The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-10
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1860


that we know SIN less than nothing No chemist had
ever attempted W esabish the origin II the large "a
Der VI tie elemoats In which they beeye Thes leave
be inferred tbat these atoms existed in chaos from
OF chemistry altogether. lie proposed 10 euclose 10
hefmeticaly scaled retort. not subject 70 corrosioa
gwen proportion OF cyanuric acid Apply high degree
q hea' ana what Is the RESULT Hydrated cyanc acid
CONTINUE the heat and have cyauellde The diff
ferent charact OF the products Of the original gas by
voc msse spp.eaton o. beat, he regarded an cnaa
t~eraoe argument II favor Of bis doctrine LIE thought
thai tho laws OF motion were sufficiently siudicd
beat was motion, and IL its application in the manner he
nae SHOWN results Of cacuabe benefit to the chemist
would be produced. Mr. Rooseve,s paper was very
long, but did not seem 10 NEE! with much favor
raossSor n HAistonD read paper on tho burning
stance % the desucson Of several Of these bakeries by
IRE had given rise 70 the belief that the be
found ia the torch OF the incendary Careful cxaina-
ton had however proved that the free were OF the Ia
ture OF spontaneous combinations The arrangement OF
we bakery made necessary TO Use large amount OF
betting, and seems evident that the FIRE caused BIZ
the escape OF hot lubrcatng oil into boxes OF sawdus
which were connected with the machinery. The Ere
this occasion discovered the vicinity o! the box,
aud 10 doubt could be enteained as to the producing
causes, The combination OF hot oil with iufammahe
sawdust the cause OF the combustion ard consequent
destruction al the building
The gentleman read another paper on a new am.
on;a chrome alum and the violet, aud red mod
hcations OF chrome salt Tbs purely chemos ds
question: only TO be understood by Nose versed IL the
science
Capt f Husr read pa,er or the best means OF pre-
venting explosion 10 coliieres, by lighting them with
coal eas from the surface and not allowing the
phere OF the mine TO come IL contact with the flame He
Should be Supplied WITH a portsIe lamn On the
same principle or that Their apartnen, should be
nuniratsd upon sitnijar prc BE me ennsra,g could
be either stationary or portable as Circumstance rearr
ea ana TIE steam power OF the mines would serve ar aa
or ss sol. ~ ~ ~ uange's , .,i aceioe
coers wouid operate with greater sese Of Sc
curiy, while the awful loss OF human life frequently
be nrsvenes " ''eSe eAp''S''AS "'u'' a'"ss'-e'
prof Ropo,es evreesea hs doubts as to the pract,ca
billy she an from the fact that the ules OF the col!
lcr OF such nature thu. they could Only be per
formed by the small moveabie lamps IL was cor
tany greatly be desired that some safe pan should be
devised whereby she sad caapiiies which so oea over
take cocrs others in the miues might he pre-
vented cid not feel ccufdec that this would be
su s., !, ecpe Ti'nent
their opons pro and cen bot agreeing in tue raln on
IL desii ability OF Improvement IA this drectiou
vi IhaRa HYATT OF New York, Brought forward q pa
per embracing new theory IN regard 10 The Of
pressure upor steam boilers HE argument was that the
Increase Of boilers was IL inverse ratio to the
o. temper atura ara that the expansive power OF
could be 30 aemci ted that 10 boiler ever made
could be able the force He was Of opinion that
the frequent have o! boiier explosions have
AL been the result of carcessness aud he cor tended that
no one should be rermit,ed 20 net In the c,nacitv az
fireman or engineer who was DO, fully convinced WITH
this expansive property Of steam
Professor ROGERS Mr. EusI1c gr c. RoosEvrIr and Pro.
fcssor LEoosrl differed from the views assumed by Mr.
Hyatt were Inclined 10 treat the whole question with
evhy
Mr. F PuGu gave his views OIL the nitric ac, and am
mona Ia water, collected s,epcu her 1879 between
New York aId Liverpool about The middle line OF the
ocean Tho results OF Mr. Puphs atoms show
tia. the water Contained arnmSns hut no Mite .r
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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past -four O'Clock, in general session.
One OF the members having been acts, 10 thu n,zi, y,
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Professor j. WnTnEV read the first paper OF tie AZ
terrooa on the orig OF the -airie OF The North es,
He on the vnrio,a Lras NJ nd n, a.
yarious origins The bottom rralrie fopnd on she Mis-
sis,,ni vss veru aie.rant fra,, tho u-.s, r-.iros
NJ The Yves, Tn. great ous.,, 4, r.r.-s,ce az tboe.
prarief w.-shy wss there ON thsr surface cn an sh
sance %, "a, horascer, vscrtsfions IN. an. saorr -
neved p that mari ~ the cn,rv IA hsi tho ,rse bsva
all been burnt down rbis onirio, ,s bowaver unia,
bic bcc.n,e A tree wouc burp ma well in monrta,nans
country .s or level nlan The se ALLEGED Inv srs,iSc