New-York tribune., 1877-11-24
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.

nauufocture 10 may be deposted anywhere J." VIZ
rre from the rcorts at the gas-works to the burners
of Tho consumer Wherever IL stops cloge the nov" IL
b.s boep known 20 obstruct and finally choke pipes OF
ak or eight inches Giometor After perhaps years o'
immunity the plague OF naphhaline comes suddeolyh
the gas uanufacturer-ane Of the speakers SAN nAe
An outbreak OF the mecsles Little j. as !et ''''a'u'
known As 10 its cause As an iiltrat0h o. 'ho
,rb,e If ctvcs one -s-hose had complaints I'm single
fron er cent OF all its consumers and was hongh
IN be triumph the naphthgine nuisance when inc
comrl,uts wcrc reduced 70 eiEhty-hvc per day some
rfturcrs succeedsI ln checiiag the deposit Of this
substance, by introducing bcnzne into their g'si ou'
Others found that device only served for brief period
when the trouble begau az ip Captain White described
more successful experience in this contest tnan Inc
Other members. lie passed his gas through series "l
boxes with perforated this apparatus was ceu
a"scuhbcr" The gas drawn through tic screens
sst lcf the retors, by the action Of the eXhaser an"
all the regular products of the hydraulic nain went ho
Toe boxes of The scrubber" The usual purifying pro
oesses were retained without ciaass N9 ntPR,S epyepeS
made ITS apoeaTa 'Cc while t'c sctu.tl ltt s ,ai
brt TWO dayf alter it was removed, hundred peOrc
called complain that thcY coma &tt ito i-it' ,5a
Whites theory that the screens break the niorvi
held in susncnson that the ydpOrs ana l5 arc ho'c
thoroughly mingled
From the m0Ttuary statistics OF our principal
cities Dr j. Fletcher Ingalls, o Chicago arrives at TIC
following conclusions: Residence by Tic sea'hoIe is pre-
judicial 10 pltiica patients. Ihcre Is soneAihs ptc"
lisr % the climate Francisco or in e business
and social relations Of It's inhabitants. which disposes
toward aneuusms large percentage Of TIE TorlaiHA
Of CncaCo is due 10 orEafc p@s9as cl'la,l'.s i!Ui
saueht, rhouses, glue factories ana Ot"cr suppiessc
nuisances.
German physician, DR.. VigoreuX. has de-
vlsed cure for sceplossncs, which is said to be sue
cessf IN al cases except with ostlm4tc patients The
new cure effected by galyausm, applied by placing he
two electrodcs-wlnch broad, Nat. aud OF ctr'"h
covered with chamois leathconc on each teuple The
err-ent from three or al TIE most vc of Tr1uyes Gle
So q, fpr o. whole minute. Iut
eject Is usually confined 70 The night OF It's appco'
hut is occasionally pcrceuoie lor one OF '"O H@n'S 'o
loving.
A list of writings relating to the method of
least squares compiled wlth historical and crit
zeal notes hv Professor Mansfield Mcriman, oi Yale Col!
lece Waat will most strike the casual reader % tm'
compilation, is the extraordinary number OF works on
the subject; Professor Merrman has himself examined
3l2 ont Of 4OS Il his original intention TO nave
made the net,s sufficiently full TO furnish toerahy
coe history OF the motl Oh OF least squares, but as
tho ur ber of titles began 20 multiply IN his hahds he
found that such a work would be too voumnOs There
Is however enough Of criticism 20 add Interest to te
list Full Justice done 20 the late Robert Adrani, 81
Elizabeth. y j., who among the pioneers IN ms
branch Of research. In few instances the critic Is very
,evcrr he save Of a work by Faa dc Bruno This WAS
one of the first books the method Of least squares
wlch read. and take tits Cppol unitv 10 warn 3uhS
Other errors aud the subject d Wrsencd nehe clearly
Dor fully. The BOOK deserves aspeecy oohNloh
The Bulletin Of the American Iron and Steel
Association announces the heaviest weeks WORK yet
done IN tins country in rolling Bcssemer steel rails. II
We performed 10y tAe PENNSYLVANIA Steel Company du
rin. the week ending November 10. The product was
5Gss rails weighing 3,G22O5O pounds. The nearest a-
troachas 70 this Tor one weeks work during last
sprug. by tho Iackawauna Iron aud Coal Company.
G173 rails eshng 3Osls53 pounds and by The Edgar
Thomson steei Company $500 rails weighing 3 AS
go pounj- The BdletiR says that European mills 10
10 such work az this
AT recent meeting of the American Ac-
elimatiEstion Society MI C0nku Of the Central Park
Museum gave an account OF efforts 10 introduce foreign
birds u this country. Decidedly the most successful Of
these attempt. the introduction OF the English spar
row the abundant birds M kind in cities having
oil sprung from dy pairs let loose in 1854 by the PARK
Commissioners. English chafinches backhhds, and
Java sparrows have been liberated in Central Park by
Mr Joshua Jones' hut have since been lost sight o.;
hity pairs Of English skylaks set free by Mr.. Henry
Rece IN city, 30 Long Island and settled near
Newton aud Canarse The Cincinnati Acclimatization
Society has been successful in Ocaziug the skyiark IL
their city. Last July our AccmatzatOn Society intro
duccd staugs and japanese hnches in Central Park,
aud Mr. Jolu sutherland made similar effort with
English pLea.nts Nj Conk1n urged further attempts
o. introduce English soHS oiFds.
The excitement in England on the subject
ofhydroloba had not sdbsded at the date Of the last
mails Thirteen fatal thus far this year had beer
registered in London last year there were six; in ten
years preceding average OF two per year The panic
there has not yet resolved itself. here, into
against thu spz. Dr Oheuburg successful in curing
the disease in q case which he treated at Minister.
wcs;pnala. by administering the Indian srrowpelson
known wOorari, voural, or cUrare. That powerful
orug checked the spasn', by s peculiar properly OF
psray zIg temporarily all Muscular movements.
Tie following is the chief part of the pro-
gramine Of an institute about be organized at Pna-
oepha with object Of furiherng the industrial arts
and sciences Free pGblic meetings, where Important
inventions may be illustrated, and Interesting topics
presented and discussed; free public lectures, having
reference 10 tie industrial arts free classes IN drawing
and other useful arts free library and reading
free examination, tests and reports concerning
inventions free advice and pecunary aid 10 inventors
free museum Of models, drawings, and Illustrative
materials aud manufic lures. The project has been in
process OF development ior two ycae past alo The ~
Tire direction OF Professor L. GrimsAaw Of Ihe IO!yeeh
Hie Rerlec.
The death of Madame lie Neuier, the widow
of toe astronomer which took place ON tie lst ins
due according 70 Nature the shock occasioned by The
los OF her husband suIevenng upon her previous
illness which had baeu long protlacod Hel father, NJ
Choquei an eminent professor OF mathematics, eighty
years old was present the funeral. TAo official
pouneemeut that bust Of Il Neer Is TO DE placed
the palace Versaies. was published on the day Of s
vidOws DEATH Tic honor accorded 10 tAe astronomer
the Grst any representative Of science the other
buss at the palace Of literary men, artists OF poll
ucaus.
Doctor Austin Flint, jr., Of this city, has re-
Gently demonstrated by experiments which scarcely
room for a doubt. that the Of sunOcatOn which
gives violent respiratory Efforts by
deficiency OF oxygen IN the blood conveyed the
cua obongata The respiratory efforts due to reflex
fl.f NOD Da-y .rrs