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iurions Experiments In Europe.

Hartford CCurant.
Iae student Of comparative anatomy NAV
4 re- Munich rare facilities for his pursuit.
-l He can enjoy advantages for STUDYING the
.u8u brain which exists nowhere else in
... world. some of the readers Of the Couy-
may be interested in an unscientihc
v-i or two about what | saw the other dav
.t t.e institution tor the insane The di-
r Herr Professor Bernhardt Guddin,
.uF.ltel some years ago a method of min
.-es canning the brain, which believe
Gsy, and "a machine for facilitating the
.r.Hn- which is original By means of
..- process the structure Of the bra in is
-.l-.cI at leisure, and more thoroughly than
- a- ever been before. The process is this !;
10 H.u CHE brain Is taken from the head entire.
submitted 90 process which hardens
lal- l- accomplished by soaking it in
-..rHu Hi niclr1mite Of potash 1t requires
.sH years 10 give the brain of man the
I..-.te ~o.dIty the smaller brain of an
r.H-i.r animal Will harden in three months
l.a iaI-- is then embodied in wax and fit
I'D a-' circular basin having a screw ua-
t-a.tb 0y which the brain can be raised
.- lowered. The screw j. turned SO as u
-a, tue Substance just above the rim Of the
-, "i. q,
- -, Va
-. ,,,,-., s''--- "a ,,''' a a 'L'
.-- .l. -. -. 80 =, !.
.- 5-i.'i 80 le' u NY 1eIll-
~ '''e Il.A = y pant
'''' '''7 '- INN l'a'e9 Ut -4"'tF'
1i' 'Neu 'ut IN NehlIlan
'''" cen gus 4"oe'Ieu am ~ huiii,eI-
'''e' are CUT On anu 'ne5
'il. ''- 'Atli. nation uhuer tAe micro
~ ..,., ''','.,liJS M, noNc.er' l7 d
"''" '1' i''i.iOl' "a oIueI ~ i,I Ien-
In .-''-I'I .,, ". '.9i"lo'
-, -. ~ g. az ~ a.
r.HlI; ~ s'l5 a-u 'Ie
,''1 - .N0 iooui lIi
"1'' "i''NS ~ al
W t'l, M -. 'e-'' oA1u' I''D' =
o' ''Is''' INV - ne"
l-lA.1' ~ 80
-i, - M ''A'1' 49,
'-'- "''i 'i i''i' N'''- anu t1' away
!" 0n0
..'' wee ''' 81 -'-cn o'Ae7' d .I Ioot anu q
.'.' ''"- ana .... "a '.N-eS S41aIv A''eu win
''''' ""1 '-'''' WIN '"o s'1S7 0'u'ilh'n u
I'" iii''- '''i7, ASAeu' are cun-
'''n,I ,t '.' 49,
-''I 'N' llo's7' JH-s one
o''t 'i' 'ia'u eaa w que Hitn uul ]. nas peeH
''i' Nv i-''', ',,, Du' We CS' ''i1 VI ans
.tiil. 7na ,u .t-t -
nh - = t ~ l.,'.'s s,.;l,.-
-',, .'.' 80 d
~ --'.--'-.i'= tl-e ~
tl. -. "a u,
- ~ -'-'t - ~ - ''-'
'''S ~ -i1 al i'o' %. 90
r ''- - ~
=. -''-,',lS III
.,. ......f'-.-.. -. -. a. ,La
f-,io oreo to -tuiv. and studv thai NAV
l., r.,r-.e3 months or vears ON the same same
l-.ln Ot c,n,-o br,ins arc Sliced in any
si-.s-i4r l,r,it,jinalIv a. well as trans
,.--.f,- and t.--fz,rr,Il,-- a. vel a. vertj.,l-
admirable rrerarations have been
rf- vcrv jirrI. stYdiei bpt tbev ,sill no
s.-f. yi,'i yaIuabIe re-1Its The cxperi-
,,a,..- with animals consist in removing the
grr...a.ra r,,rr of the brain from the living
..-..-..r. y,en i- +. E, extreme voutb and
-A.. .fsorrir-, rho rez,l- in maturity
r,t. f.- ;r.srs,.s a 5,, 4 r.ortion of the
r.,r,.r,- brai1 +. emf ont lie j. then al
.V,i IN rr9w up. and az the end of the
,srlci. tillrd and his brain * rrenared
m tb. manner have described. Take ont
.-.-rsr Of, d,,'s broin or even one en-
--. I.Ls and he does NOT mind it much
,4s-e is rr,b,bI, nnusual activity in the
hid -srnsirir., If more than half Of both
.Ics ftr,,n fbo fr,nt) is removed the brain
.,.- ..-,,-s a li+,ls a-sin and the animal
..-i.-,,. t,- .r}i,ar- f,nctions fall the
.-.;- t. +,l-,, ri, A., lires bpt he i little
ts-..- tta,sr i3iot. his food must be mt
..+. Biz ,,,,,,+t ta os, direct his stems with
-, ..--.i-+, and his evss see without re-
...r,,-.-
s,..-.- ..--.-..;..-.. -, .l.;.
-l''.' -
nave 'y1'! ii''ue y 80 -.
''' .--"-
7'''' III -
.- '". Al-l 'Iltr- i'' "Hu nv" "e'eiI N
i'E 'li'H> ' aug '''" -
'"''e rams Ac ii' ''',7 r.
''N. >.t'lh- II''e97 ue79ci loeI ,''o'
i'H '4 i"i ~ "n' J. d u1-'1,l'o q, r.
"'.- ''i Nnth '.e "ul j, ~ sHiA4i a 9on-t .,
il'-e Ie ms mere tne UIalu oi VIM"
"'' o. 'e Hhder microscope U, NC 9'0"
perfectly, inc uelleacy Oh man pul"'ioH He"o
>4I' r'n he imagined. lie mas one eAl'eIi-
"enf BOW In progress, Nhlch al ma , luIaiis's
"'-- watch with great interest lie mas IN
"i' '''m- IN proper eAr'n' Vo4ony Vi ie
.'ie ants there i NOT u !Iaie ,tulons 'neH-
I.', are now nE hHoernd'lng- IN 'le sillns
'''- VIII lay theIr e-sS. ne u lnS 'i''
Experiment. IL these eggs VIII produce &c, anu
without the presence oil the males hls oo-
-es'ati1nS hitherto tead MN 10 expect tua'
ihft viii The ant as You Know i very
wonderful animal, ana las eapacitie7 "h'cn
seem 10 be wanting IN ANIMALS larger anu
Usually credited with mere lnteli genoe-
Iley exist m societies, II not IN oTganl4a-
''u~ they arc architect9' they pau anu
carry out expeditions oil Ilunder or oi "ar'
they have slaves they seem 10 nave Soh' oc-
lA>Ion>l recognized leaders, and they aet
sometimes very much as community OF
men. The ants have three sexes, male and ie-
Aa-e'aud neuter, when thlhk are hanieu
a's4ln>. Ihe slaves oi an ahl-nll4 are Coll-
siled 10 % work II Is Il l unIoIs'an4 ~. a.
ile amazou- who mostly iorm thG arm. INC
saves are procured IN the good Ola iaShloleu
"lt-hy war. II seems TO De tne practice
when slaves are needed Tor the hh4' 10 senu
.lt Scorts 70 look Tor weaker coi9hY'
fonr ants have been seen to 60 on susl an
expedition. On their return they commuhl-
cate the result TO their fellows Inc com
municauon between them seems TO De oy
Tie means Of their dntdHH9. Two ants toucn
-9ia1Hp and understand eseh otner. Inc
ant las poor or defective sight, and ms leei-
ers are the means ofintercourSe and oi know,
ledge, he feels his way over the the groanu