A correspondent from Sheepshead Bay, a place celebrated for the size of
its mosquitoes and the number of its amateur fishermen, recommends the
following as a very good mixture for anointing the face and hands while
fishing:

Oil of tar. 1 ounce.
Olive oil. 1 ounce.
Oil of pennyroyal. 1/2 ounce.
Spirit of camphor. 1/2 ounce.
Glycerine. 1/2 ounce.
Carbolic acid. 2 drachms.

Mix. Shake well before using.--_Drug. Circular_.

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THE CATHEDRAL OF BURGOS.


This most remarkable structure, in the province of the same name, adorns
the city of Burgos, 130 miles north of Madrid. The corner stone was laid
July 20, A.D. 1221, by Fernando III., and his Queen Beatrice, assisted
by Archbishop Mauricio. The world is indebted to Mauricio for the
selection of the site, and for the general idea and planning of what he
intended should be, and in fact now is, the finest temple of worship in
the world. This immense stone structure, embellished with airy columns,
pointed arches, statues, inscriptions, delicate crestings, and flanked