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botto4', escaped the ravages of the pipe
warm or tere4in. This destructive animal
lives and bures near the water level.


A telescope had undergone surprisingly
small alteration. Not only was the wooden
case nearly. entire, but the brass was so ut
lie rusted that the tube could be pushed IN
and out, and the glasses 50 little corroaeu,
that objects could be tolcrably well distIh-
suished through it. The brass work OF
Quadrant was much more corroded' owing
probably to it's being different composition
Of that metallic alloy. Candlestcks, ana
other works in brass, had suffered diherehe
degrees of corrosion. AS far as Can con-
lecture, the brass was corroded IN proportion
10 the abundance of copper It contained ana
resisted the surrounding agents the oetler'
as the zinc preponderated.


iron and steel were mostly destroyea'-
The blades of knives and forks had entirely
disappeared, while the horn or the handles
remained almost unaltered. In ike manner
the blades of swords were eaten up while
the horn of the hits remained. ~ guided
belt aud some Of it's tassels still possessed IA
considerable share Of their original lustre
and structure.


Black bottles had undergone remarkable
alterations on their outside surfaces. In
'S"'St shN'N nSiS uPIS"i"hSN' -
colors, as if the lead in the constitution had
been oxyded, or converted into a sort OF Ii
charge; and ca several there was \ yellewish
coat or crust, apparently formed by the de-
composition of u portion of the sea-salt, and
he formation Of muriate OF lead, as IN the
preparation OF tile well known patent vel
low. 1t could be readily scaled off.


l. Spoons OF pewter had been corroded IN
some depth but Brittania spoons and
dishes were only covered with blackish
tarnish. Leaden weights had Suffered
scarcely more alteration than in The atmos.
.sArrs.


Articles Of the medicine chest that had
been closely kept under glass shoppers,
were remarkably preserved. The sweet
spirit Of ntrc retained its olour. The mu-
iiatc acid was dstinguishable, and the VIOLA
tile alkali retained much of its pungency
Where corks had been used, the qualities Of
The liquids were III most cases not easy tc
determine, though when they were vel
fitted, the contained substances were wei
preserved. Pomatum was converted into :
substance resembling adipoairc, though the
odour with which it was scented, was evi
dent when II was first uucased.


Cups, saucers, plates, and glazed article
OF earthen ware and porcelain, looked as
they had nat been dawn more than twenty
.our hours.