New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-31


valuable in facilitating microscopic analyses oil the ar
IN hospitals snd other localities, where for hygiene
purposes, knowledge Of the parity or impurty Of
the atmosphere is deemed desirable.
DIR. j. N. Czermak of Pesth has invented novel
medical instrument which he styles ketLkoRtsp'eget
OF Larypgoecope II consists chiefly OF small steer
mirror of peculiar construction and is designed to en-
able physicians to ASCERTAIN the physical conditions and
pathological changes Of the upper portions OF tne
larynx, and of the back part of the throat, whicn
heretofore have only been determined oy ra'iona'
SYMPTOMS. DR.. Czermak has published treatise de-
scripye of the instrument and Of the cases which no
has treated by means OF it. translation OF this WORK
is in preparation by Dr. Ii. b. hilard OF this city,
pbyscian already well known 10 the medical world as
the author OF translator of or two monographs oil
great ability. 1t will beissued il October.
"A department of great interest to the American
ehnolopis exists in the Archaeological Museum OF Co
penhagen. II comprses two rooms, and is styled the
Cabinet of American Antiquities II has been in pro-
cees of formation since 1888, it's fret nucleus having
been a collection of archaeological curiostes brought
by some Danish men of science from Greenland. Toe
collection il probably larger and better arranged than
any similar collection on this eide of the ocean, Ar
rangements have been made, through Mr. de Raaalon,
the Danish Minister in this country for exchange OF
specimens with the American chronological Society.
The authorities Of the Museum propose, at no distant
period, 10 publish an atlas of American archaeology
Several recent archaeological discoveries have been
made Of more OF less interest. In Greece the famous
Temple of Ceres, at Eleuss has been completely un-
ear,hed, the costly and l.bcrous excavations ha7rg
been carried on at the expense of the French Govern
ment number Of articles historically connected with
the renowned fetes Of the Eleusnian mysteries have
been brought to light Among them are the Pfopylea,
mentioned by Cicero in bic letersa magnificent alta ue
of Antinous the favore Of the Emperor Adrian, which
wants only the left arm and cubic altar, standing IN
its original place and bearing its front the nscrp
ton, AXAIOI In France the systematic eAcaya-
tons which have been in progress for come time past
at Vienne in the Department of lsere, are still con-
tpued and are yielding TO the Of the Empire
MAI specimens of ancient art chiefly Of bronze and
iron At Toulon the remains of a Roman villa were
found while digging the foundation for ne " theater,
and at Eeris Bains department of the Aler three
fine cary tides, representing Jupiter Olympus Juno.
and an alegorical conception of Grief have besn ex-
humed In Great Britain an extensive Roman station
in the Parish of North Wraxha Willis have been COM
pletely excavaad at the expense OF Lord Methuen.
sixteen rooms courts and passages were uncovered,
together with portions of the walls Of several others,
extending together Of two or three acres.
At Worcester and Wroxeer similar discoveries have
been lately made and in all three instances numerous
objects of curioity, such cops jars, tessellated
psyements, and baths were found in connection with
the ruins
The results of Winters expedition TO the Alps,
performed by John Tyndsl +. r. s., in December,
1859, have just been made public He remained two
nights at Montanver and determined with theodohte
the motion OF the NerdeGlace and found it TO amount
to about oDebalf of lie Summers motion. Crystals Of
snow fell smost without interms.ion during the prog
ress of the measurements. He afterward visited the
vault of the Aveiron aud found urbd stre am issuing
from it indicating that even in Winter the motion OF
the glacier along its bed by which the rocks over which
it passes are ground is never suspended Experiments
made 10y Mr. TyDdall on the color of the sky furnish
further confirmation of the fact that the blue of the
armament a due to reflected light aud tie morning and
evening red TO transmitted light.
Mr.. w. p. Pigot has laid and satisfactorily
worked an experimental cable between Ryde in the
Isle of Wight and Alverstoke on the main land which
cable has the remarkable popularity of being uniusu
lated and of having neither ndiarubber nor gutta-
percha in its composition.
A passage in Book IS, chap. 80, of Pny's Natural
History would seem TO indicate that reaping machines
were known in ancient times, AMI that, too, among
people 70 lacking in civilization as the Gauls. The
passage, literally translated reads:
"Of reaping itself there are various methods In
the broad plains Of the Gauls enormous machines,
with teeth Get in a row, placed on two wheels, are
driven through the standing grain horse being at
tached TO it in contrary way TO the usual mode of
attaching horses. Thus, the grain, being cut off, falls
into the furow."