Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-26

river, below Burlingon by driving off two or three
white families and they have also killed cattle
belonging settlers the Ioway, where now
write you. Ii is thought that keokuk will be able to
restrain the acs the Des Mones but the Foxes on
the loway, will be more difficult TO control
Should be asked why does not the government take
the specie from the land offices and pay the Indians
reply it has no specie in those Offices comparatively
nonei II deposited in the banks before the iae Sus
pension OF specie payment and can no" no NOR DC "
tanned by the government than II can be opahcu ~ pr
vae individuals =
have written YOU this letter, in order that should
frontier war grow out of this affair the cause OF may
be properly understood There are TWO OF 'ree o'er
circumstances growing Of the well meant though
misunderstood advances OF government towards the
Sioux the natural enemies OF The Sacs and Foxes and
of which Keokuk spoke with bitter irony az the last
meeting which 70 10 irate still tie disat.ccted
sincerely hone however that the annuity will be spec
div paid that the apprehensons of danger which
prevail may speedily pass away remain. &c
SAMUEL H. DAVIS.
Charcoal AS MATERIAL FOR DRAISING.-
Brlshwood broom, gofse, heath, and Trimmings of
young plantations after they have been charred, may
be employed IN filling drains, beng lighter more po-
rous and hardly susceptible of decay. All known
facts and analoges are strongly IN favor OF this sug-
ges,ion. The charming may be Performed IN the
usual way by the side of the drains, the brusbwood,
&c, being made up into fageets of suitable
previous TO charrng; and each iaggo, II necessary,
may be secured by a single band Of IRON wire near
each end 10 prevent it from falling 70 pieces, IN reno
wing from the hearth 10 the dram n light cradle of
wicker work, of the length of faggot, would proba-
bly, be found the most convenient machine forts con-
veyancc. II s however not nj all unlikely that there
would be no real necessity TO preserve The faggots
entire for is evident that heap Of sprays Of char
COAL broken mo pieces two or three inches long, and
without any regularity IN their arrangement, would
form more porous material than an equal bulk oil
stones a drain so filled would never be chokcd,
cept by particles OF earth carried IN by the water THAI
FIR he lie va
remain, the superintendent earth would not fall down
II now usually does 10 choke the passage, when
the bushes which supported II, have decaycd Nei-
ther is II likely that moes would willingly cross
drain filled with charcoal, and if so, another very
usual cause of the destruction of drains would be
avo ded. In many DISTRICTS where peat is abundant
this substance, when charred, would, probably be
found a valuable material, both for filling drains, and
for building hollow ones. The brick like form IN
which pea, is usually cut and the hardness and po
rosity Of the when charred in close oyen
would constitute slight excellent material, much
cheaper and probably better than bricks or tiles.
ImroHTANr DscovERy.-Sir Everard Home, in
delivering hIs Introductory lecture on the phys ology
OF the blood nj s Georges Hospital, explained
discovery made by I'm on the component parts of
The blood The yt al 6lS-a fact which is known but
TO few ~ Tile profession. Sir Everard's new theory
IS that bonlc acid gas forms a large proportion OF
III bo0d and that this fluid Is of tubular structure.
i mrorlal Harvey, the discoverer of the crcula-
IL du. .Ws0n and Hunter, who have most stu
died Ill .n of the vital fluid failed TO make
this imp very; and should time, the only
test of tn prove the business of this theory,
Sir Evernrd viii be ranked among the first physiolo
gis,s. He that carbonc acid gas exists in The
blood in the proportion 0; two cubic inches TO an
ounce, and given out in quantities from the blood of
person after full meal, and very little from the
blood of feverish person. The fact of the appear
Of the tubes passing through every particle of
the blood Sir Everard was led TO discover by obser
wing the growth Of a gram Of wheat daily through
microscope; he then saw blob, and then tube
passing from il; the blob the juice of plant,
and The tube formed by the exrlca'ion Of ca boz
mic acid gas. Reasoning from analogy he examined
a slobue Of blood, and found II composed of similar
tubes, which he enabled 10 inject under the
hausred receiver of an air pump His discovery wall
probably lead to important results.