Properties Of Charcoal

- Among tlie many proporties of charooal, raay be iii'.'utioncd its power of dustroyiugsinell, taste and color; and is a proof of its possessirg the Sret quality, if it be rubbed over putrid meat, thy smell will be destroyed. If a . pieco of oáarooal be thrown into putrid water, tho putrid taste or flavor will bo dotroyed, and the water bo rei.derod eomplef,jiy fresli. - Sailors are aware of this; for when water is bad ;tt sea, tliuy are in tlie habit of throwing pieces of bunit biseuit iiito it to puiify it. Color is materially iofluenccd by charcoal, and, in a nuinber of instuuoes, in a vory irregular way. If you táke a dirty blaH Ryrp, and filter it through bunit cliarco.al, tlie color will be removed. Tho charooal of nniinal matter ap'peár'é to bo the best for this purpose. You ruay learn the iufluence of charcoMÍ ir. deStrowug coldrs, by filtering ;i b!)lile of port wino thruugh it ; in t!ie fit ratimi it will loso a gieat portióü of ils coluring, and becoine tawny ; tepi'nt the proccfs two or three times, uid you luive destroyod it nlt tgether.