Richland beacon., 1873-11-22
POPULAR SCIENCE.

'ne tranSmlsslOns OF passions and senti-
ments of very different order-those
which incline to vice. The liking for
strong drink, habits of debauch. n mas.
sion for gambling, acquire in some per
sons degree of force which can be ac-
counted for only by some fatal organic
organic predisposition derived from
their ancestors. GA lady with whom
was acquainted" says CANA Machado,
land who possessed large fortune,
was possed of passion for gambling,
and passed whole nights at play; she
died young, of a pulmonary complaint
Her eldest son, who was in appearance
the image of his mother, had the same
passion for play. He died of con
sumption, like his mother, and about
the same age. His daughter, who re-
sembled him, inherited the same tastes,
and died young" The heredity of n
disposition for theft, rape, murder and
suicide, has been proved in several in
stances.
SOMETHING New IN TELEGRAPHY.-
The latest marvel in telegraphy is an
invention, recently exhibit; d ut the
French academy of sciences, by the aid
of which maps and plans m Az be sent
by telegraph, without necessitating a
special drawing for the purpose. Over
the map already made is laid semicr
cular plate of glass, the circumference
of which is graduated. At the centre
is an alidade, also graduated, which
carries, on a slide, piece of mica
marked with blade point. The latter,
by its own movement along the alidade.
and also by that of the alidade itself,
can be brought upon every point in the
glass semicircle. just before the plate
is fixed eye-piece. Looking through
this, the black dot is carried succes-
sively over all the points of the plan to
be reproduced and the polar co-ordi-
mates of each noted. The numbers
thus obtained are transmitted by tele-
graph. The receiving device is analo-
gOus to that Just described, but simple
point is substituted for the mica dot,
and by it the designated positions on
the glass are successfully marked.
WHITE UNDERCLOTHING PREFERABLE
The Herald of Health recommends
white underclothing, as not only more
healthful, but on account of its at
afiating the heat of the body rs some
tive ,cOlors do. Another strong incen-
ing. rhe avoidance of possible poison
re Jourting from deleteriOus dyes.
s!ah>- of tRf Chemistry gives an in
llne co.'s ns upoQisonous effect of ami
ence Of .entiee skin in the expert
some new understands :ous nnrcbosnd
with various tints, amon.ttnrn u niaos
red predominated. In AL o,;,;.u
after putting on the garment :. n I'M
eruption, of an irritating natS,., Lily
peared on the portion of tn We"
covered by the cloth. The effects We
not merely local, but to a cOnsideral,
extent constitutional, pain and unea.
ness being experienced in the back al
lower extremities. In pr of that &
eruption was caused by the dye colol
1t may be stated that portion of c
garment about the upper part of &
chest was lined with linen on the md
side, and wherever this came in conta
with the skin no eruptio' or redpe
appearel. 1t is not probable. the jon
nal remarks, that the number of perso
Is large who possess such idiosyncrasi
OF constitution as to be easily poison,
by dye colors. but that there are son
does Tot admit of doubt.
ORIGIN OF THE YOSEMITE. PRO
Joseph LIE Conte of the university
California differs from Pr {. Whitney
his ideas of the origin of the Yosemi
valley. The latter attributes the form
ton OF this wonderful valley to the su
zen engulfment of a portion of II
Sierras; but Pr +. LIE Conte is of Il
OPINION that this as we'll as other dee
perpendicular slots of the kind TIN
abound on smaller scale, have bee
sawed ut by the action of the glacier
Prof. LIE Conte observes that glaciate
forms are Enthusiastically obseryab O .
many points on the walls of the vale,
and IN some places even to the brin
In the contour of the walls of the va
ley, t. cir rounded form, where the roc
is hard, standing unbroken and witbor
DEBRIS at the base, he finds proofs :
glacial erosion. On the north side :
the valley, every projecting shoulder
thus rounded, aud in some cases IN
smoothness is so complete. even ot
considerable height, that the rocks oil,
ten III the sunshine. The wonderf,
dome-like form of nearly all the nron
lnent points about this valley and tbo;
striking resemblance to gla lated form
cannot' he says, be overlooked. TIL
whole surface of the country is mon
Tonne on huge scale. If so, then tb
greater domes about the Yosemite bav
been formed in a similar manner i
80, then the whole surface of This re-
g1on, with its greater and smaller domcs
mas been nodded beneath a universe
lce-sheet, which moved on with stead
current. careless of domes.
How PIANOS ARE INJURED Accord
ing to prominent manufacturer ther
are more pianos injured by Improve
tuning than by legitimate use and lin
consequent natural wear of the instru
ments. The frame of a good piano
fuiiy strung and tuned, is made to re
Sist atension equal to about seven tons
ms severe strain relaxes as the string
recede from the pitch, but is renewe,
when the piano is tuned and it is fire
quentiy discovered, as a result of tb;
repeated process, that the frame is ben
or bellied and, at the hands of n,
ignorant tuner, or one lacking eoof
judgment, an instrument at this STAG,
is soon injured beyond remedy. witt
reasonable use, a piano is expected t.
remain in good condition for sever
years, and the best makers will Sc
guarantee their instruments but tn,
Incompetence and malpractice of Ger
tam so-called tuners sets the seal o.
destruction on thousands of instrument.
IN from two to five years. The piano
manufacturers advise purchasers to have