New-York tribune., 1868-01-31
SCIENCE
This skeleton lhs

r,,n Couors MAsToDoN.-Ths skeleton las
uDtCd in the State Geological Hall ut Alba4V by
Prof Hall and his a'slsals s e,n i ~ feo "a n1 m
Whole skeleton following the curve ZVs lest, ana III
straight line l4s teeI
co>,n,,s FLUID-The great sar.6ary value of
~ r'nar9flou az proved by the ate experience OF
P,s,sn army surgeons has been recognized by the "1n,
,aonsl societies for aid to ne wounded IN time Of
& WHO have awarded ~ Mr. Condy theirme for the
siSroyeIy of the dsnieetmg properties OF the aihano
permaDgana'es' "
TrRKEY -RED.-M. Bernard has shortened the
ssae dycug calico and wooden cloths With maddr & py
sTeyOusy ONydzing the OIL used IN the irt pal Ol tD
snutiou of the chlOrato OF potash, and adding, very
gradually, Oxac acid The mixture Is mtei"au p0'i'"
6r some hours. :,
Trps-A -ARGFNT.-This beautiful white alloy,
art made by ralOurcau. consists of twothirds o auh
wan and onehird silver it Is now mIuG oHS
lhf,fs arc valuable qualities in table FURNITURE spoons
2ork gobet and sayers made OF TINS ma1e"l "o rap
hBy coming into Use IN rams
TryrpvrscrxG CITRATE OF MAGNEsIA.A
oresnondent of The Ccdi Ne,oS asserts that the com
pound sold in England under me tniNs ma,e I nerr m
ain T more tha citrotartrate of soda with the ad
on O sagar aud four or five per cent oi supDate VI
magnesia.
0oLoGY.-Dr. Blasus has given in KGtlikerS
Eesfsehy4G part hird account Of bis microscope eN-
eminat,n of brdsggs to ascertain whether they pre-
scnt sufficient dsu gushing characteristics TO separate
s,tsrences revealed by the microscope neither con
s.ant trustworthy and are, therefore, OF no IN
STRUCTURE OF TIE LIvER.-PTof. Herring,
from study Of the minute structure Of the liver o the
rabbit well as many ether mammals concludes Sat
neIs which lie between and have their walls formed
bg the liver cells and which communicate win the hte
Sbuar branches of the hepatio duct The new view is
seeeptcd by Ebcrth and other prominent hstoogsts'
HEAT OF FUsIoN.-The melting point of met
ais and fsble sllicates than usually stated
Wsdcewoods pyrometer ana other similar measuring in
sruments have been found to be quite Iol sh
aemperatures Herr c. sehiEg has shown. by the appca
tnre of glass furnace in operation Is only from lv 70
Equid st s29oC and worked at 1852 Bohemian glass
tube softens at 7G90 and becomes hqud al i@1 - rrG
hours at 17-o 675o Tho gas can be driven of more
sap,dy by increasing the temperature
RIVER IAPRoVRMENT.-An Ofbcer or the
Bned states Survey has lately surveyed the heu
waters OF the MnnesOa River with view Of turnlne
tnte Bois dc Sioux which flows Morrill, ana Is tle piI
eal branch of The Red River Of the North TINS report
ts not been published but s beleyed 10 De laNoaVV M d.
bake Traverse hes south Of the dividing ridge yet o%s
bead Of Lake Traverse to tho head Of Big sone LAKE
Wlfish empcs into MILESTONE Iifer, "a Dihhch ol tns
site these lakes oter-ta Lake, and many other akes
tsiuding Eaow Lake, which lies about AZ NeIth Lau
tnde sciargo their surplus waters into the main branch
al ihe Rcd RIVER OF the North But little dehnte kn0w
sos @ C ou yIT The Whole surface is nearly level
It dees not impossible to dam the Red River at or
sanehes TO be discharged into Big Stone Lake thus form
t4< water communication between Elbow Lake ana tue
RrCuARDsoNs PROCESS FOR MAKING STEEL
1sasy Of the pudding furnaces Of Great Britain nave
htey been improved by the addition OF AN apparatus ior
hoWng air into them resembling that used by Bessener
IN Rakng steel directly from the Tho application OF
fhe mprovemen requires alteration In the form or
e pudding furnace. for II does not essentially
eange the old method Of padding; but by introducing an
fsorh the iron rake rbOe USED 10 stir the metal IL
reduces In quality duration particular stage O the
proeess Instead Of numerous small holes in the blast
Vfpe tubular rabbe, TO suhdivide the current OF arr
shere broad slit rectangular opening about half
oh WIDE and three or four inches long Whch Is more
easily kept sag Two or three tubular rbDleS
arc fitted 10 each furnace be used alternately in order
a. Fre ent rheatng Each is connected 10 the
ns receiver by long flexible tubes of india rubber The
turned bel, the rabble Is introduced ana re-
asais until 10 is withdrawn in order 10 prevent The
narrow aperture from being chOked by cindets By
the blast rahbe the time occupied in bringing
Ee molten iron "A boil" has reduced freu 30 or
~ mnutcs TO TO- At the beginning Of the operation
fhe sparks thrown off Indicate that silica IS being
separated from the mass and soon as the flame
tubular rabbe IS Withdrawn and the common
sabbe Is substituted A humber Of experiments have
demonstrated that the whole process from the time an or
fsIY furnace i Is charged uti the mass Is nhletd
does not consume than hour and quarter The
snahty Of the material produced is said 10 be superior
ssa I'm 10 cae thus has there been failure TO pro
SAGE the desired results