New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-26

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nresentiy provide itself with new body Some curious
experiments Of this kind were made by Mr. Irembley,
ne first observer Of this interesting object lie cut an
individual lonsudiually into TWO equal paris, ie2fns
half speedily replaced the haf 1t had lost aud thus were
formed two complete animals remaining sun uIlte az
the base The experiment has been carried still urtheI
hydra has been cut into nearly forty fragments ana
every Of the fragments became III snort ume an
The food Of the polyp is received into the cavity fits
body and there, though there Is no visible dseSVe
II the animal turned inside OUT so that Wnat was ~
exterior surface becomes Tvs stoacn d g ~ st s
TO return once more to vegetable world The light
which he microscope has thrown upon the processes OF
reproduction Of cryptogamc vegetation Is very relhaIh
able Before the application OF the Instrument 10 inc
study NJ these organisms plants OF this series sup
posed form exception 10 the law wnch governs
Vegetable reproduction generally In all OF them now
ever have been clearly recognized by the aid OF TINS
powerful instrument OF investigations the entire aPpas
tus which conspicuous In me anthers ana INC p
of the phanerOgamc series so that the seeming exception
does exist IL has been proved also, tnat bions Wy
fungi different forms OF 1Iucuhcatun HppI III 'o =, -,
Individual and reason exists Tor believing hat h
croscopc fungod vegetation IN great measure ueg be
mined in all the visible forms OF us deNeIoIneDl, ~
conditions to which the different germs may DC
The number Of sporules when ssnES fungus la3
duce is beyond computation ~ ms Deen 20 .h M ~
saws Dr. Carpenter that single individual OF Ine pun
hail tribe may send forth no fewer than lOOOOOWi Dut
mis- seems TO me TO be number far below the real marx
Tber mlnnteness" the writer continues, is such
of The 6uest possible dust that it difficult 10 con
ceive of place from which they Should De eGcluueu
are floating about in the atmosphere for all the forms
OF fungous vegetation which appear to be OF dieIeht
snecies and which arc only found In particular
situafions - the pucciId rOsge for instance, only
upon rose bushes; the Isdrah JeinG only on he e1ore
AIMS Of cats ia humid and obscure situations, ana OJgge
ma erqua upon the hoofs OF dead horses; but are war
To1G i small and that the facts Just stated only ind
cate the modifying influence Of the circumstances under
This VIEW gives seeming Of probability TO the opinion
entertained by some microSoOplsls that the luieol9
/ ,fa1Ia a
0uence Of the discase-thc fung0d germ HhuhR no CON
giI soil Tor its development IN the healthy organism
but appearing when morbid condition has peeh aIeSuy
established But TO this view IS opposea no n.y. m,
H. communicated by incubation with the germs OF tie
fungi; while the other hand II may be urged mat IN
ocustion Is a much more cnectua mode OF Introduction
than The mere external contact Of the germs with tie n
eous membrane The question oolarge to be discussed
TAIN diseases which are known to he highly infectious,
| and others which are often epidemic are actually AZ
tended with large development OF iungOd NegetA'In
| OF the first class may be mentioned the
smallpox, tho fungod nature OF which mas oeeh demon
srated by the able researches OF our eonhymhh r j.
y Salisbury Of Cleveland, ONO, and OF the second inc
cholera. Dr. salisbury las also shown ,hat tyPhoS ieyei
Is occasoned by fungus IA the blood when ues'o'S
! the white glObules filling them win us spores
There ore various cutaneous diseases IN when iln'
gold gro%th accompanies morbid eonultio 81 mo
of which it is either the cause or the consequence Inc
nea fdV0Sa, disease OF the scalp haPpy IaIe COVE
the head with yellow scales WhlSi ooislss
of such "A vegetation The thrush IN the mouths OF ch'
| rem Is made up Of white patches OF smliA vegetable
character. On the other manu- therG NIo o.eh ~" m
vegetable grOwths lining the stolnachs OF PORTIONS OF the
|
| times even OF man hnself-wlch produce no lmiheot
atey Injurious effects Some OF these exhibit great Nar'
Scrivorons beetle the passus eor1ut which lives in
sumps OF old trees aud feeds on decaying WOOD, Dr
Oh tnis Aia gIcr Clicked Win" similar vegetation
| especially In cOunir1esi the spores hAy.
| INK been Introduced through the epracles or
breathing pores In their sides Dr. Carpenter remarks
mat h Is not nj al In the West Indies to see
individuals OF species oi POhscs coTcspouHg 10 lhe
wasp of England flying about with plants Of Their own
length protecting from parts Of their bodies ANA
similarly II may Do remarked That We OFTEN see minute
little crstaceans, the Cyclops OF the Cypr 20 sn9l as
10 seem only like moving points IN the water when placed
under tho microscope TO be loaded Gown uy slPiavi
diatomr uuiceular vegetables having stems, or py u-
blcoar animalcues, little animals which construct Tor
seeming 20 occasion tho animal when carries them inc
| slightest Inconvenience.
Ihe microscope furnishes the means OF discovering tho
mute 10 be treated by ordinary methods Oi analysis II docs
s'i In ~ for The detection Of osors organic
or mineral by showing the action reagents p'c-ry
showing the peculiar optical eiec produced by polar.
lied lght or by simply mahhg mhuiiest tHe mefn"Ll,M
structure Of th1 object under nNcslgallOn IL ques'
tons Of medical jur-qntonce tho nioiiaton ~ i1I.
MI thus often Gse.ye' he bS@ asd q. ' tS
ogestion whether tho blood. II prosont, Is that OF
sc which stfikingly Illustrates THIS abatement a man
spoctcd ~ murder was found Win bloody knlle IN
s possession. lie accounted Tot tic sialu by saying
bat he had using the knife for cniitg beef Tue
implement was given to an expert Ni,. ,.e 1,ao''o.e
who pronounced mat ihc Dood va Hu.lA .'ov. A'.I
that II had proceeded from living body and not rom
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certain vegetable hh,ts, when ho ploiounced 20 he e.
ton and winch were found 10 agree win the material ~
the murdered mans ueckclot Ana ne FOUND also pres
eut numerous tcssclatod optheha crlh-s9ch oels as
line the membrane ~ the throat ana OF no other
scd 10 cut the throat OF human being, who wore cot
neckclock at the time The dec.ion OF the instru,
equally conclusive. In instance in England, q Grim.
u was convicted the evidence Of the sand which no
had brought his boots from the scene Of his crime aud
which the microscope unerrlngy traced 10 It's true
In tic detection Of the adulioraton OF drugs groceries
and other articles o. da commerce tle microscope !,
| ipgOn CITY all the supplies purchased or rendered for
purchase for the military hospitals aud medical stores OF
scOpic examination and in this manner an Immense
amount OF fraud IS prevented and an immense saving
| secured 10 the Government very common form OF
ndncratou I'm aunine and other valuable powders used
nm medicine il 20 mix with them powdered gypsum, sugar
or starch enc and he Te Of poazs light greatly ae
tates the discovery Each starch granue etheitS In
cross and TO the words Of tho late Horace Mann n
| might Potato Starch, his Mark"
The microscope study Of the elementary tissues Of
the higher order OF animals has also shown along with
such endless variety Of detail and such assoca
ton OF each variety with particular natural group that
by the examination Of the minutost fragment OF bone
for instance, TO pronounce with confidence rs to Tho
especially in regard TO the teeth whose pecuarte,
Of structure have been 80 thoroughly studied and de
TO distinguish even genera ana species When IL was an
nOunced that Baron CuNler inc hc OF single bone
as instance TOOTH wOnld undertake TO reconstruct
the entire skeleton OF the animal OF which II had been
part the statement seemed almost 10 border the in
credible But to-day may 60 further, and say that
as from the merest fragment can reconstruct tho
TOOTH Is no longer necessary 10 have specimen
animal large enough 10 be visible 10 the naked IN
order 10 enable us 10 portray tho animal himself.
What OF tho vertebrates Is true TO great extent
Of the other great sub Of the animal world
structure Of their harder parts theshes for instance
mOlusks cTustaceana, &c. having regularly organized
structure varying with the different groups but nyar
able for the same that microscopic fragment OF any
| oucha n mi 10 fix tbo pla "A