, 1874-05-16

1IEANnE FLORA.

l. 1IEAdnE Flora.
| The Island Of st. Paul, in the Indian ocean,
has probably the most meagre fora OF any local
ity in tho world. It is limited to nine species OF
| Gowery plants. Six OF these are grasses, and
only two appear to be Indigenous to the aslsno.
COFFEE AS p1s1sFEcTASr.
Roasted coffee is said by the Homeopathic
World to be enc OF the most powerful known
| disinfectauts. TO illustrate its effect pounu
OF newly-roasted coffee vas carried through
room in which meat in IN advanced stage OF de-
| composition had bean kept for conslterable 9
| time, and tho ofansiye atmosphere vas instantly
purified. Amin, in another room, WHICH WAS
| tiled with the poisonous efiluyium at1An6 from
| cesspoo all odor was dispe11ed within ha!t
minute by the use OF throe ouDcea OF itesn-
burned coffee. The best mode OF preparing ene
| beAn Tor dlslnfcctlng purposes LIB 70 4Is Aau
| pound it in mortar. and then. when needed Tor
| use, to roast the powder OH :nodefately-heatod
| iron plato, until it il Of dArk-brown hue.
| BEEF-TEA.
| In an artic1e in ono Of the popu1ar-scence
| journals OF London, Dr.. Kimmeric ascr1bes the
effect Of beof-tea to tho potaah-salss which 1t
| contains. Tleso salts a1e wholesome eiement
in all articles OF food; hut taken Ia e1cess, they
produce an injurious effect on the organism
Ether, camphor and n1usks are emlnentIY re-
freshing mud inyigorating restoratives, compared
| to which beef-tea occupies subordinate posi-
tion. II, however, it be necessary to preserve an
| exhausted body from protracted Illness, there Is
no remedy in the whole rich storehou6e OF medi-
| cnes which will render such assistance 10 re5en-
eratipu tho diseased ORGANISM ad re ppaLed doses
| of beef-ten.
cuMRCBI1oS or OILS
eo..oAA ".'e. AA7 'o.'' ,rn 49,
| seed Oil DO raised TO q tempefa1use u ~" "o,'
| T,hr mill rn1nnoapea fe fyencrAtH heat,
aud ia the course Of an hour will rise to 3oU ue3.
raIr shortly ,,ta~ ,r,;ch it will burst into
a,n,o Raw ,,n.eod -ol roon;,es boiling about five
| bonrs rano-o,l ten honrs. o]iye-oil si1 hours,
oo.1 al t.o bnnrs and c,.tor.oIl slicht charrinc
| for two DAYS, to cause spontaneous combustion.
knoT}Sase OF :hoso facts suthces 10 explain tno
! o1isln Of many mysterious nfes'
sc1Es31s4o a1S'
Ar' ffahcls tfa!1oa, "no 10 sao.sa 'o' n4e ,o-
searches IN hefealty nae oeen s1aa''ne 'otu 'oo
| mental pecuilaslttes OF scientific men' upon
statistics given in answer to personal inquiries
| OF $50 leading SCIENTISTS he has based the fol-
.,:o.: .1..a .,,a,,;6, no,
~" A'b eoN~AN'1 N - -
| combine fenaafRho4e eueIey u ooa' "1.n ~
markable energy OF mind They arc notable Tor
! health. iudepopdence OF spirit. and tenacty OF
p ,ea-p a - hs;uaas and rrincinals Of Iar1,e
nonn'erc;oi ~ noerrantie concerns. Tho sizo Of
comnletet " aaGI m ~ iaroer thar
| that of tha ordinary crapium. Still many men
| Of science have small heads, md those are oon-
spcuous for mental activity:
Mr. dalton aeauoes .Ionl n.s opees ,a.inne .oo
op1non VA ;. tl, ot1,or nns1;.es necess,r,Iv
] uu,tad in n man Of mark aro iul,erited f1om tue
father in a proportion of 12s cases out OF 173.
ln regard to education, scientific men are gen
orally not 1est1acseu 20 paisu!st pn1
tt;.sns
@'''17' co1oR or TIE ATMOSPHERE.
Tho h]oa color Of the sky ia due to minute
| n,r.ic1es of matter 1oatipc in the air, We're
| thaa, ,tome c,ca,ed fron, tho atmosnf,ers. the
s1N., -, 5o,d- -,1,o1. Ex,oa,,;,o1r G,o
e"s "ou1" ~ . - i'll.
| particles oil matter olSpefse olAe says VI Asnt
coarser portions scatter red rava; and still
coarser portioDs scatter all the rtya producing
vh;ta 1;aht The atmosnhero is aaturated with
"u'.o % ..;.,aa -, ,~I;oh a;rnsa rr,,;to 1,ht
Vapo1 the !at1c4es ~ "neu o.t $3.50 81, e.
IN all afecuons nneh sueso paiaIe' !t 10 ~ ~
4arGed t5es bccone sIflo'e ~ w 80 - -
clouoa. tnS 49, tna,, - .,'aea - ~ 10 -
aro Eupposeo ~ w no. y. ~ -.
clonds 1ynuan has ~ Ia. -iss.
!hcss ~ t'aSne tAi ". h.;io,s3i s,f,,a
,upe. ~ uea'a - rro1,. ~ 'i,st rt;cas
w tue leneet!' - .a s 49, D,,t ~. ra-aar;,,9
il!llue tue a4l - lue :ute: 0.s' W 4Lhh
s1.o,'.o1 ~ ,assng II orer 1a,ne tbe bexm
of Light bacomos totally invisible in the tube.
TUNNELS.
Tho largest tunnels in the world have bean
constructed in Germany, and most Of them for
mining. The great tunnel OF Freiberg is q
! miles long tue Ernst-August, 1877 miles the
1eorc at Clausthai 10s/ miles: the one ut
| c1:t- 49, -.;1aa ~ p,thsa,,a,ho-, a.
ouelnolsA' ~ A14'e' -, ~ $500:
trelbefe' niles anu tue alon' seu1s, ~ u1!4cs
| These ars the principal works OF the Kind ~