, 1874-11-07
SPARKS or SCIENCE.


NJ FN'~o ~
otycuoyA,
The valuable alkalo!tle, 1diniho an.a c'nono-
Inc, which uro 40 n1uc!, uBcd In nedic'nc, arc
ohta,no1 from lin bari, of 4 pcnr,s of traes
"' n..r" .a Wv 49,, .a.,s,, ~ gn,t, Amcr,ro,
mah'o' ~. s'A"o''1' a'"l na'1s"a y. s'a nssvr,.n
,Ihe prodaes Is Hho"h 70 eosnnesce vs. 1s1"s,""
bark, Jasnit'a bnrk. China bark. quinn, gum
nulua Cincilona bark, etc. Tho alknloId exfAtH
In aoyera, snectos nf tho treus In m et,,as de-
80 - ;,,,,n,Jt. - u,a. oxat .,,..ni1ra,d ;nto
giee VI '"tsnaA,' ~ WIS ui7' .a',ou'e.. - ~, 'A
Europo IN 1859, " tha ConnteHs Oai tinoheis' er
chtnel'op' tho MILO OF she Veeros Of pero,
mo,v v,o,a m mat va}uc IN LIN n1,nrmaconein
s, 81 s,.,..n,s,ad i,,,t 49,, u ,~oa h.,.ut,t
"s'' ~. spp,'',a a. tc,+ '' G aN1. - W.
10 Ehs'ahd' ~ 4ut' ''a Importance 10 y
remedy Tor intoru1tttont foVefb Tas epnedlly
acknowledged, In order to HassB1y tho DO.
n'snd i.i fos shn arttols Tho GlnGlona forests of
.vr;at ina 'Sas nsay uas nst n,a 'o ~
aitoccihcr destruycd> In VIM; of tGia nossiblo |
ca1alnty an a.tornpt WAS r,,ado In 1881, 10 cuti-
vate thc n Uh'chonaA sl India. Thts cEort failed;
,' ns' - ,o,ar IN I'm tGpva.ss '
,vcrt, thrifti,y croSnr n, thc Eaoi,r.rv Ifiii.
in South ulutoostan, md &c, ,0O1 troos veto ret
out IN per.nat1ent plantations. Tho bark from |
tnoae eseea ylctan Pe1sensaRo OF tno 2'naIo'na
u,u}},, sun} oI.a Imo,;m ~ '.'1o Afo1''' s''"" ~
Soyon or sight years ago, plantations Of tho
Ciuohona wers nade OH the leland Of 81.
| Helena, at Dumas peakt FOR thrco years tho
pan.s gIe"M M Mn,.rn,I.nn ~ ,,a ,s,,,a ,e "o
wnra Ivan .u ovor n erjcct Attention hns nov
,na, hson teaotel ~ tha plsnts. and it ia found
tGGat li,sro ara ahn,t ZOO which have otintncI q
,,n;"1t n 70 goct nntl din,uotcr Of from 3lo /
! fonp MIN hark in n ol,orter Of IN incl, thick,
md l,aa NJ, intensoy btttor ouuuc.lnnte. Ibn
| nrnerimant vnp triad Of binding moss around
! ti,n Inwnr ntcme of pun,o OF tho pianiv 10 $40 il
tho bortt wn,1lj not nScl aud tbicken moro
rnnisly :. b,,t inutoad the result was, thut root
Inis MI fortI fron the bark tL,,s bound --shuw-
inv that thu nlantn NAV % easily ,,ropapatud by
cuttings.
| mn. f,ine1,onaa arm nil overY.roen troes, With
,eay"a I lila the lsuru and vauiclea Of vhite.
rose.c,nrca. ar ,n,rnl,ph ,'owerg. rosamp]1us tns
iiIas. aud yory frarrnnt.
A41~' ''~A '0A' ann ,~c.
xt .,.a,...',, ,,co.,,. vro.,.. -
upwards OF snoueana uaaeFsnt epee''s y,
nnts huve been described hs entomo'oS'ste, ana
Va, it ig BY no 1neaua suppuaed that the whole
family h.vo b.e1, enumerated. New specios are
-: - .,.,. .,,,,t,,r ~, ~ a,ynro,,s ,or,n
Of tho world, and. az they arc oil "onaofiaAy
intelligent, aud addicted to the 6efaugest habits,
no tuuy o1pcct to bo entertained with now aud
or,;ous aIn,;ea .hout ,tha ruc, ma ,ono "a )ife
"-s
Shall inat' Dr. dloeoh A'aeeenin, ot LONE foWt.
Icx.. haY becn culttvatinE the acquaintance of
| species Of awoet-scanted aHlH which live In his
vicinity. Each individual ant sooms 10 be q
I - -
'' ~ 80 - =. :. r. !. H. 60. -
attar Of fosee' tsnsn u oes"een tao nn8e1s, ana
II yields fragrance OF exquisite quality. Ihoso
auta ere extremely Gcalce, but no doubt the day
| will colue Mheu Lucy will bo cultivated, as tue
Or1uutsy cultivate gardens Of rosos, fur tho rnru
odurH thcr dlBtill. Imagine bonIttot Of tnesc
arinal.acentea ahsa lmps!eo oh eopafa1o lins ana
t,,.s s,o't;.t. ar ,rv;,,'- ~ ,,rouo
slias tho iouar orders of anip;air do not acltn
from stabs aud Wounds, and ,i,oy Toll us that
inascts will TRANQUILITY feed Then transi14sd
WITH poaalh; sues9lofa. We msas le1lesa !ne
s "arivv ata ,e,thut 'fars INV tu;,,ncs
Of conseioncs.
| But this treatment ot TIM ants would bs no
, vorbe than that which tile various apecea tln-
scrupulousy uccord to each other. We arc ln-
dobted agaln to Dr. Lincoc.n tor tho details Of
! wholesale slaughter Of ono trino by another,
: which occurred u1Iter his observation. colony
OF tia smallest Apeclee Of placiz ants, whicn
dseit in Ills yard, discovered one day y
quantity OF uirup that lad t,ten spilled on ths
ground, aud immediately n'sasued OUT aud began
carrying 1t 10 taatr nla9azi''e :, TGs yeszcl IN
wh:cu lnoy transported il WIS the little sack III
| the abdomen But they had not long bean en-
) | snUed i'll thu WORK before latger erecea VI
bluck auta lsarpe.t vubt they Hero about, and
h:, bIack buscnas would seiaa the ll,t!e felloEa,
| rolling aiong under their biirdonn. and. biting
! open ihair aDlomen, araw ont tue tult aacRB sud
swallow them. Then. casting ahice tho inutilat-
EA L"lS09o* oAIte "SA1 so"" .VS'A s.tuot ~sts@
/, tepea1 quo Mutaoroon opoInsou. ~ a aae uaeoay
~ r't;aas ,Ens o,or
] ill., naaraful ,,nnnIo,a uuIony was on.,roty az.
formulated
FRods CRY
!, a correspondent o. N2o'e ma la'e'3 inade
tho discovery thss tue common frog nao' neslaos
the ordinary efoaS "isn "'aca a's aea iana'41as,
Il saril, "aillns cr5 Nhsch II assefs wheh IN porl
Tho fact was proved 10 sho caao OF sffoS Hhloh
llas taken up lts aboae IN hs'p OF asa'os 81 tio
foot OF Ill lyiod Nall III the Correspondents
garden. tro OF meaoleaon'' cas-, at"o AZ
tachcd to tho premises, afe III tne haos1 OF IONS
lng thIs frog "nenosar u ventures ~ sGhs. o5
pasns "n tuo'. ~ iaS sae a,, Jos lux t.o
.t'Hatsuen s,.,. LIVE rv nf t.rrcr H. f. se,,"
sr,,h.nns iuEA"n ~. r:ts in tnrn IN thas
Z, E.n attEn'ae ,,,ai ~ =; n,.rn, and for ~,
autaaa p@sM s.t',, .,o~o,.,aa 1tnt ,si1o n,d,s ~"
sIrra IL ~, ,rron;stho fasc;
usas T.; tn rscs NJ f,;c,,t ysI,oi, thny than,