Greek Fire To Be Thrown Into The Shade

Jioston Courier contains the follosving remarks iu rp;;tion to tiio chloride of nitrogen, wliieh seems deatiued to throw Freek fire eotirely itito the shade: "Chloride of nitrogea will, it is said, soon be utilized as au implemcnt of war. lts eiuployinent vvould seem Iikélv toput an end to all war. Mr. Isham Baggs, an English oeiuist, in aunouucing his dis covery propones to carry up his coinposition iu Lmlloous, and drup it f'roiu the air :n the midst of armies &od fortresses. 'The vtry gjflgion óf this cornpound,' hc gocs on to say, 'as a proposed element in modern warfare, may possíbly provoke a siuile amoiig cliemists who know that the most aocoinplished of their number v;uidd soaieely dare to experiment with it in cjuuutitics arger than a gruiii of mustaid seod, and even then only at a respectful dista nee, aud under guard at the mumc-dt of its detonation And yet not one of those clieniists will ba bold enougli to dt'iiy that with two or three chcinically clean earboys of this terrible oomound present in a city or foptress, bówevo'r Strong, the slightrst cutting of phosphorus, or a single drop of olive oil, Boming in contaot with it, would in one instant decide the fatu nf the place aud lts inhabitants.' Mr. Baggs 'then ppO' ceeded to aflinu ihat he has discovered a metliod of overconii::g táe contiiicent djfipvjltjegi, and tLat l.e in able to manufacturo this doad'y material with perfect siifety, aud in any required quantity, and that ii eau safeiy co:ivoyed to its destiuation." B@ The qnestion has been asked, why ifc is considered impolito for gen tlemen to go into the presence oi Jadíes in their shirt sleeves, while it is considered in every way correct for the ladien themse!v88 to appear beior geai'dCüa ■rltíoaí aby slöevès t all.