Smith's distillery, and has been in the habit of drinking spirit largely. He was quite well previously to June, 1841, when he was attacked with symptoms of acute inflammation of the liver, followed by anasarca. This continued for a short time, when symptoms of granular degeneration of the kidney supervened; and on examination of the urine, it was found albuminous, and of specific gravity, 1018. Has been troubled with palpitation of the heart, and occasional attacks of dyspncea. Countenance pale and waxy, pulse 96, small and weak, respiration difficult, and cough with bronchitic sputa. On a local examination, the sounds of bronchitis were heard all over the lungs. The percussion of the prsecordial region about natural; the impulse of the heart not perceptible; the sounds normal, without any abnormal bruits. These symptoms remained with but little alteration, except those produced by granular kidney, which became worse, and he died comatose, about two weeks afterwards. Post A?or
makes the following communication to the French Academy of Sciences: Taken gun cotton of good quality, and expose it for about four hours to the action of the vapor of ammonia. The cotton will soon assume a yellow tint, indicating its combination with the ammonia, and after being dried it furnishes a powder which, besides being unalterable at ordinary temperatures and even nndecomposable at 212 °, (Fahr.,) possesses an explosive force greater than that of ordinary gun cotton.
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