The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-20
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Scientific Intelligence.
Senior Alvaro Reynoso, director Of the government
laboratory at Havana has introduced process for
the refinement Of sugar by the of phosphate Of au
mnum which alleged to be superior in every respect
every process hitherto attempted proposed Tho
French Academy of Sciences has appointed commission
to inquire into this invention.
Science has sustained loss in the death OF NJ SLIDER
mann curator Of ihs Museum Of the Conservative des
Arts ct METERS at Paris and member Of the Council Of
the Societe encouragement NJ Sherman was we'll
known the inventor of several improvements In scen
thc apparatus and also in conjunction with NJ Favre,
the author of elaborate investigation the latent
heat of vapors His death took place in Paris, IN his
fifty ninth year
A new and, If its reported success Is confirmed
most important remedy for the cure Of aggravated pull
monary complaints is now being experimental on by
the medical profession in Paris II is the administration
of meat Of blood Of animals, patients in
the last stages Of consumption Drs Montags Of Paris
Desmars Of Bordeaux and Fuser of Montpelier have,
each with notifications, employed this singular
remedy in their practice and according to their state
ments produced wonderful results When the warm
blood is given is disguised that the patient not
of what he is drinking It is also stated to be
worry efncacious in scrofuious diseases and chronic
dysentery.
H. Chervtn, director of the Institution des Begues at
Lyons has communicated TO meeting at the Sorbonne
some curious statistics on aammerng, embracing pc.
Rod Of years. from 1890 1862 and derived from
the trustworthy archives Of the Minister Of War They
show that within that period six thousand hun.
dred and seventy three cocrpts were exempted from
military account of stammerins; and that the
decennai average Of such Is three thousand
for all France and five thousand for the depart
ment of the Seine N Chervin added 70 bis report
map Of the geographical distribution Of slammerers in
France which shows that the north contains fewer suf
ferers from this inArm,y than the SOUTH the north
east being most free from this defect aud the southeast
he most afflicted.
The superficial carbonzatiou charring of wood q
prescrvative means has long been practised small
scale rationale of the process being the formation Of
indestructble skin Of carbon, which 49, moreover,
presnnted with the empyreamatc oils and creosote pro-
duced by the carbonzaon Of the outer layer of wood
About two years ago apparent proposed apply it to
the timber used in the French navy Some experiments
which were undertaken with the TO determine its
practicabty have terminated according TO the Reoder
very satisfactorily and the Minister Of Marine has ordered
the process be introduced into the imperial dockyards
N Lapparsnt makes use of glass blow pipe the flame
from which is allowed TO play upon every part OF the
piece Of timber BY this the degree
Of torrefaction may be regulated at will The method
applicable woodwork Of all kinds, and the charng, it
sad does destroy the sharpness Of any moudngs
with which the wood may be ornamcnted
The aerial vessel invented by Delamarne bids fair,
according the Paris correspondent OF the London Star to
realize the antcpations entertained the successful
application Of the vertical helm in controlling the cur
rents OF wind by which the Of balloons have
hoon ,dcd I'm In heiu of
one thousand Ave hundred yards and then took
due south. NJ Deamarne who acted as hemsman,
steered the vessel in opposite direction and II accord
ngly sailed direct for vincennes To prove her ODE
dience to the HEINZ NJ D,amarne then took northery
route At the request Of the passengers, without
touching the safety valve, and simply by using the
helm, he descended Nogent, and foated for some
time close to the earth. After sail Of an hour and
half they decided descending in the neighborhood Of
Choisy, which Delamarne accomplished without the
slightest difficulty and his passengers landed on terra
rd easily II they had stepped out OF an express
train. Two results, II Is added arc evident:-By the
horizontal helm placed In the stern Of the vessel II
ascends and descends the helmsman peascs and by
Of the hces placed at each SIDE combined with
the action Of the helm, horizontal obtained
Some years since good deal was said about hail sticks,
for guarding crops from all risk Of hail falling where they
were set up whether the umbrella stick spoken Of by
the Paris correspondent Of the Star be oshoo from
the old hall stick do not know, but looks rather like
H. The Star correspondent says OF 1.-THE GdseVe de
France devotes two OF It's columns TO the and start
ling discovery Of umbrella the of which, instead
Of being Of the texture OF Robinson Crusoe's or OF
alpaca, Or silk, is Of the last material any one
would guess-namely, rain itself The steady old
legitimis oasett 6nevaf having sondescsndsd y
joke since ts creation, A. D. 1890, firmly believe
the statement which translate - Any travellers
who, like myself lthe correspondent OF the 0assae)
were passing between two and three O'clock the road
between sourdes and Peyrouse, have noticed per
son, who, although unknown in tie country, attracted
universal attention The rain pouring down In tor
rents He held cane about ton inches above bis head
The rain, falling this magic wand spread out In the
form Of an umbrella under which, M Druep, the In.
ventor walked perfectly sheltered from even q single
drop Of water NJ Drulep will not yet solve this mys
terious problem bus the marvellous effect produced by
this stick Is reported 10 be due TO application Of
electricity, and that NJ Drulep's stick acts on the prn
ciple Of the well known tosrniqua ilectrique.'"