, 1874-08-01
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.

/ ,ou r,,r, j. n,neca ~ t,.o ros.. .+.n,,,. has
b.n, ,1,acoycrn,, IN china .ond introd,;ros ti,to
Trnnen. nntac,col MON nyonov,cr1 d 1,,or,-
bnrrv ,,hic] In f,,,nre an1 1,oht n ctoao1v ~.
aorni,le1. rvon uhon tho n1out h}oa,o,nod n
n,ia,o,, In IN c,osa,ncat,nh wns ,,ot aancctoa
INT vhan II ca,no ia fruit. II rovoa]o1 it,n fnot
that IL wns rra,ly rose, and not blaokhorry.
ron ltn r,nnr ntritiee to botl, tbo rogn nt, tl,o
binckberry. Il hns boon t,ained Rosa 1;ie,7nci;a.
cIat.tcd by tic alyocatos of natural so,ectlon Oh
ot,o Of tlo links which elya 40 1noll forcn ia tha
idea pg continuous psogressiof.
T,ir 1.sp1As DESERT.
|" ~ sas.,,, ''.
az acoouns u: tno soeon11 e1Ptofa1'ons or ,thc
LyblaM DeHort was presented 10 tho Egyptian
Institute ut Cairo, April II, by Tie Director
durard nohifs. Tho expedition was aisappoint-
cd OF Its mnin object roaolling the Oasis OF
Kufarah, oyrlng to An lutorminab1o chain of
sa1,tl.t1il!s cnc1rcling H. which tLo high wfulg
kept shifting to tho poril OF tho oxplorors' llycs
Al 1t was, sixty eatae!a werc lost. UnBuccesaful
mere, the lnfsy tufnGa soHafao Mo north. nnl,
,aase t .af ~ sMn Usss s VI 1aGne
n,t,nbor Of plotoeraplls voro obtafncd a,i1o1so
which were ylaws Of tho beautiful Tomplo ii
Daclsel, with its wonderfully y-preaeryad hoso-
! G1yphcs.
wAsTH or GAS.
Gas-consu,noss ara generally ,rnorant nj. mr.
;n1;rroront to Mn foct thot won t,,o.. I. t1at
~ ~ wv anis s "ua 1nofe gn
pressure on 1ho 'ialo' 'halcatea ny hiastng
noise, or by tho omission Of blue f1h11e. tncro
Is waste Of matorial with no corresponding In
| creaso Of Iiahs. Under tAegs. eond;t;oua much
A. ia o,rno,, ,vb,r for,,;a 1nrro se.s.,,s,a...
~ tn arost.pna nnd ,,nnn .s,in, !. Ssaansa sas
a., ,tt.,.,t,,.t t,,sse .'u,.. " ~
time to obtain from tllo aliosnono tn oxv1an aa
! necessary to support combustion. IIonco thero
| III nnnHGnrNhln f}iNnr0nnrknH taf,ronn N
amount o. Tic gas-hll ana tue !tglit sccltfod l3y
apg ure"t omroo t9 ~ .a t
York iuyentor Gas contriyod a ronn1ntor whiol,.
attached to tho rason,otor, DtccldcH iii ,rnRto of
ras mud thus rcll1cnB ens.bjl1a tn onu;tnhjn fin
| t1rcs.
| BEEr~noor sfoAssra
The French depeud clioa; for their .uuar m
,a noat .ant Tu ~. suet .,. eusas "
| Tue ooot-root+ III manufacturing tho ptoauct,
tloro has hitherto boon largo rchlduun, In tho
form Of molnsscs, which could not DO recovered,
and 1t was 80 nauscous, III consequence Of its
vito amo1t AZ to In naotcaa aI nnhrarr, ~ "a .,a
'.Is,': .,;aaa.s, .a., 49,. .',.,',. 4s'.! nas
s"'o'3 useosesea psesess Wy "Aich Shsb MONS
sos may be mado TO Yield up oil LTD aaccharlno
malter. BY adding hydratcof baryta to tho mo-
| lasacs, combination is formed between 1t md
! ing swcet pnnctple, anu an nsoli'9lo substance.
dacd T;a ~ u5 s III ~ pap-
torg. md is lolt pericct1y coor1oss. Unon thon %
being treated with carbonic aold Tho barYta leaves
tho sugar entirely free. Ihis is nov. aubieotod
} 70 ftat,ea1.o. "noIeoy III y noeoea , pefsecty
nats. h. Ills nrocess tllore ~ rccoyorv nf
from 35 to l5 nor cont OF pure sugar from tho
| ori:innlIy-fctiti molasses,
rrtE yE1ocnEnr. ,..
| mn, ,>,,..,.,o1. ,,1.;st. ..,a,.,. ,,...
nAe Sesocspc"', "a'ca suoaens5 nasss Gus
with violence all over our country few years
ago, and tbcn as suddenly totally slbnidod, haa
| boon cultivated in Paris, recently, with pros
,,oct tint n ,ri, ha ro,1ora1 ,,ormo,ont1,, ,r,
.s.;as,,.. rsss ;aS1 "s r,asssa rs'as 'Aa
aas'e*,.s osoa"'' mepaonenro enlIioyoo IL ooE.
yoylng dispatches from tho Doarso to Tho Central
Telegraph Dnroan hayo mounted tho bicycle anil
recelYea tho soDr11aet OF "Veiocc-nlon." a
company u forming 20 place largo nufneor Of
voiocipoaca on tue stfccts Tor tho use OF moa-
| spngera travelling to MI rar:s OF tue city. Tho
| lar!ean Journals are also cnplorlug tho vehicle
n onsa,nlng 1ulck reports, nuripg eho trlal Of
an1to .',,,a ~ ;S ado"s 1an5 haps
paris a,,d vcrsa;|los .iho djstnnre: anomt -
mics, wan accomplished IN: Is minutes, less
time than tho ordinary ttains coneumo. Tie
carrier; aasohe,r WINCH t'Ie papers 90 atso :usoa'
'"A' |''o .''t .e,,s ~ s.u1 a"ss, 49, ~ ''"'o''
| ou!touo 'o''s.'l-ot ,', oSpsNoS.
,eoo ~" co., o.'tps n"a poon
~ 10 H. ~ ...,. " =. aar 49,
'as seso' "o .esa'' u. ",a
"o"e' -. tSss' wv taoo.3 1.ia. sn'io - 'no
game epp aud HOW In ella elronlat10n or Hal rs
IN tho movement OF tho tdss, and that tho action
of tin two corresnout1s nerfoctlv in mint NJ
t;,>o T., nn,tr;,,., ts,s +t.o,, 49, ,,~a,ttao t,o
t'!no. ~ nppy1ns 'n'a tusoty W Itassce, .ne
oSnsIlnloitos c'alns sat ttees 1eAcsl ae lo~ tate
Ieslst tuo aeeaSing lnlil1oneea or LIMO anu
hca1aer !oe !ilteh greater tme tAan 40 thoso
el.t uuths tnS lom .! ~ slaS. ~ pruning
Hees a. tlio oeo OF the tlde and OF tHe sap, an
| eqnai aa'antags N Claimed. u APPLYING tue
psl.clRlo 60 ulchatds % tae o,a1e' orange IMo,
ailo oknet !faits. WHICH liaa laon lnto aooay, u
M was 1uanu 9,a ;Is, " uns tMs Will mase ne sto
= 10 oa, n.eortod ,,at ,ron. a.
dcrcd cxon,pt from tho rayasca OF insecta md
disease. Experiments mado With different apfa
Of ,Torns respectively fed on ioavos Of treos
tros.eu oy 1ns ordinary ia anu 1y lne ncw syssem-
arcd arcaivev NJ IN tn c ony, ~
tic Obj tiio,-rcsultcd .naoak decidedly In fayor
OF The latter. -.
| CHEAP ARTIFICIAL ICE. 81.
Tho Columbus {Gn.) SIN reports that tho from
| works Of that oisy have perfected machines bY
which s,,neyior nna,;tr nj irn IN onnnttiaa i'm
fod o,,,v 1,xI ,a ,a7.n;t,, -, Il. anrar.,s aa,,
~" wy ~ tno:oAPAol1J " 4.o appa'aso0' e.4'
10 manufactured at 4 cont ranging from 70 conts
to 50 per ton.-the Inter being the maximum.
| 1.-THE Columbus processn claims to bo an I'M
proyo,ne,,t rnnn ayerv othcr IN mint of crnnomv