New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-10
SCIENCE, INDUSTRY, AND INVENTION.

M Mariette has discovered, in the ruins of Men,
pbis lis, Of sxty-hree Egyptian Kings, engraved on
limestone. The Paris Library and the British Muse
um have similar tablets, but they are not nearly 30
complete as this which is to be placed in the new
museum in Egypt. This tablet, it is supposed, will
settle the Egyptian dynasties of the antepyramdal Pc
rod.
Mr.. Rimmel, the great English perfumer, has in
vented perfume-evsporzer, intended to be used as
sanitary agent as well as for the diffusion o. merely
pleasant Odors through apartments, hospitals halls and
tbeaters. Il consists of vessel heated by small
lamp below it, and acts by the vaporization of steam
mpregnaed with the odors of flowers, aromatic vine
gar and other acids and sanitary agencies, such as chic
rine and ammonia. Some perfumes said to act "a
true sanitary agents by ozonizng the oxygen OF the
air. 30 converting il into true vital air. the oil Of cloves,
though heavy ss perfume has very singular prop.
erty Of destroying musty mould in paste or gum,
for example, keeping it fresh and sweet for months.
Such agency dHused by the new eyaPorzer in eose
aud musty apartments could not but sweeten them.
1t is very wen known that railroad conductors,
when III. train stops at station seldom call out the
name Of the station and when they do they rarely pro-
nounce it 30 that it can be Understood. To remedy
this on the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railroad, a, every
station they have saring or parrot trained 90 that
whenever a train stops ii commences calling out the
name and continues 70 scream L out until the tram
starts.
1t !, estimated that the tunnel through the Alps
a, Mont Gents Pass will be completed in abou, six
years TIE machines on the Italian side cut rather
more than eight fee. per day width Of about ten
feet
M. Ach, Of Brussels, has discovered alloy which
presents the advantage Of working well cold as bot
which may be forged without losing it, cohesion, rnes
very readily and eau 10 afterwards submitted 10 the
operation. Of bammering rolling and punching. Ii Is
cheaper than Brass and much cheaper than red copper
Il consists Of 60 parts copper 3S2 Of zinc, and rs Of
iron.
Mr. 8. Moultou of Bradford-on-Avon, England,
has invented new kind Of spring Ter railway aud OH.
er puposes In which spiral fiat springs Of steel are
inbedded IN yulcanize rubber to obtain the par
tcuar advantages Of both see and rubber springs in
one. Il il said that neither inteeres TO any obec.
tonable extent with the action Of the other, the rub
Der sustaining the form and action Of the steel, while
the steel prevents injury to The rubber.
Mr.. Lawrence GeogLegn, Of GALWAY, gun-ms-
ker. has produced new blasting powder made from
tanners waste bark nitrate OF soda and sulphur which
is sd to be much superior in efficiency to the blasting
powder in general use, while !, costs not more than
half ~ much
Professor Wheaisione, after considerable expefl
ment has determined that forielegraPh cables coating
Of Isdia-ubber fully equal 10 coating Of gua-Per-
cha Of twice i've thickness.
"A company 10 London called tho Pneumatic Die
patch Company, erecting tunnel in that city thirty
inches in diameter through which they intend to send
parcels by exhausting the air in front Of the cylinder
containing them. The line is rsi TO be put In opera
ton between tie general pos-ohce and Bloomsbury.
Compressed air is being used in Paris means
Of preserving power. On the roof Of mandatory az
Geuneyilhers, near Paris, IL windmill which works
suction and forcng pump for the purpose Of pressing
air into strung reeeptaeles made Of iron p.ies, until
the air Is condemned some eight ten atmospheres
This force is ards used required aud Tor pur
poses requiring but slgh, power is Of considerable i'm
porthnce.
The latest novelty in gentsmen's APPAREL and one
that is well suited TO these war times, i shirfronis
collars and wristbands Of enameled steel. They
tad to be perfectly elastic and not 10 suggest 20 the
wearer that be is bandcuffed.