Show A cowx ela ell on Sj dulis tULis lamartine Lamai tine in hi his pilgrimage to tw holy land writes 85 as ai 85 follows when J 1 vas was about a league from nissa Nis the last turkish town almost anthe frontier of servia I 1 saw a largi tower rising up in the midst odthe of the plain as white as pasian marble I 1 took the path which led to it I 1 desired a turkish lad who accompanied me to hold my horse and I 1 sat down under the shade of the tower to enjoy a fe few v moments no sooner wasl seated than raising lais my eyes to the monument I 1 discovered that the walls which I 1 opposed supposed up posed to be built of marble or of regular rows of white stone igne were composed of regular rows cf ef human skulls bleached by rain and sun suo and cemented by a little sand and lime formed entirely the triumphal arch which now sheltered me from the tile heat beat odthe of the suna sun suu there might be froin from fifteen fi teen to twenty thousand in id some place portions ions iong of hair hai were still hanging and waved like lichen on moss with every breath of wind the mountain breeze was then blowing fresh penetrating the innumerable cavities of the skulls and sounded like a mournful and plaintive sigh these were the skulls of fifteen thousand serviano ians who had been put to deam deal by the pacha in tile the last in of servia servia hn however wever is now newfree free oree and this monument will teach their children ch illren the value of independence by showing them hem the price at which wh their forefathers purchased it V I 1 to TAKE A PLASTER OF or PARIS CAST FROM A LT LIVING I 1 N G FACE FAM tais is often done as a in mould tild auld fo dor for r a bust or to preserve a likeness neds neis of a person the art requires only a little care let the tile person a mould of face is to be taken lay dua iu n his back bark let the hair be tied back or or otherwise fwise kept hept back by grease or by flour floor douga on it grease the eyebrows eye bro brows and nd 1 1 1 if 1 L 1 ams y the beard and whiskers also 1 yil lil anoint i t rest test 11 rt odthe of the face with then place a quillin each nostril keeping it ft with dough tie a towel round cheti tho th evi evl eti airi uirl make it fit tight with dough atso alsa the 0 patient being thus prepared alx aix up the required quiren quat quantity quality ity of plaster of paris Varis with warm water and just as it is ready to set pour it upon the face taking care that the eyes and mouth are closed and the outer ends of the quills above the plaster pl alter use a pallet knife t to pread spread tha thel plaster evenly over all parts of t the he face until a coat is formed balfan half an inch or more in thickness in about two mikules mikules it will set sufficiently hard to be removed when dry and well greased a cast in plaster may be taken from the mould or if wetted a cast in wax may be taken with equal facility A little waria wani water will remove the dough ac from the face la in this manner casts are often taken of tumors and skin diseases the fpx cast rast being afterwards colored for wax c clata ciata ats a good conci tin ain is white while wax I 1 pun d tr turpentine in lumos 2 cue cut ounces ices flake wh 2 ic zes jes and veri veru illion to cover the hie hii L 1 francis Che chemical mical miral experiments |