The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-05
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Mr.. Dennison proposes adding a
barometer to the pendulum Of the
astronomical clock, In order that the
rise and fall of the mercury may
cOunterbalance the variations in
weight of the pendulum arising from
changes of atmospheric pressure.
The director OF the Botanical Gar
dens of st. Petersburg has come to
the conclusion that the cultivated
vine of Europe is not a distinct and
separate botanical specie, but a hy-
brid of two species found In North
America, Japan, Mantchuria and the
Himalayas. TO one Of the species be-
long the Isabella and Catawba. -
There is 10 company In. England
formed for the purpose yOt making
brick from iron Stag > The bricks are
put on the market ut from f3 tOE4 per
thousand, though they can be made
at profit fer 50s. The Stag brick
weighs about two pounds more than
the ordinary red brick, ismuch hard
er, and, 1t is claimed, will bear a
much greater strain. ,slf ~. ,r. 30
A third Alpinc tunnel is now pro-
posed. 1t is to pass under the st.
Bernard, and will be nearly 10000
feet long. Under the summit it is
proposed to widen the tunnel 80 as to
make station, and to connect by
means of an elevator with the open
air. At the mouth of the elevator
shaft hotel will be built, so that the
Alpine scenery and sunrises may be
enjoyed without any personal exer-
tiOn. ,,ae1t IaIl Ir...t.att!
A new electric whistle for locomo-
tives is now coming into use in
France. 1t is intended to take the
place OF switch signals; opening the
switch causes a copper plate short
distance off i'm the roadway to become
electrified. A metallic brush on the
engine transfers the current to the
whistle, which is opened, and re-
mains open until steam Is shut off by
the engineer. If the engineer is neg
lecting his duty, the fact is at once
made known by hecontinuOus sound
of the whistle. s'e' a5 sssg 'e. r,a
The finest kitchen garden in France
is that of Versailles. 1t belongs to
the State, and brings in yearly rev.
enue, taking good and bad years to-
gether, of about 10000 francs. The
Assembly has determined to apply
this valuable property to the forma-
ton of model market garden and
school of horticulture. The details of
the institution are not yet arranged,
but it is presumed that 1t will he self
supporting, and that 1t will render
valuable assistance i'm the develop
ment of horticultural science in
France. s''rr-# s.. i7 H- 'f
The French railway companies are
cndeavoring to find some method of
warming their cars which will be both
cheap and practical. There has been
much complaint against their old
of bOtitiOttes or hot water
foOtstools, on the ground that If the
hot water is not renewed every hour
they become colder than the floor IL
self. One of the companies have un-
to pass steam through the
water every half hour, finding 1t
cheaper to connect and disconnect
each car every time the steam is
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of steam to pass continuously.
Mr.. Mivart, in his book entitled
"Man and Apes" investigates the
question of the relation of apes to
man from an astrological and ana
tomical point of view. He denies the
at present generally accepted notion
that the gorilla is mans nearest ally,
and shows that the orang, the gibbon
and the chimpanzee can all claim q
nearer relationship, each on a differ
ent ground. The recapitulation of
the many different points i'm which
men, i'm some one point, resembles
the various higher and lower apes,
leads the author to think that the
laws of affinity form q network"
or "tangled web," rather than a
"ladder," from which it is only pos
sible to infer that i'm the course Of de-
velopment there has been blood rela-
tionship established between the diff
ferent species of apes, after their diff
ferentiation9 intU distinct Species,
which is hardly compatible with our
notions of the definition of spe-
cics. .ooS1ts
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