The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-06
soientfflc Intelligence.

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French ohomist asserts that IL tea DO ground like
oofss before hot water IL put upon H. Il will yield
double the amount Of exhilarating qualities.
considerable quantity Of gold has been discovered In
Hungarian mountain, the Macy KirujL Tho mine has
boon worked BY company, the members Of which have
already been able 10 share the sum Of Eve thousand
duca about 44oo the proceeds Of tho gold found, II
is said. IN aangls week
Tho Duke DO Mynes, In leaving his magnificent numis
matte cabinet 70 the French nation, made condition
that IL should form separate museum. An entrance
and staroase leading 70 that collection Alone ~ the I'm
portal library, has boon constructed In the rue
Rsehseu u tow PAGES from the rue NeuvsdssPssits
Champs l
Tho Lake q Constance has scarcely ever been known
~ low q Il this summer. and ths opportunity has
therefore boon seized 10 make researches In the acusns
runs bensah The waters Many most curious antiquities
have been got up among others some singular woven
su which have ~ boon placed In the museum Of Yves
ssmbsrs Constance and will be great attraction 10 the
industrious Enslsh tourist who does his 5witssf
land wisely.
The savaus OF France arc in ecstacies a che oonna-
oa which has been given 10 tho wisdom Of their geoc
gsts ssmonda and Morilet who predicted that quartz
OF the toughest would be found exactly a. certain
spot in the Mount Gents tunnel, and after getting
along easy possible for length Of time. quartz Of
Cnh<oCtor Oo0u
prosecution Of tho works bv onehlrd per day. but this
Is nought 70 science, which IL great and should pre-
vail, coate qI eoats, say the Frenchmeu
Balooning ID rather perious amusement. Mr.. Cox
WE'LL along with several other gentlemen recently made
an ascent from Belfast ireland Tho balloon lighted
upon Carnlough Mounains and the valve lines having
broken IL became impossible 10 lot on the gas All the
passengers save two got out OF the vessel, when It
bounded up and went rapidly scaward The men let In
the car did NOT feel comfortable Soon OF them
jorked out; the other made leap for life Fortunately
nobody was killed. But the balloon went far AWAIT
was supposed that bourne from which traveller
turns But the vagrant has been traced and recovered
Such incidents those increase tho romance, even IL
they detrAct from the asrceablcness Of aerial export
ments
great many very clever suggestions have lately been
made the best OF stopping railway train In
the quickest way, but 70 do wish would sim
ply result In series Of awful accidents The mechanical
fact Is this- train moving ai the rate Of twenty-five
miles an hour were stopped nsantaneonsy the passen
gers would experience conclusion equal 10 that or
body falling from height Of nineteen feet they would
be hurled against the sides Of tho carriage with force
equal 10 that they would DO exposed 10 In falling from
window on the second aoor OF q house. II the train
were moving at the rate OF thirty miles per hour they
might well fall from height Of three pair of stairs
and cypress train would In point OF fact make them
fall from fourth story instantaneous breaks are there
FORE not 10 be thought or
Mr. Thew, OF the whitehaven and Furncss Railway.
England, has recently turned his attention 10 the con-
sruction Of those fearful implements Of warfare bomb
shells He has succeeded In working out an idea which
has been pronounced by oil who have soon The models
Including several gentlemen In this locality whose pro-
fessons constitute them judges In such Matters being
eminently we'll adapted 10 the object in view. Tho new
proece consists Of perfectly giobulsr shethe shape
70 which government has shown
second, smaller she'll OF the Same form; this, again,
contains third SHE'LL which In i turn contains fourth.
The Idea may be most popularity explained by supposing
ono pill box enclosed In another this again BY third
and lastly, fourth. The inner shells about quar-
tor Of inch thick, and the outer 10 about On inch
thick The Sizes arranged that between each shell
there clear chamber al round Of about inch The
smaller shell and the several chambers are filled with
gunpovder bys very INGENIOUS continuance OF the In.
ventor and the whole would then be closed up by the
ordinary fuse. The enormous quantity ofspnters which
would DO scattered about the explosion Of such shell
must be evident and its destructive powers
thing fearful 10 contemplate. ,s~
Mr. John Pouncy, the well known photographer, OF
Dorchester England, recently gave series Of expert
ments In his newly patented process Of printing photo
graphs direct from tho negative In printers ink before
select party Of cnkeps professors M Kings College,
London. The whole Manipulation Of the process, was
successfuiy carried opt 81 Mr.. Pouncy showing the
ease Nth WHICH the tictpyS produced frpm THO ipk
esgd a BAbeistDd SlAg Y PspM y ~ 9hT Oh