New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-25
WHOLE NO. 1000.
for although In equal weight Il contains the 'sne
proportion OF starch ard sSamen a. the Potato yet
hss more humidity.

proportion OF tttlNl al1 - 49, 'N-~~f -
hss more humidity.
Tie Cause Of ~ frsgresi 5srzins Of Barus y Ign
mig 10 attributed By Mr. CoEzE>s in paper TO she
storing Of hGy Hsy be says when tr'ihou'et BE-
comes heated then the moisture evsporsies II has a.
essential OIL. Is s~sys or ess hot from the
Geld and when put 10 the barn In large quantities 10
juices and moisture are undergoing teeom position and
The compound 10 swing out gsses which are forming
new compouDds-these ascend from the barn, sat Ike
al other exhssfons reach hight In the SIR that
when the clouds which pass plus and the earth
about the barns minus the elt oeous s.s and vspor
may act conductor. attract tie electric aaid. sad
carry IL directly 10 the heated bay within the barn
Evaporation carries Of the electric dod. 80 10 well
knowu-snd exhslsons carry oe the Said Ia the same
way hence the sceumulsrOn Of Il 10 clouds, and iae
distribution Of /, In thunder s,orms-Mr. c. 10 pretty
cer,sin that bay sasd when housed Il would 30
beneficial In stopping the parrish decomposition and Of
course there would De 50 large quantity OF no
,ure carried of In such hurry {. there would o,hsr
wise be the process Of drying 10 the barn would 80 90
more slowly and would exhaust the electric taid
as to make tho locsy negative for Il 10 known that
two bodies having equs Quantities OF the aui. ~heihsr
the quantities srs great or small have operation or
action each other
Aaalssts Of Coal-The following 10 Prof CHILross
analysts OF Lsekswanns snt Lehsa Cosi &c made in &C
eordsncs with the wishes and request OF tbs Institute
LdcsardnHa
SHicls............f5 OOi Oxide Of lron......-. 3S
Lime .......-........ 25 Mssress &c..-...-. LOO
Aumins .---.-...--..f<o Ol Totsl....-......lVOO W
LA,si
sllics..........-..545 81 Oxide OF lron..-.-.. si3
Lime .............-. 63. M-gne'a &c..--...-. .
Aumns...~-- vi Total ...........lOLst
Neither must the very able and interesting Essays of
Dr. D. saovSK and r. l. PxLL. ESQ be forsousn-
the former on the ,ubiec, OF the OrisfE, CsHrs AID
Pat and Present Uses Of INDIAN CoRs the lister tbs
O-ts,aof Floogs Also, one by Dr. B.owsr. on siIu'
dred topic toe Orisin Of fr1.its To these We mas
hereafter take occasion to sdvsrti they sEDeedy an
amount of agreeable etss seldom found IN 80 con
yeuieut compact sform.
Hon,ehold EsiShs and Measure, IA all fsmes are
not provided with scale. and weights referring to ssrs
clients in general use by every housewife. Dr. BROWNE
,ubjons to his paper list" follows
gsish and Measure
Wheat aour. pound i quart
luda meal. pound ounces isl qsat,
Butter when soft, pound ounce IS quart
Loafsuga broken, pound e quart,
Mhi'e SUGAR. powdered, pound sonce 10 quart
Best brown sugar, pound ounces - quart
Eyes average size. 10 esgs are pound
Ligaid Measure
sixteen large table spoonfulis. are pint,
r. ght table spo9ntulls ar sil.
-Four larse tables SPOONFUL. are asll,
A common sized tumbl-r holds pint
A commonsiIed wiue Sc. holds gil
There are yet remaining entertaining aud valuable
portions of this goodly volume deserving of notice rs
Reports by Committees Of the Institute la the varied
Departments OF Science Extracts from the results OF
others abors, mnltuu IN ParrO, Communications, Ad'
dresses foundations &c.-but our limits forbid more
extended mention The work 10 ample evidence of the
ability Of the Institution from which It emsnstes and iss
pleasant indication OF iis successful endssyors and I'm
provement on the effort. OF preceding years