New Antiseptic.--A new and very valuable antlseptie has been di~overed in Germany. It is a double salt of borate of potassium and s(~lium, and is made by dissolving in water equal portions ddoride of pota.~ium, nitrate of' sodium and boracic acid, filtering and evapomti,~g to dwness, it costs about twenty-five cents a pound, and doe~s not give bad taste and properties to foods. Butter may be made from milk kel)t sweet by it at ordina W temperature tbr a week. Meat, game, etc., (lil)ped in a

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... solution, remain lmre for a long time. A pi(~e of meat well rubbed with the salt and laid away two years ago is now in l)erfectly good eondition. Eggs are dipped in a solu-*ion ; beer and wine are placed in bottles previously rinsed by it, and remain good fi)r long l)erlods.--Joum~al of Chemis#?].