New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-15
THURSDAY RyESNo. Te

THURSDAY RyESN0. Feb. Il. 1854.
The Chairman, S. u. TrLLNAy, called the
meeting to order and stated that ac orst portion Of the
evening was devoted to the exhibition and Examination
Of new Inventions and discoyerlcs
uIE To,uIog.
Mr. GARyIr presented Improved tompion; It
contains a ring OF India rubber. which. by the pres.
sgIo Of screw In tho center ofhe instrument
panled,so rs to f, lightly into tie bore Of guu.
M WnnD said he had seen compton used for sr!ll.
loTy purposes resembling tlis.
DR.. RowELL stated this application OF rubber by
means Of TO make tight 1T has been used In a
The CnAlEM,H remarked That the sane principle.
without the OF rubber has been applied to the metal
lc packing Of Ito piston OF a steam engine By turn
log screw AZ tie center the piston without being 70
mo- cd is broug. to steamtight III with the cylinder.
STEAM DOIIKR E&PLosIoss.
M j. H. EO0T stated that as fir as his own kn0Wl
edge engineer extended, upright boilers with up
re h tnokc-iubcs not 80 liable 10 explode those
lying horizontally. lie wished 10 gather facts relating b.
sIe,srs WARD. DDnYy. RowrLI. and MILLER re.
spoctiyely cited cases Of tho explosion Of upright
boilers.
The cnAmSns presented the following summary OF
OCCULT PoIsoNs.
According to tho Investigations OF Prof Letheby Of
London. Nitrobcnzolo aud Anine In their free state
should be thoroughly understood by all persons engaged
In the manufacture OF MGuyc Magenta, and other AMI
limo colofng compounds The fact that nitro beuzjo
may remain In the human body long time before
icsng any action. and that after oxcIng It's fatal
effect II Ia changed 10 leave but slight traces Of
it, presence should attract tho particular attention OF
the medical jarist and anay teal chemist
The WEATHER AND WEATHER PROPHETS.
Sir john y. W. IIHmCHIL has an interesting article
with this title In the January number Of GOOD Hords
from which this single para graph Is extructed IF
are 10 make any material progress In the predlc
lion OF the weather beyond forecasts OF few hours
or IL may bc whole day IN advance It only be by
tho continued study OF such OF Its phnses peri
distinct from shat OF times aud seasons with Wow 10
connecting them with their efficient pyscal causes OF
this latter description We have example Of one and of
its successful reduction under the domain philosophical
reasoning IN the law Of the rotation OF the winds That
tho winds In their changes In the general way follow
the SUM- have tendency " yeer In the same dircc
ton round the compass card with the sans apparent
diurna In the heavens om east round BY south
west, aud north In northern hemisphere, and royersedy
In tho sonthcrn) In continual succession back TO the
original p0nthas been surmi6cd nom very early times
but until lately, rather matter OF occasional remark
agreeing tho Whole with the general Impression Of
casual observers, than meteorological law OF uniyer
sal applicability
"Ag such however n has now taken iis place among
ngceftnino facts Ncrhdb by the registered movements
OF tho Windyano at oycry tnton whore continuous OBJ
fcHhlon Is made and connected by the researches OF
VI Dove With that great fact which undellics SO many
other phonOmeua-the Rotation of hc earth los aka
ELECTRICITY ~ ASTHMA.
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