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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 415, 25 October 1856, Page 8

. Use of ± Nosk.—Mozart was a pupil of Haydn, wlio challenged him to compose a piece of music 'that he could not play at sight Mofeart took his pen And a sheet of paper, and in five minutes dashed off a piece of music,, arid much to the surprise of Haydn, handed it to him. saying*.—" There is a piece of music, sir, which you cannot play, and I can; you are to i?ire the first trial." Haydn smiled contemptuously at the presumption of his pupil, and placing the notes before him, struck the keys of the instrument. Surprised at its simplicity, he dashed away till he reached the middle of the piece, when, stopping all at once, he exclaimed, —" How's this, Mozart ? Here my hands are stretched out to both ends of the piano, and yet there is a middle key to be touched. Nobody can play such music" Mozart smiled, took the seat, and struck the instrument with an air of self-assurance. Mozart was favoured with a estremelv long nose. Beaching the difficult passage, he stretched both hands to the extreme long "ends of the piano, and bobbed his nose against the middle key'which;nobody could play. Haydn burst into an "immediate fit of laughter, and acknowledged that nature had endowed Mozart with a capacity for music which, he had never before discovered. •

Butter adulterated with Flint-stone.— Astounding as is the announcement at the heading of this paragraph, it is nevertheless true. Butter is adulterated with flint-stones. This hearrfess and wichfed fraud is especially practised in low kinds of butter usually sold in large manufacturing towns to the poorer and industrious population. Tiie flintstones are ground and then chemically manipulated, until they are Teduced into a soluhle substance, which, is "known by the name of " soluble silica." "When this latter prepara:i:>n is dissolved in water, it becomes a stiff gelatinous body, somewhat resemblinsr strong jelly. This jelly is mixed to a considerable extern with butter of low quality, to •which fresh salt and colouring. matter are added. The product of this villainous adulteration is a compound -which resembles a very good-koking dairy-* made butter. But jit has not the firmness or bright appearance of genuine butter, and is devoid of the richnes and wholesome qualities of the latter. AYe have seen this gross adu!te?ation at the .aboratiries of the NorlTfern .^nyatical College, Sheffield, and we are cre^ibily informed that Professor Calvert, of Manchester, has detected this fraud recently and frequently. Surely some legislative interference might be". brought to bear upon the subject, if it were only to com Del the vendors to placard on their ■goods the real quality. We should then be edified by showcrrds announcing the tempting truths, as "Flint Bu'ter,'' "Tumeric Mustard," " Virriol Vinegar," "Carrot Coffee," and ■" Chalk Sugar plums."— Doncaster Gazette.