The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-12
CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.

| CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.
1 Prot. Rutherford. of Kings college, Eng
land. is now occurring on physiology. He
narcotized . frog with opium, and then took
out its heart and placed 1t on glass plate
in little pool of serum, just to keep the
organ moist. Strange to say, 1t kept en-
lpulsating precisely as when In toe BODY.
lAfer watching the phenomenon while, be
cut the tbr0bbing heart transversely in two
pieces, through the middle of the yentricles.
The apex was quiescent, but the base con.
tinued ptlsatiDg as before. Why the death
of one part and not the other Dividing
the contfactine muscular fibfes by which
cOntractiCns were formed explains the -ra-
tionale OF the experiment In regard to the
quiet half of the heart. al.i - rcRl1
Prof. Panceri, of Naples, after long se-
ries of experiments on the phOsphOreeence
of the sea, is satisfied he has solved that diff
fcult problem. Heretofore the theory Of
that acquatic fire which gives waves in .
dark night the. appearance of liquid fire, was
1 an animation from phosphoffc matter in the
bodies of very small aquatic mites. 50 incal-
culably numerous their combined luminous
points gave volume of brightness on !sgi.
1 tating the water. But Prof. Pancerf says 1t
Is not living organized forms that produce
the phenomenon, but the dead matter or des-
| duamatiOns OF the surface of their tiny
bodies. absorbing solar light. which Is given
out when put In undulatOry motion. There
is an analogy in this, found In decsyed wood
/ and pu .rescent fish, which becomes wonder
fully phosphorescsnt in a moist, warm at
m0sphere. .g4e,f H.. g.o4ri,E .5.l '-'-
| AMMONIA As A CURE FOR SNAKE BITBS.-
As many as eight thousand persons die an
nually. In British India and Burmah, from
the effects of snake bites. The Inspector
of Police to the Bengal government now
reports that OF 939 cases, in which ammo
MIA WAS freely administered, 502 victims
have recovered, and in the cured instances.
the remedy was not administered till about
3 Ia hours after the attack, on the average.
In the fatal cases, the corresponding du-
ration OF time was 4 ] 4 hours, i iISe
STAGNANf WArRR AND MILK.-It has been
known for q long tluae that milk standing In
room where patients are sick becomes per
meated with the subtitle poison of the dis
ease. COntagion has also been spread
through milk, by reason Of persons recovef3
ing from sickness attending to the labors of
the dairy. The kind Of grass or fodder on
which the cows feed also gives peculiar fla
vOr and dlslity to their milk. In addition
to these facts. 1t has recently been demon
strated that the most startling Consequences
may ensus from the animals drinking stag
nant water. Professor Law, Of Cornell Uni
yers,ty, has examined with microscope milk
Of an unusual, ropy appearance, and found
IL full Of those fungi or vegetable organisms
that abound In staguant water. On inqul-
~, he found that the cows from which It.
came had only stagnant water to drink, and
Investigation revealed the fact that the
blood OF the animals tee med with these fun
gi,, aud that the cows were In feveriSh, un-
healthy condition. The warning which
this discovery ought to convey is very sim
pie. It Ia the duty Of dairymen TO see that
!nsl- cattle h.ss ssRR4f 6! RSIsi sxsss
Of the community should induce them TO
employ none but the very cleanest r 49,.
How TO STor BLEEpfNG At The NOsE.-
It is worth while to know how to stop
the bleeding from the nose when it becomes
excessive. II the finger is pressed firmly
upon the little artery which supplies blood
to the side Of the face affected, the result is
accomplished. Two small arteries, branch
ing up from the main arteries on each side
Of the neck, and passing over the outside
Ot the iaw-bone. stfPpiy the face with blood.
II the nose bleeds from the night nostril, for
example. pass the finger along the edge OF
is felt. Press hard upon II, and the bleeding
will cease. Continue the pressure five min.
utes, until the ruptured vessel in the nose
has time to contract. f.......,
PLATE GLAss.-PIate glass, such as Is
used tor mirrors, h properly called east
glass, for it is in reality cast In an iron mold,
aud afterward polished. A quantity of
melted glass is poured from the pot upon
the cast iron table, and is then rolled out BY
an iron roller. In this way q large slab OF
glass Is m ade, and its surface, after anneal-
In S- md down a1d fipatu liohn hxyl
friction with another slab Of glass. An
immense amount Of plate glass OF this de.
scription Is produced annually, amounting
to many millions of square feet. It is used
In the rough state also, as covering to rail-
way stations, aud for other similar pur-
poses, being found well adapted to such |
uses. - -.----..- -LaI
Another kind of plate glass. with a num-
ber Of longitu 1inal perfor4tions in 1t, has
come into extensive use, for the purposes |
Of ventilation. This glass may be described |
as cast in mold, and thea perio ated by a
plate OF IRON, studded with thin projecting
pieces. so that the plate Is perforated wher. /
ever these pieces have been placed. Me-
chanical means ars also used to give q |
ribbed surface to plate glass, in order to |
make ii more dispersive OF light, this sort !
of glass being much employ ed az substi- |
tute for ground glass. % .e TAX
: "A peCuitM sOtb W LAufucu SldSS tS HOW |
considerably in use for windows. The pat
tern is pressed In the glass by q msld, and |
then, by a subsequent process, glass of anO-
iher color Is allowed to flow INTO it. The |
whole is then ground down. to y uniform
surface; and the result is, an inlaid pattern
nf glas, Of one color In glass of another.
The windows thus formed are pleasing in !.
their appearance. but want brilliancy of |
color. Among the triumphs of the plate
glass maker, must be reckOned those vast
specimens which are to be seen in some of
our metropolitan stores and warehouses.
Nothing can exceed the elearness, purity
and brilliaacy OF some OF these magnificent |,
and costly sheets, IN IN,
HIS NAME The Washington eOrrespon-
dent Of the Pittsburgh Ersnms ChronicIe re-
lstes the following: , ,-.E ..l. - 4
An amusing incident occurred at the late
af the Maine Republican Asso-
ciation In this city. Arrangements had been
made for grand entertainments, and some
,f the members of the Association were
acting rs ushers at the door of the Hall. In
he early part OF the proceedings modest |
ooking man presented himself and de ,ired
.du'sslon.. ~ 'i' 'sf'- 90 srt 'Fsr
: &" Where Is your ticket" demanded the
Usher. f.s5- "..-T -, ~ &rfn.
III have no ticket" was the quiet re-
lpOnse. blu. ! vn5v ,u..r
s"Well, you can't come In without one. II
you had been invited. you would have =
,icket." sr,-.... t7 l.
81 was invited, but no ticket was furnish
ed. VIII You send for one Of the officers of