New-York tribune., 1877-06-02

except nv the large numerals stamped upon them Ims
il matter Of moment n France where II Is no aiVayS
certain that people of the lower classes cah e"u "b''
while they might recognize coiors'
In TIE TRIBUNE of March 3 some account
was given Of the researches Of Dr. Karl Heunan as 10
the cause Of light In flames He now sums mp inc aren
meuts 70 poye that where hydrocarbons burned the
light Is produced by highly heated particles Of sod car
bon. Among the evidences adduced are the following
In cchly luminous flames chlorine Increases the light by
deachne the hydrogen and setting free the carbon A.
rod held in luminous fame has only IT'S lower surface
coated with soot and this happens even II th"r surface
be strongly heated II the fame is caused To- rsh agh'
another fame heated surface the particles OF hea'eu
c,rlou become visible "a II combined IN large grains
Tue luminous mantle uf flame Is not wholly ranFpttrn
Flames which undoubtedly owe ~, ,f l-hl ,u ih,y on
yideI solid matter, east shadows nom suullght Ium
nous htdro-carou flames also cast tlcir own character
istc shadows /, nterposed m the path OF sunbeam
The grasshoppcr il i'll fair way to be IN
vesgatcj botn his native heath and IN the prairie
region Dr. Emil Brcnde Of Fremont, ILL.,. has been dis
eectng the hopper under the microscope Judging from
the capacity Of amenGry canal the grasshopper can
digest according to Dr. Brcndcs estimate, one and
half times IT'S own weight IN II hours. FROM the con
tents Of the ovary IL j. calculated that the female grass
hopper may lay 500 eggs The oypositor is horny cyl
nGer which ia used to penetrate the ground 10 deph
OF three or four inches Even when the ground Is very
hard the oypostor can be forced into IT, The eggs are
laid ia large clumps aud stuck together 10y Kind o
glue Dr Brendel thinks that most effective means OF
diminishing grasshoppers would be found n vi uting
the plains with trees and hedges, that birds conld
dwell there lie is OF the opinion tlat the gIdssuoplcIs
would not lunch upon walnut or hickory tIc'h OF tnt
hazel shrib The difficulty in carrying Odt this WWrrt
is that the plains mostly too dry to permit tue sfo"s
Of trees.
People who attain extreme old age have
usually certain toughuess Of constitution which tr
umphs over injuries that weaker natures cannot survive
The autopsy Of the late Capt Llhrbush, whose age has
been stated at III years and - days. furnishes new aud
remarkable evidence on thit point For 81 years lie had
been an opurn eaor at the Of 90 his daily dose of
gum or crude opium estimated at 90 grains roy) hut
the physician vino attended him shortly before ms dath
repesrus the Old mans daily allowance only half
that ouantity Cant Iahrbush had a full allowance of
the ills that flesh il heir to- hut seems 10 have been
strangely unconscious OF them. He had no symptoms OF
renal disease and yet right kidney gone entirely
It's place being occupied (and considerably more thau
occuuicCD by tumor the size of childs head, with
smaller turaor Of similar kind attached. This fact docs
moi seem 10 have been suspected before the diagnosis
made during his last illness. The lcit kidney con
tractcd There was n cyst his liver The heart was
fatty The walls the aOrta nearly pcne eiacd ny
several ulceraous His ribs soft rs cartilage so
that they could be easily with scissors. But tribes
ike these did not AT all affect his general health lie
was at last brought down witn a congestion Oi the
lungs contracted by exposure In STORM FROM tiil
cnlua mt he was slowly recovering when an abscess
formed i'm hs thigh. Three crdlOus we're performed
for relief o the ahscrsS aud ~ ounces oI Uud were
svstrn aud he died OF gstncnia, l. e., general dcnH}
as soldier OF the Fins NdiOcon, %" ui2ht nave
quoted that Generals famous f'nark ABOUT t"e I'nn
sular War: THAT ulcer in my eXtremlues ate OUT
my life"