, 1874-06-06

1t small whlts bead, Slipping either WAY with
gontlo friction. Dy securing ono ond to thu
table by q pin. paHaEng pcnoil through thu
other ond. and drawing its point ovcr tho rapet
with tho rlsht hapd, keeping tho sstsng streteh
Of q simple drawing pl9cod boneath 1t, a tolors
ably good copy oY tho drawing will bo produced
having any lcairea proportion to tho orIgiual
according to tho position given to the boad OF
tho cord tho lrnwlng will DO double tho azo o]
tlle original. Tic bost results arc. obtannblI
only, after some practice, and by using Rnel
point than bead.
CHECKING couanrNd, sNEE21Nu, ETC.
In ono Of hls Boston lectures, Dr.. Brown
ecquara gavo tho following simple means fol
checking coughing, snoozng, ato.: "Coughin1
can bo stopped by pressing on tho nerves OF th4
lip in tho nolghbortood Of the noao. A presBurl
thoro mny provont q cough when It is beginning!
snoozing may DO stopped by the same mechanism
Pressing, also, IN the noighoorhood Of tho ca1
mny stop coughing. It la 3d. alBo, Of htccoughI
but much leHB 10 than for snoozing or ooughingl
Pressing very lard on tho top Of tho month, inl
side, la nlao nleanB Of stopping coughing. And
I may say that tho will hns immonso power thero
There was II Fronch surgeon who used to aay,
whonoyor llo onserod tho wards OF his hospital.
Tho first patient who coughs hero will ba de7
nrlved Of food to-day It was exceedingly rare
that paslont ooughcd thon."
Plao1RE 11AniT.
&, It has been recently noticed by Surgeon o.
Day. that tho mato fishes Of various species Of
Arius aud Ostoogeuiosua ara In tho habit Of
carrying the eggs deposited by tho females, IN
their mouths, until tho young nro Matched. The
discovery was nude whilo Surgeon Day WAS fish
Ing at Cassegodo. On oatching number Of
spoclnens Of these fish, no observed their oegs.
measuring lalf-inoh In diameter, In tho boat
aud flst-baslsots. On examination, ho found
they had fallen from tho months Of tho mnlcs,
tho mouth, extending as far back rs the BRAN
cl1D. Tho faithful guardians take no food
while carrying tho eggs. Tho allmontary canal
was in evory case, empty, though, In the
1emnlea' 1t was fuli OF nutrlmons.
CUBAN ntAsfs1A11A.
DR.. Qundtach, In a rocont casaloc1,e Of tho
natiye mammals Of Cuba, uotos but twentv-
four Bpocea. OF thoso, nineteen arc bats, All
the species, with the exception Of tho manntae.
or sca-cow, are extremely dlminutiyo. II is not
supposed that tl,cro hag boon auy doeroase in
tho numbors or dimtnntlon In thu a;za a, tba
mammals inhabitipg this island. Bfncn thn i1;a.
covory by the Spaniards. It ia prohnhin how.
over. that at a formor reolopjcal noriod % tha
Wosk InlIcs wore conncct9l With TIN contnont
and certain archaeological Indications show
thas at ono timo tho faunn was moro varied.
aie nues u lmrsS sEeqleH o. 1oaali nam.
doubtless othsrs vat remain To- ha ,1iscovnro, An"
p1nps or THE A1;Eur14s 1a1Arna
A nnner on thu birds NJ thu A1out,.n Ia,o,d.
nnhtialod nv Afr. nall anrmoroto. fortrln..
sno,;os oft,oao o,,1,, t,.otna ~
"!se'o'' " ,h'oo' oiiy s"o'fo n'o lano-olfoss
W.: Two hawks, ono owl, one swallow, one wren,
five fincheB, tho raven, and ptormigan. Tho
majority Of the wasor-hirls belong TO tbe fom;,v
L. A,,p~, r. Trn I'll.