New-York tribune., 1868-04-02
SCIENCE.

UTILIZATION OF SEwAGE.-An experiment is
aow being made at Asneres. Eear Paris, on neid on
from the mouth OF the great sewe sink Two portable
eteamengines pump 500 cubic meters or seWage-%Waer wafer
hQud IA apped directly various crops, and the re-
mandcT treated with chemical agents Tor IT'S pulic
6On and conversion into valuable compounds NJ 10
Chateer has expressed the opinion that the cultivated
hands around Paris can never absorb considerable p0
Titcd into small aotmes which Increase tho cost of
disrbutio second the principal arabic lands leon high
plateauX sopug contrary to the direction OF the streams
and great hculiy would be found in getting rid Of the
excess OF water by drainage.
THE Colon OF STARs.-Mr. John Browning
Of the Royal Astronomical society states hot ceon 4
celestial bodies estimated by comparison with ihc ngcH
ehrOmato scale ~ Admiral Smyth, In which each
color represented Of four drcu degrees OF intensity
Will not possess any relative value unless tafcn M con
the color estimated. Experimenting la relation 10
this subject, he had noticed that the chocolate color 0
the socaled belts Of Jupiter IS much more rerccpIlme
With object glars OF six nces m diameter than WIN
sne ~ inches. small cluster IN Iei%e"s hliEiFh ol an
tndigO-buc with 81 inches, PuSiauhuc with l& mcles
suroyye soy m ~ fr t di.t5,i,n. Ilurucs hv variation
OF aperture many discrepancies between coors attuted
20 double stars by different observers might probably 10
tecCHCilCd.
TAyNIy-L0we has fonnd tlat gallic acid in
solution converted i9o tannic acid under te oxydSlG
Influence uf nitrate Of silver The oAydat u ~ more
Formation Of taI1.n INTO elliic acid has never
been satisfactorily accounted Tor. some llIo
lo prejXistcnce Ol soluble ieuueut IL Van 4lcShehs
memoir 10 tie French Academy o Sciences DESERVES tN
tne ground that tanun undersocs m.thu"pn,ls Oy Ihe
hevclopueut of % species Il fungus u tie solution The
stuO> >hCrc Sis, alone eject d" Change bn6 ING aJhos-
p1ec carries solution Sports which quirc oxygen
tgr t!eir termination. After tlc tSau.Orluaun the
whole OF the C acid indicated bN theory Is present.
put the amount Cf glucose present IS N,ll&t from tlt
fact tntt fNo vegetation assUuiaItSa % portion or IL ~
tle plant IS developed ON t surface uslc or lhc lle
rny Of Tie EJiiu tie vegetation is Huth Er,aiti, ana
kle amount 90 tC acid much smaller Nearly TIE WIOiC
g. Dcn cuuytrcu into CagtOac agid gas To prove lt
Clo tuugs Cu..rS Growth. spills up tIe lli" IL i "Iy
necessary place .u the solution scHe 81 Us microscopic
a. Il
siude the alr
THE PTENIc ACID EEMEDY.-Phenic acid,
which has lluuLtCd Of Lac nv t,lptIh;He TtSlNN IN
bfsitts las also hrcn CG.r.cd wlia success on Ne
(pueiiD acid used !N l.lg.dhd Tor tho cure on
cetJaiu diseases CcuHul 10 >ie' l->ti Iof .lp"'
Ihc ilctAr Oi treatment CustCu.y ~ s!mjr eases vas
very ap.iit>t .a Hc as Cl.-t.oh> Willie Win tioDIc
ciuGl b4 UlluC % fora ml1L'', O.'vH N"S ''I SUN
s-tuuuS Goo tEat. containing >!3il hlliJ "i Ca''.hc
SCI. Ior tlu. iI,ss I" 't Nouid ne I'n tAl .-''''
EIt De- not U-, Eu. t' fu" "tHiliitt H,i' WI -','.t
tiru WHO have care 80 -ttr Noud Int bho" Lo" 20
ust EJ.i ll tt .ir or l.'ls.uu .i earn c "ti.
90 tIus}.c acids j, u1Gt. Ntf having lt.u lt E.t
.s tttu lu ,', a.Ai-.ti 70 SuEr 'hr''.A o.. '''"
cOu-..r OF. .---u'lr 90 3. ~ >...i''i I'D 't.s 40,
Fi,e atlI c;r.giui, rC.aecF % Irooi Io
TIL, D., I.tt t tic acu ava a.i a.u,lt' .t
s.t,t .ret. uIrlr 0f farH'gc plaster which is
ytcs cni.H t5- cuaia,, t ac air ".". l-rFcy i"C
Z. o. tt. Us t4l.tt. 4lt u tie lit r
WtUl take 90 lu'g tlt1t H ti> il' 4r'' '4
.. ca animal after guurl, 80 lU u"ac li E'ir easy
rd Will fic g 1ui .tTt, "t tir >.i, lndlt 'o
gass through 10 flC" lcct u.g lls IhtL'"t.d Mitu
khe required substance. C'Jdt f".c lo ut "HtV: Ct
NLia G.,s is washed Jiih q very weak so't1u u las
Ecid. Ng'.,rr- -nItt is 9-UIrioc Hy adding &o"Nt J
pr.t.t- oi HI, - 80 butter Or o'her 4-flJ A~e',4s