American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-19


use in anatomical preparations.
10 purify fy-blo'On met.--It has been success .
fully proved, by many experiments, that meat en-
tircy Nv blown, has been sufficiently purified to
make good broth and had not disagrceahe taste, by
being previously put in to vessel containing Ger
tain quantity o! beer. The liquor will become
tainted and have a putrid smell. ". q. Farmer.
10 seeetqn meat. fish, SC. that is taiRted
When meat, fish, &c. from intense heat. or long
keeping are likely to pass into state OF corruption,
Ia simple and pure mode Of keeping them sound and
healthiul is BY putting few pieces Of charcoal each
The size Of an egg, into the pot saucepan, where
in the fish or flesh are to be boiled. Among others,
an experiment of this kind was tried upon turbot,
which appeared to be TOO far gone TO be eatabe: the
cock, advised. put three or four pieces OF char
coal each the size OF all egg under the stralner' 10
the fish kettle: after boihnga the proper time, the
turbotcamesto the table perfectly sweet and firm. a.
The asefL properties Of charcoal, for s'ceetenids
The breath, Cleaning the teeth, &C.
All sorts Of glass vessels and other utensils may be
1Durifed from long retained smells of every kindin
The easiestand most perfect manner, by rnsing them
out well with charcoal powder after the grosser i'm
Durities have been secured of with sand and potash
| Rubbing the teeth, and washing out the mouth with
fine charcoal powder will render the teeth beautiful
~ white, and the breath perfectly sweet, where ar
offensive breath has been owing TO scorbutc disposI-
| lion Of the gums. Putrid water is Immediately dc
priysd Of its bad smell by charcoal, a.
! The Urn .lfoutk.-Renard, physician OF Paris
pioued himself on his extraordinary sharpsightedness
One day on calling TO visit patient, he iount
an old able playing sober game at pquet with MN
g What are you doing here monsieur + Able" eS
claimed Reward: go home, and get bed immedi
Iately. You have not moment to lose' The ab
be was so terrified by this address, that ne was una
4 Die 10 stir: he was therefore, conveyed nome am
. mi TO bed. Renard followed him, and directed tha
Il lie should be bled three four times he then pre-
scrbed all eneiic, and every time he Called ne touh
he abbs worse. On The third day, the patient bro
liner was summoned from the country He hurrle
n town, and was informed that his brother was dy
ling. Renard was in his chamber when ne entered
oFor Gods sake" said he g VIVA! is the matter WY
nv brother ?"-'' He has had violent attack ot %
Ionlexy without being aware Of IL, replied Renait
L. Fortunately met with him at patents where
Icalled and discovered it by his mouth, which wa
drawn awry,n sGood Heavens = rejoined the brt
ther of the supposed dying abbe, my brother ~
:, b,d .wrQ mouth these 90 years. -"Why was NJ
Of t,nld 50 hefore II exclaimed Renard "it would hay
saved ne mech ilcua,e, aol him r,nch unnscessa'
i expense Ills 10 l4ult Of mine
!, a Keen Sharer.--Iu one Of the large towns
Fnpland traveller passing baber's shop saw
Observation-Disclosures do you think. ~ shave you II
nothing and give you some drink Gle imneda'e
concluded I" He's dro fellow, III so IN" ne d
80. Ard cal down 10 be shaved. Under the operate
81 he incurred into the state of trade, and was answe
5 o. ed that il was fiat He then adver'ed to the adore
he on he window and inquired if he really acted up'
ia it, and shaved for nothing, observing that he sa'd
20 no,0 replied the barber; ''peopec, donot rel
right" and then read it for him-" W nat /! 40 y
y think I'll shave you for nothing, ana give you sun
drink
! ,uerico--The new Congress is 10 meet on u
3lst Of October next. to fix the form OF soYesni,iel
later from Mexico saws, there is very little dou
h,ttha, II will be fedefatye republic, many oil u
provinces having declared for such formoi govern