, 1874-08-08
SPAR ks or SCIENCE.


ho purchased nly Mt Manila Tho flbro Of tho
loavos crounsnf tho fruitIsutrprod out, oloanod
corded andspt III by hand. The looms Oil which
tho pno-npIEe: fairies nrs woven nro quaint lttto
afrai.g, Of cuso coustsuottou* aud pol hantls
Rna foot ntu us' I'd III operating them. Tho fine
embroidery env 'ro,,ghs III the fablo III dunn by
inoil, whose dol cAto fingers are neycr gnflercd to
oso ahotr o1:t ilisy hy rough 1abor. 30 great Is
the dor'latd ftT tnoBe articles thai thoy aro u.s.
unlly contrac:o i for three or four ytars in i'd
Vance OF thett Manufacture.
1uMAN LONGEVITY.
AntnvcH!tgnH OIL made by Berlin phYstcfan,
OF tho data roIa ling to hllman Longevity, shows
the ~ orago ago OF clergymou to bo o. Of NOR
chatlts, ca; elt rks and farmcrs 01; military
mon, 90; lawye ~, 5s artsts, 81; and inodl-
cal mon. IL. Tile medium duration Of
llfo III RuHsa1 iB about 81 yoars; IN Prussia, 20
In Switzerland, III; in Franco, 15 &; Il, Belgium,
o6 III EnKland 49,. Medical mon stand high iii
thu Roalo OF lor lgoYtY. or twontY-tiEik lsBi-
eans VINO died. hero last year, tho youngest WIS
3ut tho oltscBt VI !; two others wnre 04 alll 80 re-
spcctiyoly;' III 90 woro III, and four were BB,
oacn. The ido a Is B,ronuously urged by sone
tint. Under o! unnrlIy-fAyorlng circumstances,
nlet may hve 81 : or sosen times longer than tue
ychl s-14-le4' Tired to attain puberty.
AstyoYSA
Amboyna, on OF Tho Muneca or Spice Islands.
Is dayotca to d ho culture Of tho olovo. The a1,-
nunl prouucnt which varies considerably, nvor~
ages 5,00O pou uds, eaoh tleo yielding from to
po undB. IT 10 aago-palm, OH which the iuhabi-
tuut chiefly ely for subsistence, is largely culti-
yate d. mud 4 nno article OF indigo IL also raHed
Ami ,oyna Is noted. too, as grand depot for
slo ls, whlct arc shipped to every quartor of tho
wol ID. MINI! rnro and exquisite yarsutias-nmo,g
viii ,h nro tt 10 enr-Hhell and paper-llautlluB-Are
pac1 altar to is ,Hanl The oar-ahcll ii called
frot ia clio &c resemblance to sAo lnlmnp Gar,
aut choico spocl.nens, having q tichh tint, roadi-
" ring $3a}0 n puir. fho Chinese, who aro tho
1llo; II tnfii ty portion Of the population, drive
br Il; trats in shells aud ooralu, aud apass large
for ;,1uss in tho tralo.
RARE AytAn1Es.
Tn Tho o1tonsfro aud interesting botanical gar
de: Is Ut Air. Bcaio. ut Maeao, Uaua, there ID a
ser lea Of vinlIos uf magnificent proportions
VIII lch arc stocked with rare aud curious birds
fro III every county and climate nnuor tho san.
On OF those il 40 teot iu longth. 10 feet Ill
wl ltl, and Of sufficient slza to accommodate
ful l-grown treea aud considerable rock-maaBos.
lie 70 brls Of various habits, huding alnple scope
for tnclf lucnntlon5 nnu nGccsHlttoa, fAl-
I'LL their dBsttssicB as completely ns though
TIT .y had tile freedom OF I'LL Nature. unltud
in QUO harmonious, happy family, arc gold
III silver phoasants, pink nohed Java sparroHs,
ilA uniting cockatuos paroquots, ndjutants ald
lnr caws, English nighsingatos, 1nAneArin-ducds,
;ty inches long trotu the point uf their cr,tl
BOT j beaks to tho tip of hor parti-colorcd taIls,
VII i, Heoros OF others, all possessing Hosne peea-
lia bounty OF voico or plamage. ltarcss Of all
IL spocleH Of the bird Ut Paradise {Faratsisea
ap 3de) which Mr. Dealo has lRd in Luis POSSESSION
tn, smty years. It Ii tho only bird oil this rom ltk
abI iumiiy which was ever known to bo TUNED
OF made tu survive cuutinomont-
REASONING POWER or ANrs1ALs.
I n recout volume Of observations in Natural
Sri enco, alr, Grant Durloly givea several in-
Sta ucrs Of strong reasoning poweril1 animals. The
Art case noted ls tllat Of 1nonkey, whcll one
la, watched its master 70 through the operation
Of irving nails. On being left alone, tho mon-
| key Immediately scized tho hamm NOR and nails,
a,lci proceeded to nail everything Oh tho table
ant about The room together. Hero voro memo
ry and experience brought into plav, and not tie
tub tluctiyo faculty which il connouly sud to TO
Tie only guide Of brute intelligence. Another
remarkable iIstance Of icaso1ing power
% ta at hx f hu Wd dcG +. ne4t nao p na
ditch, but one year thu tonllcl q was flooded BY
a sudden rise oil tho water. F,r tue noxt throa
H,eaBonB tue aaSactous bird adt'pted tue moor
.ipI'A plum Of buIluinE nest ut light materials,
slch us grass aud hoathef-twIgs. 80 that 1t could
rise uld full with the wator. llttt,naEily, dokH
]uy tho foundation OF thor rt,sts bY acrapng
II slight hollow iii tue ground, mud then il it il
individual, With that attacll nant to locality
| which il a well-kuoWu charact oristic OF brds.
| modified lts style Of arcllteclt:fc, adapting In
labtalion to unusual oiroumssano es, III protor-
accustomed to deposit Aer eggs.
| CREATING AN INLAND SEA IN AFRICA.
| Tho Frciich Geographical Society fayors the
project Of creuting M inaud sea to tho south Of
tho French Colony or Als ora. This colony,
which was captured from tin, Turkish Empire in
1880, lies oil tho north coast Of Africa, botwcon
Trnly on tho aast, Sahara Oh tho south, aud Mo-
rocco OIL the wcst. Tho Atlas Mountains lio
parallel to tho coast-lI1e, and behind tl,om
stretches yast expanse OF healthy plalls, called
| tile Ssbkhos, intorspergs;d With Halt-lhkes, and
boundud gu tile south by q second clian Of
mountalns. Tloio dosN:t-traeta ara destitute Of
fresh wator. and produce only herbs and brush-
wood, excep1 wls,ro an occasional oasis interrupts
their storiIity- Fac PLAINS aud valleys which
open out tu tie ca aro extremely fersle, aud once
formed tho an arius of Italy T4oro riyorh
| Of anylnpotta nee iu the colony, but the HoricY
Of lakea, calle chotts. extending through the
Scbkhoa, rcnchl III fur aa B!skrat to the south Of
CouHtantine. 1u sl1Hlnl0r those lakes run dry !;
but it il thone: tut possible, by cutting channel
between tho FIRST ol tue clIaln aud tho AIot4tcr-
ranoan, to III tloir basins with salt water
throughout ne year. Tie creation Of sea-porta
along their eiltlra length, and a benetlcout
chango Of clnsatu. arc among the advantages
hoped for from tho realization of ttlla bold
Bcen,e. Tho 10y Of Tunis has already been
requested by tue Society to allow survey Of tho
country to DO mado, preliminary to tho accom-
pllahment 'pf tic project.
| HOW AN EAnLE WAS PRESERVED.
One orning In the summer Of 1881, an i'm
1aense bluek eagla was descriot1 sitttng on tue
topmust buugh Of q dry troe that crowned tho
lorsy preci pitous hill which oyerlooks the Vilage
of Plymouth, Conn. A. cunning hunter living in
tho village quickly loaded his rifle, and, wa!kluy
By tho s,de of his borso, which ho lod by the
name, aud hupt III screen botwcen himself aud
tho bird, cautiously sto!eup tho dcclisity uutil llo
had approaolod within shooting distance. Tho
oagie was feeding upon Bono flesh which it Ind
in ts talons, antl III it stopped over to ,cn of
,neco, the huutos brought his r,lio to h.Er a,id
il.el. The bird slowly sproad out it., proud
WINGS. wayered u moment, aud fall IN 4.so.s-
uweincnt it WAS found tllat il spanuel
o'icr = fuot from tip. to tip u Its
wings. 1t WAS tue 1arsost Dlrl Of its kind TINT
had ever been seen III tho region. Tho art OF
t,.xit1erny nna ut that day unknown; but tile
huntor. being anxous 10 psouorye his trophy.
b,tlought Anlsof of curious oxpodlent.
N:ost Of the feathers ot tho bird woro plackol,
feet. in natural position, directly. ovor an mt.
hill. Immediately the nuts poured np one not Of
! ~, ffnrn nfIntflar In mn ttnr-