New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-16

The remarkable change OF casen into margarn and
oein the author believes 70 be due to mycoderIn Of
the genus Pendulum The proportions OF the Aasi
concludes that butter is formed III the anlinA economy
at the expense of caseln
GLUCOSE
NJ CtoyZ has announced before the Paris Chemical
society means of separating glucose from the chloride
Uf sodium by the employment of the acetae OF slFeT
The soda is preciptated with concentrated ox1c acid
and the eyaporated solution Is extracted Win aicoho
winch only dissolyes glucose.
oRGAEIc ACIDS
N. CLoRz has also described a method OF anayzln
organic acids when comb WIN pOtash 9i soGa my
organic matter is mixed with tungsten acid and burned
Ia current Of pure dry air.
WOLFRAM OR TUNGSTEN.
M. LIZ GUEs states that his experiments prove that
wolfram up II per cent increases the hardness and
tcnacy Of iron. Beyond this proportion Is reudlca
CALABAR.
Messra J. JoBsr and o. HEssB Of Stuttgart have
published their researches made TO ascertain the active
principle Of calabar or the ordeal beam used by the
tves OF Upper Guinea for testing the guilt Of prisoners
They have sueoeeded in obtaining from the bean bean very
PhytOd9min In which the poisonous quality resides
IT may be interesting TO the medical nIi to know that
two drops Of this substance introduced INTO Inc eye OF
rabbit which was killed by poison, caused the pup
10 contract onefOurth while the eye OF the rabbit
poisoned by this alkoid was not perceptbly ahected
The eye Of one poisoned by cyanide Of potassium Ii
scarcely contracted at all.
NEW SPECIES oP AEIMALs
Among the thirty eight species OF mammals collected
by Capt SPEKg in Eastern Africa is new antelope,
and OF sixty-one varieties OF birds, five are new.
THE PURE ARABIAN HORSE.
Mr.. CLIFFORD PALGkAvE has lately given, before The
Geographical Society Of London, an account Of bis
trayelS 10 Oman, kingdom in the southeast corner o
Arabia through which he travelled IN the guise Of q
wandering doctor lie had been absent from England
eighteen years. The fame Of cure. by nnitessima
dose OF sFychnine brought him before the King al the
Wahabile Capitol and be there had two opportunities
Oh examining the Royal stud, which consists Of the
purest breed Of the Arabian horse, the celebrated
Null Dieed. none Of which had been or would be
sent 70 EuroPe They were never sold by any chance
Nhate.ef They could only be got either war or as
PRESENT. VI az heritage from father 10 sOD Whatever
can oi perfect beauty in horse Is said %
DC outuone " them They are small breed, rarely
exceeolng iIleeh hands high. The prevailing color Il
gray NVt sihgie bay could be seen. Chesnut wat
-oceaslonaly seen Some were mottled, a few were
while Du. none were perfectly black The beauty ol
which resembed those OF the stag more than the hors
IN the extraordinary dehcacy Of the muscle the grncefu
sweep Of the launches the beautiful seton Of The
aud In the extreme slope Of the shoulder blade vhIf
gives these horses pancy such as he had never seer
IN any other breed There were l horses In the Roya
stables.
ON THE LIMITS OF PERPETUAL SNOW
Mr. T. REsoy has announced 10 the French Acadeu,
OF Sciences his discovery Of the following law In al
countries in the world the limit Of perpetual snow IL III,
hight at which tie hottest half Of the year has meal
temperature equal 10 that Of melting Ice From ob,er
yations made the author does not completely verify b,
Law, but he shows there is an agreement satsactor,
81 possible In the present state OF our knowledge.
DREAMING AND soSSAMBULIsM.
W. s. Savory r. X. s.. in q lecture on Dreaming ant
Somnambulism In relation TO the functions Of certa
nerve centers, thus summariy contrasts the seyera
states: In profound sleep there are no acts bcyOn
exeitomotor ones. and even these are reduced. Ii