Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-09-22
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Interesting Varieties.

Warfare!in the days of Caesar; was no
mere child's play. In nine years he had
conquered 800 tribes, 800 cities, slain
million Of men, and taken a million pris
oners. After he had become master of
the world, he entertained tile whole Ro
man populace, at $4,000 tables, furnished
with every lxury. He made an artificial
lake. for the purpose Of allowing the as
semblage sample Of naval Warfare.
Australia is Of almost exactly the same
extent as the United States, including
the territories. When Lavoisier, who
has been called the father of modern
chemistry, was arrested, by order Of the
Committee of Public Safety. during the
"reign Of terror" of the French Revolu
ton, he asked for fortniSht's lifetime
to finish some experiments. The reply
was, 1.-THE Republic does not need
them !" and his head was cut off by the
guillotine, He was accused of fraud in
his office of Former general.
Plumbago and charcoal are composed
of the same substance, carbon but white
charcoal Is very combustible, pumbago
is used for making retorts to resist an
intense heat.
Observations ON the comets, especially
on the last brilliant one. which ap
peared year ago, show that they are
properties OF matter. at all events of
some matter, which are not all under
stood.
The great mass of almost all rocks con :
sists of metallic ores, more than half Of
them being composed Of oxygen and some
metal
9013 lbs. of water consist of 1000 lbs.
of hydrogen and 8013 lbs, of oxygen.
The stars, sun and moon apparently
roll around the heavens once in "a hours /;
the pivots being the north ard south
poles Of the heavens ; the north is
very near the north star.
Astronomy is the oldest Of the sciences,
it was first studied by shepherds, while
watching their 1ocks at night.
The recent balloon ascension seems to-
confirm the probability of there being a
current of air at the height of 10000
feet. blowing constantly FROM the west
towards the east the top of Mount
Washington reaches into the lower edge
of this current, and generally feels its
effects.
| Arago, the great French astronomer,
expressed regret tha5 the observatory
Of Paris contained no telescope equal to
the magnificent refractors of Washington
and Cambridge. in the United States.
Comparative anatomy illustrates forci-
bly, the uniformity of the works of nature.
We were walking ON the shore of Staten
Island with gentlemen who bad paid
some attention to this science, and OBJ
serving little bone on the beach, we
asked him if he could tell to what animal
it belonged. He looked at it without
picking tap and replied, Y es that is
the inside lower boue OF the right fore
fleg of dog" Asgasiz made drawing
of fish from single scale, and after-
wards, VIXEN the fish was found, the
drawing proved to- be very good like
ness.
} Expresses are known to be 800 or 900
Eyears old. They rise 100 feet, and are
From % to 40 feet round. Strabo speaks
! of one in Persia $500 years old.
At different times quite number of
new stars have appeared in the sky, and
after blazing while with great bright
ness have ceased to- be visible.
An animal which does not reach across
the wire of pin appears, under micro
scope of high power, more than an inch
and half in length.