New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-30

cin.oi.s. Prof, ssor BOplsy of the Vote1nNy Scooi
OF Abort stae5 ,hst he bai employed this pre- Pars-
,sp in s.v,r,l instances end with eonp-te snccess
| Nov, sihough Their. are maty sub.tsnees which are
employed for the purpose Of preventing pn'rsiacion
and be al sores such for in ance creoso,e chic
IRE of line chloride Of lisc salts of Iced, chsrco.
&C., STILL the preparation just described, possesses
II ADV adv rtages over these. Dnaas supposes that
the property possessed by pl,ster inpresu.sd with
coal ter stopping patrsscion, OWING 10 the pres
erce Of the picnic &C contained 10 coal tar. D..
y.p.su. in ply to many observations upon the sub
| j. ct Ct Dr. Comes Disiuf,eisGt sunped up the al
vaprges this offers, by stating tba. bandsges and
p. uces, charged With offensive pus are al ooce dis
infected when brought into contact uith this COM
pouno; that it can be applied without fear 10 any
sound the pr very moderate, and 1t can be used
18th great fseilry Thee facts are well worthy the
con.de alton of the profession, ss they can give 1t
fair tia viihou. the fesr of any bad result; and
should II be found to fulfil all the copoiops ueItioned
above, j; will be discovery Of the highest impor-
taLce to surgery and medical science.
GLAZED WooD.-Dr. j. n. Won Fuchs Of Germany
has re. nty made valuable discoveries IN the
chemical combinations Of vorious substances with
sics, forming silic.tes and these again combining
with other minerals, making pastes that can be
moulded or spread other substances. forming 40
artificial st,pe, very hard, and capable OF high
posr A sihcate Of ,odsis made by mixing a ponds
pulverized quaitz white s,nc 23 OF ashydro ear
| b,ra'e Of soca, with Of powdered charcoal AMI
submitting them to stronghold in glass melting
Dot for five bours until the whole is fused 1t is then
| cooled broken in pec.s ard dissolved in We times
lie bulk Of boiling water about three hours, during
which water htuld be adced to compensate for the
evaporation When perfectly dissolved, IL IL resdy
for use cheaper s ate il formed By u,iDg II parts
CT srcos and auhy suphate instead OF Donate
| of,oda. Marble dlst when mixed with these ,cates,
Il inns tenacious paste that may be applied to wood
TO which it adh.res firmly, becomes very hard Is
h.solube and capable Ct receiving high polish. IL
mutt evei tusy be of great value in the useful arts
Wooden table tops, bureaus, Wristbands, &c, may
thus Re coated with nnera that will render them a.
bard,ome ard durable marble, While they will be
much lighter, ana afforded at cheaper rate.
! A scienti6 Yankee inventor has already procured
patent for coating wood with composition OF liquid
slicaie ard oyyi OF zinc, for writing states. The
introduction OF these ls'es into schools the
country will induce further experiments, which must
result in cbeapepipg those compositions by which
wood may be coated, and supply demand for light,
fire sId webtber-proof material.
| IkvEkIIoss AND DIscovERIEs.-An article upon
| the invention Of a static power water gas,
| oaoIic ship" or "f,ing mscbiae,' appearing IN
some leading journal, is caught up by the country
pr, a. and e1cites ,be whole community IL well for
children 10 Play with soap bubbles butthe excitement
of con muri,y Of intelligent men, produced by some
ui u osophcal scheme Of designing fuanciers, OF
oytr.sar uine inventors, is universally followed by
| DISAPPOINTMENT and disgust. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
the reputed discoveries in practical science are no
| more ror le,s than practical huG bugs.
| Aichimedes, through his scientific Investigations,
discovered tbs', with the aid Of certain conditions and
devices be could overturn the world but he WAS too
much Of philosopher to believe, and too honest TO
prttnd. that he actually had the lever and fulciuu
| with which TO accomplish it.
Watt. though Q ssnguins inventor, had common
sense enough to the limit Of his genius, and, after
applying his cor enser and cutoff to the engine OF
| Newcomer, whereby acertan per ceDtsgs OF power
was gained, instead Of astonishing the world with
promises Of what be would do, declared his work
CON peted, ar d the stesm-epgine perfected.
W,tt is now universally acknowledged to have
n ade the greatest Of all improvements in the prac-
teal application of steam a. motor and yet the su
perio,y of bis engines not sufficient to effect
rapi intrcducii q. No invention or discovery has
ever ye, BURT upon the world like thunder clap
Tben why expect It! Those who suppose the pro-
erssiye arts can outs,rip natures requirements must
suffer di.s ppoin,ment Evans created no surprise OF
| excite ment xhen he propelled q mud-scow at = mod
crate rate down toe Scbuylkill and up toe Delaware
for sawmlls hao been propelled before, and why not
mud ,cows nov But as be did not pretend that the
perfection of her n achDery was sucn that she codd
cross the Atlantic in nine days, the public took con
sideIate view OF this application of steam. Ii
time, and after careful research and e1peri nent, Fu
tor took another step, end finally the work was grad
ualIy accomplished ard the Atlantic became daily
ferry for steamers. When We consider how few o
the fifty or sixty patents graDtei Der week are ever
heard Of after appearing in the published report AND
bow few Ct those lus,rstei, Dc scibed in cetai anc
announced by the publ lefs OF our scientific papers
! as valuable impIo' ~.eLrs, ever repay either ID
ventor or public it is not su~nge that the incedu
lous consider inventive genius a. a misfortune and
the origin Of humbugs. Were ali inventions that
carr posiive prims facie evidence Of neficiency
disc, "a by the press those mich are truly useful
though they may be lew, would be welcomed, if from
Io otLer motive than pecuniary interest.
srBnaRrsE Bo.r.-As strenuous efforts are now
being made TO interest our Government and the public
il Phillpss submarine invention, give his ssate
ment of it's efficiency, as recently published in TIN
| London Times.
BE he's while IN Lis hoat and under the wster BY means
woiting throreh u side saved eff timb~rs fueer
ipoh.s square lie sink b,s toat from The surface almost IN
.isuiy i TN &c. surface " Tie va
t.r hunfrsd feet and slsD Use quct Or veTi
sowy the su'lsce onward, back aid ssJs q
up bows f Otherwise be required lie eau st
teh powder torIdoes The outide of bis boat On IA DICK o
SIDES and proceed 70 IN weather 70 al
eutnys sbp sight slcor under the .hp
bctrO 10 raoiion cch work IRE torpecoe sina.
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