New-York tribune., 1867-10-09
SCUHNGE.

NlTRO-G IyCERINE FOR BLAsTIEG.-Ine sum
nit Tunnel on the Pacific Railroad has INST Deeh ,s,er o%
petod The work expedited about 70 IT,. Ss made
Lhan IL cOud have been had not nltfo s "0e
on the spot and substituted for gunpow"ei' o."
Rrn IpADy--BartOn produces red lead by
heating the oxide OF reness with nitrate va co.
by heating at the same 1 oi esrb"nste Of soda
aud I77 parts OF nitrate OF soda The resulting mas" *
" be washed .a.,....I
no C,IARIFY TURBID WATER.-!Tmbld water,
Aedng any kind of earthy substances ~ each liter
there be added L1OOths OF graipme OF fney
,lnu Ar te u,lartfrs or pound To every tun Oi W0i
ssre beipg taken 70 agitate the hqad when the alum 10
introduced. i'"'
DornIr SEsouIciI oRIpE or IRON AND So
plUMlF Iaudauer has produced TINS new ~ ~
Tho artlon OF hydrochlorc acid on articiM u'trnsfo
RD tyitip upon nouer with tho solution and aterward
Warming It. the lettars become haek Ihss - A IA not M
of some sy ypathetie inks, but the Writing uVes NV' ~
appear by the acton OF water A -ara. fat .i.I I. r-
Mo.rINe or. FIsgFs.-M BaudeOt, IN %
before the French Aradey OF seiences sys
tuberces are often observed the sides o hes aecv
mes co characteristic Of new spec,es Of sh
They are, however periodical and found on a certain
seasons Of the year, thus constituting true inoung'
POISONING BY PHOSPHORUs-M. Dybkowsky
M recent memoir states that the poisonous action Oh
fosIhorus entirely due 10 the formation OF phoSpn9
reted hydrogen gas which IN passing In'o Hence he
concndes that death from phosphorus Is nearly eqnVa
ent 70 death by asphyxa, ..i I.i.. .lI
ANTI ISCRUSTAT SOLUTION.-1O prevent
Che foaton of strongly sediments IN steam
ler mix l25 Kilograms of chrystal5ed chloride OF Darl-
mn dissolved i'm 20 of water With 25 Kilograms OF hydl
ohloric acid having specific gravity Of 100 apply 10
pars hy measure of this acld solution to every 1OO parts
81 water 70 be used IN the boiler.
ANALYSIS OF BLISTER STERI.-Davld Forbes,
r. r. s., has communicated TO 4At Chem,eal nS%S tlS
results his analysis Of specimens OF Blister steel wc
will he examined interest because analyses OF snch
eee are rare and seldom found in chemical works Ine
per cent results follows: IrOn S916; carbon com
bined O627; graphite carbon, 0lO2 manganese, OlzO
silicon O030 sulphur OG05. NO trace Of phosphorus was
feund although made for II by several dlner
ent methods. 80
GAS FROM CoFFEE.--M. Babinet has reported
20 the French Academy the following Information WIN
regard the evolution of gas during the process oi
making coffee II finely ground roasted coffee I've seepeu
sn cold water gas will be evolved to an extent aDOut
equal in volume 10 the quantity Of coffee used anu bils
action win take place very rapidly insonluch tiat
bottle be half filled with coffee duly ground, ana the re
manning space then filled with water until the COTE ls
expel the cork, even break the bottle.
Fossil IvORY.-It is said that the tusks OF
nj least 100 mammOths. about 10000 OF ivory are
hartered for every year in NewSiberia NOtwithsand
sng large carried away the supply does nor
diminish These remains are scattered along the
valleys and the mouths OF great rivers; ana IN
number of Instances the mammoth entire has been aus
severed with skin protected by double covering OF
hair and wool esrin such state Of preservation
afford food for dogs and wild beasts Whatever tht
pause Inammohs death IT is certain ey
suddenly enyeOped in ice. which has not Deen us
turbed they were first entOmbed