New-York tribune., 1872-08-29
must needs rely on some artificial agency TOT ler
.a,oo The flowers are peculiarly constructed 20

hat tmpOReOle 1or tnc pollth w .f,r
~ Nelson's open Prof Riley discoyelel .Rt oe eIc
was small white moth that did the wor, % 1 & ~ n
,ted On the blackboard how wonderfully wen s & G
sect adaped 70 the purpose & L9 unknown Co eno-
ossts and forms the type of new genus ~ - noSc
anomalous from the fact that the le Iy ymodi6ed
into long prehcnsile-spned ienooT and tSrists II
tentacle she collects tns tnSc pOid and after having
fms fertiized tine flower she conslg1s rev Tgs ~ ~
nn 1rnit the seeds which her lary@ tccl upon ne
stated that the the only M pa on
known which absolutely dee%11Su noe ns IUs So rcpaTk9l%
single species of insect, ana that ls'St ~, ~ i
"A sor Tho purpose There was Nc1utllul a'tpIa-
ton OF means an naSt and animal and Mr. Riley explained
how on Dlrwiuian grounds even thlS ptcgl aIapt i
was Gouhtlcs> brought about 10y Sow degrees ne M I
iuded in closing, 10 practical lla'e OF u' u'
subject. The plant ana rs itu@GHabp @ ,p ttcr oc ,
cnrs throughout the native home of the former In ne
more nortnem portions of the United Stue5 AN ana @ W
Furopo where our Yuccas have been introduced ana are
cultivated for their snowy blossoms the insect Not ho
exs and consequently the Yuccas never produce seeo
CAPSULE in Which it fed enters ground and hhCr-
atc there in an oval sSen cocoon In this stage the
insect may easily he sent by mail from part of the
world 10 another and our tran>atllntc nolSt, iY y M
American Yuccas produce seed without any poisona
effort on their part.
BINARY STARS WI EXTRAORDINARY ORBITS.
Prof Daniel KrGwood was unable to be present "l'h
the meeting The following communication from nun
was read At the meeting OF the Royal Astronomical
Society ON 10th of May, 1872 was announced Dy MI
Wilson investigation Of all tho ODserVauon5 Vi
double stars constituting CASTOR, iloh ii' w
present time, had led to the remarkable eonclnson CnH
The componcnts are moving in hyperboas and c0nSe-
ouently that their mutual relation as mcmDers on S1
fcm is hut temporary The fact, confirmed VIII Oe re-
gardod with great interest and its discovery VIII douo
other bi9Iry systems But while such relation as that
discovered by SIR. Wilson had Dot been previously sus-
pccled, its existence certainly not atogeiner I'M
pFahabe. A. the sun in his progressive motion tnfo-h
space S"nletS f,'S I'm @ ~ ,,e 1bou him I'm narbo
las or hyperboas two bodies OF the same OIdcI OF
magnitude may be brought by their proper motions
within such proximity that their mutual attraction sna
cause each about the Other n hypetb"ic Oipl
Such instances, however, would seem to pe exceptions 10
the general rule the motion Of most binary sS Is
undoubtedly elliptic. dro klrkW4od mas III pIfr,GT9 t
communications called iteho1 10 the % CLott oI az
OF the orbits OF binary stars aud Httonle a., in
tinu I'm accordance with the ncbullr hypotlesl'J 81,
The conponents OF Castor are OF the maSmt2dGs ol
ana 81 respectively If suppose that each before
Ter of planetary system, the results OF perturbation
must have been exceedingly disastrous me TWO Stars
TINS alleged discovery of temporary phyScal connec-
ton between two hxcd stars suggests uuhper oi IN
tercstin. inquiries. In the infinitely varied and COM
plcatpd movements OF the sdercal systems different
iodic ma, be brought into such juxtaposition to
change only the direction Of their motions but also
The orbits of their dependent planets some stars ar
the Of motion Indicated by the specrosc0pe would
pass over an interval equal TO that which sep
aratos from the nearest neShboring systems IN 2OOp
years In view Of these tdcts, me colcSaupe n TV ]
that the temperature of the earts surface al deItut
epoch- h.s depended upon the hlsh or low teuIeIue
O the p0r space thrOugh Whch the SOAR sy stt
has passed, may not be wholly mpropahie ,,..,
possible origin Of buary systems Is also Indicated
b. ~. Wilson'S discovery, Tie comCiaty ccCchiiicit
cf the orbits Of these bodies is well known In some
tAS time OF ihcr PciaSiI @ e at is e1 Of the
s. nearest approach the radius of either star neO
ors envelope greater than the distance between the
ccntcrs OF the two bodies the atmospheric resistance
woIld tend transform the parabold or hypelDod, N
which RE body moving, into al eI!pSe l. ch sl"-
scqucnt return would shorten the period UNI IN the
prJc-, cooling, the stellar atmosphere had so far
contracted longer to involve any part OI It's com
Whether some of double stars whose apparent dis
tauce apart seemed too great TO usy thc ilpoth
of . lVsitIl connection may not .l ~ uIIt- ln
stances OF motion either in parao6as or hyperbos
WHY
Miss j. Swain read excellent paper on Why We
Differ; or The Law Of Variety" in s ton AZ The time
the great temp rance discussion taking place in Sec
ton L. An inability the part OF your CORE spondcnt
10 divide himself similarly into sections must Dc his eX
cusc if gives INSULT lent place draes The lady
dividuil consisted OF a little less hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen carbon, sodium, sulphur ana pA0S-
plorus respectively and Judged that differ noes IN the
proportion of these Ingredients carefully ascertane,
might lead 10 knowledge o the law Of variety IN ind-
Niiuals. The theme fully within the scope Oi the
Association and treated with good taste and oo.iy
II was far otherwise with paper on hsnt an eaoric
theory of attraction, whoh was set forth at great
length by gentleman who seemed to b. ignorant 0t te
majority Of facts a>certaned within the last quarter OF
century on these subjects
GOOD A BLESSING
Prof Swallow began by stating that he original
Maine Law man. lie wished to state few facts and if
they were disputed he would gladly debate them. 1t
seems to De well settled priucipe that man will have
stimuant Tea, coffee, cocoa wines, whisaies, RUNS,
and gins. have been extensively used throushout me
about the evils on strong drink. Can science do any
thing 10 eradicate this great evil II mans taste l0r
cannot interfere think il can and propose
Ei1e we need and the temperance crusade will he we'll
nigh ended. Grape wine does not produce that banker
iug stimulus when is the case with stronger
drinks ana narcotic drugs. We must have wine pure
that ph can safely recommend it. AT the Balti-
more m,ctiug showed that Missouri offers better O-
portumte, grape culture tIan all France. Tnc cen
tral and southern portions OF TINS country can prCIHce
more good wine than all the continent can drink Wine
Is better snulant for Americans than cohee or tet
better suited to their WHY, bilious, nervous cohSuu-
tons
our sparkling wines as good those we import,
but there be question about the who!esomenes ot
dry and sweet VINES and produce their equal u
all respects those of Europe. How snail We make good
wine Ihls Is the important point nave Scletlc 'A'
Concord grape, which Will grow well under even adverse
circumstances Several of these adverse circumstances
were mentioned. Nevertheless gJOd wines bdu pe,ii
produced from these grapes especially stIoug red
wine. The essential points that the soil should not
be enriched by manure; stony ground is pttIdhe Inc
grapes should he fully HpetO be known ~ the act nat
Tie stem is shTivelcd let the grape hang least two
weeks after you think they are ripe Two OF three de-
fecive grapes Will spoil Cask Of wine. Pick when The
grapes perfectly dry and guard against all contact
Of water The the vintage is important tnat
il regulated by officials in Europe. The grapes are 10
he spread to dry for some days, ana mcanWme the
aroma aud sweetness of the grape being perfected
The crushing has to be so complete and thorough that
ali the cells OF the pulp are broken without crushing
sold wine making machinery by breaking the seeds
aud stems spoil the wine Nothing hut the crushing of
the foot perhaps cased in ndiarubber, VIII do THIS
properly part OF the juice pressed OF the
cells it viii not all fermen in the first process The fer
InentatOn must be prompt ana active Inc sugar water
aud fermeut should all he supplied by the must itself.
Aerward il needs 10 be aeraed 10y falling through air;
but as soon fermentation sets in air must he excluded
Details of temperature must be carefully looked after
and some heat must be kept MP after fcImc ntdu0u Tie
wine must he drawn of from the tanks b, a with
tltp OF Tue last is
only fit vinegar Yet you nave nOb wine when thus
drawn or further fermentation goes on in the caSk
which de eIops the flavor and bouquet The chemists of
t'ds Ass, iaOD should investigate tho chemistry OF
Sine Ina The processes are old The result Of
not ascertain the causes Wen