, 1874-05-30

cdecs, ind about fourth of ~ inol ii diameter,
anu aoos not ponotrste far below Tho rno skin; is
oral hours after tho bat has lcft The mock Of tho
| horae or mu1s Ia, tho part moat generally
pssttcs horso % ~isS 1ns 1aa siways
than tho roat, va covered his neck a,d body With
ns !o 10 a caa en ia @ ni
lcg TVo Of servants nero hilton about tho fect
w. sac sa ~ ,ss So 81 ssa Il
slightly painful but they lid not complain Of feeling
nocossarJ to apply small comprsaa to arrest tho
rho horaes aecrncd to DO somevhnt o1haua.oa from
xes 5f'g moonlight tho ANIMAL :ioers wers not
entcrod tho houaea md dark placos for their Victims
A candle was Kept burning in tho room 70 occupied.
inR ! Light tG6ay quickly dow out again. ~
Tho natves close their houses tic lost they can to
rssp zea.e. s.e I
pose. An old Indian assured that two bites Of
o ,9o n r. s to ~
oeo whather lc koons hia wings In NOTION eto: but
continually.
TIE EUCALYPTUS.
Tho Due Gum troo (Eucalypsus 9Iobsslus),
which Is exciting good doal Of attention among
agriculturistn in Europe, ia n natiye Of Australa
AAA A4aHlpcEOI tAu AyIL0 4Hlu!4t tlHYftuCEEJs
It was introduced into Algoria eleven yoars ago,
and. during tho last soven years. extensive plan-
tations have been cultivated in that country. It
dourishoe lu1uriantly in this now habitat aud
trces OF only seven years. growth from the sead
have roaohed All average height Of so fcot.
although nourlshod by worry poor aoil. It Is an
evergreen treo, with straight stem, crowned at
the summit with sproading bushes, bearing vii
low-llko 1eaves. In their native forests thoso
trees often rise to tho hoght OF 200 faot with tor
shafts clear Of branches for from 100 to 100 foet,
an and IL resembling 90 many elegant columns lrreg-
At tho distance Of o fov hundred yarda.
/. Theae Eucalyptio groves ate especially grateful
on tho barren plains Of Darbary. Gy their
growth marshy landa arc drained, and Blin.batod
Hpots arc shadowod and provided with moisture
THOR blossoms aro filled with honey, which at
tracts multitudeB Of insocts !; and thoy In turn
invite tho Birds. who lnd not only an abundance
Of food. but tho warmth Of losfy covorts In
wintor, and shelter from tho fcrco hent Of tho
sun in summer Tho treea oxhnlo fragrance
which Ia described as delightfully."- roainons and
Pungsnt: . They "re said to possess also various
Baths In ,deoootion Of tho leaves and
from tic doblty loft Of p0 by Tho 'naSxSis mslaris
incidental to tho country, Tho1re is no doubt
'thas the tseo has proportfeA which giyo II Of
min, and also IN oil which is sorvioonblo in tho
arts. Attempts have boon made to cultivate tho
tree in England plant seyen years old, in the
gardons Of tue Royal Botanical Society, has at-
'tainod hotght OF Is feet. But 1t is thought
that, oxoopt in the extreme south Or west Of tho
island. tho trco will not endure tho low tompora-
turo Of tho ordinary English wintor.
The Eucalyptus IL allied to the Pomegranite;
tho 4naya troo; tho Coryophylus aromatica
whose driod tlowor-buda aro tho cloves OF COM
morco; tho Pimonto, whose berries are known
under tho namo Of a1apice; and the Aki, or
Ltgnun1-Vitne, Of Now Zealand. The entire Alyr-
tivan Of tropical countries, iu tho New and the
Old World.
IMPROVEMENT N DIVING APPARATUS.
An improvement in diving apparatus has been
made by q London inventor. by it's menus
divers arc enabled, when employed ut any depth
to con1'erae with thoHo ut the surface
Of tho water. Hitherto 1t has boon im-
possible for divers to communicate verbally with
the attendants above. The method heretofore
adopted to make known their wants was uHuAlly
through series Of preconuerted signals given
by pulls on lima. Experiments show that, by
tho prosorlt dovtce, a diver may oonvorso freely,
during tho whole time hs Is under water, with
thoa9 abov.'s-eyesry Ms word ho apeaks being dig
be easily applied to any description Of diving
dreas now in uHe. It ID expected tho invention
will bo sil further improved, 80 as to facilitate
ltB use in all diving operations connected With
harbot-workR, laying atone-bocks etc.
ALASKAN EXPLORATIONS.
Mr.. William Il. Dali, tho well-known natural
ist, resumed his Alaskan explorations, under tho
Coast Survey, about tho 2Oth OF April /; ut whicl.
date ho expected to sail for sitka md moro
northern points. His labors will probably be
conducted in the ue1ghboshood OF Cooks Iulet,
and along thu cpast of A1nskn M far M tbc