New-York tribune., 1877-07-21
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.


proposal TO convert tho Algerian sahara into great
inland The Improvement in the climate Of Egypt
since the SuCz Canal opened has been cited In sup
port Of the project but the opponents Of the plan do not
consider the two similar NJ Naudin thought the
Interior sea would very likely out to be immense
pcsticutal focus made by human hands at great cost
The maximum depth estimated than % 70
% metres; hut important question was, What of
borders of tho lakc3 There would necessarily bo
long stretch Of shadows which woud he left dry in the
hoi and would present all the conditions of III
saiuhritymNture OF salt aud fresh water bright solar
lght and tropical heat during twO-thirds OF the year:
THIS would generate vast number Of vegetable and
corrupt for leagues round. The oniy feasible way
Nj Nau8in f0r converting the bad Saharan region
was tue planting ana sowing o. arhoreseent vegetation
which isht suit the soil and climate. l. was specially
Aiccran mountains Win larches aud Alcppo pines 'uJ
and chestnuts with view to modifying the climate
On other hand Mr. KOudairc claimed that these gen
erl results would follow the creation of an inland AM
can sea; ID marked improvement IN tho climate OF
AlgeIia and Iunis aud the Salubry OF adjoining regions
tos s S3S 81 tc nSrfheyr Ino,pin ranges ana the
caravans OF Central Africa; ANA t3 the complete Sc
curity Of Algeria. by making Instructions lup's'ioc
London is to have its telephone concert, the
instrument used being neither Grys Bells, hut one
Invented by Mr.. Cromwell Varlcy. the we-known Eng-
Ish electrician. Mr.. Yarcys telephone appears very
closely resemble Gray although il Is elaine ~that
was invented years but allowed TO Tie dor
maut l attention iu England was directed 10 eAcIl
ments in this country.
Od-WOild meteorOl0gists are still anGrily
di.cussuS tie problem whether sunspots ANA the
weather not intimately connected The latest con-
tibutiou Is by Dr. W. W. Hunter the Drcctor-G cnera
OF the statistical Department Of India. This gentleman
has heon making an Investigation into the statistics OF
the rainfall Of the Presidency Of Madras for period OF
sxtyfOur years. and The conclusions arrived at by hn
from study OF the figures. show that although 10 uni
form numerical relation be detected between the
relative numbe er OF sun-spots and the actual amount of
xot fn min fmU ol
suu-spots T. erod OF regularly recurring and strongly
marked drought in Southern India lie finds too tha
cycle OF eleven years both sun-spots ana rainfall
reach their minimum in the group consisting Of the
eleventh and second years, and their maximum IN
the fifth year. The general conclusion is thus stated
"That while the statistical evidence dscloses cycle Of
drought iu souhen India coinc!dent III marked man
ner with spondmg cycle Of sunspots, It also tends
show that the rainfall oI the wears OF Ini-
near T. tc point deficiency when causes famine; th2
the oaveraCos however above that point and that Wle
have reason to apprehend recurring droushiS ana
frequent famuos u these cyclic years of minimum rain
diction OF a Regularly recurring famine
A prominent chemist proposes to destroy or
remove Tire extra acidty Of fruit by Of liquor
1nona-a M tEod which he declares ia useful for pre-
serves intended De kept for comp6es for inmedl
nte use Tie process Is stated 10 much improve the
taste and 10 permit OF considerable Saw
ing IN sugar
Some interesting particulars are given by
The Toronto Globe the development OF the copper mines
nt Bett Cove Newfoundland. Last year the propric
shipped 10000 tons Of copper during this the
produce will be 10000 tons. thousand miuers
will De al work during is also ascerained
that there enough for years TO come, oven sup
posing operations were to 20 on upon the same
scale Aners are operating bed OF orc sixty feet
An thic kn,ss aud Of unknown extent TO Mr. Elcshau
sen must bc ascrbcd the credit Of discovering ana work.
ing so successfully this great bed of ore. His partners
ar Messrs d ckson and Mckenzie wea thy capitalists Of
Glasgow. railway the mine 70 the chipping place
has just completed the distance not exceeding half
nile NJ. Eilcrshaus,n is about to erect ranges ohuec
Emeljine furnaces, which viii enable him 70 reduce even
The poorest ores, not now worth slnlping III region
which for ma,y miles shows indications OF ore III ul d-
rcctions There must be mofc deposit perls some to
for the Whole 60 s for miles is covered ty mining
licenses, takcn Of cou SCI M most tinstarcs az ia apiz!n
square mics with his licenses.
Here is q hint for the summer traveller at q
Fashionable hotel: pillow-cose. well saturated with
water and having small hole torn in TO look through,
placed loosely over mead win he found admirable
improuptu respiraior IL the densest smoke
Some recent researches have been made IS
20 the effects Of formation Of grouadce rctardng
the decomposition OF Gsh-ofal, ana thereby seriously
Damaging tie value OF tho Labrador dslnggrounis 1t
IS shown that the formed the seahottom freezes
the of.i and protects It from being deyoured by
scaycng,is and from decomposition that every rise in
Temperature which prevents the formation " anchOricc
promotes tie decomposition Ot tie of that wien this
takes place as does every year, uuer covering OF
surfaceice, the water, being aeIGted, becomes foul
with gases and the removal Of its Xgen and that
the is fatal TO the young cod and other FRY which
then seek coast search OF food Ii stated that
vast multuGos OF the young fish from this de-
s;royed every saumer AMI Autumn I'm the bays and
fords ANA tnat this for changes which have
taken place IN the migratory movements Of seals by the
rnclly 10 fad iu the cOast-waers The utilization OF tie
OLA is recommended This would not only eventually
prove reuuucTatiye o artificial manure, but
r.t,nva poiSonOuq ,s.s which
the melting anchOricc time when they cannot
fail TO prove highly destructive.
England is about to initiate her Dutch neigh
Dor hy attempting to reclaim large part Of The shallow
arm Of the North Lancashire known MorecOmbc
bay.
At a recent meeting of the San Francisco
AeadCny OF Sciences, specimens Of fish, supposed to De
trout were presented, accompanied by letter from
Thomas L. Bard of Hueueme Ventura Co unity, Cal.
They were thrown W from artesian well 14I feet
deer near that place The well. which is nearly 800 feet
deep from high water marx, was bored in 1871, and
ever since thrown immense quantities OF freshly
spawned f,h in April aud May The first fish this year
were observed in March Tho well is capped, having
three two-iucb upcrturos, FROM OF which pcoplo
were the habit Of hlug barrels with water Tor house
hold In that the presence OF fish was discGv
cred iu 1872. Tho cap removed ana fish were
elected In incredible quantities. Until thc re-
placed. Tic fish said 90 bc OF various SIZES tlc
fargcst about Az inch lcngh. The nearest stream
where found Santa Paula Creek, twenty I've
miles from the WEI, but Ii emptes IN the santa Clara
River, at point twenty miles distant
At the last meeting of the London AstrOnOmi-