New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-28
SCIENCE, INDUSTRY, AND INVENTION

The French scientific journals are full of accounts
Of the application of the new discovery, Hypnos sm.
In Cosmos we find detailed account of smputstion
performed while the patient was under les influences
in the Hotel Diem Of Poers on aged "a, whose
left knee was increased by white swelling to nearly
double the sze of the right knee, aud was 30 painful
that the least movement produced the most Intense suf-
ferirg. Tire hypnotisu was produced by placing q
spatua about eight inches in front OF the root OF the
nose. Locking az this be bscame inssnsibie, in
spite of the pain which he was in from being
taken 20 the operating ROOM IDsensbi'ity was pro-
duced in ten minutes, and the amputstiOn occupied
minute and ball. The patient made no sign OF psin,
spd when questioned by the Doctor said he thought ne
wac in paradise His features were perfectly tran
gull; his eyes only seemed 10 be wandering in search
Of the brilliant object which had been before them.
"A very singular experiment in hypDotism bas been
many times repeated in France II consists in marking
ctalk line along a floor, and plasiog hen whose
beak also baR been whteped with chalk in the axis OF
the line and nearly touching 1t. she soon sinks into
tire mott complete hypnotic sleep, accompanied by in
sensibility aud caialepsy BY blowing gently on her
eyea she is awakened and Immediately shakes herself
flaps her wings, iruns away with much sqnawking.
The Honiteur UniUersd coDtemplates the thick
meas Of ice in military point of view as follows; At
J. inches it viii bear single men; at 3! inches it is safe
for oetachmfn's of infantry they ara well spaced; at
inches it is safe foi SpouadeTs roDDers; at 81 inch
es l2-pounders; q inches will bear ordinary field
pieces on their carriages; inches, aipounders; II
iDches, anything.
MIR Stuart, IN late exploration Of Southern Aus
trsia hes discovered splendid country 300 miles in
extent well waiered and shordipg excellent pasursge
One OF he any rivers quarter OF mile in breadth
"A very singular spell of weather in PAri', during
which SD extraordinary fall Of the thermometer was
accompanied by sill more remarkable fall Of the oa-
rorpetAr is explained 10 the following way: The wave
CT cold is supposed hsvs been brought over the coma
try by high WIND in the upper regions OF tho atn
sphere, and a. ths wss caused by remarkable Vara-
ton Of temy erature is ia supposed TO have Travelled re-
markedly fast Now, it Is argued that any strong
wind. whether bgh or lew In the atmosphere bas
lifting tendency on the air sDce ia motion IL conunu-
aly throwing II of IN tangent from thu snfacs OF the
earth As most vbirlwinds and storms arc produced
by stropg wiDde high low in the atmosphere, thsy
are accompanied by fall Of the barometer. And 30
the variations of the barometer are, 10 certain extent
a proof that the world is round.
The French agricultural chemists arc discussing
the question whether the gusno which has very large
proportion Of phospbstes and small proportion Of at
trooenous matter sucH a. Is imported by william H.
Webb of this city, Ia equal fertilizer to the Pera-
Wan enauo, which contains five times as much oitroge-
pous mater and but one quarter much of phosphaes
The victory appears to rest with the supporters OF sne
.uneyior fertility Of the American gusno intne coufse
NJ The discussion the aiming decrease oil the ,er
of The land the United States was brought oiI am
,s,ina vera made from discussions in ths fdrmsrS
clnb of the American Insttote reported in The
TRIBpFR.
m. Faye has, by careful ttndy Of observ'aoa'
made by N Fzeao, shown that these ooservanons d"
os harnorze with the supp2son tina! our sensia fS'