New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-23
"a TO times Of occurrance in earthquakes as In other
cosmical and meteorological phenomena, When eaIth
uaLpa through lung grouped WIN refer

c0smlcal ana meteorological nnuDOmenh
quakes through long period. are grouped win REFER
eLce TO the moons ago, two mamma hd tWo inIav VI
frequency may be distinguished III each iuuur nInh
the mn1ima following Immediately the s!HyRles nnI e
MINING corresponding to the quldtGtures. When.
again. they GROUPED with reference 10 the psako
OF the noon over the merdan there IRE two analogous
Ynayima and TWO minIna tie maxine corresponding to
the passage of the superior ard inferior ineTluh anu
the minna TO The intermediate times llese Ia"s,
biased ore on comparison Of more than 6Uo days OF
earthquakes and tie other on OOo
show that there is relation between the frequency o.
eartlqua and the rotation OF the NOON ine e'a
dence that this relation is OF cause ana ehect Is pre-
sented in the leading article OF the January NUMBER o
Saiimors Aueriean J9rrnai Gf Se'encs ara AZ 90 ~.
Porosify Of Cast S,eei.Mr. DcyiIe has gwen 10 tne
IChemca Society OF Paris the results OF some cApcf.
ments made bv him in connection with Mr.. TrOost,
which prove that caststee il capable OF being pene-
Itrated by hydrogen when at high Temperature; ne
also cited several cases In which heated bodies aOsofD
hydrogen and cxpe IL on cooling ,
Impgor,,ssnt of SeeL-This subject Is still attracting
the attention Of eyera scientific experimenilst oom
months since n memoir appeared from VI. lie General
lSobrero of Turin the Constitution = Iron CGstrOn
and Steel in which he denies that the nitrogen OF ,e
nitrogenizcd carbon compounds used IN making steer l.
an essential element in It's constitution but MAINTAINS
that 10 insure goodness and durability To steel ana re-
distance to successive helIgs 1t must contain metal
lie oxide difficult Of reduction and capable OF soiuon
in the steely mass as the suboxde Of copper dssoyes
in copper This property IL attributed Dy nun 10 lhe
oxides Of magnese ttaniun. and tungsten: very re
cent experiments tend to prove the beneficial eject oil
the presence of small quantities OF either OF these e,
rls Thee made by CGron By order OF Tue tIenen
Minister OF War, show that tungsten sdded IN bnul
quantities 10 both cestiron and steel increases thcr
hardness and teuacty. Dir. 4. Riley, IL paper ON
the occurrence % taBium In pig lron ana tbe use OF
titanerOrs minerals N the manufacture OF ron ana
steel read before the last meeting Of the BRITISH $50
citation, says that tlnium appears 10 have son0 Debe
cia elect in the manufacture OF iron and steel end 70
lactsOInewhat similarly 70 ganese.
4 TioLirm AiBm.-Mr. NIcKLEs announces tle hs has
obtained alum, in which ITALIA u snbaItuled Tor
poiassia and susqgoyde OF iron for Gl1iua, to "heA
is added the usual - equivalents of water.
II he scientist docs nov ma
the Characteristic green ns OF aeum spectrum IN Tie
spectra OF some the tholium compounds.
Aniiss Colors-Hr j. ". YoUNG states in The Loi''
don C,micai Necs that by adding wbcaten starch 10
Manure, Magenta, &C. the cuiorng matter IS absorbed
aud the supernatural liquor is rendered nearly coluFts.
Most Of the courirG matter may be removed nom the
starch , alcohol.
Dir,ri az Dgrssd LigLt-Frof BEcIu Of thc rcchnic
In.tffo f E1rence has mad some experiments H.
aticn TO the action of direct s9d diused light upon te
growth of plants. Tie analysis OF plants OF tho bean
Tribe. r. sed under these differing conditions show
Shat than double the quantity ofcaEhon hydrog ~
oxygen cud nitrogen, II rund ~ plnAS exposed 10 u
rect ghi while those shielded from il contain IN
creased amount Of water These experiments confirm
WIN. pructce has taugnt the s,rmer; inst grass ana
other piaAs grown IN Aods Who're shade iEees aboGnd
ERE les nourtirg han those "Ach nave Teeci'ed tNe
iull power OF suriiehi
Tteai.enf Of itiia.I-bber-p-ol EVERETT read an
exiTsc, German periodical Diagis's Pol eehHie
.l0uTgci for October. leoj ~ commentator or az
American invention. Dr. Parueiees process Tor the
treatment -! lutnIubhcr with h-5llpude OF CARIBOU
Inc stairs Its advantages The Transformation OI
the Iuda-ruhlrr is done IA few minutes, aud the pio
duct possesses beside the known qualities vi nleanized
rubber ghfrr color whereby H. il more apt Tor re
ception OF cooGs hnn the common yuionn~ed itDDer
Which NUT lisf receive lighter shade By adding
white Substances. such az the oxide OF zinc and TIE
Ike"
The CuuR,uy directed attention again h stl'c
rnents regarding the improvement of iron and Ste'
our melting operations have given The subject al
ditiOnel interest
Hr. DIsnry remarked that In Association
Wa tho INST TO draw public atioAtit 70 the itct
thai conaon iron wns greatly improved In guliij
hy the admixturs o. small quantity 81 ~ ana MT
which contain, Manganese. Tho demand for the New
Jersey FrankIDite has greatly increased and orders ,o
il have been received from Europe light out of ten "
all the chilled cawh heels used In This country are made
Mr.. WARD stated that 10 had melted 1900 - Of
Springfield lion with 100 n of FrnlkhIite iron and
f6uud that tho tcnsil strength was 81 OO0 ID.
| The discussion on "1he u compressed cir so
motor was then opened by Mr. EooT who ahudsa 10
the manner which air had been compressed by heat
and used IN the Caorio engine and TO several eases
whom been compressed by force and thus used ior
transmitting power lie adyerted 70 the fact that ar
Ike all gases emts heat compression and absorbs II
Oh expansion. The manner in which the Vapor OF wa;
Ter ana ain mite and separate in the sky Lad suggested
to him the Of an engine which he then descTibed ~
the aid vi n diagram on the blackboard. .
Mossrs DmBEs and BAgrIKrr explained Its imprac'
Tho CuAiEsAS remarked that within the lsst ten
years novel motor have been tried In this country
than any other. No should now enter this field
without having first carefully studied the elements OF
caloric engines. Mt Storms Cloud Engine. DGake's
Inghfluu fds engine. ltucAaruh steam ana u rs In
gincs, and Hughess B-Sulphide of Carbon Engine IL
would. however be Interesting 20 examine air
secondary motor; and in this connection the plan Of
Rohlr Of Boston for carrying letters and small
package through tubes by pneumatic power, which s
now said t. be IN successful operation IN London.
IheruIOn Mr.. GAKyEi. tho Secretary, read lrOm the
london Mechanics ,,ulno full description OF that
method and added thar be had been upon the atmo,-
pheric railways formerly In use to very limited eX.
! tent In Ireland aud England. Tie reason for their
entire failuTe the difficulty experienced IN Keeping
the apparatus air sight and the increased cost OF carry
ng passengers The locomotive has taken the place Of
the Pneumatic engine these roads. lie also alluded
TO successful u3e Of air medium Of power in the
tunnel now being constructed under tho Alps. The
prime mover was the waterfall the mountain side
and the air pressed liberated In such manner ~
20 tentao TIE tunuel al The time performed the
duty OF drilling.
| Dr RowElL explained by the aid Of diagram the
manner IN which air used 10 clean grain ~ Heck
ers Metropolitan NILS where II was found much easier
to draw the air thnn 10 fore. II through tubes The
temperature was reduced - within the tubes.
Mr.. MILLER made some valuable suggestions uponthe
nsr Of heated air slightly compressed, for warming ard
yeutilaung dwellings which 10 thought especially
adapted for tho system of binding tenement houses
| The CnAIEMAS, after briefly commenting on tue Law
OF Msriote, that tho pressure II e.astc fluid az
constant temperature varies inversely the space
oeoulie and directly as the density announced tbo
time tor Adjournment " The necessity Of "a reform in
our weights and measures" was selected the subject
| for discussion nj the next meeting. Adjourned to
Thursday evening next at a o'clock