Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-29
NO. II.



A decree has Just been publishsd bJ
Louis Napoleon, naming scientific com
mission for the exploration Of Mexioo
NJ. Durny, Minister Of Public instruction,
in report accompanying the decree, states
that commission Of the same kind was
named under the first empire to explore
Egypt sfter its conquest by Bonsparte, end
rendered important services to commerce
science, and literature. BE thinks 6 COM
mission for conquered and benighfed Msxi-
90 will probably be followed BY the same
result. NJ. CheValier will probably cot as
chairman Of this commission, which is ex-
peoted to occupy seVerrl years in perfect
ing its lsbors.
The celebrated Professor LourdsL Of
Montpelier, France, was obliged to recon-
menee his medical studies from the begin
ming, after terminating them with dis
tlnction, typhoid fever having DESTROYED
the memory Of I've or six lsboriOus years.
It has been discoved that current Of
air passing through the bore, while cast
ing large iron tubes or cannon, carried BY
perforated tubes, to admit the air and let
on the gas from the melted mass, greatly
contributes to the solidity and perfection
Of the work.
Electricity is asserted to be sovereign
remedy in cases Of asthma.
A surgeon in France is said to have re-
moved the csnoerous tongue Of q pstient
with eight eauterizing arrows, causing the
affected parts to slough of in one mass.
The patient after the removal could neither
swallow nor speak, but performed both
those functions on being supplied with a
gutta-perchs tongue Of the nstural siEs.
An Austrian commission has been ap
pointed to test the relative advantages Of
gunpoWder and gun cotton. The results
were summed up ss follows: HThe ab-
senee Of smoke, the entire freedom from
fouling the gun, are points Of great mo-
ment in promoting the rapidity Of firing
in cosemstes, between decks Of ships Of
war. The harmless character Of the pro-
ducts Of combustion, in comparison with
those Of gunpoWder, the inferior heat i'm
parted to the gun, favor the gun-cotton.
It's weight is only one-third that of DOW
der, the recoil Of the gun only tWo-thirds;
and the length Of the gun may be reduced
nearly 0ne-third. The mechanical struct-
ure Of the cartridge; the size Of the cham
Der in which 1t is fred the definite char
aoter Of the compound, sllowing it to be
slowed in damp places, or even submerged,
without iDjuring its original properties
all favor its use, Its liability to sponts-
neous combustion, which has been consid-
cred frest objection to its use, is owing
to imperfect manufacture"
At recentmeeiing Of the Franklin In
stitute, Philadelphia, there was donation
made to the Institute Of & very handsome
figure Of an individual standing on a
trunk, and exerting all his strength in en-
deavoring to raise himself and the lid on
which he is standing, by pulling at the
handles attached to it; q forcibls illustra-
ton Of the folly Of ever attempting to
overcome one desd point, the obstacle
which stands in the way Of perfecIing ell
perpetual-motion schemes.
Artificial limbs are now made Of vuI-
eanizsd India-rumber. As they are hol-
low, ell the machinery is contained within,
and ia mt Hsbla To ha darnnspd ar hEaLan
lighter than those made Of iron or wood.