ing with the cold. Among the more enlightened classes, warm water is now introduced; but neither physicians nor philosophers can persuade the lower classes to depart from the usage of their ancestors.

Books in Thibet. An intrepid Hungarian traveller, of the name of De Koros, who has been passing some time in Thibet, has discovered a collection of writings, in the language of that country, filling three hundred and twenty volumes. All these works were translated from the Sanscrit; the titles of the originals, and the names of the authors and of the translators, are carefully marked on them. Mr. De Koros has copied the tables of contents of all these works, and transcribed the most ample of them, which occupies one hundred and fifty-four pages.

Bones of Extinct Races. In a limestone cave, near Spezia, in Italy, Professor Paolo Savi has discovered, among many other bones, those of the lion, the tiger, and the bear. On examination, it appeared, that the bones of the bear were different from those of the existing species, from which he inferred, that these animals lived before the present system of organized beings; and, from the bones not being rounded, or broken at the edges, by rolling, he concludes, with Cuvier, Buckland, and other naturalists, that they lived where their bones were found, and that the cave was their retreats, to which they brought their prey to be devoured; a fact which has been substantiated by Buckland, who has found in English caves, the bones of granivorous animals half gnawed.

Plants in Trenches. A gentleman of Portsmouth, England, who had some strawberry vines growing in an excavation in his grounds, finding that they produced very abundantly, made several other excavations with inclined sides, in which he planted various sorts of pulse, and obtained uncommonly large crops. These effects are attributed to the elevated and regular temperature, produced by the reflection of the solar rays, and to the shelter afforded to the plants from the winds. The trenches must be pretty deep, and conveniently situated to receive the rays of the sun.

Chinese Advertisement. The following is an advertisement, extracted from a periodical paper published in Canton. "I, Acheu Tea Chincheu, a lineal descendant of Coap Boi Roche Chincheu, the celebrated sculptor and carver in wood, who, through his unremitted studies to promote rational religious worship, by the classical touches of his knife and chisel, has been honored by the emperors, kings, and rajahs of the East, and supplied them with superior idols for public and domestic worship; now humbly offer my services in the same theological line, having travelled from hence at a considerable expense, to perfect myself in anatomy, and in copying the most graceful attitudes of the human figure, under those able masters, Nollekins and Bacon. Acheu Tea Chincheu is now in possession of casts of the most approved models and Elgin marbles; he is ready to execute to order, idols from twelve feet high, well proportioned, down to the size of a marmoset monkey, or the most hideous monster that can be conceived to inspire awe or reverence for religion. My charges are moderate; for an ourang-outang, three feet high, seven hundred dollars; ditto, rampant, eight hundred; a sphinx, four hundred; a bull, with hump and horns, six hundred and fifty; a buffalo, eight 10

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hundred; a dog, two hundred; ditto, couchant, one hundred and fifty; and an ass, in a braying attitude, eight hundred and fifty. The most durable materials will be used. Of statuary granite, brass, copper, I have provided sufficient to complete orders to any extent. Perishable wood shall never disgrace a deity made by my hands. Posterity may see the objects of their father's devotions unsullied by the inclemencies of the seasons, the embraces of pious pilgrims, or their tears on the solemn prostrations before them. Small idols for domestic worship, or made into portable compass for pilgrims; the price will be proportionate to the size and weight. Any order, post paid, accompanied by a drawing and description of the idol, will be promptly attended to, provided that one half of the expense be first paid, and the remainder secured by any respectable house in Canton."

Discovery of a Roman Town, &c. In the parish of Strathmiglo, Fifeshire, there were dug up, in the year 18:23, within four feet of the surface, six bronze vessels of different capacities, from one and a half mutchkin Scots, to ten pints Scots, or twenty gallons English, unquestionably of Roman antiquity. These proved to be only a presage to still greater discoveries, recently made. A Roman town, the Urbs Orea of Tacitus and Ptolemy, has been discovered at a short distance, consisting of about thirty houses, in three rows, whose foundations are yet distinctly visible, with the fragments of three or four different specimens of urns, found about these ancient ruins. About a mile west, about forty bronze Roman military weapons, of various kinds, have been found, all lying together. A little to the north, a Roman urn and two Roman coins, have been recently picked up, one of them of the emperor Domitian, in excellent preservation. The most remarkable thing about the new discovered town Orea, is a stupendous triangular table, cut out of the freestone rock, upon a pedestal and pillar, and standing, with little alteration, as the Romans left it.

Auricular Organs. Sir Everard Home has recently made some inquiries by way of comparison between the auricular organs of man, and of quadrupeds. The result of his researches seems to prove, that shrill tones, or the upper notes of an instrument, have comparatively little effect in exciting the attention of animals, whilst the full lower tones stimulate them almost to fury. Sir Everard observes, "that the effect of the high notes of the piano-forte upon the great lion in Exeter 'Change, only called his attention, which was considerable, though he remained silent and motionless. But no sooner were the flat, or lower notes, sounded, than he sprung up, lashed his tail, and yelled violently, and endeavoured to break loose; and became altogether so furious, as to alarm the spectators present. This violent excitement ceased with the discontinuance of the music. The deep tones of the French horn also produced a similar effect with the lower tones of the piano-forte on the elephant, and other animals, on which the experiment was made.

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