has supplied the great desideratum for
separating the leaves of these MSS.
without mutilatlng their texture, Or de-
stroying their contents. What his pro-
cess is he thinks prudent to conceal, lest
the prospects of its advantages might be-
ruined, by the abortive attempts of I'M
skilful operators.
The present mode of separating the
leaves is this pieces of gold beater'a
skin are attached TO the upper leaf, by an
isinglass paste; small cords attach these
pieces of skin to wooden screws aboves
and then, by turning the screws, the up
per leaf is gradually drawn from tho
mass. This is a clumsy operation; and
commonly mutilates or destroys three
fourths of the leaves.
The number of manuscripts found is
1896. Of these 88 have been unrolled,
and are legible: SIG have been operated
upon, but are illegible; and the remain
ing 1865 are fragments, mutilated or
crushed. The greater part of the 88
are the works of the Greek philosophers
and sophists; and consist chiefly Of
treatises upon natural and moral philo-
sophy, medicine, criticism, the arts,
manners, and life. There are works
af Epicurus, 80 of Philodemus, 3 of De-
metrius, of Colotes, of Pelystratus,
/ of Carniades, and of Chrysippus.
Philadelphia Union.
Description Of Man.--Many grave
authors, from the time of Pliny to the
present day, have amused themselves
with defining man. Boswell says he isa
cooking animal because no other ami
NAL can cook. DR.. Franklin says he is
tooi-making animal, because no other
animal makes an instrument by which
he can make another instrument. A
man at Cambridge defines him C an ami
NAL that draws an inference" Two Of
his pupils walking out Immediately after
the lecture, observed written upon a
sign, " Wiseman, drawing master."--
They went into his house, and asked him
several questions relative to his talents :
among Others, if he could draw an in
ference? At this he seemed embarrass-
ed, and frankly owned he could not draw
that which he had never seen, nor knew
any thing of.
They left the drawing master, and
meeting in bridge-street with large
strong horse in the shafts Of a brewers
dray, clappcd him on the back and adj
mired his strength; to which the driver
much attended, until at last they asked
hin, " If his horse could draw an infer
ence?" The drayman was first at loss;
but at last declared he was sure his
horse could draqu any thing in REASON,
This satisfied them, and they returned to
their master, one of them accosting him
in the following speech :-Master we are
now convinced that your definition is
thought. We have found man, and
wise man too, who cannot draw an in-
ference; and VIC have met witha horse
| who can,