Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-24
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the genus horse have double privilege of reirigera
ton, while all other animated beings have bat one
You may be surprised to learn that other beings
sweat except and horses, and hence other be-
ings cool themselves, when hot, by Precipitation
through the skin. The confirmation of this fact is
found in the whole range Of comparative anatomy,
where has furnished examples the most ex-
tended scale of magnitude in the whole animal world
in the largest well as the smallest beings.
In all the pachy dermato, thick skinned animals,
except the horse, found pores in the skin that
exhale heat by perspiraton, the envelope these
animals being only secreting surface, like others of
the internal surface of the body. All the cleft-feet
species, including those presenting feet with toes
rounded and unprovided with claws, the elephant, the
rhinosceros, bison, mammoth, mastadon, buffalo, OK,
swine deer, we'll lion, tiger, BEAR wolf, fox,
birds, squirrels, d1rmouse, oppossum, raccoon, all
alike offer the same example the dog, that they have
no other Of cooling themselves when hot except
through the medium of the lungs, by respiration.
The farmer drives his oxen, in the summer heat
with great care, when they open their mouths and
thrust out their tongues and pant to exhale the neat
generated by the exercise, if he does not stop their
motion, they die with the heat that accumuates with
in them. His hogs, too, must be driven with more
care, and if they allowed to grow fat in hot wea-
ther they often die painting in state ofrePose when
in the shade.
All these animals, with the exception of the ele-
plant and rhinoceros covered with hair and fur
feathers and down, which varies with the climate
The fur and down tribe throw of their rich cover
ing at the approach of spring, and reve with their
fellows in the summers sun, and as the autumn re-
turns, they refurnished with their furs and down.
in anticipation of the winters frost.
In health, these animals have large deposit of fat
beneath the skin; fat is mixture of two more in
gradients, which differ from each other in consls
tency-in most instances they stearine and mar
garne, along with liquid oleine; the weather
coos these oils and fats condense, and they solid
ify they become non-conductors of heat, and the
heat accumulates beneath the skin, generates the
delicate furs and down for winters use; and in
the spring, the temperature rises, the oleine be-
volatile and sheds them again for the summers
heat that this simple law for the generation Of
heat, in animal as in vegetable life, is graduated by
the fluctuations of the and the revolutions of
time. The familiar example of the dog, who gene
his heat the expense of his substance, he
increases his speed. and having pores in his skn
he mutipes his respiration in the ratio of notion
the only means of keeping himself cool, and hav
ing Precipitation to check. he punges into water
with lmpunity, and returns refreshed, when and
horses submerged in similar condition would sud-
denly check perspiraton, and if they survived the
shock, it would be to die with acute chronic inam
nation. DIR. F. Tander6urgh.
The USE OF IRoN-SrEAM SHIPS AND PAYMENTS.
According to the London Times, a movement is now
on foot to build iron steamers, seven hundred and
twenty feet in length, with ninety feet beam and thirty
six feet in depth, with four engines of 1000 horse
power and screw whilst there will be eight masts,
with huge lat,ern sails. The vessels to be built
of iron, and to be shot and hIe-proof; while their
novel structure and superior strength, and immense
length, is supposed, will render them safer than
vessels of smaller construction 1t is calculated that
each shall carry 1000 passengers, with theatre for
amusements; and in case OF war, battery of three
hundred guns could be opened. This projected
scheme it is said, is for the purpose of bringing the
English colonies within months reach of London.
Another project, little more practical than this,
has been reduced test, in Glasgow, and il is not
at all improbable We may soon have occasion to
terrain it this side the Atlantic This is the sub
stitution of iron for stone, as paving material. A
of RoaA in hoe ha,r
with iron plates, about three quarters of inch thick
three feet long, and eighteen inches broad. The up
per surface is grooved, to resemble, in some
measure the lntersces between paving stones, only
that the grooves not in continuous straight lines.
but zigZag, as to prevent most eectually horses
feet from slipping. The plates are rabbeed on the
edges, the one resting on and supporting the other
througf1ou the whole series.
The Joints are SO close, says the Glasgow Mail,
" that of the material forming the bed Of sub
stratum can ooZe upwards, as is the with ordin
airy pavement, which causes not only the irregularities
of the surface, but most of the dust and mud which
dsfgure the street and annoy passengers The plates
present Stirling Road had been previously in
at the entrance gate of Springbank Foundry for
upwards of six months, that their power of resist.
ing fracture has been we'll tested The plates laid
upon bed of sand. with some lime intermixed, but
sufficient to give it the conference of
The surface being levelled the plates laid it
with great facility and rapdity, and being pressed
down with a wooden hammer until solid uniform
bearing attained, the operation complete
The plates mus idl0 down mao been daily Su6leC-
ted for several weeks, the wear and tear Of the
heavy traffic from large mineral district. Every
day, hundreds of tons of iron and coal, besides the
usual number of carriages, carts, and omnibusses,
passed the road without effecng the least injury
producing the slightest appearance of failing
yielding in any part of it, and this, according
the Mall we have seen, after the plates had pre-
vousy been used for six months in of the largest
mineral districts.
INTERESTING MEDICAL EXPERIMENT. An inte-
resting experiment made in New Orleans, few
days ago, by druggist with of the Narcotics so
much used in the East, viz Indian hemp or Cana
bris Idca, in order its application medci-
nal purposes He took six grains, Ga very large
dose) which produced great weight about the head,
followed by irresistible bursts of laughter during
which however, he perfectly conscious of all that
he was doing, felt and thought. He says sly was
astonshed by the crowd of brilliant and novel ideas
and ancies that rushed through my brain, returning
over and again.
Imagination and perception developed to their
greatest extent. All the principal incidents of my
life passed before like flash. This condition of
mind lasted two hours. Dreams and reveres of the
most pleasing followed this extraordinary ten
sion of the intellectual faculties. Then came Deep
| calm sleep, which terminated this singular fit or
mental hallucination.' Another person. who took
the quantity, first felt the extreme terror
undefnabIe and without object, which was followed
by mmoderate laughter. He,thnks that this will be-
come noted remedial agent in the practice of .ned-
cine and surgery.
" THERE'S SOMETHING IN EVERY HEART:'
Yes, matter how vicious or criminal the ife-how