New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-26

over 40 PER cent the business done Newport, r. l.,
80 FER cent; Alexandria, Va 81 per cent. An English
patent for Emeight was exhibited before the Society
Of Arts in London Feb. - Or. Letheby opposed il at
that tIne asserting that would cost twelve
tmes much as coa-gas light and also that il would
be dangerous for tie eyes.
It. j. Whitehead, Of South Paris, Maine has in
vented a cooking stove on a new principle. The cook
ing part an behind, and in fact tine whole stove,
is nclored by double non-radiaug plates for the two
fold Tupose Of retaining all the heat, and passing the
gas, steam and odors up the pipe. in the Winter, when
the heat is needed for warming the room, the large
doors may he swung back and the heat is left TO ra-
diate as il would from ordinary stove. patent
obtained last Spring, and the parties VIII COM
mence the manufacture at an early date.
1t has been objected to the new art of gavanizing
statues that the copper laid by the galvanic process
il not compact enough to guarantee its preservation
NJ. Christoe silence this, has made colossal re-
production Of one Of the masterpieces Of Michael An
cello, the Peas5eroso ten feet high by this process.
Tie fountains Of the Champ Elys6es, which cover
ed with copper by this process, have stood well for
three years.
Air. Jas Ingram Of this city has invented NOV.
Iilt MdttI-'hAh, HlJNh ttib az 'iAiV w f"HAVN
backward friedrich being Sid into it. place. In or
binary ranges, the waerback being stationary, if the
wa rppes get out of repair and it becomes necessary
to shut of the water the fire in the range must be put
ont ort viii burn through the thin iron of the water
back Mr. Ingrams invention provides against this
vexatious inconvenience without increased expense.
lie formal de FEclairage Gu Ga- gives an ac-
count Of the application Of gas TO the melting of zinc,
process requiring very precise temperature as If
hight temperature be exceeded there is great waste Of
tie metal. The process is found to beecgnomc az well
as otherwise advantageous
in the year 1857, as we find from the journal,
natural hydrogen gas appeared in some gardens at
Liege. TIE grass withered the lawnt dried up,
and The trees died. On digging, the earth seemed 10
be calced and at last il was found that carbonated
hydrogen gas was evolved which was on fire. In
some cases, cellars warmed much by it az 10
spoil he wines and butter stored in them.
Hens teeth have been numbered with the Greek
kaeuds, Int NJ. GeohIoy Saint-Hlaire discovered IN
1906 that fetal birds have rudiments Of teeth and II.
Blanchard assistant in the Museum Of Natural His
tory at Paris now announces that some birds have
regular systems Of teeth the number of teeth being
unequal.
Capt Carron has discovered anew method Of pro-
dueiug calcium; he heats mixture of chloruret of
calcium, sodium and zinc to a high degree, when the
chlorine combines with the sodium the zinc, being
volatile can readily he driven off leaving the calcium
pune. IN this way he has succeeded in obtaining balls
Of calcium weighing pound aud more.
M. Bccquerel continues his observations upon the
temperature Of He finds that hey very
seryative and that changes Of temperature in the air
are perceived in them only after considerable time.
They offer very remarkable resistance TO cold; buds
ana leaves often put forth while the roots are i'm
bedded in tie stll frozen soil.
Nj PoucLet and NJ Pasteur continue their dispute
in relation TO spontaneous generation. NJ. Pouchet
maintains that there are 100 different species of Ncrc
,oci,cs the eggs Of which are floating III the air to the
extent Of 200 600 600 per cubic foot. After this who
can breathe freely
Dr. Beclard has shown that the contraction Of the
muscles without labor is accompanied by sensible
heat. while the contraction Of the muscles when labor
is performed evolves scarcely any heat. This is held
as confirmation Of the theory that heat and force arc
transmutable.
M. Dellreysse has affirmed before the Academy
Of Sciences that the vapors exhaled from people sick
with epidemic diseases, such as cholera contain ami
OF lAliHii4oH H4NA ~
suit in absolute contagion.
DR. Martini Of Naples announces interesting phe-
nomena of coored vision produced by seencontra Ia
ken internally He has tried it in three cases Of emau-
rosis with successful results
In the great thunderstorm Of the 18th Of Februa-
nv in an extent Of hundred miles III Belgium, no less
than eighteen steepes were struck with lightning.
a very singular epidemic has broken out in the de-
partment Haute- Garome. It's symptoms have been a
sort of PARALYSIS Of the lower limbs
AmPrrArIve LIMB UNDER CHLoRoFoRM.-We
will take a quiet POST OF observation III the area
OF Tie operating theater of metropolitan hos
pjta- in the wear Of our Lord 1860 Notice posted
Il al anputatfon Of the thigh viii be performed at NO
O'Clock p. m, and we occupy our seat Ten minutes be-
Tie area itself is small of horseshoe form, and
surrounded by seats rising ON steep incline one above
another 10 tie number Of eight or ten tiers From iVo
10 $50 students occupy these, and pack pretty Closely
4eueoaly on the lower rows whence the best view Is
obtained For an assemblage Of youths between eigl-
teen and twenty-five years, who have nothing 10 40
but TO wait they tOlerably well behaved and quiet
Three or four practical OkeIs, however, IL Is evident,
are distributed among them AID 80 the time passes all
the quicker for the rest. The clock has not long struck
two when the iodiDgdoors open, and IN walk two OF
three of the leading surgeons OF the hospital followed
bv staff of dTeesers and a few professional lockers
on the latter being confined 10 reserved for them
on the lower and mnermOst TER a small tDIe, COW
eIed with Instruments occupies place on one side OF
the area water sponges, towels and Int are placed
on tie opposite. The surgeon who Is about to operate
rrclv gances over the table and that all ms M
stfumeIis are there and in readiness lie requests
colleague 10 take charge of the tournquet, ana with
word deputies one assistant to take the flaps another
10 hold the limb third to hand the Instruments, and
the lat 10 take charge OF the spOnges. Inns done, ana
while the patient ii inhing choroiorm III an adJ"lnng
APARTMENT under the care OF gentleman who makes
hat bis special duty, the operator gives TO the now
hustled and listening auditory brief history OF The CIR