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THE WoRLD OF SCIENCE.
1KEcHANICs AND ENe1NEER1Ne.

The tendency of mechanical vibration
TO retard rusting is exemplified in the
condition of two lines of railway leading
out OF Rurrachee, an important port of
British India on the Arabian sea. One
Of these lines, the Scinde railway, has
been worked daily since its construction,
fifteen years ago, and has rusted away
but little; the other, line about two
miles long leading to the mouth of the
Rlver Indus, was built at the same time,
but has hardly ever been used, and the
oxidation of the rails has been ex-
tremely rapid.
BOILER EXPLOSIONS.
The theories of steam boiler explosions
are thoroughly discussed in an able pa
Per on the subject recently published by
DIR. Ferdinand Fischer in Germany. After
= careful consideration of the various
causes of explosion, he pronounces
boiler deposits and incrustations the
worst enemies of steam industry.
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. TUNNEL.
1t really seems possible that the much
talked of tunnel between England and
France may become a reality. At least
the thing Is to be tried. Two companies
are to be formed-one French, one En-
gilsh, each with a capital of e4OO, ,OOO-
Tor the purpose of making an expert
ment. The English company is to start
from Dover and Is to make small tun-
mel, eight feet in diameter, half way
across the channel. The French com
pany, starting from Calais, is to do the
same thing, meeting their English con-
1reres IN the centre of the channel: and
then, if this experiment. succeeds. the
tunnel Is to be enlarged so as to admit
OF the passage of railway trains The
depth of the water In the channel is no.
where greater than $50 feet; it is be-
heved that the ground underneath is
smooth, unbroken bed of chalk. Shonld
this bed be broken by any very deep
fssure, it might be impossible to make
the tunnel. But very careful soundings
have made it almost certain that no such
dssure exists. The boring of the experi-
mental tunnel Is to be done by a machine
invented by Mr.. Bruton, which will c1,t
through the chalk at the rate of a ward an
hour. Thus, in two years, the expert
mental tunnel could be completed and in
four more years trains would be running
through 1t. The tunnel will be twenty
eight miles long, for its approaches on
each side must be four miles from the
shores of the channel, in order to obtain
3 practicable grade. It will run fifty
yards below the bottom of the sea: that
is to say, it viii be $50 feet below the sur
face of the earth.
NEW AND POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE.
The account of trials of vigorite, a
newly discovered explosive, at Stock
holm, states that charge of about eight
ounces, made up in five cartridges, and
deposited in an excavation, raised block
of stone of 163 cubic feet. It would have
taken over fourteen ounces of dynamite
TO have produced the same effect.
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ordinary baggage, and it could then bS'
carried either by express or as valuable
freight. The action of the passenger in
delivering it to the company as ordinary
personal baggage was in effect species.
of legal fraud, and for this reason the,
company was relieved from all response,
bility in the matter
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w winch must have been somewhat queer.
Inc incident is one of the most remark
able IN the history of somnambulism /;
and II that boy is not always thankful
That he struck snow drift instead of a
fali fence, he'll be an nrelgious indi-
yidual.
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in bed by artificial means, the free
breathing of pure, fresh air viii at all
times keep up the natural animal heat.
In typhus fever, complications of all
kinds, of the lungs or other organs, SIM
ply render the access of fresh air more
urgent and essential. It also enables the
patient to take stimulants more easily,
when essential
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16

he daiy servs~..s 15lsss, Is born, buried,
married, hung, day after day. Oh, why
did he escape that celebrated Indian
hatcheta Who does not know John
Smith No one better than that man in
crowded house who, wanting a seat,
cried out-st John Smiths house is on
fire, and was the recipient of thirds
of the emptied seats Smith is from
Anglo-Saxon-.Snaitdn, to smite. Among
the Highland clans the Smith ranked
third from the chief, because his employ
included wood, metals, and all mechani-
cal work, hence the importance and fire.
quency of the Smiths. Some derive it
from She''1 ;-Shem-it, Shemidt, Smith
quite an easy declension of the very
proper and most common noun Smith.
On the Egyptian temple of Osiris is that
name Smith. Pharioh Smithosis, of
Thebon Kings, built the celebrated tenn
pie Smithopolis Magma.
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A NEW AND PowERrU1 Exproe,Tve
MEDECINE.
DANGERS OF RUBY-ooIoRED ,rERrro

DANGERS OF RUBY-COLoRED 3TERNo.
case of poisoning by arsenious acid
contained In a ruby-colored merino frock
has recently occurred in England. The
poison was associated with the coloring
matter, which was believed to be coral
line, substance derived from coal-tar,
aud perfectly harmless when thoroughly
freed frorz impurities. This coloring
matter should not be used dye-stuff ex-
cept when the absence of poisonous
properties has been demonstrated by
chemical examination.
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Mr.. F. SEYMOUR HAYDEN, in a letter
to the London Times, meets the obiec-
tons to burial in wooden coffins and to
cremation, by suggesting that burial
should be made without collins, or that.
II cases of any kind are used, they should
be constructed SO as not to seclude the
body from the action of the earth. The
process of change which, under the infiu-,
ence of the air or of liquids of the BODY.
Is putrefaction, becomes In dry earth an
lnoffensive resolution of the body into its
component parts. He suggests that if
collins are used, they should be made
OF some light, permeable material, such
as wicker-work, open at the top, and
filed in with any fragrant herbaceous
matters that happen to be in season. A
layer of ferns or moses for a bed. a
bundle of sweet herbs for pillow, and
as much as the coffin would still contain
after the body had been placed In it of
any aromatic or Towering plant for a.
coverlet, such a covering, in short, as
while it protected the body from the i'm
mediate pressure of the earth as effectu-
ally as the stoutest oak, would yet not.
prevent its resolution"
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MANUFACTURES OF ARSENIC.

The quantity of arsenic annually pro-
duced IN England is upward of five
thousand tons, and more than one-third
of the entire product comes from sim
gle locaity-the Devon Great Consols
Nine. The white arsenic of commerce
is manufactured by roasting in current
of hot air the arsenical minerals taken
from the mine. At the time of the re-
cent inspection by the official commits
Hioners, they saw stored in the warehouse
Of this mine quantity of the poison be-
heved to be sufficient to kill every ami
NAL on the face of the earth, and enough
70 destroy hundreds of thousands of hu-
man beings is sold there every month.
= is very difficult to prevent the poison
ing OF the streams in the neighborhood
OF such mines and manufactures.
TAR AS a DRESSING FOR WOUNDS.
A memoir on the use of Norwegian tar
~ dressing for wounds, has been pre-
santed TO the French Academy by M.
Barazin, who mentions number of cases
IN which the treatment has been success
fnily adopted. A dressing of fine pow
dered charcoal is also said to have been
used with favorable results.
FRESH AIR IN TYPHOID FEvER
DR.. Hampton, of Paris, has lately
Issued q pamphlet containing history Of
several remarkable cures of typhoid fe-
ver The doctor regards the disease a. !
sort Of paralysis or asphyxia Of All the
vital fyzY1ssfsx,,.s. <,s,.,<, L..
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THE SHIFTS STRONG Box.

The strong box of the Shah of Persia
consists of small room 20x14 feet.
Here, spread upon carpets, lie Jewels
valued at e7, 900, 900. Chief among them
is the Kaianian crown, shaped like a
flower pot, and topped by an uncut ruby
as large as hens egg, and supposed to
have come from Siam. Near the crown
are two lambskin caps adorned with
splendid aigrettes of diamonds, and be-
fore them lie trays of pearl, ruby and
emerald necklaces, and hundreds of
rings. A Mr.. Eastwick, who is reported
to have been allowed to examine the col
lection, states that conspicuous among
the gauntlets and belts covered with
pearls and diamonds is the Kaianian belt.
about foot deep, weighing perhaps
eighteen pounds, and one complete mass
of pearls, diamonds, emeralds and rubies.
One or two scabbards of swords are said
to be worth a quarter of a million each.
There Is also the finest turquoise in the
world, three or four inches long, and
without flaw and an emerald as big as
walnut, covered with the names of
Kings who have possessed it.
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SErfHR was telling some friends about
wonderful parrot. hanging in cage in
the door of store on State street.
" Why, said he. that parrot cries stop
thief so naturally that every time hear
It I always stop. Now, hang ii, what ars
ouy all laughing abouta
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THE nYBIAN DEsEEr

AT a recent meeting of the Munich
academy OF Science, it was stated that
tne desert of Lydia would prove valu-
aoie health resort. During the months
OF January. February and March. PrIf.
Altsei made a series of experiments Sy
which he found that the air of this Local
NY contains more ozone than that of the
oases of the Nile valley.
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cnaracter of the natives, and on their
language, which belongs to the Baatu
group. 1t is notable that the children
are placed under care, not of their father
ana mother, but of the mothers eldest
brother.
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THE EoUINocr1A1.I

To an observer at the North Pole the
equinoctial would be great circle in the
heavens, exactly coincident with the
horizon. To an observer in As degrees
north latitude the equinoctial would ap-
pear an arch in the heavens, As degrees
above his horizon directly south, and
coincident with his horizon at the east
and west points. To an observer at the
equator the equinoctial would appear a
straight line, cutting the east and west
points OF the horizon, and passing through
the zenith.
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.CATTLE IN CENTRAL 1FBIcA

CATTLE In CENTRAL AFRICA.
The Baris of Central Africa own inn
mense herds of cattle, but will suffer pro-
longed abstinence from meat rather than
sacrifice one of their animals for the sake
of its flesh. The sustenance which thew
derive from their herds is limited to milk
from the COWS, blood from the bullocks
and steaks cut from the hump and hind
quarters of living cattle. Both cows And
oxen are bled periodically, and the bl6SE
thus obtained is made into dish resem-
bling the black-pudding eaten through
out Europe. Bruce describes, in his
African travels, a cruel operation which
he once witnessed, by which steak was
cut from the headquarters of acow driven
by the natives. The Baris are in the
habit of practicing vivisection upon their
cattle, removing the hump which grows
upon their backs, and which is the most
delicate portion of the beeve After
each removal a new hump grows again.
Thus the operation may be several times
repeated upon the same creature, and
thereby its owner enjoys an occasional
feast of juicy steak, and still retain q iv-
ing spring to draw from.
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a T srzwAnr paid $500, 600 in duty
last week.
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many facts of scientific ihterel
them Is the simultaneous stoppS
or seven pendulum clocks, shorfsS
z O'Clock in the morning, the time ~
the storm was at its height. This inetis
Gates that the most violent burst of wind
which occurred in the whole course of
the typhoon was accompanied by slight
shock of earthquake. IF the conjecture
should be verified, and it becomes GER
tam that such shock actually took
place, the fact will strongly tend to con-
hrm the opinion of Sir Charles Lyell
that physical disturbances within the
crust OF the earth are largely influenced
by the atmospheric pressure above il.
SEA AND MOUNTAIN AIR.
Prof. Bereke, of Marburg, has con-
Guided, from Investigations with regard
to the comparative influence of sea and
mountain air on the system, that irri-
table, nervous, excitable people will
derive benefit from the mountain air:
while persons with good digestion, who
are suffering from overwork, viii be i'm
proved by sojourn at the seaside.
Bodies part with their heat more RAPIDLY
on the sea-coast than on the mountain
heights; hence the Professors conclu-
aons.
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GEOLOGY
EARTHQUAKES AND MAGNETIC D1sTTrp4
ANCES

AnSSOAAEA AND MAGNETIC DISTTJRH-
ANCEs.
Mr. Lamont, Director of the Observ.-
tory at Munich, says that many cases aI !
known where magnetic disturbance,
colnqde with earthquakes, and states
that, on April 18, he by chance saw The
needle OF the declination instrument re
ceive sudden jerk, the oscillations con
unulng Tor some time. After some days
he received news that violent oscillations
OF the needle had been observed in
Parma, and subsequent consultations
showed that the movement had beoun ar
the same moment in Parma and IN Munich
while, later still, reports were received
OF violent earthquake occurring stimuli
taneously in Greece.
COAL IN THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN.
An important discovery, if correctly
represented, has lately been made in the
opening of rich coal mine in the south
ern part of Patagonia, near Brunswick
Island, in the Straits of Magellan. in the
locality known as Capt. Corey's Ranch,
near the Chiian colony of Punta Arenas.
IN latitude 53 degrees minutes south
and longitude IS degrees 13 miautes
west. The property referred to has been
granted by the Chilian government to
three French explorers, Messrs. Bou-
quet, Derue and Suzainnecourt. There
are three distinct beds of coal, of which
one Is about 800 above the level of the
sea, OF a minimum thickness of about 64
feet. The second is from five to six feet
IN thickness, and is about ITO feet above
the first. The third is 13O feet above the
second, with a thickness of 16 feet di-
v1ded into three nearly square layers. and
separated by thin strata of slate. In
view of the large number of steam ves-
sells annually traversing the Straits of
Magellan, an unlimited supply of GOOD
coal IN that locality is matter of very
great Importance.
AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY. ,
M. sars, son OF the late distinguished
Prof. Michael Sars, has recently co,-s
trlouted an interesting discovery ts<fi
logical science. It is the occurssIs
a dimorphic form, with alt4s
generation, in a fresh-water
tomostracan, species M &
The young born from the
mer-eggs attain their full
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1t will be seen from the above that
the average charge on wheat this year
from Chicago to the seaboard is only
11.3 cents, against 1853 cents in 1874,
and 1872 cents in 1873. The average
for the corresponding month in 1866
was 26.1 cents, rate nearly two and a
half times higher than last months
average.
These figures illustrate very forcibly
the astonishing change that has been
taking place in the transportation bust
ness of late years, and how fearfully de-
pressed the trade is at present. The
rates now received by lake will barely
reimburse the largest and most eco
nomical vessels for their outlay, even il
no unusual accident occurs. but the
rate by canal does not pay expenses In
fact with many boatmen it is a matter
ofnecessity to keep moving, in order to
avoid the eriff.-Bufalo Commercial
Advertiser.
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Warming to Bows.

A mechanical genius in New Orleans
has invented continuance worthy of
the originator of the famous machine
for the determination of the exchange
fiend. It consists of neat little skele-
ton attachment for the roof of street
car, with the hinge just over the door.
II is rather ornamental than otherwise,
and doesn't in the least interfere with
passengers. The driver works it by a
sort Of treadle. When he sees boy
catching on the step he will make the
usual forms. He will look indignant and
theaten the boy and appear to be awful
~ riled; and of course the boy will grin
and stand one leg and waggle his fng-
ers against his nose in derision. And
just at this interesting crisis the driver
will stamp his foot with vigor, and a
thing like graphing hook Will sudden
~ fly down and wrench out the seat of
the boys trousers and snatch him sew
eral feet to the rear of the car, where
the inevitable milk cart will run over
him.
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side, little above the other, and taking
an upward course, lodged over the eye
brow, where it still remains.
The Proposed Meeting between NJ
Theirs and the Gar.

One of the correspondents of the
London Daily News says: an. Theirs
has been in constant communication
for some weeks past with his personal
friend, Prince Gortchakoff, through the
medium of the Russian Embassy and
another channel. It is as good as set
tied that he and the Gear will soon meet
at Brussels, It is no mystery that in
his late frequent visits to Prince Orlof,
M. Theirs endeavored to forestall the
arguments which have been made use
of at Berlin in trying to induce Russia
to accept Prince Bismarck's scheme for
disabling France. It has been stated
that great ultramontanist movement
has been set on foot against Germany
that the French government is an ultra
montanist sabre, and that Belgium is
playing into the hands of the clerical
faction, which effected the vote of the
Oath Of May. This M. Theirs cannot
gainsay. But he can ask the Gar to
suspend judgment until the elections
for the Senate and the next Assembly
have taken place. He can also, and
doubt not will, say that if an ultramon-
tame sabre represents the Republic, it
is because Count Amin abetted the flu
sionist plot, which led to M. Theirs
overthroV. If the Count did not fol-
low the instructions of Prince Bis
marck, he unquestionably represented
a Prussian influence of some sort.
What M. Theirs will, in the more than
probable even of his meeting the Gear
this summer, lay himself out to prove
is, that sincerely republican govern
ment in France, directly representing
the laborious millions, and having
no dynastic interests to serve by
war, would be in itself guaranty
of a pacific policy. There is every
prospect of the next general elections
returning an Assembly anything but
Papal IN its views and tendencies. The
Senate, if less advanced, will not expose
itself to the reproach of ultramontan-
ism. Nobody is more competent than
M. Theirs to go into the details of the
organization of the territorial army,
which is regarded at Berlin as menace
to the peace of Europe. An interview
between NJ. Theirs and the Gar may
bring forth changes not anticipated by
the trainers of the Septennate bill. If
it do not lead to the resignation of Mar
shall MacMahon it must open his eyes
to the necessity of ceasing to represent
the longdefunct conservative majority
which raised him to the Presidency and
teach him the policy of leaving the en-
tire transaction of public business to
his Ministers. -
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A Curious Irish Bull

A curious Irish speech was delivered
in the House of Commons, lately, in a
debate on the peace preservation bill A
motion for adjournment had been mega
tived by 243 to So, when Mr.. O'Gorman
rose and addressed the house as follows
"When last spoke here was in Ire
land. Loud laughter It is not SO
now. I beg to inform the right honora
BILE gentleman at the head Of Her Ma
jesty's government that if the liberties
of my country are to be destroyed by q
despotic and insolent majority, those
liberties shall die hard" Great laugh.
ter. Mr.. O'Gorman moved the adjourn
ment of the house, and Mr.. Disraeli,
remarking that after the last speech
they would not be in proper state oil
mind to continue the debate, assented
to it's adjournment.
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Whiting Chips.

Chubby hands, SO brown and small.
Weld the blade and scantling;
Chips, like driftlets, fly and fall
Wasteful litter one and all
In fakes about the bantling.
Seventy years their seed have sown;
Still with knife and single,
The child, white-haired grandsire grown,
HIS life dream. his memory flown,
Sits whiting by the ingle.
III.
let the past held busy years,
Works of wonderous glitter;
But many loss brought burning tears,
And many again regretful tears,
At beet useless litter.
".
And SO, we thought, the plans and schemes
Of many worldly whiting
When all is told are idle dreams
That lure us on with golden beams
Mere chips of mortal whiting.
-Eceain9 Post.
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Freight Rates by Water.

When the average frsight rate on
wheat from Chicago to New York fell
to 16 cents per bushel, year ago, il
was believed that the lowest point had
been reached. In former seasons that
price had Frequently been paid for the
lake portion of the through-rate, and
even more for the canal portion. But
Is cents would now be called good
freight in comparison with the rates
which have prevailed this year. The
following exhibit shows the average
price paid on wheat and corn by lake
and canal for the month of May in the
ten wears named:
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FACTS WORTH KNowING.--Tl

FACTS WORTH KNowING.--The Viii
son shuttle sewing machine is to-day the
simplest most perfect, most easy operated.
best made, most durable, and in every way,
most valuable sewing machine in exist
ence, and it is sold fifteen dollars less
than all other first class machines.
Machines will be delivered at any railroad
station in this county, free of transportation
charges, if ordered through o. W. Robertson
& Co., 412 Milwaukee street, Milwaukee, Wis.
They send an elegant catalogue and chrome
circular free on application. This company
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THE system frequently gets out of or
der and should be at once regulated. else 9th.
er troubles will ensue; when physIc is needed
wholesome. and natural medicine.-Com.
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IT is in contemplation to unite the
basins of the Black and Caspian seas.
The canal will have to be $50 leagues
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M a RIAcE GUIDE:

s6o pages popular boo wJch should be by everybody
NO married pair OF Ier'pns contemplating aolt
70 do without IT. Ii contains
this SUBJECT the Il of Dr. We experience also II,
best .huaglt from Euro, and lmerie. S
sealed post paid for 80
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A New Coin.


The new twenty cent silver piece is
now ready for distribution at the mint.
The diverse is similar to the quarter
dollar, with the exception that the
word Liberty" across the shield is
raised and the design is smaller. in
proportion to the size of the coin. On
the reverse is all eagle, holding in his
talons the olive branch and three arrows.
At each end of the inscription, "United
States of America, is disappointed star.
Beneath the eagle are the words
"Twenty Cents" The edge of the
coin is not milled, as is the case on all
other United States silver coins, this
difference probably being intended to
distinguish the new piece from the
quarter dollar. The words. "In God
We Trust" which have appeared on
most of the national coins of late years,
are omitted