New-York tribune., 1879-09-01
GENERAL NOTES.

A sOda-water generator exploded In an Al
bauy drug store one day last week While they were
charging the fountain the druggist asked his assistant
how many pounds OF gas were On and was told that
| there $50 pounds lie then reached mp 20 turn
the valve which lets the gas into the fountain, when tho
generator exploded ng the eyes OF both with con-
and knocking Them down. The force OF the epo.
sion drove the vifrol chamber, weighing about sixty
aS NJ @ ae Of aSn s s9 m ma aTgs
The two meL were badly burned.
An English professor and q young lady from
Baltimore recently wrecked In rocky cave near
Noun; Desert 1T nightfal They hac into tho cave
IN small boat, and were sitting on the rocks talking
about mineraogv. Suddenly biz wave broke into the
and swamped tho boat The E0glishman plunged
into the boiling SURF endeavorIng with the frenzy o. de-
SPAR TO collect the remnants OF the fra bark Useless
for rhe purpose Of navigation the shattered might
stil serve fuel for the cool and damp and
the shades OF night The professor bad
luci.cr matches and he built fire. and there hey
maincd until morning. when some fishermen. amazed
nj the unwonted spectacle of smoke emerging from
y c.et In the rocks Of an unnhabicd island. yentured
In to the rescue OF the imprisoned couple and with the
aid of ropes drew them from their perous pos ZION.
Two heroes, who had met, suffered and
nearly died In the Andersonve pen, encountered
each other street in Peoria, ILL.,. one day last
week. " Is your name jones :" asked stranger who
had the PLATFORM sezne the driver by tho
Yes" said the driver tbougbt !" exclaimed
Veteran January. knew you OF Andersonville." As
years. there tears In their eyes. No wonder when
they the prison pen they suffered all agonles
OF The damned. January had no clothing save thin
cotton shirt and his feet fostering with gangrnc
lie begged the surgeon TO amputgtc them but aten
ton paid to his appeals. The wretched prisoner
finally performed the surgical operation hIm'ef wha
pair of old scissors hacking of both feet az the ankles
binding M the wounds with his CO ton SHIRT aud expos
i1g his body to the Joness wardrobe consisted OF
a pair OF ragged pautaloons and when bis wrist was
AFT pgai wi Wns ID
where he met January Ihe Two men ay a deaihs door
broke away and aided by southrru woman escaped
the Union linea The other made his way North at the
close OF the war;
There are grounds for the supposition that
the imaginary system of signor Rotturn, OF Australia
for suspendns animation by the lection Of the juices
Of some plant has been practically worked ont since
the creation OF the world Charles Buckland chairman
OF the Calcutta Geological Society states that there
certain wesps-or wasp-like crcatures-whO make nest
Of mGi In the cells OF which they deposit live SPIDERS
live dies, which 10 serve for the food cf the arva
which be hiiched OF the egg that Is deposited
IN the mud nest. II one breaks open the mud pre-
maturely the spiders and flies crawl out looking very
queer but after while bluebottle will recover his
aud ay away Tho question Is whether the par
wasp who imprisoned these spiders and hes has
any power OF injecting them with any life suspcndDg
ud whether lie trusts to nature to keep the disabled
Victims alive until the arrives when they Will
the food OF the young laryo- The naturalist s In
cined hope that Providence SAID temper the
wind TO the shorn lamb, Lay sso have provided tho
wasp with powerful anOdyDe. that tho spiders
and dies kept in a state OF suspended animation.
from which they would II tho
rude hand Of man did not break through ne wall OF
their prison and restore TO the Of heaven IL
this So has only observe how the oper-
his fly. and how he hermetcav seals his cell In
the mud ncst 10 apply tue principles to the prep
araon OF larger anDsls In state OF suspended anms-
tion for the OF food after a period 10
la fll.h.a u
wasps sting whoh Is uses In capturing It's victim. has
prOphvacc property that keeps the fly spider
In or trance for appointed timo. rhai Lee
Is any soundness In this conjecture exDenmentalsts
should operate on % sheep with the POISON %
the solitary was's sting. and SEQ what comes or It.