The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-17
seientiac Intelligence.

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Scientific Intelligence.
vh,scwashed walls which are 70 DO papered shouid
previously be well brushed with strong vinegar or
the paste will not adhere
Hens may be cured OF sasne their eggs by blowing out
the contents Of egg and filling with mustard made
into paste Make hole In each end and then blow
the contents out and when filed paste paper the
hole One taste Of tho mustard effects a cure.
Hitherto Prussians have alone possessed the secret
of the Illuminating substance used by their
infantry for the needle guns Numerous experiments
have been made other countries To discover the sub
stances used but without success N Cords of Altoona,
has now composed substance Of that kind which not
only produces instantaneous explosion but il ID not
affected by damp.
An English Journal says-Our French nelghbors are
with entering the lists with us in horefesh
and steam engines but are treading telegraphic
ground We have no English Instruments for general
use under eighteen 70 twenty pounds, but can obtain
French Instruments with works unequaled by anything
yet produced at the price name, and less
liable 70 arrangement for less than eight pounds COM
plete The inventor has agents in London, Manchester
and Halifax and s progressing quietly but surely in de-
anco Of all competition His secret seems 70 be good
workmanship moderate profit and the abolition Of all
royalties, alias penalties
The following details the origin Of the substance
known jade going the round Of the French jour
nasThe argillaceous compound Of which jade formed
chiefly found In that Of New Zealand called by the
English Middle Island Tho natives say that they hndn
lake Of that island kind Of greensh mud plastic as
clay which exposure the air renders as hard
as flint With clay hardened they make their knives
hachets specimen Of jade stone in the form OF
in the meteorological collection of the
School Of Mines at Paris On the coast Of Upper Caor
na Monterey, and along the shore at low tide, arc
seen blocks about square nearly thick which
are simply Jumps Of argaceous mud hardened and split
by the sun, and which constitute variety Of jade
new kind Of fuel has been invented by an Eng
lshman named Stoter. composed Of carbon 10 powder
pure possible obtained from the distllaon Of light
woods In close receptacle OF various metallic salts and
acids acting Combustibe natter and Of different
agglomeratng bodice such fecula, &c The whole lie
triturated mixed and pressed, forming paste, which
may moulded cakes balls &c Of various sises
to DO Afterwards dried When dry this fuel may be lit
by lucifer match; burns like piece Of tinder and
gives neither smoke gas flame The caloric dis
engaged burning Of this fuel may be from 4t TO
TO degrees Fahrenheit according the proportion Of
the different component parts above cited This fuel
says the inventory will be found very useful for heating
feet warmer for urns, dshee and similar ARTICLES for
placing in plumbers soldering irons, or in irons for
pressing linen; for heating glue in workshops else
| gerous and for many other purposes
In paper addressed 10 the Academy Of Sciences N.
CD Bondeau describes a mucilage, extracted from
plant the scss crspus, which grows in abundance
the coasts Of Normandy and Brittany and the leaves
OF which, Of dark green color, are deeply indented
This plant used for food after undergoing certain
preparation which consists In washing it in river water
in order nd OF It's salt, and then exposing it to the
air for several days During this exposure 1t ems
vapors having the peculiar 0dor Of plants and at the
time exchanges it's color for beautiful white
In this state the Jvs cripus without any taste or
SMELL biting it. found crackle like dried mem.
brane by degrees the saliva exercises its dssoving
effect upon IT, and it may then be absorbed into the sys
tenn but without exercising the slightest action the
organs of TASTE When strongly heated IL epits smell
Of burnt leather which denotes that nitrogen Of
it's constituent parts, and indeed If cacined with lime,
evolves ammonia This fucus is completely insouble,
both alcohol and cther but when boiled in water for
1 certain time dissoivcs, forming . mucilage which
cools jelly strongly resembling gelatne II may,
however be easily proved that not that substance,
since it's dissolution neither precpated by tannip, by
anm by acetate Of lead and II boiled with sulphur
does not produce glycocoa In order 70 obtain
this substance which n Blondeau calls 0oesins in
state Of purity he boe the ucss crispss 10 distilled
for several hours and the mucage thus obtained
dissolved In water, preciptated from the latter BY
alcohol The precpitate again dissolved in water and
the solution evaporatsd in q water bath Goemine 10
thus obtained thin transparent and elastic plates,
ssmbng sngass and, like the latter possessing the
properly Of swelling up and becoming soft when soaked
in cold Goemine neutral 70 test paper; dis
solves hydrochloric and also in suphurc and nitric
scds he at the time rapidly soluble in potash,
and this differs completely from the cellulosc sub
which form the vegetable types since Of
these will dissolve in any Of those agents except SOL
phurc acid Judging from the largo quantity Of nitrogen
il contains II must be Of the most nutritive sub.
| stances in the world.
In paper addressed TO the French Academy Of
Sciences by n Dietsepbscbcr, find few facts
concerning nitric acid II 10 well known that boiling
nitric acid powerful oxidzing agent and that II ID
constantly used Laboratories for that purpose but
at the ordinary temperature tuning nitric acid will
produce similar Effects which acquire high degree Of
intensity when monobydrated nitric acid mixed with
Nordhausen suiphurc acid, that is with ydrous sui
phurc acid which has attracted moisture and dstn
suished from oil Of vtro by s dark color and
the fumes emits Boiling nitric acid known 70 trans
form sulphur into sulphunc acid; tuning acid vii
do the when brought into with flowers Of
sulphur nj the common temperature; yelowish- red
pors RISE the mixture becomes hot and the
liquid obtained will cloud chloride Of barium-a sure