New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-23


by rone observations By Dir. James D. Dana iArt.
VII on the causes that have produced these siG-
gular changes.
Art. iX. Scraps n Notural History, by Dr..
John T. Plummer. The author givss the following
facts respecting some snails confined by him. The
separation Of the broker shell Of one pcoceeued
with much rapjs that il forty hours four ;enths
Of an inch Of shell was added cnd then the opsra-
ton apparently ceased. Arotter Helix Of DIFF
'ereD; species added ole-cighh of IN i1cb every
tao days foT nearly week. Some fine alter their
confinement 10 the bog, several articles were iaid
upon he mould or their use; in le~ days large
portion of q rotten chip was consumed, n consider
able quantity OF radish vns eaten. and e common
house tiy, with the exception Of the wings was TO-
tally dsToued.'
Ari. y. Various Chemical Notices, by ]. Law
renee saiIh, Including observations Upon tie &C.
cuf.ecce Of AuoEns in bones, ara! SIS Of ibe mari
OF Ashley River, > c. Sc. Concerning this mari,
Prof. Bailey Of 4iest Point has made ihe reTnaika-
be discovery sta,ed il note to The enalys5) ;hat
charleston is bui!i upon bed Of aniinacu!es &C.
verai hundred feet in thickness, epery cubic i6ch cf
lrhich is filed sci& nyri1ds Of perfectly preserred
microscopic shells" he adds also: he animal
cples, to whose labor5 South Carolina owes so
large portion Of her territory, ase hard at work,
in countless thousands upon her coasts. Cling up
arbors, forming shoas ard d=positirg their sheiis
TO record the presen; state OF The shorsas their
predecessors now ertomoei beneath Charleston
have done with regard 10 ancen: oceans
AIT. XI. Revien Of D-. NantelEs iisaals Of
Creation, work intended by d.. hiantsli, AID as
tue Review States well calculated 70 initiate the
young and unipstIuc;sd in tn study Of the Medals
the Creation-those electricity pets ofnature-;he
mineraIiz7d remains OF the plants end animals
which successively h0urished in the earlier ages OF
planet, in periods intellectually remote and long
nDtece'ent to al! human history and ;rsdilion.
Art. XII. Nee Experiments on the Solar SPEC
tram, communicated by Prof. Olmstcd. These e1-
pernenla were first made By bir. Forres; Shepherd
0! New Haven. As the writer has seen them ez-
hbited By Prot. o. he may add ,het they far exceed
in brlancy The possible conceptions OF one who
has seen nothing but rainb0Ws and the common e1-
periments with rrisms. They are easily made,
requiring no apparatus but a simple prism and
glass tube or wine glass. ray Of light is admit
ted into q derkcnsd room through small hole in
The closed shnitsr, using miro. adjusted outside
TO direct ta, i! necessary. In the beam Of light,
the hole, the prism is placed, so as to throw
the spectrum canvass or the wall. Now if a
glass tube be placed obliquely in the pyisna;c
beam between the prism aud The wall, the spectrum
ia thrown into brilliant circles OF colors, mary feet
in diameter. BY carrying the tube gradually through
the beam, the yed ray may be first sP;cad OF, into
circle, then the orange may be added, aud so on
till the whole series is complete. BY using bent
Il,
refracting or refsctng media, great variety Of
hbi,iors of surprising beauty may be readily
made.
Art. XVII. On The Alabama MeteOric IRON, by
C. T. Jackson.
Art. XvII. Quarterly abstract Of European
Chemistry, inclades results of analyses by Guano
account OF The composition Of bones, of tea, SC.
Art. NiX. SiJliosraphical Notices. Commences
with an account OF the Dinorns, gigantic bird,
whose remairs have been lately found in Ncw Zea
land, and arc described by Mr. Over OF England.
They are Supposed TO have lately become extinct.
The blight Of the largest species AZ least 10
feet The large footprints, l6 TO 20 inches long,
discovered in me Connecticut Valley, are even e2-
ceedd in size by those that wouid be- made by
these New Zsaaud birds. The discovery throws
important Gh upon liic HttuEt oi tiic lhltis t'e
made those tracks.
We nigh, continue our citatiors, but have al
ready exceeded our anticipated limit.
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