, 1875-07-03

tho Mh1ars tho nnnac Of rhtah upAs, OF pol
aon Of princes, bnt bnsnnfats know It az tho
senls tta loaas4 coilin8 atatns to tho top Of Tho
lofstcst troes lou feot al moro, and there Risna
ont IT. largo grecn, glorsy leaves. alternating
With stont tondFlla and mingled with frequent
Shrub Is sccrotod a polsouona juoe. In nhich tho
Malays dip t1,alr arr0wH. Hn nctivn II fts nskuro
that tiger, receiving alght sound from one Ok
tl,rnc envolirnod darts. IN i.iHtantly seized with
feet and THOU tat'a in tsrfibto oonvuls!ons ihat
quickly ct,sl IN .loath.
Tho SrychHos 7tente bctongs to ono Of the
n,o'1 venosno.la fan'll'ea Of tho vegetable king.
tho tEba live III tropical rsubtroptcal countrios,
The Mf'Ucl.'as 1.nr po,,icn furnishes tho fatal
drug MIX Von'ics, from which strychnIno 10 de-
rived: EEoTa N tic Eat lntler. and ID tree Of
white aowe1s, and = eautifuforaugo-co -coo cd fruit,
the ntzo OF anlall apple. with brittle shoIE aud
= wbi.o golatln9us pulp The pulp ot slo fruit
Il e seo Sesa S A"y II s np ss a1o y losaed VIII III
strSchnlno. and form tho nux vomica Of coua-
inorco. TAe bark OF the treo Also partakos
OF tic noiao1o!'a quality of the seods. Hngle
drop OF The juice touching tho naked ekln pro~
wood of tho trco is hard aud durable.
smal treo Of tho saMo ecnus az the nux
vonsica, tho Strycanos po4atornm, or clearing
nut, II abundant. IN tho forests Of India. Il
leaves, and shining, black, pnlpy fruit oon-
taining Hingo Reed. Tho soods Of the tree
are coinHonly used for cleaning. turbid water,
md aro sold for tic pnrpoao In the bazara, and
carried about by tra.elu1H. After rubbing tho
inBidc Of vessel with tho 6ccdH, all impnr-
Lies ilt tho watcs, will. which It III filled,
immediately Bottie at tho bottom. Tho natives
OF lld.a novor drink veil wa&er II t1oy can got
pond or river water, which is ntwaya moro or
less impure. Tho pulp Of tho fruit Of tho y. po-
iatorHM Ia eaten BY tile Indians, but foreigueta
lind the tasto Of Ii dlsagreoablo.
The Siryehn9s 9 toxi(tr" IL . climbing plan.
abonndg in tho forosts along tho banks Of tho
groat.e1aasoria' 1ive1s Of South America. Il Is
called " tho natives msvacnre Hai4a- and yields
tho friRltful poison known aa woorarc, ourarl,
ufoli,' etc. Humboldt thus describes tue nanu-
1nnvacure Ii oponed = yelloxish liquid cou.
tinuos to ooxe out for several hours
drop by drop. This filtered juice ia the
poisonous liquid, bnt it haa not acquired
grafton ID large clay pot placed over tire.
Tic Indian who filled tho oflice Of poison-Alas.
ter asked mo from tfms to time 10 taste ths pol.
son liquid. 1t sby tho bitterness Of Tho tasto
that ono iudgos whether the poison has bcen
sufficiently concentrated. There Ia no danger
III tasting cnrare, as it becomes fatal only by
coming tn direct contact with tho blood"
Tho bark Of S|rgclnos pseudlo7niHa, which ia
found In Brazil, ID In much repute Us 4 febfi-
fuge. Tie children eat the fruit OF the treo
without danger, but nll other parts, especially
tho bark, AFRO cxtremoly bitter md rather as-
tsiugtnt. It ia universally used In the place Of
elncnona. - ~ So!a ands1 sha aamo .n o. -
Peruvian bark in its medicinal qualities.
LoNnoN GEOLOGICAL GARDENS.
toF se'elai co!'tutlosa 10" "'lu ooss''' con-
aisting mainly OF Iona, bears, and tlgeEs. wero
kopt In the Tower of London for the e1ihcation
of tho pubIic. and nero exhibited to tho r.zs of
sA' ~ nuAs 80 =. 40 o"Nse'
In 1S2o, slr Humphrey Davy aud ssr Stamford
Nat1les with othoe prominent natutalieta, pro-
posod tho scheme of the Xooloutcs, Gardens.
,ha-. h.,.ta ,nd h;r,a ~ ovor1 cornt,., .tn,,,d
"no.e nvAos0 -ua ,'ee ~ "'o.1 .eo' oAoa'1
20 collecseo 'os Inc nmusonens anu ana1sucslon
OF tho massea. Tho idea wasdecmed chimarical,
as most bold aud original idess arc in tholr in
ront;nn Int tb, nro1cctorn ncrsavoretf ami vcrv
sopn y tho brilliant snocasa of tbetr enterprinn
nrnyod i,s feaNiMiitv anri imnort.nes. Ieayy
ern.nscs ,vora inr,irroti In rnnatr.,ctinV ia
tisraana mi thrao Scro aoon i,aniiatca bv tho
natronaua .hny rerc;ynd' J1,o nitca sccnroa tho
na,uslsT f.ynr At oncr. md WIN thronaed Nv .
multisudo Who oxperionced a nav plossu,e In
aha ans snac,nua nnartnra amid tierhtfni sbrnh-
boIias anI nnjsr tbo sl,eitsr nj preen oannsdna.
In tl,sso fsyorable contltfons tho donizens Of
foroien climates and of bounaoss tleaorts aod tor
and arty;ty and were sars, tn nnnvnnted sdvantnre.
H;nnn m ~ thnir os,sbitsbnsnnt t},a Gsrdana nars
hnan orsIm.,,v srtandsa .nd imnTnvoJ a. Nh
! snnnfcs of tho Znoiooica1 soc.atv vhicf, oriois
nsted md controi liz sffa,r. hava ;nsraaae1
Tia arst rhinoreros WA nurchssod for ths
a:r+io.a ~ . nast ~ As nj. I'm S."1r s,r.;Tas
cnst "A ro1. md thc;r t1Snsnor.s.on n adii.
tinnai s1 KIM. thc eien,,ant ard caif cost "a rj:
and tfo iinnnnotatnna siIEonch n aift was
hron oht hnn1s I'D honsna n n e.nenan nj
| * Mn Tha accotv hoa ham an1ad grost assi
i,sis sanf har hv foroirn nntonfnfcs snd fhronob
nnmerona valuable acccssions conetnntly re-
| colyed from tho VARIOUS officials In tho forty
odd dependencies Of TIE british Empire. and
also from inc army OF nrat'sa M hunters "ao a,lay
ons ni tha rlnbe IN nnest ri anna of axorx srt
Iho Gardens sro situated o. tie northwest
aide Of Degont's Park. and cover about II acres,
They wero lrst openad to tho public In 1875,