Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-26

as char racteristic reaction, for alcohol
especially in organic liquids: "In
the presence of cold or lukeWarm water
benzoic chloride is only decomposed
with extreme slowness, but, on adding
alcohol to the liquid, benzoic ether is
Immediately formed and is thrown
down IN excess. The presence of this
ether becomes apparent if a few drops
of the liquor are heated with q solu-
ten of caustic potash; the chloride
only is decomposed, while the ether
remains unaffected. This reaction is
very evident with q liquid containing
one per cent of alcohol, and allow us
to dispense with distillation."
In some recent experiments on the
effect of alcohol on the blood, made by
Professor Binz, of Bonn, it was found
that moderate doses caused q distinct
decrease IN the temperature of the
blood, extending over half an hour OF
more and inebriating quantities
caused still more decided lowering,
as much AZ from three to five degrees
F., which lasts for several hours.
Professor Binz also found that when
putrefying blood had been injected
under the skin of an animal, the ad-
dition of a sufficient quantity of diluted
alcohol in nearly every case preserved
the life of the animal; those receiving
no alcohol dying in two or three days.
A MAGNIFICENT new swing bridge
across Leith harbor has Just been
opened. The bridge, which is of iron,
cost e32, 900, and weighs $50 tons. 1t
contains two lines for railway traffic,
and two roadways for foot passengers.
IT concerns those who trip the light
fantastic toe to know that one young
lady in this city lately received such
injuries by falling on q waxed ball.
room floor as resulted in death while
another, at a ball, Friday night, struck
the staging of the platform with such
force as to drive q hairpin into he1
skull, producing q serious and very
painful wound. -C0nQregati0,a0list.
A VALUABLE antiquarian discovery
he's been made near Boupoemouth, on
the farm of Mr.. Robert Hare. He
states that eighty.six urns, many OF
them containing portions of human
bones, have been dug up. A portion
of the mound where they were found
has not yet been removed. The urna
are, in Mr.. Cox's opinion. Roman, but
q few persons who have already visited
tha spot think they must be ancient
British. Only one of the urns has
been secured in even tolerable preser.
vation. They are found only six inches
or eight inches below the surface, and
about two feet deep. They quickly
crumble to pieces on being removed,
but if exposed to the air for q time they
become hardened.
In the Revue Scientifque for Decen-
ber il is stated that q third skeleton
of q troglodyte has been discovered by
NJ. Riviere in the caves of Mentone.
This new skeleton, judging from the
various and numerous implements by
which it was surrounded, lived at an
epoch far more remote than that 40.
signed to the skeleton now in the mu.
scum of Paris. The instruments oi
warfare and other objects found with
it, though composed of flint and bone,
are not polished. They are only
sharpened, and by their coarse execu
tion appear to belong to the paleo.
lithic age. On the upper part of the
skeleton was large number of shells,
each pierced with a hole, which ap.
peared to have formed collar ol
bracelets.
PARIS is now enjoying q curious
street exhibition of tame pigeons. The
owner has portable pigeon. house,
which he plants at q street corner, the
flock being at liberty to remain in. o,
out. Having taken up his position,
the exhibitor blows a trumpet, and of
fly the whole flock a quarter of a mile
or 50, settling eventually on houses
and window sills. Another peculia,
blast, and back they come. As they
approach the Frenchman holds up
small red flag. That red flag is for ont
particular bird, which knows his color
and settles upon the staff, as the show
man holds it horizontally. In ikt
manner are blue, white and parti-col
ored flags held up, each one of which
seems the exclusive property or sigma
of particular bird, and on which
that especial bird, which meantime
has been waiting on some windov
ledge or housetop, settles.