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A. j Havana E,b inst sch onward Bunker, Port


Ar at Havana 5th inst, sch Onward, Bunker, Port
po Ar at Matanzas 18th brig Giles Lering' Pinkham'
Ar at Cardenas I'd inst, barque J E woodworth,
I,om Iroon; 9th, sch Abbe Pitman, Lombard, from
teras; bries Geo Berry, Bradley and j Bickmore.
Heniy, DO; Geo Harris Showers, Philadelphia.
pos bS sn Daf f Layinia Dyer and NorqS
Bishop, Weber. for North of Hatteras dg moasses;
Hiram Abif Tibbetts, for do do. r
Ar at Sagua 9Th ins1, brig Harry, Sedgley, from
Baltimore.
Ar at Nassau. Mp, Sd inst, sch Nettic Walker,
Drew, New York.
Cid Sd, brig Nigretta, MeCaulder, from Havana)
for Baltimore, having repaired.
Ar at St John. NIB, 18th inst, sch Ida j, Walsh.
Cid 18th barque s Rogers. Dickinson, Havana
--latest by European steamers.l
Cid at Liverpool Sd inst, Enrique, Orcutt, Havana.
Sid I'd, Mary E Riggs, Langdon, New Orleans, land
Ar at Cardiff list, CRandos, Emery, Cardiff.
Gig LIST, jas A Wright, Monroe, Hong Kong:
Sid FIN Penarth Dist, iona Chase, Chase. Havana;
1st. Shamrock, Dow tor do; Detroit, Newton, Calao;
j A Wright. Morrison, Rio Janero.
Ar at Hong Kong Dec IS, Garbaldi, Noyes, Port
land y; 21st. GemsbOk, Bunker, New York.
Ar at Bombay LIST inst, Alice Buck, Snow, Shields.
Sid 10th ult, Chasca Hall, Muscat.
Ar at Smyrna 10Th ult, Envoy, Bryant. Boston.
:, Ar at Trieste 10Th ult, G Norwood, Hardness,
New Orleans. 1t'
sla Goth, f Ii Todd, Mcguire Messina, to load tor
England. ~ -
SID FIN Nantes Goth ult, Alice Starrett, Hooper, for
Sld nm Havre 31st ult, Mayfower, Call, for New
SPOKEN.
Dec IL, lat 81 s. Ion II i, ship Industry from New
castle Il for Bombay.
Dec 90, lat 81 n. lat II o. W. ship Fred Tudor.
from London for Callao.
Jan 80, lat 46 20, Ion II 80, ship Thomas Harwood,
from Hayre for New Orleans.
Feb 49, lat So Is, lon Ga 80, sch b Willard, from
Matanzas for North of Hatteras. tlHi5. 10 81. tr
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DIED.
PAssENGEHs.

In the Sarmatian, from Liverpool = j Robertson,
j A Robertson, Mr. Sasse. Giroux, Sturgeon, Bupee,
Searsmouth. Samuels, 6 Mckenzie, Mr. and Mrs r c
Rockwell, III w Ingoldsby, Mr. and Mrs Dobell, Miss
Ruthford, Mrs Gibson, Mrs Tapley, Mrs Gregory,
w MAXWELL Stranger, Plamondon, Capt Newton. wife
and child, Mr. and Mrs Goldng. Buchee, Cohen, Capt
Eastwood, Stalkar, Mr. Herman. and 81 others in
the storage.
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THE directors of the Boston and Providence
Railroad have through their President inform
ed the conductors and engineers that the pay
of those who have been in its continuous and
satisfactory service five years will be increased
500 year in consequence of that period of
honorable service. This action deserves more
than passing notice and might in some way be
adopted by similar corporations. 1t is fact
worthy of notice that the employees of rail-
roads generally render the most faithful ser
vice that too rarely receives any recognition.
1t would seem that this measure is wise one
on economic grounds since such recognition
Of worth and manliness by the corporation
must prove powerful incentive to every en-
ployee to do his utmost for the interest of
those who employ him..
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Washington Matters.
PROSPECTS OF LEGISLATION FOR THE NOR
MONS.


PROSPECTS OF LEGISLATION FOR THE NOR
MONS.
Utah affairs will, wi bout doubt, take the
shape the President indicates, that of subor-
dinating territorial to Federal laws and courts.
The Mormo1ls have always managed to evade
the enforcement of the laws inimcal, as they
deemed, to their interests. 1t is understood,
also, that the Senate judiciary committee fa-
vor adding some provisions to the an.i-polyg-
amy statutes, by which the children of polyg-
amous marriages should be legitimized, and
marriages may be dissolved whenever any
wives, subsequent to the first, shall leave and
marry other men. 1t is thought necessary to
provide for the children before enforcing the
present laws vigorously.
CIRCULAR TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE
AGENTS.
A circular is about being issued bv the in
ternal revenue agents, who are instructed that
they may not, under the laws, make seizures,
but, when making Investigations, must report
to the nearest collector who will render aid by
appointing the agent his deputy collector.
This will give the power required. but not adj
dtional compensation. Collectors must aid
and not obstruct agents. The failure of local
officers to assist will not be countenanced by
the commissioner.
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION,
The Senate committee expects to be ready
to report on the legality of the State govern
ment of Louisiana Wednesday. There will
be three reports, one by Mr.. Morton, one by
Mr.. Trumbull and third by Mr.. Carpenter
The whole subject of the reconstruction laws
and legal action under them is reviewed by
these gentlemen, though their conclusions are
not definitely known. All will censure the
course of Judge Durrell in very severe terms,
and the report must eventually lead to his i'm
parchment by the House as soon as the evil
dence taken can be considered. The COM
mittee expects that the introduction of
to pass upon the legality of the
State government at this time will give rise to
prolonged debate.
PROGRAMME ISSUED FOR INAUGURATION
The War Department has issued the pro-
gramme for Inauguration day. The West
Point cadets will arrive i'll Washington on the
Sd of March, and leave on the 9th. They
will be quartered at the Ebbett House. Dress
parade takes place on the afternoon of the
Sd, in font of the executive mansion. On
the afternoons of the 4th of March and 9Th,
there will be battalion drill under command OF
Gen. Upton, and possibly other exercises,
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SOME of the German States have been suff-
ering greatly of late from vast armies of rats
that have destroyed entirely many young
field crops. The ordinary poisons were used
but the result was more destructive to useful
animals than to the rats; whereupon the in
ventive German nit upon novel plan. He
mixes dry plaster of Paris with wheat and
placing 1t beside dishes of water, leaves it
where the hungry rats will eat it. After eat
ing they are seized with burning thirst
which causes them to drink the water. This
turns the plaster and wheat in their stomachs
to stone, whereof they die in great agony.
1t strikes us that this is a very shabby trick
to play upon the confding rodent who is ig-
norant of civilized dyspepsia and has not had
the advantages of a chemical education.
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If you want n nice Photograph CIR Tin
Type, go to A, NJ. MeKenny,'s 161 Middle Street.
Hewarrcnts them as good as can be made in Port
land. ag5-eodtf sn s~-
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MUSICAL.

~ AA CNoLSAA' ge.~r "a.
fine Church Organ, with two banks of keys and
pedals for sale at very reasonable price at
HA HALVES a. CRAGIN.s
Music Store. Also large variety of Smiths, Woods
and EsteJ's Reed organs. .or .-s.sI.4s ..
febf3 -f..--s spdtn,
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DEPARTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS
POET OF PORTLAND.

Monday, Feb. ~.
ARRIVED. H-
Steamship Sarmatian, (Br) Wylie, Liverpool 9Th
inst-passengers and mdse to H & A Allan.
Steamship Thames, I Br) HYDE London LIST inst.
Sch + Holder, tBr} Scott, Boston, to load for st
Sch Richmond, Jordan Spruce Head for Boston.
Sch Brunette. Rich, Sandy Point for Boston.
Sch Seventy-Six, Of st George, -. sf..
CLEARED.
Steamer Franconia, Bragg. New York-Henry Fox.
Steiner Chase, Bennett. Halifax, NS-John Port
Steamer New Brunswick, Pike, st John, NIB via
Sch Alligator, McGregor, New York-Bunker Bros
SAILED-Brig Minnie Miller; schs Marcus Hun
ter, W l. Bradley, Benz. Reed.
MEmORANDA.
dispatch to Merchants Exchange states that the
schr CALVIN Harris, Phillips, from Baltimore for
Portland went ashore on To-day Rock, below Boston,
during the snow-storm on Sunday, where she
mains. The crew were taken off, 2
Barque D Slower. Pierce. at Havana from New
York, reports Jan o. lat 49, Ion II 3d. while lying to
in gale, was boarded by sea which carried away
bulwarks, matches, and stove skylights, filling cabin
eask and on dec sans wafer
Barque Savannah, Robinson, from Philadelphia for
Barbados with slaves, was totally wrecked off the
registered 4S2 tons, built at Richmond, Me, in
1856, and hailed from Philadelphia.
10000" -,
San ThANC:loEEO.Ar nn, snip n DoIado, Wind
ing; Seatte; Drig Deacon. need, rort Madison.
NEW OhLEANS-Ar loth, snip Seahower Dun
can nd GT 5et1, h.ro,, NORTH. N,o,sou
Cld igtn, barqme ne, marina A Mcneil, watts, Havre.
,, MObILE-Ar iVth ins1' sen gel BORDEN, Patterson,
Hayana.
Ga !Uth, sen Ellen PERKINS. MitcheI, Cardenas
AT Iixn; ,. sen olVe Dyer, faiKer, BOSTON.
kEf WESI-Ar otn, orig Joseph clark, Bartlett,
JACKSONvILLE-Cl sth, schs Spartel Smith,
and d Fellows, Smith, Boston; Wave Crest. Win
chenDach, Ne" 1ork; oosepn flsh, Hupper, Phila-
delpn1a: 90.
BRUNSWlCK-Ar llth, barque Casco, Price, from
New YORK:
SAVANNAH-Clu litn. Drlg Jas crosby, Taplcy,
st John, FIX; sch victor, Wass, New Haven.
:, Ar 18th, bargue Mary U Reed, Welt, Havre; sch
Hattie Turner NET Turner r portsmouth
CHAkLESION-Cid l2th, sch Mary Brewer, Saun-
ders, Orient Ii. $3.50
AT lotn, parque Don ouso9 bennett, Bordeaux;
brig Jennie Norton Gamage; Baltimore:
=, WlLM1NuIoN-Ar izth' orig ocean Belle, Kelley,
BALTlMORE-Sld l4th, schs Whitehouse, Farm
Observation-Disclosures 18th. sch Nav Nirrroo
Hall. Matanzos. ''-' '' ''an'oe'
NEW YORK-Ar 14th. shin Comet. BRAY Roston
TO load for San Francisco ~ ''
Ar 18th. schs Black Warrior. Stevens. Gou,lsboro.
F. Arcnlarins Gregory Rockiand. n q R;rd RlacL'
inoton Snrmce Head FrankI;n cbad,y;cl Thonsas
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FOREIGN PORTS.

At Shanghae I'd uIt, ships Nevada Proctor for Bos-
ton, ldg; Borneo, Walker, wig.
Ar at Smyrna 14th inst, barQue Smyrniote Howes.
New York. 80 IlH =
Ar at Liverpool 18th inst, ship Valparaiso, Manson
San Francisco.
Sid I'm Rio Janeiro 4th ult, barque Hancock. Col
Inns. New Orleans. -
In port 10th ult, barque Emma Ltchfeld. Crock.
EFT, from Brunswick. Ga. for United States
Cid at Buenos Ayres Dec 81, barque Josephine.
Ar at Monego Bay. ia, 2sth ult, sch Old Chad. Nc
Ar at Kingston, j, 9th inst, sch H Eaton sbao,,
ford St George (and sailed 23d for Cenfueensl. 9ist
Prig G S star Freethy, New York, (and sailed
SID l2th n nit sch Annie Harris Harris Charleston
Boston, ar 9th. -F' 'ieDonaiu' from
fro,n Nay @ 18th gt schs Hattie Smith, Brown
II, AT Cienrtaegos 4th inst, barques Sam Sheppard,
r;.nd s taro' Beas and Geo Hunt, Smith, for
Snitea states; brigs Lima, Hill: Guiding Star, Free
f RSdn, Moses Day Crosby yronus Higgins and
he9man, Gardiner do; sehs Kate Wentworth, Mead,
and Sophia Wilson, Wells do,
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N Book Congress St. for the purpose of hayiU
class in DRAWING and PAINTING, il She meets
salclent announcement. All interested are ipyites,
to call Immediately. Hours to 5 ~ m All , riest
days except Tuesdays and FRIDAYS. "''' All week
Suitable references given. n,-o
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Horse and Sleigh for Sale

Old COZ , vel broke aud stylish four year
sale at bargain. Apply az A '''s anu '''Oes 'oi
PLUM STREET STABLES,
dec13 Nh 10 p.,,, s,...,
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u office, ' s~eeu'toat this
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A lady writes ':my nursing babe as well as myself
have been seriously troubled with Constipation.
Your Vegetable Specific not only speedily relieved
me but cured the child aiso." -lt,f
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Stable for Sale.

II viii sell his Stable in Gorham Village with he
STOCK therein or not y be desired. This is one
OIL she pest places for Livery Stable In the country
ana viii be sold great bargain.
!, +. j. BERRY,
uorham, Feb. Z, 1873. trr sfebs-92wSSK2t
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Thos F. Foss, firm Hooper, Eaton & Co., Portland,
says, "your Specific has had faithful trial in my
family; it does more, even than you claim for it, As
remedy for Constipation there is nothing like it in
incidence
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PERSONAL.

IF the young man who went down in the Portland
IL Boat two years ago with the Dry Goods Runner
and who was going to live with his brother and work
at the Rolling Mill, will send his address to The mn
deragned, will hear of something to his ADVANTAGE
c,,A,..raH Address, y. PACKARD,
ieDiVuo" Chelsea Mass
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LEHIGH

Trade supplied by GEO. c. GOODWIN g. CO.,
Boston, w. F. PHILLIPS s. CO., j. w. PERKINS
g. CO., Portland. feb17d1w
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cette recherche nul amour-prOpre,
nous n'aspirons d aucun avantage
personnel. ii nous Went settlement
en- lnemoire, an bout de cette es-
quisse preliminaire, le conte in
structif de rGuf de Christophe
ColOmb. II fallait amuser les ma
telots turbulents qui n'etaient
point animes de Ia fol ardente de
rimmortel navigateur genois, ct
on sc demandait comment faire
tenir un Guf debout. Colomb cas-
sa p9uf ct lui donna fequilibre
demande. II en- est de meme de
la propriete en- Louisiana, cassons.
la pour de bon, ct ellie aura une
base solide.
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AGENTS A LA NoUvELLE-oR
E.-C. WHARTON & Gle
Encoignure des rues Camp ct Gravier.

cendant de rautre est termine;
mais In marche ascendante est plus
lente ct ellie s'etiectue par secous-
ses; il suflit de deux minutes aux
f0lioles pour executor fensemble
dc tous leurs movements. .s
Dams les serres, sous les climats
froids on temperes, In duree de
cette periodic augmente sensible
ment. @ g
Ehedysarum q, CONNIE Oh Went
de lie vOir, deux sortes de mOuve-
ments: Pun, celui de Ia foliOle me-
diane, soumis d Influence de la
lumiere; rautre, celui des folioles
laterales, absolument spOntane,
s'effectuant Requirement en- vertu
dune puissance residant dams Ia
plante elle-m6me.
Tn assez grand nombre deplan-
tes dies pays temperes jOuissent
aussi de In faculte d'executer quel.
ques movements; mais ccs mou-
vements sont plus lents, plus
Obscurs, on sont effectues par des
parties moins apparentes que les
fcuilles.
On salt que beauc0up de v6ge-
taux ferment leurs feuilles on leurs
fleurs pendant Ia mutt. C'est Ia ce
que Linnee await pOetiquement
appele ale sOmmeil DIES plantes
sommeil qui est tres apparent, en-
particulier chez les acacias des
jardins.
D'autres f0is, ce sont les organes
propres on les dependances de la
fleur qui, a certaines epOques,
j0uissent de fort curieux mOuve-
ments. Un exemple dies plus frap-
pants ct des plus frequemment
cites est celui de Ia rdilisaeria,
qu'On trOuve souvent dams les RI
vieres ct dams les canaux. Cette
plante a des fleurs males ct DIES
ileurs femelles. Les premieres sont
supportees par un petiOle fort
court, Sc detachent de 10 plante
des qu'elles sont epanOuies, @et
viennent flotter a In. surface de
reau. Au contraire, le pedoncule
des fleurs femelles est fort long ct
contournG en- spirale. A rGpOqne
de In floraison, il Sc redresse, porte
IN fleur femelle a Ia surface de reau
parmi les fleurs males, puis, quand
Ia fecondation est op6ree, il sen.
roule de nouvean, ramene vers 10
fond In fleur fletrie, don't les fruits
sont destines d mourir sous reau.
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serve dams esprt de vn vous pourrcz frc des
iarretitres vOns madame Bontent ct vOs enfans
Je vos ferai dalenrs observer quill serait domaged dc
mntiler bel animal; p0urrez vOus vanter davor
chez vos etre e plus long de Ia creation, excepter
Immense serpent boa V0us lc coerez du reste co que
vOus voudrez
--Decid6mcnt vOus mOqnez de moi, M. kathery;
tout celia mn pas Ia moindre vaIeur
Je le sails ben, dit frodement mon oncle, aussi yous
n'avez pas de recors payer. Tcnez voA par exempe
I'm obiet aui vaut ln senl tone vore cr6ance cest Ia
pierre que a extrate, il deux tros ans, dc 10
vessie do NJ IL mare yOns pOurrez Ia fare ciseler en-
forme do tabatere Quand mis- entour nm GER
Gle dor ct qnon ajout6 queques perres hnes co
sera I'm joli cadeau offrr madame BOntent pour 10
Jour de 50 fete. ~
Bontent, fiIrieux, fit un pas vers la porte.
I'm instant, dit mon once rarretant par un pan de
son hab; CONNIE ttes press6, NJ. BOntent! ie ne
yos nj encore montre que Ia mondre partie de tre
sors; tencz voic viee g1avure representant Hip
pocra.e e pare de In medicine garantis Ia
sembance plus tros volumes depareles de In Gdseffe
Scae qui feront d6lces pendant ces tongues SOL
rees dhiycr. A9
Encore une fois, NJ Rathery..
-Ehm Dcu! ne vous fachezpas, papa B0ntcnt, nous
voici arrives objct 10 plus prtcienx de mon mobilier
Mon oncle ouvrit aors veile arnore, 1t en- tira
deux habits rouges quill ea peds de NJ Bontein ct
dcsauels sGchappa nnage de poussere qn ut tous.
ser 10 bon nGgociant, un essaim daraignees qni
s'6narnillarent par Ia chambre. CLAUDE TII.LIEK.
fla snife au proclaim nHmfrO.)
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vous convendrez que e sus rasonnable vous ees ben
heureux d'avoir payer Ia medicine avoir
m6decin ct jen sails plusieurs qu voudraient
bien etre place. Ainsi donc 81 de $50 r ID sohs
denie retranchOns l30 f 10 sous deniers cest
20 f. que e redos; 81 les vouez les voa je
consele ami de les prendre retr0uvcrez
pas de sit6t une parele occasion.
CONNIE Ac0mpte, dit N. Bonteint, je les prendrais
volontiers.
CONNIE solde d6fnitive de tout compte, reprit mon
oncle ct ai beson de oute force dame pour
vOus re ce sacrifice. Je destinais argent deeu
ner garcons; avas meme rnenti0n de vousy nviter
QuOique vOus sOyex pere de famille.
-VoiA encore de mauvaises plaisanteries, NJ.
Rathery amais e mai pu obtenr que celia de vous
ben pourtant que ai c0ntre vous une saise en-
bonnie forme ct que pOurais are executor de suite
-Eh bien VOLTA pr6cs&ment ce don't je plains, M.
Bontent n'avez pas de cOnfance amis pour
quot vous fre des fras nntiles pouviezvous venr
ne trouver ct dire N. Rahery, je sus dams lnten-
ton de vous aire saisir je aurais repondu Sa
ssses vous-meme, NJ. Bontent, navez pas besoin
dhuisser pour cea e vas meme servir de rec0s,
s celia peut etre agreeable: ct dailleurs il est
encore Temps saisssez-mo aujourdhui saisssezm moi
nstant mAme v0us g6nez pas, tout &c que ai est
vOre disposition: je pernets dempaqueter DEM
baller ct femporter tout qui vous convendra lei.
--Quoi, N. Rathery, yous seriez sssez bon...
Comment done, NJ. B0ntent, mais enchant6 d8tre
saisi par yos MAINS je vais meme vous alder sasr
Mon oncle ovrt alOrs veille masure de commode,
Alaquelle pendaient nm cou quelques loques
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de cuivre dor6 ct tant deux ois vieux rubans dc
queue dun tiroir: s
-Tenez, dit-il NJ Bonteint en- les lui presentant,
perrez pas tout objets ne cOmpteront pas
dams le total: e les donne par-dessus le marche
-Ouais! repondit NJ. BOnteint.
-Ce p0rtefcuie mi4roQuin rouge que vous vOyez,
cest ma tronsseComme NJ Bonteint allait METRE Ia
main dessus: Tout beau, dit Benjamin Ia loi ne vous
permet pas de TOUGHER Ia Ce sont les Outs de
fession, ct j'ai le droit de les conserver
-Pourtant.., fit NJ. Bonteint.
-VOlA maintenant un tire -b0uchon manche d'6bene
ct incruste dargent pour cet obet aonta-til en- le
mettant dams poche e le sousrs mes creanciers,
ct d'ailleurs jen ri plus bes0in que vons.
-Mais, repiqua NJ. B0nteint, 81 vOus garez tout &c
don't plus beson que moi e naurai pas besoin
de charrette pour empOrter mon butin
I'm Instant fit oncle, perdrez rien ponr
attenre. Tenez VOLTA cette blanche de vieles oles
medicine, don't quelqnesun sont feees le ne vons
en- garantis pas ntGgit6; e vous les abandonne avcc
toutes les araign6es qui s0nt dedans.
nSur cette antre blanche est grand vantour empae
il ne vous cotera que Ia peine de raer denicher, ct II
pourra tres bien vous servir denseigne.
M. Rathery fit BOnteint.
-Cec cest 10 perruque de noce de Machec0urt qui
sc trouve Ii ie ne sails comment. Je Toc pas,
parce que je sails que porter encce qunn faux
toupet
.-Quen savez-vous NJ. Rathery! s'ecria Bonteint de
plus en- plus irrite.
-voici dams CO bocal poursuiyit mon oncle avec I'm
impertarbablc nm yer solitaire que 1ai con-
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LES MILE EFT uNE
CONNAISSANCES TITLES.
CCVII

On trouveau Bengale une plante
peut-ttre encore plus curieuse que
la sensitive: c'est rhedysarum gy-
rans on saiafoia oscillaat, decouvert
EN- 1880 par lady Monson.
On volt chez la sensitive dies
movements quill faut d6terminer
par DIES actions eXterieures; lei,
les movements sont spcntanes,
cOntinus, ct durent tant que Wit la
plante; on les observe meme sur
des branches detachees, tant que
celles-ci ne cOmmencent pas q sc
fetrir.
Voici EN- quoi lis consistent:
La feuille de Phedysarnm a ex-
actement la forme de celle du trehe,
settlement ses trois fOlioles sOnt
tres inegales; celle qni est placee
entire les deux autres est tres
grande, tandis que celles-ci sont
tres petites.
La grande foliOle on foliole me
diane est extrtmement sensible d
In lumiere ellie s'abaisse dams
robscurite, se rctlresse par un beau
soleil ct semble alors agitee dune
sOrte de fremissement cOnvulsif
Lorsque la lumiere est moins in
tense, 10 redressement de la foliOle
est moins energique; or, dams. .une
meme journee, pintensite de Ia lu
miere varie dams des lilnites asse7
Gtendues; par sa position plus on
mOins inclinee, cette foliole parait
mesurer cette intensite, don't ellie
accuse toutes les variations.
Quelque curieux qu'ils soient
les movements de In fOliOle me
diane le s0nt encore mOins que
ceux des folioles laterales. Cclles
ci sOnt c0nstamment animGes dun
movement OscillatOire qui NJ
cesse nj lie jour nj Ia mutt, ct est
absolument independant des cir
cOnstances exterieures.
Tandis que Pune des deux folio
les sc relieve avec lenteur, de facOn
a venir s'appliquer sur In tige en-
tournant sa face superieure en- Dc
dams, l'autre fOliOle s'abaisse EN- 81
rapprochant aussi de la tige, mais
dc maniere d tourner 50 face supe'
ripure en dehOrs. lie movement
ascendant de chaque foliole com
mence quand le movement des