, 1879-03-22


Gen. Mycr Jour "Old Probabilities ~ has prc-
seuted N. ". dc Fonvlelle With an improved
weather.lndllasor In acknowledgment OF the
serscca rendered bT him during the French Ex.
hsbltion In pqpuiarfzing tho principles adopted
by the United States sIgnal-OfIlce. Thla
wcathcr-Indicator will be exposed Ia tho Shop
Of II. Sccrctat, the optlcian Ut Font Ncuf, IN
Paris. and forecasts daily published accordlngto
the method adopted by the Signl.Oflcc In the
several American farmcrs' post-otIicea.
The Conncll Of the Royui Geographical socicty
have presented n remarkable memorial "to II.
NJ. Commissioners OF tic un,ycrssty Of Oxfool,
to those Of Cambridge, and to tue Governing
nodtes Of either University" Tie buruen OF
this memorial Is that EteDs ougnt 10 be taken tor
the establishment Of profcssorsh!ps OF geogra.
ply In Thy two untsessittcs.. The menspFia;
pufnls out lofcibty and justly the Ignorance OF
Eeogrnphv IN lis highest sense, III England,
where 1t y commonly confounded with mere
Topography.
A. very simple method Of preserving post
tertiary bones Is 10 paint them With gum, which
s!,t snsua ,a be Us clear md eolorleas as lossble
from experience. nm efIectua1, way Of prcserV-
Ing them. 1t makes them very strong, and
enables them to bear any reasonable amount Of
handling. The gum must be thin, or 1t will
ciyc tho bones satny., rarLishcd appearance:
All Fossils which are liable to crutnblu and fall
to pieces may be preserved in the sa,nc way,
correspondent of Set<uc4 Gossfp writes:
ri haTc found blackbfrd's nest With -four
thrushes' cggs and five backbirds' IN IL; a1so a
wrcu's nest ID the roof OF thatchcd sncI. iu-
side, cantatnlnr several eggs Of the common
wren as we'll as three eggs Ut the house spnr.
row: have also several times found phcnsnnts'
nl,d partridgcs' eggs III the same ucst, hut III
none OF thcso rasts layg | discovered which
bird ultimately brought up the brood, as re-
gret % nay IN those DAYS used to take all thu
eggs found"
The best way to Kill small reptiitan or no.
trachian 10 to put the animal into phaf which Is
Of lust sufficient size, toEcticr with = plccc OF
folded blottl,1E.papcr, saturated With ch1uV-
form, anu Then plRee the tottlc for u fcv
minutes out Of The sight OF Indies and children.
Death will speedily result frnsn nsplyKia. The
speeitnen sAouLA fiaen he preserved Ia tncthy-
lated spirit, which may be lutull to tile extent
Of, say, rs per cent with water. Tho addition Of
The water VII very likely mike ii,e liquid thick
with air-bubblcs, but these will disappear in q
few hours.
An unusually brilliant meteor was seen IN the
north OF England on Monday morning {Fcb. 2i)
at about twelve minutes TO 8 o'ciuck. 1t Is de-
scribrd nB prnr.aanpet ball nj fro In tho north
erp heavens, which travelled slowly downwartls
towards The horizon, and emitting Bc!ntt!latioNs
anu light OF great brsl!tancF almost equal to
smnitcst print could have hccn rrnt. The light
having disappeared, sound described by Bo1ile
as resembling the discharge OF l.cayY cannDJ,
and by others as that Of the rumb!ng Ut distant
thunder, was heard, but IN ali cases It seems tu
t1ave been sufficiently yoltnt to rat.le windows.
to what could be tho cause, some nsrriblnE Il to
m earthquake, others to lightning, while others
who saw The meteor set II to the account Of tut
| uneartlly visitor.-NdtHre