The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
Great Scientific Discovery.

We yesterday visited the establishment OF Bruno
Haseart Fourth street, in this city, and TO that
were delighted with new discovery by Mr. H., which
he kindly showed does not fully express our feel
ings grathed al triumph SO briant-so sig
nal Mr. II. is optcian, and has made some OF the
finest instruments in this country The telescope at the
Farmers College" made by HIM, and is a hne IN
srument rvang at certain distances the telescope on
Mount Adams. But the great feat which we think will
ene Mr.. Hasear to distinguished name in the scien-
ic world in his late discovery in the microscope, by
which he demonstrate the following wonderful things
scale of the Lepisma Sdchdrind measuring $1,000 OF
inch in length, and nearly the same in width, exhb
tied 70 900 secondary scales on It's surface The number
of longitudinal lines, instead OF umbenng forty ve as
IN the former best microscopes, numbered 27O scale
of SPHINX, measuring 3l00 OF inch in length and
$1,000 in width, covered with l,400 ,O00-he num-
Der OF those secondary scales here discovered being TO
one square nch 81 500 600 000 On the scale OF the
SphinI and that of the LepSma Sacharfna, second
airy scales to the number OF 6 1000 10 square
inch SEEM making the relative sizes OF the secondary
scales of the Lepisma and Sptinr 81 to Ga very
nearly. The best microscopes before this only showed
the longitudinal lines on scale, and only about forty
five at that The secondary scales through this
microscope plainly seen and counted. They ave-
rage about six from one line to another, and taking
the number in length, and multiplying by six, gives
the number of secondary scales in lne-multi-
plying the lines by this, and you have the secondary
scales discovered by Mr. iIaseart, counted We count
ed of these scales yesterday, each looking the size
of the point of needle and satisfied ourself fully that
the above enumeration IS correct How wonderful !!
After making these examinations we requested Mr. II
TO show the scale of the insect that had much
amused us, and appeared so perfect IN us parts, ana ex
hbited such lines and secondary scales 10 such infinite
extent He handed piece OF glass, taken from the
microscope; but the scale small we could not see
with the naked eye We requested the use OF magn
fyng glass of 100 times; by it it disceInibe. In
other glass; of one thousand power the scale could be
distinctly In the microscope this scale appear
ed about large a hand of middle size To be
of its formation, requested end and side view,
well top view, and in every position 1t showed
complete finish and although small as rot to be dis
cernbIe with the naked eye, mechanically made
as the wing OF butterfly. Upon that same scale we
| counted two hundred and seventy rows horizontal
lines, they are called and across each OF those two
hundred and seventy distinctly six sec0ndd-
RI scales! 1t is this last subdivision which has Just
been obtained by the dscoverer Mr. Hasear, and is far
to the scientific world that must result from this dscove
ny MISUNDERSTANDING still father into the minute
OF all things, may reveal what has never before been
known, and account for phenomena heretofore
counted for. We call the particular attention oil the
entc world to this last achievement in science and art
in Cincinnati, and trust that The claims of the worthy in
venor and dscoverer will not be overlooked or disre-
garded but that he will reap rich reward.
YANKEE ENTEnrRIsE.--A correspondent OF the Provi-
dence Journal relates the following incident
"a gentleman long identified with the trade, having
entered into it early 1885, after twenty five
years successful enterpr thought TO enlarge his sphere
OF knowledge and actOn by entering into other mercantile
business He soon became entangled by his relation to
some unfortunate mercantile houses, and found himself
a debtor to the amount of S2loooo. This must have
given him of chill than his icehouses did.
But he knew that faint heart either fair lady
noble prize. He told his creditors that if they would
give him time, and not hamper him al ALL he would pay
the whoe-prncpa and interest For thirteen years he
abored Tor it, and last year made the closing payment
$4,000 principal, and about $4,000 interest He did it
in his old business, the ice king OF the globe y.
his cargoes in the great southern ports of two hs
spheres at low prices, kept rigid faith III, l ,h
needed stoehouses in the Of h yade .
secure ns e Lands around ut ms made friends every
and free OF debt Such wv an en ha, ,he
Lngsn n, Gacua presented him with fire.
an him IN ,b Suse, token OF respect, and to
'''' nun - 1KdI market"
ELECTRO MAGNETIC CHRoNoGRApH. Ten thousand
dollars have been appropriated by Congress to Professor
invention by the government OF the United States, (no
however, to make it free to Individually and for clock
upon his plan, TO be erected by him at the National OBJ
servatory at Washington This would to be a
large for such purposes but wien it is considered
that according to the report of scientific men, Dr. Lockes
invention had reduced the difficulties of the great problem
accomplish his object in one-tenth OF the time, and with
times the accuracy, and when is considered that the
government of the United States expending not less
THAI ten thousand dollars annually in the determination
of longitude the salary OF officer alone per year being
three thousand dollars, it would appear that the measure
has been to the government really an economical one
while has partially compensated the inventor Tor years
OF intense study and experiment in those branches of
knowledge upon which his invention depcnded.
Professor Locke is now his way to the Atlantic
cities, engage such artisans may have excelled in
their profession to execute the clock for the National
Obsc vatory having determined that it shall be spec
men of American ingenuity and skill.-Ne,oark DAILY
Advertiser.
AUTHORSHIP. Macauays "Hstory" is out of
print Three thousand copies-the number of the FIRST
edition-are already Sold and second edtion-t is
said improved one is already in the press The
NOR runs that the author has sold his two volumes for
ten years to the Messrs Longman, for annuity of
$500 for that period If poetry be down in marke value,
| history is, it seems, up. "The Row. and Albemarle
street wSuld now probably return paradise LOST with
out looking at itso that Simmons Gj was, after all,
liberal sum for epic poem, when contrast 1913
with 1907. Hume made very little by his History"
but Smolle made E2 900 in very short me--and his
work is said to have sold to the then amazing OF
10000 copies 1t was time that history should have
turn
Mr.. Haams historical works have, it is true, sold
well but Carte struggled hopelessly anst wanand
Sir Harris Nicolas, those whole life dedicated un-
remtngy to the illustration of English history has just
passed from amongst in circumstances too painful to
describe Our writers should learn, however (and there
examples enough already to have taught then) that
the heapng together of facts the dry display ii
for the general reader The abos of Carte and Nicolas
are-like the drawings of great masers-of only to
students. The multitude look for color and composition,
and for that skill which make dry homes live ;"
Let add to this pleasing account of the book market
that 10000 copies Mr. Dickens Christmas Story were
sold on the first day OF publication. AMenGum
The BRITISH HOUSE, OF CoMMoNs.-A correspondent
of the New York Courier gives the following of
the British House OF Commons:
"The Lower House of Parliament consists of COS mem
bers-500 English. SO Scotch, and lO5 Irish The body.
its implies, purports to be the representation of
the sCommOnaty' of the realm but vet the arstOcraC