New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.

ton between DR.. Bastian ana NJ faseul. lhat
hope Is now end, far as the Commission is con-
ccmed Dr. Bastian publishes an account In Nature,
giving all the correspondence and the most inconsequent
result The question at Issue was one OF fact as 10
whether in certain ner,ilc liquids, bacteria would or
would not make their appearance The time during
which the liquids should be heated the temperature and
even the composition and manipulation OF the liquids
had ceased 10 be under dispute; but DIR. Basiian OBJ
taiued bacteria while VI. Pasteur did not. The Conms-
slon was composed OF NM Dumas, Boussngault ana
-Edwards DIR. BaStian wrote 90 arrange an inter-
view NJ Dumas have been unfortunate in send
ing reply for Bastan did not get the letter at all
dunlcate of IL was sent to him month afterwards. when
the failure to receive the original was ascertaned inc
meeting with the Commission had therefore TO DC ar
ranged al a later date, when Dr. Bastian had niue
leisure lie insisted upon two points In the mvesUga
tion: I'D that the report should be limited to the q"es-
,iop ~ tart ) that no nco experiments should be at
tempted and his opponent agreed upon thom
At the first meeting NJ. MlncEdwards objected To the
second Of these propositions DIR. Basiian had inter-
views with Dumas and Pasteur and arranged conpro
mise by which experiments. II any, were TO be post
poned An appointment was then made for all parties
90 he present at Pasleas laboratory and preparations
were made to try the old experiments there DR. Bas
tian was punctualy hand NJ. van Tioehem, who had
been appointed in place OF NJ Boussingaut, was present
The next conner WAS HincEdwsris; the comrromise
proposed seemed to be new t. him he declined TO ac
ccdc 20 II, ana withdrew NJ Dumas called. sscerained
that OF his colleagues gone and without seeing
he D..
tLe Cemnission was al an cnd." Within week after
ward NJ PaSteHr described 70 the French Academya
form DE- Bsstians experiment which had fao in Oh
tanning bacteria when performed before the original
members the Commission hat Of cuurse such failures
own experiments are successful
A new insect pest is announced. IL is q worm
that eats the blossoms and fruit OF the Cranberry It's
first appearance is Cape Cd. where it is already
regarded az the destroyer 5000 bushels OF cranberes
and is sl at work The iDsect has bccn examined by
Mr. Taylor Mcroscopst t, the Department of Agrieul-
tre He finds that can be extirpacd by dusiing the
coarse Paris green would XIII the insect but IL would also
Kill the people that eat the crdIibcires.
Mr.. Beecher has been credited with a remark
10 the effect that Il mankind should ever discover use
for the grasshoppcr their scarcity instead OF their abri
dance might ultimately become cause for complaint
Prof c. V. Riley made brilliant effort year or two
ago 70 introduce the grasshOpper an article OF diet
and cited his Cratied sensations on eating tue IN
sect fried stewed roasted the she'll giving the pre-
ference to locust FILTERS But converts are not often
made quickly in matters Of taste, and Prof Riley with
some Of his conrorcs being mObbed once for
Their experiments in the kitchen Of Western hotel
There rs, however new department OF usefulness Tor
the srasshopper and promising one Locusts, properly
prepared Sted, have become an article OF export
from Algeria to Frarre being found excellent BAIT for
catching sardines, and already the Norwegans ind "a
falling c in the demand for salted cOdrOc, which used
bc sent to the Mediterranean ports IN large quantities
for sardine bait Whether America can compete with
North Africa In supplying France with cheap Grsshop
pers may be open question, even il the Frenchmen
lave moi imposed taTf ou the foreign insect 70 protect
sone w ,g amcna Ibe t, vond nd sait hopers Quite
as to0tnsomc thC sardincs do. NJt the American
can be caught without bait Tue club, according 10 tie
IT. Of schOoday rec,llcctons prefers hs sIas,aolpsr
bls that tasted Of tHe brine
Mr.. T.. ". Stow of the Royal Geographical
Society has accumulated many valuable relics Of the
Bushmen race IA soath Africa, aud describes some OF
them in letter TO The AepGtOp. The bulk Of the col
lection il OF paintings found in caves they principally
represent dances and Of the chase and vari
ousy illustrative o. the customs OF the BuSinncn part
of the collection consists OF sculptures, stone having
been lahorousy used Gu; another. The outlines OF
some of the carved figures said to De cXcciont among
thc animals represented u aE unknown racty d"rn
thcTium"
VI The British Consul at NicOlaicff, Russia is
said TO have discovered that petroleum tie greatest OF
all Lar nv goators. In report 90 As Government he
saws that servant formerly in his employ prcma-
turc bald Tie servant engaged TO trim the lamps,
and had Il habit Of wipiug his ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
hands in his scauty locks. Three months Of his lamp
trimming and dirty habit procured :or him IN ic finer
head back glossy lair than lie possessed before his
badness. Tie C0usu tried the remedy on tUo s%naTds
Who had become suddenly bald. and met with the
wonderful success lie then suggested hs petroleum
cure To OwneIs cf black cattle which had be-
come bald rud to the possesscrs Of horses which
had lost their manes and tails The rem
eay noi Oulv prevented tic spread of tie dis
case from which the animals suffered hut also
cfcc.cd a quick ard radical cure The petroleum, lc
SAYS Should b, 81 tie most refined American quality
II is to be rubbed vigorously aud quickly with the
palm oi the ,,ud. and applied 81 intervals oi thres day
ail. except thc 81 herseS
tLgi have s. iais anI n1nes "en NOR &ppi"tions
may f,qiisilr In" experiment VIII not no wholly
no.. gc iu iHs country. Il Was remarked, however,
that ior.ty ol tie people Who went mo the OF p
go.s y Procuin slccGlaions wrrf ~ the h-hcs',
cam, on, h.i-.csdci and wltId dreI appearance O3
4, hand. We lkao"n and 20 ular Gnguc"t for
ia aair = "sst4J to be one 0i "a new petroleum PROD
0gcis.
Anybody with whom there yet fingers
d,n; whether Inmcr Schools secuce may not mean
pcurs aud good generally with few scraps OF
learnu- 10y way sandwich. may DC reassuEed hy The
actual lard work required Ui certain students belonging
10 he school of Mines Columbia Cuege. Thc students
fcrol IL were twelve valunces from The cass OF - IN
the department 0t EEgmeeiia.. OF which W. i. Ir0w-
brdgc Profc ia charge Henry :. MGnTJc being
ass!siau, Professor with this scaOo Un Ter his
lIn dlte care. La. uionth twelve 10 Drfton,
tov IN Inzcrnc County Penn, aud there set at
work In coal mIuC-the actual work Of the miners.
handling pick. drilling the blast holes, loading the
amd the Ike. Among the lightr work required o. them
vc. ,he various constructions needed in the for
sporsing or lining the openings and similar details Of
ordinary mining labor. Several days thus spent.
h, tor al he mine Mr. E. T. Coke and The reel-
tlc schciuo. Zach Of the students was afterwards
qu furnish drawing and an essay, ron the notes
tten dui. their labirs. The CNic mCnt ia tdJcttiUu
H. regarded az highly successful
Rcccn,ly The LGRcct urged upon IFS readers ex-
trcsc caution taking RUSSIAN baths and describes the