New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-24
SCIENTIFIC ,No7EtS.'

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! PHosPHoREsCENcE IN THE FORMATION OF
ozoNE.-Dr. Larrasn has found that pure oxygen gas
reduced by pressure Of two mIimeters, ess,
becomes luminous under the influence OF electricity This
effect proved TO be due to the formation OF from
oxygen viii also become luminous when exposed to
| current Of electricity in the same 1i
ORIGIN OF CULTIVATED VARIETIES OF PLANTS.
| The Gdrdne's Chronicle says awe have always
thought that great deal of the difficulty OF referring
Species either fruit or any cultivated plant
TO their Wild original, owing the length OF time
during which they have been cultivated which has given
opportunity for new conditions 70 produce an alteration
ia their characters perhaps TO confirm aecden
tai variety which has first led man 70 appropriate to his
| use some exceptionally hne OF useful plant.
| TRANSPORTATION OF THE SUGAR PRoDUCr.-
Messrs Rousseau and Bonnaerres plan Of converting
the sacchaFine juice of Of pecu
liar sacoharate Of lime and OF transporting this salt in
sugar from distant ports to the place where
10 is be refined is 20 be tried large scale In
some OF the French Colonies. This compound Is very
hard can be kept any length OF time and can be trans
GIGANTIC ELECTRICAL INsrRUMENT.-The
largest nductonco yet made is that constructed by Mr.
apps for the Royal Institution Of London lila
feet long and two feet in diameter The soft iron
weighs 1913 pounds the primary wire weighs I5 pounds,
secondary wire Is $50 miles 10 length. Forty Bun
sen elements supply electricity for the primary coil:
thick. -
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far less expensive than the genuine ebonywood and
capable of receiving finer polish is prepared in the
following manner Sixty parts OF charcoal made from
seaweeds are treated with dilute suph9rie acid and
Of liquid glue 81 gutta perchs and y Of India rubber.
OIL to render them geatnous next add 10 parts OF coal
tar OF pulyerized sulphur OF puIyerized anm ana
Fan, and after having been cooled is ready for use
ARE PIGEONS OPIUM-PRooFf-Dr Wier
Mitchell. American Psychologist has made the sngu
lar discovery very large doses Of backdrop may DO
given pigeon internally and solutions Of suphate OF
ducng sleep. The last experiment. made by him seems
10 pgeS9 Sn dar S5S 5ng pre- re-
gave, between M and O'Clock al grains OF powdered
OPIUM in soft pills Of three grains EACH Except tho
usual tendency to remain quiet. none of the common
evidences of opium poisoning appeared, and the pigeon
was we'll and active next day. n ,. .r.5r t...
INK FROM ELDER BERRIEs.--The DeHtsche In
dus,re Zei,tng publishes the following process Tho
bruised berries after being kept earhen vessel for
three days. are pressed and filtered The juice is OF
intense dark color requiring about 200 parts OF water TO
this filtered juice, add ounce OF snlphate OF iron. and
Of crude pyrogneous acid The Ink thus prepared
has, when first used, violet color but when dry an
black This nk bs soe @ -
soon in writing it flows easily from the pen, without
cumming and the letters formed By do not spread on
the paper and run into one another
A NEW THERMo- ELECTRIC BATTERY. -
Messrs Mare diamond lately exhibited at the French
Academy Of sciences battery Of sixty elements, com
posed very small bars Of gaena and Of thin sheet iron,
arranged - the form Of 910W 50 en a. 70 aPPS
barsprecsey the plan followed by other expermente
The specimen OF the battery exhibited was found 70 have
the electro motive force Of u Bunsen element NJ Be
quere afterward read long paper on the subject OK
batteries, in which he expresses the oPn
ion that such batteries constructed either Of metallic
alloys or, in the specimen exhibited, OF metallic sui
they extremely liable detrimental changes brought
on by heat.
PRoPosED RAILWAY TO PUGET SOUND. A
cha
pany under tho charge Of Col J. o. Hudnutt of Chicago.
TO make a preliminary survey OF a route for branch
railway from Monument Point at the north end OF salt
Commenced their abors on the 22d day of October
and finished on the 18th Of May. on which day thsy
The party enough TO demonstrate the teasbty
over s the Raj. River Mountains comparatively low
range about 1000 feet above salt LaRehen passed alonR
north side for miles Burnt River then up.
Burnt River for short distance TO Powder River Valley
from thence Grand ROunde Valley 10 the foot OF
the Blue Mountains This range was crossed BY follow
ing Grand Rounde River and Pelican Creek upward %
Umatilla River, which empties into the COLUMBIA Ihs
most difficult part OF the route surveyed IN distance on
sss miles was found on the Blue Mountains; but the
survey fully proved that the average grade for ten miles
SO TO 90 feet per mile FROM Umatla landing the Co
iumbia River Portland, the mouth Of the villa
mette River, little more than 30 miles tue whole de,
scent only about 900 feet The route from Portland To
point on Puget sound distance on aSO1' ~ eeiai
reports already made to the Goyernment hs oonstroc
ton or a railway IS rtEaIutu as qultc icas4Oo'
KEEPING FRUIT.-After giving a condensed
account OF experiments in preserving the fruit OF 1867
according TO Prof. Nyces system, which has already
heen fuly expained In THE TRIBUNE Tutons Journal Of
Uoriieifre saws: think readers Will Do strack
with one remarkable difference between the frult kept in
mis- house and that beyond its season ~ COM
mon icebouse viz that the former was longer In rpen
ing and kept longer than that which had never
been house. while fruit preserved In tue OdhaI
ice house Is we'll known perish as removed
perhaps however, this difference would not be 50 grea
I'm fruit taken FROM the house In warm weather. Tor VIII
be noted that nearly all that mentioned was removed from
the house in the Winter The accounts OF last years crop
are not so fayorabe but this Is said to be largely OWING
TO the of the part OF those In charge OF e
house i'm maintaining uniform temperature ana degree
OF moisture Constant and vigilance In regard 10
thes points Is absolutely necessaryue as much 50 M
I'm managing "A greenhouse. The principles upon
which tho flavor and fragrance Of FRUIT De
pend are extremely Volatile; and WIN al ov t1s
had previously failed TO do anything more than
10 keep the Winter pears month beyond the usual s
OF rpening ordinary cellar; but SUMMER ann "a
tumn pears such Bartlett, Seckei, or Louise
Jersey. have before been keptp "a thoaa
feet order until January February. nut ,.ho,s
who expect to keep fruit peIiecty, "a ,ba nost
the utmost care in gathering and handilbg @ as Well
srunuons attention 10 neatuess aud eleaD.,Ss - NJ
"a ~, rho general OF the house, VII s
Ia disonnouted We may add that sPev ~ 49,
tlan frnn the house at Cambridge Apru ~, Ao9', a..
carried 10 England 10y Mr. Wilder aI" Roor nartv ON
~ 90 ~ c same month, exciting much ktAuhSaIou
VI ,r,rsa M their perfect presefSauoii s0mo VI
Rivers's guests being at hrst RATHER 80, ,ha
.trsnt mat beside having been Kept over from tho
nrsous season they had made voyage aeross ING Az
| lantic.