The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-25

many as filed three massy folios, which
were published in the years l558-ol !;
and another edition being called Tor, ne
increased this to six volumes folio, by an
abridgment from his other works"
Means of preserving Eggs.-ln 1920,
Ia tradesman of Paris asked permission OF
the Prefect of Police to sell, in the mar
Iket, eggs that had been preserved year
lin composition, of which he kept the Sc
cret. More than $4,000 of these eggs were
sold in the open market without any com.
lplaint being made, or any notice taken tl
them, when the Board Of Health thought
proper to examine them. They were found
to be properly fresh, and could only be dis
Itinguished from others by pulverous
stratum Of carbonate of lime, remarked by
NJ. Cadet to be on the egg shell. This in
duced him to make a series OF experi-
ments, which ended in his discovering
that they were preserved in highly satu-
rated lime water. NJ. Cadet suggests ad-
ding a little saturated mariate of lime, but
gives no reason. They may also be pre-
served by immersing them twenty seconds
lin boiling water, and then keeping them
well dried in fine sifted ashes: but this
will give them. grayish green colour
The method of preserving them in lime
water has been long the practice OF Italy:
they may be kept thus for two years.
This useful method is well known in many
parts of England, and cannot be too much
recommended.-Earop. Mag.
CHOAK DAMP.-The numerous ac-
cidents that occur in descending wells
and going into places highly charged with
fixed air, or carbonic acid gas. which /:
known to be destructive to animal LIE
when taken into the lungs, renders it de
sirabe, at all times, TO direct public at
rtention to the means Of avoiding this tata
r gas. The practice of putting down can
f.de to ascertain its existence IN the bottom
: of wells, and thus guarding those agalns
it who might have occasion to descend
: has been long known. But we do not re
collect any method having been discover
f ed by which it can be sufficiently dispers
i ed so as to render it innoxious. In lat
!, number of the Greenfield Gazette, ther
), is communication on this subject, from
' which it appears, if the facts can be relic,
: on, the remedy may be considered as hav
i ing been ascertained. The writer says
that after rejecting the rays of the su
into well, by which the existence of car
. bonic acid gas was discovered, gun wa
: several times discharged into it in orde
4 to remove this delcterious substance. This
thowever, did not produce any good effect
a He then procured about quarter OF peel
: of quick lime placed 1t in pail and wet
Il and when there appeared signs Of slackinI
it was suspended at the bottom OF tn
l. WE'LL
90 AS the process of Stacking advanced
,,o1l the smoke (occasioned by the powder) be
gan to move. At length it assembled l'k
10 the smoke from chimney, attended wit
IA strong smell of sulphur, and also sorn'
thing which resembled in smell, vegetabl
= putrefaction, which caused great dill
olCulty OF Oreatnlnr, Wheh ihhd'cn' ~
,s bout quarter of al hour, when the lin
II. was all Stacked, the well became perfect!
!, ! clear. A camille was now suspended, an
90 found to burn in every part OF it as brl
. liantly as in dry room. a man then d.
If scended for the purpose of clearing Il
~" Nc we'll, (Which required about two hour
n N without fealing the least inconyenien'
- from the state Of the air. Thesame eqna
heIly successful experiment is stated to ha'
90 90 been again tried by the same indivldu'
A. ,t. 1t thus appears that quick imeh stron
at affinity for carbon, and whenever the pr
hs cess Of Stacking is performed, either
ho air or water, the lime absorbs its propo
" tion of carbonic acid gas, which again b
=, comes a constituent part ot It. An exp
q w riment so simple can easily be tested
~. others, and if found to answer the purpn
ye intended, the discovery will certainly
sd Iof great Importance, as it will be the mea
Iha of saving the lives of those who may be
m rtv future exposed to exhalc this pestifero
,rdIair ". Iork Epe. Fost.
pn, EThe same experiment has recently been trl
,h.n this Borough, with equal success