Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22

soientifo Inventions That Have Be N Antio pated
in the World of Nature-Some Interesting In

NATURES TEACHINGS.
soientifo Inventions That Have Be N Antio pated
in the World Of Nature-Soms Interesting In
starees, -
In curious and instructive book which we
by Mr.. Wood, we are shown that scientific in
veDtions. no matter how original and in
genlous they may appear to be, have each aud
all been anticipated in the world of nature.
Countess inventions have been made by
man without his having any knowledge of the
fact that the machine, which in its first idea
sprang from q single brain, and was after
ward during the progress of time, slowly i'm
proved and perfected perhaps by many sue
cessive generations of inventors, had been in
use in nature in more perfect form than art
could accomplish for ages before man existed
on the earth. There is scarcely principle OF
part in architecture that has not its natural
parallel-walls, floors, towers, doors and
states and tiles, girders. ties and buttresses,
bridges, dams, the pyramid. and even mortar,
paint and varnish, are all there. The ESqui-
ing the seal builds for her tender young:
the wasps nest is composed OF several stories
supported on numerous pillars. The we'll
Palace on new principle" by Sir Joseph
Paxton, is mentioned by the auGhor, aud is
one OF the many cases where nan has con
feSSedly copied nature in art: fOf that paauri
full structure of iron and glass is simply an
adaptation of he framework of the enorm JUS
leaves of the Tfctorta regia pant, n.
Strnm9,b with oreat anna rant frariiisy s' FL
nresant EIdVstnna Jirhthouse Win h iue
tnn9 withStSod tho force Of III" no ;oS Si", 50
constructed in 1-61 nv Smpa on on an entir "1c
new idea the model heinz taken from tr 10y
trunk and the 8 ones of which # WIS h If
being strengthened by being dovetaiied into
one another, as Is the case with the sutures of
the skull.
The study of the eye of man, as we'll as of
birds, quadrupeds and insects, has shown how
inventions Such as the teleseone micr6seona
nseudescope stprp0ScOpe mnltinIvinU gInSSS'
etc had aIreadv been ing s''''''
PERFECTED IN NATURE FOR AGES
By the combination of a few nrismS and q
magnifying glass is produced that most won.
dprfu1 Of ali optiraI instrImentS tho Snactro
Scone which enuaIJy REVEALS to M tha con
stituepts of the most distant stars or the
colorine matter of the tiniest Leaf: and VET
the prSmatic colors developed by this mar.
velo,is instrument have existed emialv with
the glorious arch of the rainbow and in '' the
tiniest dew-drop as it glitters in the risinG
sun, ever since the sun first Shone and the first
rain fell.
In the arts of peace we must look to he ami
mai world for the most perfect snecjmrnS NJ
tools for digging, cutting or boring. No spade
is equal to the foot OF the mole and orr ham
mels and pincers look cmmsy indee J"i hnsi IL
the wood pecker's brak or the Holsters claw
Moreover. the dwellings. in the construction
of which such tools are employed, are mod.
shaDfd notterv made of m3nld2I mud nr a." 'Is "
is tpnnd in Natmre in tho f"rn, 81 'h hi Il 10y
insects, nests. in the laws Of tho 800 a' u
found tho nrnSbin q mill and in Tho tn"tT -
tho eIenhant the gTindstona In tha iohn "
NOR. fv and the GraSshnnnor waS narfnntod
from the first tho mod.rn aoricn,fPmrai IN, -
nrnVement on the hand dihbfa tha SanS az III
f. is only If late Years that tbn nsa of ~ t a.,
sci has heen snnerseJed hV m ohiuaru no a nc =
brushes and oonthS hnttonS bnoi,I go t r,'
naTs filters erc are ali fnund in NatS,ro' tn TX
nnTincnie 81 tho divinn hoi md a. th nc
IN Varieties If insectS. hirdS ma h.IS and
emuIates MS in The CONSTRUCTION nf ornamanta Il
bnwerS and gardens Grarefn II fans axiSt Ut in
plants and insects cisternS in the fra vaIar -.
rec and the cameI,s Stomoci, and nat,,raI
examnIes IF the haIionn and mn. ohut ""'ui ai
" ISTEp JJ ~ rW, Rt, " re
Tn other yarietieS nf arr Natnra hos Sto,a, q
march on man. certnin inSantS mai1o a,o, q
-; ~ o man Soi .f.lii ,I,9SCto lndhe paper vi
nrntina a tG ar known as Nature
nrnu Gov stinninr nS al Sa va iiuaS
mo to nrndncee axtIa Softno o f e tns.
in rtmPpsf nerfsfin" m a VI sLi1c. eAsIs
The cnGd;s ocmnon in ~, foSh
cnnstrnntS f"r itSo1f ;o, LII Oil ,teSIi
Who nGit IT, "a uiai MiiuoM glatiils
NINA from in urvan r 1Ts u
pupa LON I iiIuIy-an appaiatlS eXactiS IKE
Tue IL rJ l., Oh H1tllc ol!liding1 mere
bird Wbinh mau he ioa tii1 Hmo
in cit;"s each 9S,ir ny rs 1b upo 49, aS Nv elei
hons tbrao hmnbdrnj bri1I i its VI pot
MhIio tto ituuio ~ uuiiGliS ~ OWN nest
cnmmon o r" "o or riS fiite W lolin d
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