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aSIMAI IIrE rvDsR rec.

Our readers know that there are two Kinds
.of respiratory apparatus--lungs which inhale
air, abstract oxygen from It and give. In re-
turns chiefly carbonic acid the gills which
absorb the oxygcndissolvcd in water, and also
give otf chiefly carbonic acid, which is moro
readily dissolved in the water than the oxy-
gen. The first apparatnsis possessed by mann
inals, birds, ctc. the latter by fishes; and as
lungs are incapable Of taking oxygen opt Of
water and gills cannot breathe air, snimals
With lnngs are drowned III water, while fish
arc drowned In air. A small number of am
phihious animals, however. possess both lungs
and can therefore breathe both air and water,
and thus live in both 1t has been observed,
however, that muskrats and other swimming
mammals with lungs could travel considerable
distances under ice without reaching any
breathing hole on the surface, and it was for
a long time problem how they succeeded in
living so long and travelling so far without
access to the atmosphere. This problem has
been answered by ;. Newhouse in work
called the ,.1'rapper's Guide,D from which
we extract the following
g Musk-rats have u curious method Of tray
cling long distances under the ice. In their
winter excursions to their feeding grounds,
which are frequently at great distances from
| their abo,ies, they take in breath at starting,
and remain under water as long as they can.
They rise to the ice, aud breathe out the air
in their lungs, which remains in bubbles
against the lower surface OF The ice. They
wait till this air RECEIVERS oxygen from the
/ water and ice, and then take it in again. and
go on again till the operation has to be repeat
ed In this way they can travel almost any
distance, and live any length of time under
the ice.
"Tho hunter sometimes takes advantage Of
this habit OF the mnsh-rat, in the following
manner
"When the marshes and ponds where
musk rats abound are first frozen over, and
the ice is thin and clear, ON striking into their
houses with his hatchct for the purpose OF
setting his traps he frequently sees whole
family plunge into the water and swim away
under the ice. Following one for some dis
lance, he sees him come up to renew his
breath In the manner above described.
after the animal has breathed against the
ice, and before he has time to take his bub-
bles in again, the hunter strikes with his hatch
ct directly over him, aud drives him away
from his breath. In this case he browns in
swimming few rods and the hunter cutting
a hole in the ice, takes him out. Mink, otter
and beaver travel in the same way, and hunt
crs haze frequently told me of taking offers
in the manner have described, when these
animals visit the houses Of the musk-rat for
prey
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THE IRIsH SAILORS TRIeK. Three men
English-while anchored in port, were con
tending with each other for the best display
of saorship; SO the captain Of each vessel
determined to send aloft an active sailor to
perform some decd of grace and daring. The
Dutch captain sent a Dutcliman, the French
Frenchman and the English an lrishman.-
The Dutchman stood on the top of the main
mast with his arms extended The French
man then went aloft and extended both arms
Now the Irshman thought that if be could
stand Oh the top Of the mainmast with a leg
and an arm extended he would be declared
the most daring sailor. Nimbly he clambered
aloft until he reached the highest point
thence he carefully balanced upon both feet
extending his right hand with graceful mo-
ton. Then he threw out his left leg until it
came in line with his right arm. In doing
this he ingloriously lost his balance, and fell
from the masthead, crashing through the rig
ging toward the deck The various ropes
with which his body came in contact broke his
fall and his velocity was not too great to pre-
vent his grasping rope attached to the main
yard. To this he hung for two seconds, then
dropped lightly to the deck, landing safely on
his feet. Folding his arms triumphantly, as
if the fall and all were in the programme, he
glanced toward the rival Slips and oyously
exclaimed, There, ye frog-ating and sausage
stuffed furrincrs, bate that if yc can -
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CURED By LAuGHTER.--Thc Pittsburg
Gazette relates the following " \ short time
since two individuals were lying in one room,
very sick, one with brain fever and the other
with an aggravated case Of the mumps. They
were so low that watchers We're needed every
nigh, and it was thought doubtful if the one
sick of fever would recover. gentleman
was engaged to watch over night, his duty
being to awake the nurse whenever 1t became
necessary to administer medicine. In the
course of the night both watcher aud nurse
fell asleep. The man with the mumps lay
watching the clock, and saw that it was time
to give the fever patient his potion. lie was
unable to speak aloud, or to move any portion
of his body except his arms, but seizing pill
low. he managed to strike the watchers in the
face with it. Thus suddenly awakened, the
watcher sprang from his seat, falling to the
floor. and awakened both the nurse and the
fever patient. The incident struck che sick
men as very ludicrous, aud they laughed
heartily at it for some fifteen or twenty min
utes When the doctor came in the morning
lc found the patients vastly improved, and
he never knew SO sudden turn for the better,
and now both are up and WE'LL"
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THE MORALS OF CLoTnEs.-rherc arc GER
tain moralsts in the world who labor under
pie wear or how they put on their apparel
Such people cover themselves up-they do not
dress. No one doubts that the mind is more
important than the body, the jewel than the
setting /; and yet the virtue Of the one and
brliancy of the other are enhanced by the
mode in which they are presented to the
senses Let n woman have every virtue nnder
the sun, and if she is slatternly, or even map
propriate in her dress, her merits will be more
than half obscured. If, being young, She ii
untidy, or, being old, fantastic or slovclly,
her mental qualifications stand chance of bc-
ing passed over with indifference. CAam1
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THE ALTITUDE IN WHICH MEx
CAN LIYE.

There has been a great deal of discussion
as to the altitude at which human beings
can exist, and Mr.. GlaisIer himself can tell
us as much about it as anybody. In July.
1862. lie and Mr.. Coxwell assembled in bal
loon to the enormous elevation Of 81, 900 feet.
| :. Previous to the start, Mr.. G1aisher's pulse
stood at seventy-six beats a minute Mr.. Cox
woll's ut seventy -four. At 1900 feet the
pulse Of the former was at eighty four that
DC tile latter at ono hundred. At 10, 600 feet
Glaishcrs hands and lips were gun blue, but
not his face. AZ 81 900 feet he heaf his heart
beating, and llis breathing bccania oppressed j;
at 20, 900 feet lie becsnc senselcss z llotwith-
standing which tho Aeronaut, III the interests
Of science, went up another {, 900 feet, tin lis
could no longer use his hands, and had t.
pull the strings Of the valve with his teeth
1Erostats who have to mak& no excrtions.
have, OF course, u great advalxtagc over men,
beers of the Alpine Club and those who trust
their legs; even at $4,000 feet these climbers
feel very uncomfortable more SO in the Alps.
1t seems, than elscwherc. At the monastery
of St. Bernard, 8, 1T feet high the monks be-
come asthmatic, and are compelled frequently
to descend into The valley of the Rhonc for
anything but "a brta th of fresh ar" and at
the end of ten years service are obliged to
give up their high living and como down to
the usual level. At the same time, i'll South
America, there are towns {Such as Potosi}
placed rs high as tlie top of Mont Blanc, tho
Inhabitants of which feel no inconvenience.
The highest inhabited spot in tho world is,
however, the Buddhist cloister Of Hanle, in
Tibet, where twenty-onc priests live at an
altitude of 1880 feet The brothers Scglag
intweit, when they explored the glaciers of
the Ibl-Gamin In the same country, encamped
at q, 000feet, the highest altitude at which
q European ever passed the night. Even at
the top of Mont Blanc, Professor Tyndalrs
guides found it very unpleasant to do this,
though tho Professor himself did not confess
to feeling so bad as they. The highest monn-
tain in tho world is Mount Everest [fIimalayas
%, 900 feet, and the condor has been seen
"winging tho blpe MR." 500 feet higher
The air, by the by, Is not blue, or else, az
Do Saussure pointed out, the distant noun
tains, which are covered with Show, would ap-
pear blue Also its apparent color being due TO
tho reflection of light. What light can do,
and does, il marvellous and not the least is
its power of attraction to humanity Cham
bers' journal.
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Hu /. ! 4 ! .2nmII I'll
UNENDIvG.

see that all these things epms to an end,
The things glory in the things We fear:
Annihiiation's shadow still doth lend
Its gloom to every pleasant thing and dear.
Each heavy burden under which we bend
Will some day from wearie shoulders nisscs
On thng alone there Is which hath no end
There is ne end to Love.
There Il an end to kisses and to signs,
There is end to laughter and TO tearsi
An end 10 fair things that delight our eyes,
An end to pleasant sounds that charm our ears
An end to enmitys foul liheng,
And to the gracious praise Of ,lider friend; -
There is an end to all but one sweet thing ~ vi
ToIovctherei Is no end.
That warrior carved an empire with his sword,
The empire now Is hut--like nina name;
That stat esnlan spoke, and by burning word
Kindlcd nations heart into \ Haiiit;
Now nought is left but ashes and we bring
Our homage men, 10 them We bend:
There is an end 10 all but sweet thing
To Love there is no end
All beauty fades away, or else, alas. 81 g
Mems eyes grow dim, and they no beauty see;
Tie glorious shows of Nature pass and pass
Quickly they come quickly do they flee;
And he who hears the voice of welcoming
Hears next the slow sail farewell of his friend;
There is an end to all but one sweet thing
ToIoye there is no end.
And for oursclvts-our father where is hes
Gone, and memory alone remains;
There is no refuge on mothers knee
For us grown old aud sad with cares and palms,
Broherless, sisterless, way We wcnd
To Deaths dark house from which we shall not rove
Aud cease; yet one thing hath no end
There is end To Love.
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AN ExPLANATIoS.-ssI once boarded for
three MONTHS said Mr.. Smith, in a family,
where during the whole time Of my stay the
husband did not once speak to tile wife, al
though they met at the table every day.
Shocking what a monster he must have
been =
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Impossible -
''And think he was fully justified in this
proceeding
Justified, Mr.. Smith. How can you say
so? A man who would preserve silence for
so long period must have most implacable
and revengcful disposition"
But, my dear, there is one circumstance
that forgot to mention that may mitigate
the severity of your judgment The man oas
dumb
Oh!"--C Christian Register.
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travelled, says that the only difference in the
WHISTLES Of the two principal cities Of Cali
for1iia is, that after taking drink Of Sacra-
mento's chain lightning you Immediately take
short cut to the railroad and 60 to sleep ON
the track whereas, after imbibing little of
San Francisco's bottled insanity, burning
desire takes possession Of you to steal horse
and buggy.
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The LAw.-The glorious uncertainty of
the law III the various decisions made in the
courts shows that shrewd lawyers arc contn-
ually proving from its own language that law
means exactly what it. was intended mt to
mean, and that instead of being constructed
to protect society, it exists solely for the pur-
pose Of providing a large aud constantly in.
creasing profession with u living. Public
opinion is so often outraged by decisions which
if in strict accordance with law, are SO grossly
unjust and so acknowledged by judicial au
thority, that the demand for reform in statu.
tory and common law has become universal
claw" said old John Flavcl, almost 2Ot
years ago, sis indeed synonymc for Justice
though ignorant people often make the one dc
duty for the other; nor can we object to the
marriage Of the two terms, since there is ne
kinship between Them
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uARPER'S MAGAZINE.
NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

NOTICES OF TIE Thf-So'
The oxar circulation of this excellent MONTH
v It's continued adaptation TO popular desires and
needs Indeed when We think into how many MONIES u
educators as well as entertainers Of the public mind Tor
its vast popularity has been by 20 appeal to stupid
prejudces or depraved tastes.-Boston Globe
The character which this Magazine possesses for variety
enterprise artistic wealth. aud literary culture that has
kent with If has not lead the times should cause its
conductors to regard it with ustifabe compaceney II
also entities great claim upon the public graft
tude The Magazine has good and not evil all the
days of its life.-Brooklya Eagle
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sinister, will yon lend pa your newspaper:
lie only wants to send it to his uncle in the
country .'Oh. certainly and ask your
father il he will just lend me the roof of his
house. only want the shingles to make the
kettle boil"
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The following question is suggested for
debating society: (Which was first--thc egg
which produced the first chicken, or the chick
en- which produced the first egg z"
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The Bazar is edited. with contribution Of tact and
talent that we seldom find in any journal; and the Jour
nal itself is the organ the great world Of fashion,
Boxon Traveller.
The a-gr coniineuds itself TO every member Of the
househo-to The children by droll aud pretty pictures
to the young ladies' by its fashion plates n endless yarie-
ty the provdcnt matron by its patterns for the chill
dreus clothes to ated,nids by its tasteful designs for
embroidered slippers and luxurious dressinggowns But
the reading matter Of the Bard is uniformly Of great ex
cellence.-Nen lori ErclliaQ Post
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"-f Complete Pictorial History Of the Tin,as.'
.The hest, cheapest and most succcssfnt
Family Paper in the Unf0m."
HARPER'S WEEKLY.
SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED.
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NOTICES OF TIE PKESS.
The Weekly Is the abes and most powerfully illustrated
periodical published in this country Its editorials
scholarly and convincing and carry much weight Its IL
of current events are full and fresh, and
prepared by our best designers With circulation Of
i50o00 the esy Is read by at least half million Of per-
sons and its influence organ of opinion Is simply
tremendous The Weekly maintains positive position
and expresses decided views political and social pro-
hlnrns Louisrine Courier journal.
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HARPER'S BAZAR.

" 4 Repository of Fashion, Pleasure and In
sttucfiono
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-26
FOREIGN NEWS.

HAVANA, Nov. 4.-Ihe prospect of
war with the United States seems to
be accepted here. The Captain-Gen.
eral and his military chiefs are having
frequent consultations.
Active preparations for defending
Havana are being made. Guns are
being mounted on all the forts around
the city. Who are to man them no.
body knows, as they have no compe-
tent artillery men.
The Spaniards talk warlike, and say
they will fight to the last before they
surrender the Virginius or crew.
The Conservative journals daily ex-
cite warlike feeling, and the Repub-
licans occasionally concur lest they
shall be thought unpatriotic.
MONTREAL, Nov. 25.-It is estima-
ted that 1000 French Canadians have
returned from the United States during
the past three weeks, owing to a large
stoppage Of manufacturers.
BY an arrangement of eastern rail-
roads of Massachusetts, the Portland
& Ogdensburg, and Montreal, Cham
bly, & Dorel railroads, a through trunk
railway has been assured between the
west and Atlantic.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-26
NEW YORK.

NEW York, Nov. 25.-A Washing
ton dispatch says the Secretary of the
Navy has decided to issue orders to
suspend work on the iron-clads, and to
detach from large vessels recently or
dered into commission, all officers, to
await further orders. The transporta-
tion Of ordnance stores to Key West
will also be stopped.
There is no possibility, 1t is said, Of
settling the diplomatic controversy be-
tween Spain and the United States for
many months tocome, which accounts
for the orders.
Evacuation Day was celebrated IN
a quiet way by the veterans OF
1912, by dinner at the armory OF the
Seventh Regiment.
Tweed remains in the Tombs, but is
complaining of the dampness and
stencil of the cell in which he was
first placed. He has been removed to
a cell on the second tier, in what is
called the new prison. He only re-
ceives his relatives and counsel. Yes
terday, over sl,OOo,OOO worth Of his
property was transferred. 1t con-
sisted entirely of real estate in New
York.
The Times says Henry Clewes &
Co. have made arrangements with
most of their creditors and will soon
resume business.
Judge Barrett has refused to appoint
R. G. Bourne and B. G. Wetmore trus-
tees for the benefit Of bond holders Of
first mortgage on the central branch
of the Union Pacific Railroad, on the
ground of their connection by blood
and business with the officers of the
company.
ALBANY, Nov. 25.-Official examin-
alton shows that the State Treasury
defalcation, through Cashier Phelps,
will be S33l,772, 100000 of which
was stolen In August last, and the re-
mainder in September. The irregulari-
ties In the Office are not OF o nature to
warrant the removal OF the Treasurer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-26
PACIFIC COAST TELEGRAMs,
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.
Two seamen of the ship Arrow from
New York, have fired complaints
against the second officer for cruelty.
The boiler exploded tonight in Ban
croft & Co.'S book establishment, on
Market street. No one was hurt by
the explosion. The flames communi-
Gated with Henry & Co.'S furniture
store, adjoining, which was nearly
ruined. Loss estimated at $4,000, in
surance $4,000. Bancroft & Go. from
the explosion and fire and water, loss
about $4,000, a man and two boys
were caught in the building and nearly
suffocated. 1t is feared the man will
die. His name is James McGinn.
Benedict, deputy fire marshal had
three fingers of his right hand cut off
by the falling of large plate of glass.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-26
Late Te|egTan|1s;' Ms;
rsesF &
ExCLUSIyELY To THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Secretary
Robson left last night for Philadel-
phia, on business connected with the
fitting out of vessels.
1t is said at the navy yard that in
stead of orders being issued for the sus-
pension of work, the preparation OF
vessels is hurried.
The first intimation yesterday OF
probable change of administration III
Spain, with Serrano as Dictator, came
through British official sources. To-
day story comes from another quar-
ter, that the CASTELAR, Government is
to be overthrown by a combination OF
ruling Spaniards. The plan is said to
include the establishment OF Serrano
as Regent for the young Duke AL
phonso. Our government has no ofti-
cial advices on the subject, nor does 1t
consider these reports trustworthy.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day
affirmed the decision Of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, In
the case of Arthur st. Clair and others
against the Western Pacific railroad.
This decision is to the effect that the
Lewis survey of the Los Pocitas ran
cho, made in 1854, and covering about
four square leagues, correctly marked
"Outer boundaries of Los Pocitas
Grant," within which two square
leagues were subsequently confirmed
by the U. 8. Supreme Court and pat
ented to Mexican grantee. These
lands comprise over $4,000 acres, and
about l2O settlers are affected adverse
| ly by the decision.
A patent was issued to-day for Ran
cho Cahada de San Vincent y Mesa del
Padre Barona, in San Diego county,
containing 1876 acres.
The War Department has issued
general order requiring all discussing
officers, as far as practicable, to keep
the bulk of the funds advanced to
them in independent treasury offices,
and limit deposits in local depository
banks to such amounts only as may be
necessary for small local payments.