New-York tribune., 1867-05-25
SCIENCE.

New S,rPH aTR or CtRBoN.-Locw describes % new
compound containing four atoms of carbon and ono 9i
sulphur. obtained by action OF phosphonc pcrs9lpao
bn dissolycs concentrated suipburc acid. and the 90
luton has rcd coioi'
PROPAGATION or Conclusion THROUGH GkS.-h
I Roux Of France has made experiments 90 ascertain
tne rate at which concus-ion ls sent through gaseous
ma "A enclosed IN tube, aud maintained ~ near as posi-
be al uniform temperature. From - detcrmiuatiJps
me- concludes that the propagaton ~ thc rate OF Dfi
meter per second. Win probable variation oil onebH
teen-hundrOdth Of q second
I1crosr-Dr FudaskOwSki of Wirtcmberg has
scpcratod pure sugar OF mix into Two sugars by treeg
mentaOn and both tIrn tho plane OF polarization TO tho
right The one. described ny Pas,cGF cIySlail1os IN
other which orystazos IN right piisuns, and has less
sweet taste.
picnic ACID IN A GALYANIC BsTTERY-M Ducbe-
min in q paper read before the French Academy OF
Sciences stated that hc had replaced tine nitric acid III
picrc acid. whereby the evolution ol n0hons vapors
suphurc acid TO the pcc acid Will considerably increase
the intensity o. the Current
SALMON IN AUSTRALIAN RvERs.-Sevcral years
ago the oya OF salmon sent out IN ice at great ex
nensc from England and deposited in ponds
ihe River Plenty branch of the Dorwent. and when
old enough set free III the river Great feas were
their natural enemies the are returning 10 the
Derwcnt and the question of characterization appears to
he settled
Src,p rrou THE JERUSALEM ARTCUoKE.-M
Dubrunfaut has sent paper TO the French Academy of
Sciences on the presence ana i2ra'o od sugar w Wb bnn
gathered in september this tubercc lcds juice whch
in the saccharometer produces rotation OF le
poarizPd ray, contact with yeast, II IdorgOcs rcgu
lar alcoholic fcrlnenaton ana then deposits a prGel
ontc"y neutral If the tubcrcc be gathered in March
or April its Juice produces rghthand rotation ot me
Ing concentrated and treated with alcohol Yields sou-
ton and gummy precipitae soluble ~ wafer ana he-
tra in the sacchomctcr The alcoholic solution on the
contrary sti gives rghthand rotation or he Oiarlcd
ray and reduced 20 sirup ana trcated WIN oar! ta
nrrrintatcs nsOlublc suctatc Wllch, WHEN treated
with carbonic anhydride, will dissolve and deposit crys-
tails Of pure cane sugar
TIE CAUSE OF CHOLERA.-In memoir addressed
70 the Paris Academy of Medicine. NJ Danme announces
the discovery of chorera animaleule The memoir has
Bfan prize TO be awarded to the person who discovers
a for the modern pestilcnce III ~ possible that
Asatc Cholera may he caused by the presence o an or
gasn but from the rapdity of the progress OF this DIS
cas- seems more reasonable to infer that this organism
bclonrs to the vegetable class resembling minute myce
linn which often increase with fearful rapidy.
Sull without proof to show that inorganic hatler
cannot such bancful form, by the process of anu
sion through common air. carry into the lungs
poison which may disintegIatc tho blood and par
alysc the nervous system. Ii has, fortunately been
clearly demonstrated that the progress of this unknown
enemy through is favorite haunts-the cites-can be
prevented by cleanliness the use OF dslnicctants ana
Strict observance OF sanitary regulations
RELATIVE VALUE OF MANUREs.-M. \. Cavalier
of sonmc France has made experiments SIth SeVtTar tT
successive crops. he obtained without manure, lS
average Weld lie proposed raise this land beet
six plots of ground containing one are eacn ana
separated nom each other by deep furow The crii
zer applied, 10 the first plot consisted of five kogammes
OF supatc of ammonia. two of phosphate o lne two Ot
common potash ana two OF lime; i0 ihe second pot were
added ali the Ingredients used the first except the
lime: the third five kogrammcs Of slphaic OF ammo
ma two OF phosphate of lime, two OF lime but no potash;
10 thc fourth two kilogrammcs OF lime two of potash.
but no nitrogen; the nth. five logrannes Of suphhe
ammonia OF carbonate uf potash two of lime but
no phosphate OF lime; to the sixth, no manure The ie
turn per hcctarc tncaIly p acres was
ON first piece - 81 200 tuns per hcctare.
ON second piece ....... i7.lij tuus per hcctarc.
On third piece. ....... .2j % tuns per hectarc.
ON fourth piece. 1854 tuns per hcciarr.
(u Gee ii
ON sixth piece. ....... 2jjjO tuns per hccair.
The increase the first the sixth was ~ tuns or
u, double. Bccoot being sold a 20 franc. per in ana
artificial fertilizer al 800 fahcS per e'idf' the poh' was
rs irancs hy using the icrtlllzcf.
SpOTS on TIE SJrN.-Mr. Bafour Stewart. in a lee
turc before the Royal Institution, London. on the sun rs
a variable star. cXpreS>cd the opinion that the spots
Tie suns surface are produced by downward currents Of
the surrounding atmosphere the depth Of which had been
eStm1rd M not lcss than ~ 600 miles downward rush
of atmosphere occasoncd exposure Of the body of the
sun and produced appearance OF dark spot an up
ward rush OF the atmosphere produced the bright iccut
that surround the dark spots. AMI seen more con
spcuouSly on the borders Of the SIMS disc Ihs atno
sphere he Thought very sensitive 10 the approach oi
the planets especially oi venus IN consequence ol us com
parativcly short distance ana of Jupiter ia consequence
OF When Venus opposite 10 ~" Earth the spot,
attcn their MAXIMUM which " sometimes - mncl az
1900 miles in diameter From these Aots We estimate
that the rOtates Ms AXIS In about 25 days, hut
there reason to believe that the spots rotate faster than
the body Of the OWING ~ the more rapid rotation OF
the upper portions of the atmosphere which on being car
lcd the center by downward current rcthn-
The velocity possessed in the same manner y,
fbc Trade winds on earth supposed 10 be caused
the different vcOctcs ~ the air near the poles ana IN
the cuuaOnnl regions. In addition 10 the influencing
there are periodical variations OF the spots occurring
about every years. which cannot thus bc accounted
for The lecturer spoke OF the observed during
the total eclipse Of the sun, which hc attributed 10
Ifs afmosnhcrr, and II calculations founded on
those appearances that the hight OF the suns atmosphere
| had been cOIccturcd.