New-York tribune., 1868-04-29

CO.. rofed of cTyst2ne rocks in the Grsos, ,aid Their
pn O over Io nile Of dry stones which crow
the summit. end were preparing y. d nriclng .ns,"n
m m ou st Of his body which soon assumed the
character OF burn. At the SAM uc -, sOu.u soo ,
thing Ike the Vibrations OF tun% FORK came from the
stick, resting against tho stones Taey S0rated t, sTopg
and heard stand out and young Fenchman of the party
declared that could feel his moustache growing anu
sensa7ion of flowing currents was experienced by all
present and was evidently the result OF eeccly essS
bese TbenomeTa dininished and eventually ceased
The sky cloudy aud the travellers were 0verakeh Dy
storm OF hail and seet before completing their descent
RpoNyr PowDERs-AccOrding to DIR. Wagner
of Gerany the usual bronze coors arc really metallic
The metals employed are Tor the mSs part cEpper nta ho
an impalpahlo powder. The first and most common l,
tbn leaves which are rubbed with scratch brush
through an iron After being ground with OIL te
~, nav Le reduced by filing and the sharp angular
particles thus formed fattened by rollers DIT Wag,
oxyd Of copper the vapor Of the petroleum product
known as RhiSolene l6 pounds OF wmGh VIII IeiGco ~ ~
same vapOrit is amellated in mortar Various shades
be given to this powder by means OF the TapoT 0I
contains little sulphur, beautiful variegaed coos VIII VIII
0e produced The proportions OF the metals d ~ ~
zino for orange from 80 TO "a OF copper ana On
10 10 of zinc. red bronze is composed entirely ol ccpP
CoTToN WAX.-Mr. L. Schunck, in a paper
read before the Manchester Literary and fMosoPhoai
Society some of the constituents OF cotton hDer
describes the organic substances OBTAINED Dy MN HO
unspun cotton yarn the most interesting pi Wth mS &
waxy matter isouble in water, but soluble III ether anu
alcohol II concentrated solution IN b0lhIg alconO DO
allowed TO cool the greatest part IS deposited causing
the LIQUID to assume the appearance OF thcK MIltc
Jelly, consisting OF microscopic needles or scales Wheu
this Jelly filtered OFF aud dried 1t shrinks very much
and is converted into coherent cake, WllCh mas Way
IFS melting point is between $50 and SO c. at higher
temperature it is volatzed. When heated on platinum
il burns with bright flame The author thinks 1t proDa-
ble that this substance covers the cotton hbers Win
thin waXy film and this impaIts to them Their well Wen,
~
and composition 1T approaches very neaHy ne
and of the carnauba palm He proposed the name
OF cotton wax TO distinguish 1t from other nearly aueu
bodies
PLEURO- O-PNEUMoNIA.--Many of the leading
farmers in French Flanders have checked the noads of
this formidable cattle disease by incubation. NJ Barl
visited the prize farm Of NJ Fevet of Masny who yearly
attens nearly 800 IN sheds containing goo stalls ther
feed beng chiefly mangold refuse from beet sugar Woiks
ssG peormeS sy "T M Wems After cutting Of the hair
OF the lower end Of the tail, three or four ncsons are
made and small quantity OF virus is inserted rms
rs rs the liquid extracted from the lung mot too much
eecOmpOsed) of animal that has been killed under an
weeks a series of symptoms manifested. They con
the part Of certain pusules on the incsons
trenty Of the tail swe and exhibits sort OF ganGrene
Is Ry eN S%1s S m d
lated at the time Of his visit In few cases the nanma
adjacent TO the point q attachment Upon the appear
Of modification the veterinary performs an opera
ton for the removal docomposed nesh, and the
wounded parts then washed with jet OF fresh water
passing through ndla-rubber tube. This produces
excellent results, except in Winter. Experience has
shown that where incubation is practced the loss Of
animals in the infected districts does not exceed one OF
two per cent.
AMBER.-Thls fossil substance is supposed to
be the product Of extinct conere 1t resembles the
resins and sometimes found on fossil wood aud nelos
Inies Sueoinie Insects which inhabited tho ancient
propeTtes of amber are well known The Greeks called
IL "eiekhOn," from which is derived the word "elec
trcity" Amber is brittle and tasteless " Is lttle
color and often transparent The exact constituents OF
amber have not yet been ascertaned 1t mixture Of
resins succnic acid and volatile oil containing several
hydrocarbons. After treatment with ether the nsolu
bic part said to have the same composition as camphor
Amber may be dissolved by pure akals and by suphurc
acid. When it IS subjected TO fumng nitric acid "ar
fetal musk is formed Amber is now in great demand
Tor m4uthpeces OF smoking pipes ana various limitations
are honey stone (melltlte OF aumnal and eOpal nsn
Prom these may be readily distinguished by means OF
heat HOneystone s nfusbe copal takes fire and melts
| Ivy drops, while amber burns with htful flame. Tho
largest specimen @ 0f amber amber & known weighs IL n and
The Chief supply is now from North Eastern Prus
out Of the Sins and Is generally foaHd after stor@
PROT g. zSddasH & Of me yniysrsty Of KonHgs6ers has
geological formations OF the amber region called sam
gather the following lnformation "fhe blue earth" or
amber earth on the west hes on the level Of the sea-
under deep beds OF sand OF the tertiary formation
the stratum OF amber eah beng Only three or four feet
nation In this indeed IL abundany but is not
bed-that is cubic sand-from to
pound Of amber may be reckoned as about tho
The pieces OF various sizes, those weighing
much as half pound being seldom found and larger
81 sre TV u and Worm and their e and ongs
somewhat rounded, but not to sufficient extent 10
oblterate the various forms which they originally re-
eeved the liquid resin OF tree. such pins, drops,
and plates which formed between the bark and the
wood or between yearly rings of growth OF the stem
Frequently also fine Impressions Of the parts Of the
plants wblch produced them can DO distinguished
amber for some tine, but not very long, rolled
about by the water previous to Their deposition With
only In small pieces, which were probably halfdecayed
tree has never yet been found in the amber earth, and
solid pieces Of foot IN length very
are Of especial interest aud there are even some so com
pletey penetrated with that they appear
In the ambcrearh" and the lower part Of the quick
sand" just above IL there also occur pieces o compact
as those which found the everything ferrugnous
sandstone The ember-eaTth by lies IN s orig
inal bedhst is not in the soil OF the old forest which
coHtc sand" is marine formation, and tie amber Sas
washed into II by the in which crabs seaurcbins
and oysters lived. from the habits OF these
amber, It may be inferred that the deposition
Of latter occurred not very far from the shore and
from the condition Of the amber that its disposition took
place proportiORatey short time, aud that considera
DE stores Of II must have been collected In peghborng
localities In the beds above ADD below the amber
earth" only few isolated pieces of amber occur.
alternate nate nphea&T & ana the ahd
waves Of the still continue their work Of destruction
which they commenced thousands or years ago, and
yearly lessen the Of the country IT, however other
countries can only complain OF the damage which the sea
has inflicted their coasts here amply repays loss
IL has caused When ashed by the storms it tears up the
amber out OF the deepng beds OF hmberearth by the
help OF the seaweed torn up at the time from tho
beds of the the amber heaycd upward and carried
the surface OF the water and when the STORM abaes
and the becomes calm, carries the ambet together
with pieces Of older brown coal and fresh marine plants
on to the beach, where hundred hands waiting to
intercept 10 with netA. That is tho "amheI drawing"
trying occupation, which demands Strong and hardy
ame for the cold Winter Storms yield the richest booty
But many pieces Of amber nevertheless do not reach the
fholn nd n1