The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-09-05
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

IT Is SAID thaJ GOI" may w W.
tanned from quartz VEINS ''Iu'' ! 'tIu,u tTn.
completely by means "l I.'', Io I''"''
by the ordinary m''''o"T ~, ~ "'n"15" ',,'l,-',,
nation WIN mercury ! "G 7, 'C a."
consists IN hr'V l'''N 'i,"t"H I,,;H ,L' ''o
quartz, ana 'hch In''o",Ii"H ,,H eIl,J I"
powder INTO II 'r"c'nlc P"',,S ',',' ,
with meIt'u Hln'' Nv ''',L,,' ~, ,n,I m
al immediately taxes "P '"' 6oIID 6I,
lcavin" the quartz ~ " T'"E y" 1 wv, m,
surface, Whl'h Is ~ w '"t'''',''' i', ,,,I
After all tho H.,:;,I H"ar,A l'1' m %''I Ioo";nt VIM"
up, the Hlnr IS ulH'''.I" ''' ,2 'o",'n2
the gold behind ohT"lo 'no 0'," w.,
contain amy sulphur '"IS "'"o' ..,,,. w
,,,'',,, ,o",,'U " ,,Lo Il 2inc
,.,,,,.,.,r,,, r,, cvt;noui.hiuo
~ '',' ',',',i Vs. ~, L,oytromrlv eff.
la'no, ''''''''" w. w.. ~ l,,an ;rIrGdrccd
r,'n1 ','' y h h'a r.Ilon,;n,rnrnnoro-
~ '"''',r', ,r' V, 'J,oI nnunIs Of hv-
''''' w. ,.';J ,,tnr,,cL with lime.
"ro'H'"l'I ','J ~, ",'"' , 'y"oJnn ,, vessel lined
are P'|''U III ~ W,;s cirh,y-c;rII
win ""'' ~ ,,,1 ,,,, saIn,;on If
Po""o' VI 81 ',,,,I ,,,J 'tI ,Lo ,onn woirh,
al.''''o'l'" N''I ,In.;an ",'' w., " h,roto nr
ol Il Sa'"r"'r't F1'"''T'' ~ Tn, ,,;v,nro is
Sod" arc 1',eI' I .,,n,n,d i,,V tn scttlr
'''',' N,''''" l'a,, "a :" Inn,rtcd and con.
anu i W,'on t''", ,,.,,I;gotion - Ia Tho
c'n'r"''" ~ y, ) S,.,,',naJ n'",,,,i ;l,now in.
substance .noS I'a?l'' r,'.,,s,,nr y" IN :,
''o''','''' " ~ ,Ll ''l, ',na,nr nyeJ to ox-
Po""oI' '''' ,i G"l t" HL,nt ana rouud
V''S u'1i Nn .'r " c.i - ~, Gryt Gvo hundred
pei, S"''o'' W ~, Wv ~, ,~',J ~ ond ,ftcr-
So''I''I :,o'" ,,,',',,n, ~ ,";u ho sufficient
war" '''7 ''''''""' " - "
WHEN flea, under mIs'roScope'
is made to appear as large aS an 'Icr
phant, we can see all the "ohucr'u'
parts of its formation, ano are US
tonishcd to find that it h;S II coat OF
ar'hor lnur'. @ n'",o n,I comnnsrI
eve, ' ""'''"' ,I;aLoJ mL, rln,es fitted over
"' S'r""S' l'''''"oH r,I, ,Iatn novrrrd
cach ot''''! '"," =, I,JI I,'J ,,.horo tLov
l'Nc " 'o' '"''I ,, '',O',' |',nII ,, nn;lIs nrn.
meet, hun'rcuS o' T'''I'' ,i.''c f'''f, In,,
Icct Hike lnoS' "'' '''' T'''N ,r, '' " ~.
cuplnr or hcoSJooS Nv ,", ', - tnu ,,o
arrhed neck, inc prlS"' y - Wv
Transparent cases, ''cr'ciT " pun.
turc the skin, sucker to urlW away
tho blood, SIX long ,oIhleu le@S' Iour
Of which are folded on inc breast,
all ready, ut any moment, To be cast
out with tremendous force Tor that
jump which bothcrs ono when they
want to catch him, ana at inc cnu
of each leg hooked claws, to cnap'"
him to cling on whatever nc alIghiE
upon. A flea can jump Il hundred
times his own length, which Is inc
same rs ifa man jumped seven nun,
drcd feet and he can draw load
two hundred times his own weight.
rvrrv ono il familiar with the
s;n.,uIor nbcnomcnon known as the
g nav, nann corrvin~ thc old moon
;n bar arms - whcn. in addition to
thr slender cr,sout, tho whole disc
Is moro or less distinctly visible
few dnvs after the new moon; the
same oppcarancc, or "tho old moon
nursin1 the new" presents itself IN
IiLc manner in the wandering moon,
wbou She rises few hours before
w., ~" ,,n T hnt wc fear there are few
who shake off dull sleep to see it.
This is what is called Ltmicre CEN