, 1864-11-30


b1stion Of carbon iIe made carbonic scld gas by
Ro%r,ag a a. aeid qpo1 mhrblc1 This e1tinga,shss
dipped ont by neaus OF a common cup, which may
oe empned BY tipping. When body burns 10
contact e With atmospheric air the gas is produced
rue esndle, which was instantly extingalshed:
Any body which Will not support combustion, will
not support Hfe. The presence Of carbonic acid
EaS RSay Be detected pon1ng It qpon an
milky duid-the carbonate oflime. TO make linc
Te hare en1y % burn n,arbls Or oyster shells,
te1ial. &c proposed 70 show them hat csrbonic
heated It VA lffkttr han a9osp5erie sir. thoush
would hold an inverted bottle over candle,
AID then test It with lime; ca1bonic acid was there
He wished to show them still further that this
processes Of respiration and combustion are very
similar. The products Of the combustion inside
our lungs arc water and carbonic acid gas tust the
same as In combination. He showed thi5 by alter
nately forcing atmospheric air and the alt from he
lungs, through solution Of lime. the last gave
The well known carbonate Of line. This gus exists
very important part in The economy Of nature
Water ii hsrd in consequence Of holding lime in
solution; Pure water would not take gp lime, ,bat
calcium, which combines with the acid and the
carbonate dtseo]yes N the water. Tile exhibited
of ssc asid and
gas, In q few minutes the two formed gelatinous
eompound;l carbonic acid is readily taken up BY
wsr ns am s oas are not
limestone rock and disso]ves It.. lHe took water
holding limestone In solution, and applied heat,
line 1T he - botton This M s1pianed @ d. how sns
lime was thrown down ns m 1nciustaion on boil
crs, and Why the boiling OF hard water made 1t
formed: the water being evaporated on arriving 1t
the snrface OF the earth water dropping on the
foor Of eaye ey4Rorates, Leaving tie carbonate
modiaes the surface Of the earth by dssolving the
great limestone rocks and rendering the material
susceptible Of appropriation by the vegetable and
aeS css
earth. These rocks consisted largely Of silica
combined with certain insoluble bases. forming.
the primary combinations Of mica, deldspar and
hornblende. The bases were magnesium, potas-
siun, ETC.. in an insolubls form. The last men
toned was found in the ashes of plants very large
Is snts
The lsst experiment wonld show how the stlicates
the soil on which plants may subeIst. There was
time when the earth existed in state OF very
high temperature; the elements themselves were
Of coal were carbonic acid, which existed much
moro largely than now. It was, Of course, much
more actise, and the great solid rocks were rapid
other inorganic constituents ofout soil,
Carbon IVES markedly different from nitrogen;
the latter WAS simply non-supporter Of combus-
imica1 to both. To show the effec. which burn
Ing body produced on the air, he inspired the
atmospheric contents Of glass tar and then re-
1nersed. The air loses q portion Of its Oxygen,
which unitcs with the carbon brought to the lungs
By the blood: and is given forth In the form of
in ~ atmosphere Of carbonic acid be docs not IN
Epire it, the air passages close against 1t as they
do againrt water the animal dies from e1haus.
diluted form It is dcletefions in its results. An
adult uses up about FIVE: cubic feet Of air per
minute. When number OF persons arc ID
ens e sss L s !h aaa b. hs aas oea
thoughtthat eome Of the evil results Of the deib-
eratons Of Legislative bodies were due to this fae
aead In their close halls. An adult would make at
1east two pounds Of this gas per day; add to this
the amount Of combustion and the decay OF ami
amount Of 5000. .0o0, 600 pounds Of oxygen beng
consumed daily throughout the world; . single
Atlantic steamer will consume 1900 tons Of oxygen
How thcn i this poisonous process counteract-
ed. The poison ts brought down to the earth by
the rains. and when the water is eyaporoted by
the sun. the poison inronnection with other snb,
stancee, as In tho shape Of ammonia, Is absorbed
BY the roots Of plants and furnishes the material
which nourishcs the animal and man; the oxygen
being given forth to purify the air, and the carbon
remai5ing axed IL the plant. Every leaf Of the
plant Is fill Of millions Of pores which are all act
tEely engaged In purifying the air and making 1t
Thus is the great compensation kept up. Plants
purify the atmosphere. while animals poison It.
ans ay e1 without an but animals
from the atmosphere poisous which are fnlmical
to animal life, and form them into the substances
Which, IN The shspe Of food, nou1sh u, or Of fuel
which warns rs.
There were very many points he would like to
mention: bnt could notice only one. The pesapi-
Ht&h31 RuhAfNncn4 IN a mil en-
poisonous qualities Of confined atmosphere do
not altogether depend on the amount Of carbon in
senee L Ny:g tn o @ On
halations, These are, however, swept away By
winds, which, By the By, are the great salvation Of
Chicago, !, whose Ire5 would quickly polsen qst
~ p psaan, s n. winds. One more point our bright
n9rnasaon n o Papers wssc tinted by mesns q
WHEN dnmpened, N edffn1s Ssehscle's a) Gsesn) Thlsh.
dsogehR and ie.s rssptea
tnan cons,nse1 tng Gn 31e swa'lowed
of hie audience to The great w1sd ~ the attention
displayed In the echeme Of the ul.re~.o a1na1i
mutual dependence of animals and e. Ihe the
cach Of the TWO kingdoms nal and yegsssisa s1ssn
TOT the perfection Of the great whole, Was testa
mony none could gainsar Of his power and wis
dom. He. saw no reason why the lecture room
e
more should We be interested in their eonseu,pIa-
ton, and the more should We vencra.e the Creator
OF all things.
The lecture wase*eeedingly instructive, and the
Illustrations bI which the speaker proved the
truth ofhis assertions were OF the most simple
CHARACTER. 1he audience was deeply interested.
Me ehal! be glad iii be permitted rs to announce
that the Professor will gire another lecture it
WI be largely attended, as he concusively show
ca last evening that he is Of the very few who
Ing form. - f~'~
ne Chicago University, on y 'succesa and Failure.
The Second Philharmonic Concert.
The second Of the series Of Philharmonic con-
certs took place Last evening at Bryan, HALL Not
to do the Philha1montes and not to be on the
ground before seren o'clock 1s to acknowledge
yourself ont Of the world, but we must confess
this seven O'Clock business Is getting to be nui
s2nce and several quiet gentlemen Of our aequaint
anee and staid bachelors who hhhor crashes are
determined IN future to be on hand promptly at
Ave O'Clock with their supper pails But In spite
u the crush and the wreck Of costumes, the house
was filed with the very tlse of the city md with
an audience combining at once bri:liancy and ap-
prectation-two things usually as far apart as the
poles.
The concert commenced with Neils Gade'a sym
phonT in G minorS which was given last season.
q all romantic, eensuous harmony commend to us
weird effects and delicious bits Of melody, its
dreamy eootinng seheszo, the graceful melody so
e1qufsitely worked In the aadante and the grand
Danish anthem which sweeps 1nournfully through
ts suppressed and that Tnetonic strength has
eInshed out the Dsnlsh pride. The effects Of this
ling. Yon pass from the dancing OF
elves and fitting Of spirits into an almost
tropical lnscaonsness Of harmony, from that to
p1antlve melody, varied with fine skill, and before
one has lost its rhythm, into the sweeping and
bold measures Of the national war song. The Or
chcstEa Interpreted these phases very happily, and
rendered ne whole symphony very carefully md
Ms: Hattie Brown Miller sang the scene and
finale from Linda" and Of Ba1fe'a pretty.hal-
lads. Good Night Beloved We wish some
singer had the boldnees to make IN innovation
upon the stcoroEped concert practice, By doing
away with the ectnd. Stripped from the opera,
they have no meaning. They arc links between
nothnge, and about as essential to The succeeding
orid as Would be a pronunciation OF an equivalent
number Of words in Choctaw. If there were any
shading or blending, II they remotely Affected the
ar, II they we're not as dreary as sahara itze1f,
there might be some excuse for retaining them.
But whatever the QcesH. MFs. MfIler anrr the Hf{n