The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-13

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justly offended s,e invited by France the protess
o. Italy, 70 be present at the meeting
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|, Scientific Intelligen ce.
The doctors specially devoted the Of chsssA
patients At Alexandria Egypt have tried curiss exss
mont the object OF which Is 70 ascertain whether hasA>
case s caused by peculiar the outward air ssAaa
been supposed They sent up two balloons, one cses
village a. yet unainted by tho epidemic aud the cAss
from Alexandria quarter of fresh beef suspended
70 each balloon. which allowed for u csrt,aa
time In the air. On making theseA,aoons descend y1s
meat which had noated Alexandra was eomrctsly
purified, whereas that which had beeu suspended
the healthy village was perfectly fresh The Qnasaess
Of beef had boon cut or the animal. The altsarzY
for this statement Is LOpiwion Nasinak IL records
important fact, worthy OF serious attention
Glycerne mixed witt, nitro acid, Is being used II
Franco as explosive agent with considerable sucenSs
It. we'll known that ink IA preclpate OF gaate u
Iron mixed up and kept In suspension ia gum and
water As the water evaporates the ink thckens saA
moreover becomes mouldy owing TO small properties
OF organic matter proceeding from the gallnu n MA-
hieu Piesy has got rid Of these Inconvenience b.
making new kind Of Ink width pyrogallio acid and
colorng matter derived from Brazil wood and other
Of wood used in dyeing. This ink flows wo and never
turns yellow on paper
Dr. Werner physician 70 the factory Of NM DollfAA
at Mulhausen treats wounds and sores o. every kins
with linment thus composed -Strasburg turpentins
one thousand grammes bicarbonate Of soda twenyavs
grammes distilled WATER ten litres. Digest for
days In water bath at temperature not oxceed'rs
seventy five degrees. cent and filter. This is sor VI
turpentine soap, much soluble in water than ts
pentine ITSELF evaporaes but slowly and costs very
iittio Most wounds cured In third Of the tins
required by other applications In some the wound
heals with extraordinary rapdity but In all It's appear
very important circumstance sinos It prevents the
ger arising from puruent infection.
Baker, the African traveller, has found another
for the Ne whose first entrance into tho world etves
trouble TO ascertain than the discovery Of the
Of the root Of ancestral Of would
great family Mr. Baker IL quite that the Nile tak
its rise in o lake. 34'
The Russian government has lately given - ~
working Of It's gold mines In the Ura mountain and Aas
arranged for them TO be worked by private enterprise
Tho results Of this change have been very romarah1A
The quantity Of metal extracted Is increased toaseA
Large districts which have been abandoned mot wsso
the cost Of working worked at large profit n
adventures have also made considerable BY gran3
ing working rights to other persons
NJ Drouyn de Lhuys the President Of the French "a.
cimatization Society," has Just received from vissso
Brener do Monmorand, French Consul at Shanghai
specimen Of the polypus known tho vinegar pank =
is accompanied by letter containing directions fee ~
use and IN which tho writer ans that tho sxiSsssse
Of this plant has been denied by travellers and scsaAo
men NJ dc Monmorand appears not 70 be awazs ~ =
is by no means rare IN England " s&F1. N
The following process Of rsStong the features =
dead body that has undergone putrescuon u bslng -
piled with great The body b placed In walns
tight she'll twenty pounds Of common salt and peunA
Of hydrochorc acid added to tho water thsinn
ofotra hndv To-
the face 10 washed with simple water and then M
chlorine water and finally Of ohlords - =
passed freely the face The rsstoraon q ths ~
lures Is thus rendered perfect tha the body o. -
positively identified g,Hs ft OK tfd
Samson, the French sxscutoner, repeated agakn -
again that the amount Of physical suffering from ~ III
the separation Of the he6d from the bov
exceedingly small that death instAntansousS
thnt the whole Of his experience he hid
voluntary motion Of the muscles after decaptatioa ~
tho stories Of tho opening and closing Of the eyeds a
execution inventions contradioted By tho whole q
his observations without Single example 70 the 60
ary; that the extinction Of feeling and Of life fcIlevs1
tho fatal event immediately and without single sxsU
tionsl case sss~1g. ---s.a.. ~
Dr. Daniel, the African traveller, died June -, CT
Southampton, England, aged forty-ssveA years. -
buried at Kensal Green July 3 d.. Danisll w
we'll known 70 the scientific world by bis ndefaga1ls
labors and researches the climate and productions q
the pesentIsl coast Of Western Africa aud other parts q
tho globe He served the whole Of his time asssano
surgeon thc English settlements the African coaG
and obtained his promotion the rank of staff sugsoo
In lsj3 since which he has been employed IN ~
West Indies, and accompanied the ''ExpeditioaaQ
Force 10 China in 1860, where his love Of his favosls
pursuit. botany, led him to make additions 10 Ne
fora Of that interesting regionmore especially Of Aas
day furnish timber for dockyard at Hong Kong ~.
Dsuie was n follow Of tho Royal College Of Surgesul
and also fellow Of the Geographical Linnssn ~
Pharmaceutical Societies. to which he contributes
OF valuable and scientific papers, Hs vs.
we'll acquainted with the native languages Of many q
the African tribes with knowledge of Arabic and
In ls4s published volume on the medical topography
aud natives languages Of the Gulf Of Guinea
In recent paper addressed to the French Academy g
Sciences NJ IAriigue endeavors clearer light -
the origin of stornA He defines whirlwlnds by sayino
tina, they impetuous winds that turn; hum
revolving storms he regards whiriwinds u
isrser diameter; storms violent winds which, afss
blowing for some time in gwen droct,oa, suddenly
change strong gales violent winds which change ths
direction Hte As for cyclones they mot always
'whirwinds, but the latter always real cyclossa
From his observations In csran parts Of the world A.
from those Of great number Of navigaton NJ IArtig1s
has arrived the conclusion that there
than Tour principal currents Of air In the two hsmle
pheres, viz: From north 70 northeast from north v
northwest from south 70 southeast and from south -
southwest The winds which blow to east thas
the northeast and southeast are produced BY ~
influence which these winds exercise each othss
and by the connsuraton Of the SOIL which often fAvsn
ans exit Of the air wcstwards; and the is usssa
s,ssBadss, the case With the othor wnda When ~
polar winds, which our author considers the oaly
natural or primitive winds, end obstacle. ~
vary from north 70 north northeast and nortk
east or from south 70 south southeast and south
esrs, according Va The hemisphere ~ they adysnss
towards she equator; bat they meet with the tropis
winds In either direcsion, they modify their courss =
above stated The hurricanes and tsmpests lastings
certain length Of ums and extending large sunss
cccasoned by the respective meeting Of the po'ss
ands La n M t4mpaat H.