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bayone, "for the glory of God and the good Of
the nation"


The .4lnond.-Thc medicinal properties of
the bitter almond are considerable, but it should
be administered by professional persons only, be-
ing powerful poison when taken in too large
dose. The kernels of the sweet almond arc of
considerable in the arts; the oil obtained from
them is used by draughlsmen in tracing drawings
on common letter paper 1t may be interesting to
some of our fail readers to be informed that Mac
CAESAR oil is merely the oil Of Almonds coored
red with alkanet root, and the no less celebrated
Russia oil is the same, rendered milky by small
quantity Of ammonia or potash, and scented with
oil of roses. ..


Rowland's Lotion, Milk of Roses, Caledonian
Cream, Kalydor, &C., are nothing but solution
of oxymuriate of mercury by almond emulsion,
with "a proportion Of sugar Of lead, or white oxyde
ofbismuth. Perhaps the inventors of these popu-
lar and fashionable cosmetics indebted to Pliny
for the first idea, as he states that decocton of
the roots Of the bitter almond tree supplies the
skin, prevents wrinkles and gives fresh cheerful
color to the countenance. very import
ant virtue is ascribed to the fruit of the bitter al
mond, name y, to prevent or relieve intoxicaton.
Plutarch relates that Drusus's physician, the
greatest bacchanaIian of his age, took at every
cup five bitter almonds, to allay the heat and fumes
of the wine owing to which he never became in
toxicated.- Orchard, by c. Mackintosh.