The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-02-09
NUMBER 40.

10000 in natural estate, and from 10000
to 10000 in hive. ).
The sloth does not advance above 100
yards in day. tits two day in climbing
and descending tree. t} ~.
Insects breathe through holes or pores on
each side of every segment ofthe abdomen,
called spiracula.
The gall fly forms the gall nuts on trees,
and plants by its eggs and;'young, and the
gall-hy does the same III the skins Of cat
tie. ..t.4 ess
A healthy liver weighs nearly fourpounds
but diseased ones become four or five times
heavier as...s'
The human brain is the twenty.eight of
the body, but the brain of horse is but
4O0th. '@S"
Otto of roses is the oil which swin1s top
in the distllation ofrose water.
l.. Bird lime is prepared from the berries Of
ly: it is hoiled till it becomes soft. 81 s+:
The human body, in healthy state,is
generally at SO ot Farenheit.
The heat of an oven applied to dead hui
man body, for twelve days, reduced it from
l20 10 IL pounds. e'.'
The earth is believed to increase in heat
degree in every fifteen or twenty yards in
depth. ... ....,y
Mercury for thermometers is purified by
agitation in Il bottle, with sand, and then by
straining it through leather ~
The waters Of the Red Sea appear !e be
80 feet higher than the Mediterranean-and
the Gulf of Mexico is 29 feet higher than
the Pacific
Count Rurn!ord, by boring cannon with
in water, SO heated it by the friction, that he
made it boil, and actually boiled piece Of
beef in it. ;
Most mountains present the precipitous
faces to the sea and their slopes to the
land. ai@ 50 s;'.:'e iat'ee! &i3.'rstf77ss
The sea is to the land, in round millions
of square miles, as l60 to 40, or as four is
to one. - ...,.s,
The narrowest part of the Atlantic is
more thantwo miles deep. In other parts
it is l-2 mile. c:~.'4. t.;' }thil s:s.3.ts
Insects are found in slate,t flies and ants
in amber ~.s. ~. s-.:s, spx:ss SO.
The mountains Of Seger. in sArabia, pro-
duce frankincence and those Of Safia, the
the balm of Mecca, from the amyfia opos-
balsamum, which thesearly: ages sold for as
weight in gold. 4. $. ssigs 4 h gssgaatsfa.s
Earth is eaten as bread. in several parts
ofthe world Near Moscow, q; hill furnish
es earth of this descriptions, which will fer.
mert when mixed with four -! tffstt1
The VIRTUES OF ,JEwELs.---Th follow
ing are some of the: virtues attributed TO
stones, as borrowed from Persian manu-
script, translated by Rajah * aliaishen, In
the East India Magazine, in whichaihe
similarity betweengthefv virtues sof the stones
and the ideas which theys originally repre-
sented will even now. be traced. - s ~.
Diamonds preserves from Zig ghting 81, cures
madness and vain fears. q: 9 rs .g
Rubypurifes, the blood, quenchess thirst,
dispels m elancholy, insures honor and com
pelence ,..s, - ls'. ,..,:ls5 - 8
: The Emerald saver,s had dreams, g,iyes
courage, cures palsy. .;s,.sssts
The Turquoise, in It's Persian anams,.
!" "Aber Is'hagi, Father Of Israel contains
reference to a mental principle, passicatarly
valuable. since at Nisha apur, sin KhofaSan
is the only known tuIaAoise mine iri THE
world. II lbfighfens the eyes, and is "a
remedy for the bites Of venomohs ahanaia.
And naother traditions ait. is ma ifttaihad,
Ftha.;;.s Rearissrehesli sthessp ahslats
pa ssionss so,
Er ,Sapphires preserves from ss9ch ntnants.
viii 6naSsGp1 gSIS ~ s'p IS Ys ~
gates preset finn itefis slssss
Amethyst pre- eyanls ations
.Coralchanges color With the mind ofthe
Wsalef' W IS s.i S.
we learn that itle ii,,sauaI cont raSt fSr
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