, 1874-10-03

lMD 1ilRB1 III EHOE Aplf4fUu Wy Ill
wllioht l,an boon insplasato, 40 M to l'o cut BY
wIren into blocks, which nro 'attorward prosHcd .
md dried. liko bricks. both liquid and solid
oxcromontB aro capable Of treatlncut by thiB
PROCESS. Which rs so inolTcnsiyo throughout aB 10
nnnoy no ono. Tho machines net rapidly and
roQuro few lnnds; llcnco, tho Embellishments H.
which thoy Rro Nsbtl .Neet& rot bo extensive or
rn.no:o. Tho o1porin,ontH conducted baforo tho
norlin authorities 'fero yesy satisaet3fy IL wss
OF dlsposns Of oxcro1nontitlous materials would
be economical to tho city.
EFFECT or coA1-dA5 UPON onow1Sa r1.ASrs.
MIR. J. Doel,m communicates to tho Chemical
CeMtrnl-Nla tho RESULTS OF Il series OF expert
,nonts tasting tho oiroct OF coal.gas Upon grow
ing ptanis. OF Ten planta III pots (variot.cs os
fuclaaia and sa1yfa), among tho roots Of which
coaI-gas was condnotod through openings In
tho bottom Of tho potn, soyon died in four
months. 10 discover whether their, deat, waB
owing to tho direct aclion Of tho gas, Or to tho
poisoning Of tho aotl, socdu woro Hown In oartl1
through which gas lad bocn PASSED for MI hour
or two daily during n long period Of time. Tho
apd aoon .lccayed. "A healthy plnnt sot III thisa
| soil pcrslled IN ton dnyn. Dr., naohn, oan-
sidors that those experiments explain st!,o do
cno aud death of. f.Hhudc-trnos In our cities. Tho
mains and tho rotnedy which tho author pro.
| posos ID to inclo8e nil street gas-pipcB within
largar tubes, having openings to tho MR. through
| Which Ventilation llny bo maintained But gus
companies Will acnrceiy bc lndnoed. to taEo suol,
expensive precautions against tho destruction Of
aha1o-trcea. .
oYHocaAoy.
It Hcoma, from recent Developments Tint,
among sayaso md scmi.ciyllized 'raceH, man Is
not alwa.s o tyrant aud woman hls alnso. In
| pntor on "rho Peoples botwoon India and
Ohiua," read by Sir George Campbell beforo tho
AntlropooeicaID Department Of tho british AHso-
citation for Tho Advancement Of Science, tho
author stated that, In oue Of these tribes. woman
occupied a moro c1altod position than man.
| "Tho wife wnu tho head Of lie household. Sho
conrted and proposed to the man, mud, after
marriage, took tho responsibility Of providing
for tho fanly She lived Ia llor own house. aud
! OIL her own estate, aud descent wns on tho
| fcnnlo sldo." Unfortunately tho ntntiatics end
horo. mud no are not Informed nH to tho degree
Of superiority in character and in mannors
Nhch this 'raco exhibits III comparison with Bur-
rounding peoples.
pEEp coA1r3uArzs.
Heretofore tho deepest coal-shuft In ihc
country las been that Of tho Hickory Mine, at
Po.ta1ilte, Pa, which dcacou1a to tho doptll Of
CGG feet, anti was constructed at a. cost Of
S,lo0. .o03 and fourteen months tlmo. But the
Philatelnhin L Reading Coal and Iron Company
now contemplate sinking two shafts near Potts
villa to depth. Of 1,5oo feet. Already tho OK
eagation III ono shaft has reached 300 foes, and
in tho other 750 feot. 1t both shafts txouty-aye
'l;smona drills nro, used, boring holos to tho
tanooualT blaH!ea.' It is estimated that tisosa
wor':a Mill. on completion, develop d mtning
u:sa sha.fl Yield At !east w. 00O 0O1 tons focal.
| go CAHnoxAr1 OF eop1UH.
i The discovery Of considerable depouita Of car
bonatc OF Holiuln near Omaha; aud not far dis.
tant from the Union Pacific Railway, lima boon
r1coutlY announced This natiyo carbonate ii
said to 10 very rich, and it's cost, whom delivered
in Nov York, provided d branch railroad bo con-
s!iuctcd from tho mires 10 tho Union Pacific
.Wi}lnot equal S43 per tul,. 'TAo United Statoi
! Annually !lnports Ill., oaH TONS Of Bodum, as the
mean rate Vi $40 pc: tos.s Tho advantage ol
llASing a nina within Its own bordnrs is, there.
fore, decided. Tho manufacture Of rodium by
tho Leblanc process IL Il H,t's5 important Indus.
Try III: trpat Nritia. len ycayE ao, it van worth
.Ga,o00,0v0 sterling Annually, aud gayo employ.
1nent to QUO NTH.
so1rHTIFIo EXPLORATIONS.
The Dutch Geographical Society has resolved
to send o scientiRc expedition to suuatra tt
explore tho Hitherto unknown portions Of thai
island. Tbs expenses OF tho enterprise arc not
expected to oxcoed e. QUO. R;,aaia, which man.
ifssts q laudablo desire to further tho discoveries
Of Science, vii! send out Two tours OF eSplora
lion from Afcnannel next summer: Uhe Til
proceed to- Russian Lapland, for TIC purpose o
examining tho traces Of aneent glaciers.. Tht
other will STUDY, tho shores Of tho WLito Sea
with special view to geological Investigations
Two years ago. Or. iaryns!sy discovered In the
waters Of tho White Soa Ecvcral u,ecieB OF iishc
nnd crustaceans that woro wholly noS to Scicucc
CONSUMPTION OF rArEn.
signor Eugono hIorpurso has pnbliHhcl Al
Venice monograph on paper-maklng. Iron
this it appears that tho Uuttod States consumes
moro papor than England and Franco united
,Fhe hycraSo conDumttion il: In tho Unitoi
Staten, II pounds per capita; in RUSSIA it 10
pounds, in Spain; 3S pound; in Austria aud Italy
w pounds; IN Franee, pounds; in Germany
8pouuds; aud in England, IL pounds.
SEW CorrEE-rLASr DISEASE.
4 Il nen disoase has attacked the colreo-plant il
Coy1on. It in 4 fungus lko miniature musll
4 roo1n which, attaching .itsof to tho uudor uidt
OF tho leaf cauaos it to withor Away.
Il 4 FOSSIL. SPIDER.
Mr.. O. Harscr has recently discovered in t1s
coal-measuroA' Of Illinois fossil spider, II
y which the mama Arthrolycosa au!;qua hes beel
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