50 "
Cologne water 250 "
Cognac 2,000 "
Oil bergamot 10 "
Oil sweet orange 10 "
Oil rose geranium 3 "

3. Bisulphate of quinine 1/2 ounce.
Vinegar of cantharides 21/2 "
Spirit of rosemary 18 "
Lavender water 8 "
Glycerite of borax 1 "
Glycerin 14 "
Distilled water 80 "
Caramel, sufficient to color.

--Pharmaceutical Era.

SOAP FOR REMOVING RUST.--
Parts by Weight.
Whiting 9
Oil soap 6
Cyanide of potassium 5
Water 60

Dissolve the soap in water over the fire and add the cyanide, then
little by little the whiting. If the compound is too thick, which may
be due either to the whiting or the soap employed, add a little water
until a paste is made which can be run into an iron or wooden mould.
This will remove rust from steel and give it a good polish.--Oils,
Colors and Drysalteries.

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THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA PASSENGER STEAMER "BRUCE."

Messrs A. & J. Inglis, shipbuilders and engineers, of Pointhouse,
Glasgow, have recently built a somewhat unique and certainly
interesting steamer, for the conveyance of passengers between Port an
Basque, in Newfoundland, and Sydney, Cape Breton, in connection with
the Newfoundland and Canadian systems of railways. The distance from
port to port is about one hundred miles, and the vessel has been
designed to make the run in six hours. Messrs. Reid, of Newfoundland,
who have founded the line of steamers to perform this service,
intrusted to Messrs. Inglis the task of producing a vessel in all
respects suitable for the work to be accomplished. The steamer
"Bruce," the pioneer steamer, an illustration of which we are enabled
to produce, is the result. The navigation of the waters in which this
vessel will be employed is attended with some difficulties. Not only
are storms of frequent occurrence, but in the months of winter and
spring large quantities of drift ice are commonly encountered.

To obtain the necessary speed and carr