New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-25
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

BENEFITS or VACCWATION--PreviO to the
introduction OF vaccination the annual dcathrao from
smallpox WIS 5000 20 the million, which has been gradu
ally reduced In Europe, ~ proportion TO its being made
million.
A NEW CUEE FOR CoNsUlPuON.-Dr
Clorsoy 90 Llnes France gives account in the Bit
1ctn dc IkcrGpcQe OF several eases ofpuimonaIy com
plants accompanied with splitting Of blood which nave
been cured Dr. the Of areuate Of soda admnisered
daily Ia doses of six uILgrammcs, l. e. nearly Ohe'OA'
OF a grain each.
NEW FIGURES Formed BY ELECTRCiT1'-M'
Kuudt describes in PogeendoIfs AltHdiel KIND OF ny
ures G.fiug from the WelllIOwu Lichtenocrs hgues
which are formed by electricity when very nhey DOW
iere sTh,tqucps such as LycopOdium, are apped 10 an
insulatOr Tire new figures are ioimeu on 80
ing surface AND lre less dcroulan IMAM lo Lei.vY5IS
upon the pecular kiud Of electric developer empoyeo
IMPROVEMENT IN ROLLING lRON.-mr. Robert
Roblgson OF England has invented an improved roller
Io manufacturing iron plates bars, rails, &C., which has
beeD successfully used 10 thc Coalbudse Iron WORKS.
inc ncs roller tubular instead OF solid with stream
OF water inside for tie purpose OF keeing It GonErt-
tNciy cool and preventing nudHo expansion ~ Us liOa
seven - csHt cvis per tan lighter t, taG cTot or
Tic saving h G eost Is eaan',ed 20 10 pGI cei ' N
the new roll, OF lst much longer tAah so.u 4o s5;6c9
dies SUCK 60 tch hollow r0'l,; therefore, te uhiShou
Bal Ok plate made uy diem presents hn'r ouIi'ce'
LEAKAGE ALABUN.-Mr. +. dc ConnckcK'
shpouAeg Of aayre, France has been led' Oy recent
accidents which have occurred from Che entrance OF
T.
pumps were Of no avail, 20 dcen an aplrlS t To- t
purpose or indicating, g an times, by an aitl I tlc lo
Of water the mold. The principe Oh inc aipa,a,Sa
llat of float Doe communication VIZ" 1l .l' .'l 80
pr,y3Ird with q ratchet and CctfNt arrangement ana
counter weight, which, IN their normal condition. mann
st rss M he ascent Of water In tho hold of the vessel
tae equilibrium is destroy ed amt the rlCh'J WMch pro-
vented tEe movement Of lie striking apparatus DeIhE
i, ,,ry 10 the W0rE.u- OF this Indicator, IS the
winding 40 OF the weight. which gives MOTION 10 the
sinking machinery.
TIE EAR.-Dr. ~ Cousins paper, in a recent
nuubcr or french journal treats of injections aud III
,teisJious into the ca, He considers nkevarm water
the best and most innocent emurut that can be used Tor
tt delicate lrlrt Milk various Oiis, uUciioginou5 ana
organic substances behind, winch, AFTER short stay IN
tie meatUs, begin to cTWeut, dud nus cause IlCS lt
Ina which 10 Is perfectly sonhe. Ata i.ISt'tOl t ~
made with syTIl$s having am eA' large tA'N- 10 ltc
VeuctrUtlu 900 lar mo the lat"tUa aU AI.s
any past Moreover, the Quu >Huad go ia Ici! Seh.y
50 as nos 90 give auy NO,,ut shock 10 the ynpanui,
which, should N happen 80 De tAli "oa-d run tit Sh oI
r.pure. on tile utuer .ud, in order To DO sure That me
meatus the latte shUuld c keeps as iucn as Osuie i'll
perpendicular position during the opera PIe5
10 Set any eNtf<"uH shp.l4t'o O"y % -, .Io
ear Many very ingenious Instruments nave Deeu
myeutcU iog tUe purpose OF extracting suos,aht rs ~
frOu tCCJr bur. according - mo Hulut, tAty are al
useless when not d..gurOus. the method Inc proposes is
sample enough ANA appears to answer any emergency
Is an extremely IHTp-uernups an Impossible case
tat a extraueuUs body should happen 10 fl so exactly
i tie ncatns completely Co o0SiruC6 ia passage; u
generally leaves lutcS.JDs, lhiUu2u winch ".tf poured
into TAO S.r mast htS,s,I'tS l,no,,',' 90 IL =
most end. Now the liquid, $50 introduced, WI atd"4iiy
rSe and exercise pressure upon Tie Iutuutf from ne
hind anu 500 manner get DO ulott Di on'lh osc.;. =
he has never EIJWI Instance OF tlS 'iht hlttAo"
To f but tlar on the contrary, DO has succeeded u
cases vhc;8 extraction with Instruments had DeeE tred
vain 10y tEy most drAlcluuS Bands