The sun., 1873-11-25

IerlSn among Ine SHOWS lno No'ln W ~ "'N
often covered with them, and there aie also GER
tain kinds which appear to travel freely as hign
as 1900 or lGsO0 feet. In his aerial voyages NJ
Flammaron has met with butterflies at heights
to which the birds Of European latitudeS do not
ascend, and Dr. j. D. Hooker noticed some at
Mount MOmay at an altitude of moro than
1900 feet. That fragile insects should be capa-
hlc Of life aud motion in regions whittier rev OF
the sttong-winged birds dare venture seems
ccrt ny AN anomaly IN the history of animated
nature.
The fundamental elements Of the chemical
constitution of air are oxygen aud pitrogSn nut
other elements, such a. corb mic acid. may be
imprc-uatcd with 1t, under exceptional circum-
stances, to such delrce tha. the atmosphere
we inhalc, instead Of promoting life, mfy pro-
duce certain abnormal conditions Of 1t, or cause
almost instant death. Emanations from tho
earth, the abuudt Mt source Of CaTbOnic acid,
are often met with In volcanic REGIONS. At
Pouz1oes, near Naples. Is a Gtotto famous for
It cXhaitiuns Of carbonic acid, the anUsthctic
effects of which are remarkable. The keeper
has doc which he place, securely bound, in
the middle of the grotto. The animal d. p'avs
evident fear, strusgloi TO cicapc, and oc1 ape
pcars to he dying. His master then tak' Ilm
into the orcn air. where lic gradually rcc"'tri.
There can be no society for the rcycnu 81
cruelty 10 animals in that neirhi orl.ood. -iuce
{ vcll known to visitors that one Il these
dol.. has teen for three wears or more ai.,c-t
daily subjected 10 tins m,rcilces experiment.
We have here a clue to M y ~ the " cries
and jugglerice Of the ancient uraolr'. and ii is
not AT all Improbable that she ratings ANA cun-
WILSON'S Of tho Dclphic ptihune were pro-
duccd 10y the priests throuIh Tic a-cucg uf ear
bonc sas. By this cheap ti,,. tl!" hat'.ro aud
effects OF which would he imnic,,i tc.,. an, ar
emf 70 onv ,podern .i.ist th. ,.t,,nr4 # the
ancient world were in no slight deer com
troll,d.
In nhsorLin, into orr iutps the oitnntity of
/ mir p,,nss.,r, In su.,pf, $50. yvc ip.d.,,tcutl,.
| inbule whole hosts Of uicr,sconic.l / aui,.Als.
/ which are i'm su.rcnsion I'm the atinosnhcriral
Nuid. and evcn rorti.nsof ,ut.dil,,yi,n ,uirl.Is.
! ,,ui,,p.ies. and -p,i.t.rs ot ro.ta.,, Par. ia
| uc.,Iv ou,irelv buiu or .Ioli.y r,i.r.4..rir.l
skrlrt.ps tortoise sDe.4 III. r.,,,i, ell Fix, ia,
s,,,.e ,l,cca holm, sn IAN ,f th.., r.r.. ina.
that , c,ibt, inch r,pt.ius IuD, ,r tf.,u.
/ T,cr. d,v and lo.r tt. ,,.or.t.r O.
/ animal and ve,ctabl. uro pr,c,. We
/ i,b.l. tb, Twin, ui.ro1.a. several .cric4
+ ~ ,yl.,h ara. tho r-, of our blo,J. u..l .rc
/ ,.,,t.,. ,,.,.h .t,..h tn,,,,.cives too.rt.,.u
ut.i .,,,,t.. .bi,.s haitian aud witt th...
H.. .d,.s,,c ,,i ro.c ,,i,,l pnitu.lcul.s .,...au
/ tb,t II t,lt,s .+n,o,.otnm,,.ca a pr,in. ma tine
-, i' ,,.t..,,. ,,.,,,s 80 no,Ien ,,hi.i,. ...r.
/ min, ,.,,., If, ,r me-. f.rt.er tho s.r,.n ~
,,rn.ltt, M, 10 a degree far bpyopd that Of tho
,lrr,,iliro vl.ulo ia our cves' The higher re.
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"'o '"e amman nue. '""' 'V'P' .'V ~"
m. ,r,.,pisr of ,l.,,s and animals ,hcy tr. h.
,llv ex,r.iso p,,rp decided action than IS CONE
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in"iNf "O'''c"' '' '""i'i"'.'o"' ''' WI
"nh'" may vo"' ave '''! 'e.n,l' '"o"E" ,'o'
M""""' certain u'se"S'' ""St 's continue" ~
.'e9e m"iNe.S 81 uu "h'o' VIC "'c 'o's'""'"
'"n"''nE' anu "'''" H"N' "'e" "I'S "eu,"-
'ha'eu the refuse "i inc a'"'oSP"' 'e' 'hcS
estaohsh' ID certain ',nse'" o'','"o' "''"'en
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sequently their effects are varied. IL !, not too
much to attribute TO them part Of the In
-llulrity which generally maniIests itseii IN all
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