, 1874-07-25
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.


SPARKS OF SCIENCE.
THE pAnNAoLE.
Thirteen tons of barnaclea were taken from
tho bottom Of tho iron ship hItlocti, aftor yoy-
ago OF aix months and three days from bombay
bay to Liverpool. Tho barnaelo IL furnished
with Il long t[o1ibla atnlk, or rolnnole BY which
1t astachos itself to logs and tho bottoms Of yca-
aotat OTTO. It abollnds in all sons; and tho Incl
dent mentioned sbovo proves tint itn growth Ia
rapid. Tharo are certain species OF tho tarnaols
that aro oaton In soms phrta Of the world.
AprEr1rE OF TIE roAD.
In 3 paper OIL tho Dufo Amoricanua {Ameriosu
toaj), road by Mr.. Thonas Hill, before tho Port
land meeting OF tho American Association for
tho Advancement Of Science, tho wtilor rolatol.
az evidence Of tho enormous arpstite Of the
Animal. that he once fed su old follow which fro
quentod hia garden, 23 squash-buga and o0 larvu
OF pyKBrA minlBtrh, thrco-q -qnartogB grown, At q
single sitting. After disposlng OF thls Bubstan-
tia moal, tlio now ptatlloro toad orops unler tho
plR2za,--lt wns On ATuesdny,-autl romaiuol utl-
I'll Friday afternoon engsgad In tho proooss Of
digestion.
Tbs Journal Of Chemistry, In iineusalng tho
deterioration Of tho potato, suggests that, IL
some peraoa Of tho requisite skill and knowl-
edgo were to proceed 10 South America, tho
homo Of the potato,-and. saoklnE tho ho.lthieBt
locality tor tbs plant, and tho most vigorous
specimens to bo found IN wild state. brinw tbe,a
bv eool cu1tivat,o, IN 3. rroror t1o,,roo ~ v,or-
lection III their native habitnt, ho might bo able
to transplant to our climate seedlings OF original
health and vigor OF eonstitntson. Tha spories
which now exist among liz hava suffered 10 many
changos Of condition during tho years thoy haro
bceu under cultivation, shoy have Loaf their VI
ta!ity, aud arc hopeossly debisitateti and dis
easod. Tho only hopo Of recovering the crop
from their natiye vida. "'N'> ~N''~'
o.,ue
nm, A"0'
4no anc'ent LeJPtlaus Haao sa"a OF oFonset
which they used In cutting ont planks from logs.
They wore siuglo-handcd, liko those now used
bv carnentars. Tia Eovntians would nta,a a lao,
m and n, - a,xo,- g., st,a .r~a,,,a .s.x, -. @
W oaa' - ~ 10y ~ ."s siou.'of Hhu taon -"
do"h"ardS. d17aulng tho !os into pEanks by
very s|oW process. The Greeks fastened their
saw's In fra1no worry much alter the fashion Of
n'odoru times. IN ufoscs and AsIatlo countries
,nv ,so .ge'n m " .ams rus Iron .nG nahuo anu
nusIed. NJ ~ tho o1,atum viii Ft,rsh % ,nI 1mar. T.
can sawH. 1n tlellcate work, 'wnon vory tina,
enihll sAws aro used. the Eastern implement ID
preastaoo @ 10 20 ours 1ne oflentas sso a!1or
,,ronn u ~ aozsn "s "ev t,on 1ttn tn
same nu1nbor the otLor vay, whl1o we tuzn ono
tooth on oile Hidc and tho ne1t on tho other.
cuocon1, rs m p7.on,n.
H. r. n S,n,,,axa H. ;n,ol,,a.,. .,.,,,,.
af' y. u. Aa"Snn'o' s'ae AA'sn'sons osh''noio-
glst, #no has spoht several yeafn III tile Southarn
pouinsular Stats, collooting notes for his work
On "Tha Birds OF Florida. " rocorts tho canturo.
In H.. .,ntor ~ 1a7a-,7I ~ - ero,a,;,a ~
.an-.am s..,., ~ r., 49, - 1.a;a, n.... "
1o"fAey nun 1uAs 1tafnes ~ aAa'au ie''of' 81
place called Cabbage Slough. This iH eho aocond
specimen Of tho crocodile known to have been
kitlal in tho Unitad BtatBA, the first having
been takon by Prof. Wymsn near Nav
Smyrna, Fla. During previous expsdi-
tion to the Wenk Coaat Of Florida Alr.
Maynard fonnd quito number Of thoso saurtann
at the mouths Of rivorH anlptying into tho Gull
OF Mo3ico. Tho alligator d,ifolu from the
crocodile, II, having shorter and aattor hoad;
in the exiatonce Of cavities il tho upper iaw,
instead OF notohos botween tho teeth. for Tho
rhcoPtlon ol the lonS tonrtu teeth ot taa unaer
3aii;aotnr H. M w;iov iisss shm,e N ,,on;cs aar
len. Gut is restricted to the Woatern IIan,is,,ere
Tlie crocodile, on tic other baud, a found IN
both honaisphorcs.
TIE VAron-aA7n As ouHR FOR TuE BITE or
HAD poos. -...-...
According TO Ut. blssson' OF Lyons, an almost
corta'n euro 1or tue pl1o ol mad dog CONSISTS IN
HT1h3RNf}rT n q