The first, which is merely a wash, is composed of 1 part of iron, 1 part of sulphate of copper, and 20 parts, by weight, of distilled water.  The second solution, or bronze, is composed of 4 parts of verdigris and 16 parts of white vinegar.  The medals should be filed, and well cleaned with a brush, earth, and water; and being well wiped, should have a portion of the first solution passed slightly over their faces, by means of a brush, and then be wiped; this gives a slight grey tint to the surface, and causes the ready adhesion of the verdigris, &c.  The second solution is then to be rubbed over by means of a brush, until they have acquired the deep red colour of copper; they are then to be left an hour to dry, after which they are to be polished with a very soft brush and rouge, or the red oxide of iron in fine powder.  The polish is to be completed by the brush alone, the medals being passed now and then over the palm of the hand.—­Verly.

Culture of Celery.

Mr. Knight, president of the Horticultural Society, has found that by keeping the ground in which celery was planted, constantly wet, it grew by the middle of September to the height of five feet, and its quality was in proportion to its size.  Mr. K. also recommends planting at greater distances than is usually the case, and covering the beds, into which the young seedlings are first removed, with half-rotten dung, overspread to the depth of about two inches with mould; under which circumstances, whenever the plants are removed, the dung will adhere tenaciously to their roots, and it will not be necessary to deprive the plants of any part of their leaves.—­Mr. Wedgewood also states, that good celery may be readily obtained by transplanting seedling plants that have remained in the seed bed, till they had acquired a considerable size.—­Quarterly Journal.

Dwarfs.

Richard Gibson, the dwarf, married Anne Shepherd, another dwarf.  Each of them was only 3 feet 10 inches high.  They had nine children, of whom five lived to maturity, and were of a proper size.  Richard, the father, lived to the age of 75, his little widow to that of 89.  It is presumptive, that the dwarf size is only occasioned by some obstruction during utero—­gestation.  The full size of the children proves that nature does not perpetuate abortions.

Cruelty and Epicurism.

A sharp axe, on the principle of a punch, is used in slaughtering bullocks, not to kill them at once, but to cut a circular hole in the skull, into which a stick is introduced to stir up the brains, for the purpose of making the meat more tender!  The throat is not attempted to be cut till after the infliction of this torture, horrible even to think of, which instantly causes the most convulsive agonies, such as are never seen in death of any other kind.

Lord Somerville’s mode of pithing animals, brought forward with the most humane views, is a horrible operation.  The body is deprived of sensation, while the living head rolls its eye in agony on its tormentors.—­Sir Everard Home.