The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-13
CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.

CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.
THE danger of using ch~lorororm to
alleviate the pain in case Of headache
or toothache, as is often done, 10 shown
by a sad accident occurring in Louis.
vile. A young girl, suffering from
headache, became so affected by chic
reform as to be unable to remove the
bottle, and she was found dead with
the bottle lying on her breast,
A NOVEL, use OF the telegraph IL soon
to be put into operation in New York.
The court-roors in the city are to he
geographically connected with the
Offices of the leading lawyers, and by
this means the state of the ca'endar
and the progress Of trials can be an
nounced to the lawyers, and the latter
summoned when wanted. The teIe-
graph in this respect promises to be
onite as useful MS it is on the stock eX.
change on in business circles.
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HOOsACK TUNNEL. In the central
section of the Hoosac Tunnel the bench
Nus Ull Dtth ItIIlDNtll Nll'l HlIN WIZ
men discharged. In tho east end sec,
tion $500 feet Of twelve inch Scotch
drain pipe has been laid aud covered,
The excavation has been made for
thirty-nine feet Of brick arch, which is
to be built nj It point about n mile from
the eastern portal, and the laying OF
brick will be commenced this week,
All cross ties needed between the east
end central shaft have been deliver d.,
and it is believed that the track will be
laid in the month OF August.
THE French Bishop Of Canton has
lust sent TO the Jardin d'AccIimatIon, at
Paris, n plant whose flower changes
color three times n day. IT 10 spoken
of as another wonderful evidence OF
Chinese art in leading nature ont OF her
her customary paths, 1t is not more
remarkable than a floral frcal, OF South.
orn Australia, n beautiful flower, SINH
lar to our wcll-known morning-glory,
with five strcaks of color on its bell
shaped cRIyX. IN the oorlY morning
the color strcaks are pale blue. Toward
noon they turn to u rich purple TINT,
which changes to a light pink during
the afternoon. As the day declines, the
color fades, disappearing entirely aftcl
sunset, when the flower closes and dies,
A CoRREspoNDENr of Land and Watcl
calls attention TO the SINGULAR preya
lonce of blindness in salmon in the
York River, which flows into the Gnli
of st. Lawrence nj Gaspc, the extreme
eastward point Of Canada proper. In
some instances fish have been taken That
are totally blind, both eyes being coy
cred with q hard, Opaque scale, while IN
others one eye only is thus affected
again, some have their eyes apparently
sloughing away. SO complete is the
blindness that a nun may drop down il
a bark canoe right over the fish, anC
chip him out with n raft. The Yorl
River is Il very clcan.bottomed and clea.
stream, and il is o n frequent occur
renee to observe a large fish lying IL
precisely the samo spot ut the tail OF
pool, seldom in the strong winter, day
after day, and never stirring, though
fly be passed over and under his nose
The number Of thcso fab is HpparcntI,
on the increase every year. They ar,
all fron twenty-five to twcnty-oiPh
ponds weight, and have a dun, whit,
Appearance, though in fair condition
Many seem to be old fish.
THAT crows and other species Of bird
have little fear Of mau when he is IN
armed il II famili,r fact, and suggest
thut iIp,y Four hin, hppluun Ii ii