The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-12
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

of an extinct racn Of n much hiobn,
culture than now belo,~s r. INV ms,;ve
tribes. have been fonnd in tbn ;nterio,
of South Africa Among tha ramains
are seen workings of snc;ent mines
some even of cold and the ruins nj
rude Qualifications. These evidences
remind the great traveller OF the
AFRICAN empire OF Monomatapa, as
happeu OH oid portuguese charts.
The announcement that RaImo;r,s
srnminons nsinr, ;s sonn 70 bo &C.,
in thc mari Of hoe aroused ru ~ mncb 'otuo ;ntor
est nnon tbn voIelnoun I' "O,' ,hns~nro, on l,.o,
property OF sulphidc of calcium, the
prlnciple being that applied to produc-
ing sef-luinlnous ciock-'iials. Articles
coated with the paint continue TO emit
! gradually decreasing phosphorescencc
tor some hours aiicr exposure to a
nronertv viii I he roto;nod for a;S. oiat ''in n
ten years Tba rance nf onrl;ca1;on ~
This invention is oreot brt II n,rst "
nrovo csnociallv SaInahIa IN s,,;,.;,
vault. nou,lo,. n,o,,o,;,,os ,,;,, p,5
all nlaces whnro ordinory i;mhtS nau
on,,, ho ,,eo, -, o;nos., % nSns1 S;e,. op,
has been sanguincly suggested that the
tlmc may come when gas and clectrici-
w VIII be superseded by the use of a
coating Tor walls which during the day
VIII absorb sufficient light to continue
luminous throughout the night.
Corhon;c ac;d vho, n,ro 60 oo.
active and fatal no;Son d dostrov;no ~ liz, I;Ss
and extinguishing flame. not from the
absence Oh oxygen as Is often supposed,
put from the presence OF active quail
ties which are obstructive to life and to
combustion. ii inhaied pure, mstanta-
heous ueath results.
The telenhone is n now scientific in
strument for determinino tbe d;rect;on
from which sound waves come Aside
from its vaIue in aconstic ,nvost;uo.
tions, it must prove practically nsef,,I
at sea in locating fog-signals.
natives of Southern China is that tho
great Toe of each foot i. separated from
the others like the thumb of lhe hand.
and can be used in nnch the same
manner, although not TO an eoual ex.
tent.
Inc surface OF orcat Salt Lake, has
risen eicVeh leet since 1901. Prof.
hlhS DeiieVcs this rise 10 DC que not to
the cniiiVatloh OF tho surrounding
that began about 1860, and which is the
first OF Its KIND and extent that has oc-
CURED within at least two hundred and
fifty years.
Ammonia so useful in agriculture
and the arts, is compound OF nitrogen
and hydrogen; and for long time
some method of utilizing the nitrogen
OF the air in its production has beer
sought. The desired result has at las
been attained by two European chem
lists, who cause hydrogen to combine
with atmosphcrics nitrogen in suita
BILE apparatus by the aid of electricity
The economy of this process remains t,
be shown.
A o,ont;tv of 1orr o. o,oa T.,
rrencb c"s exnsrman,or II, moa, was onposeu o of
three hundred IONS, reducing 1t to one
iourlh its Original Dulk. "A portion
IL was then placeu III cans and sealed
the same being done with some un
pressed rour' a year atterward tn
cans were opened, when the impressed
hour was fonnd to be spoiled, whil
the pressed was i'll excellent preserva
| tion'
ing watch which in addition to tn,
day, indicates the day of the week ant
month and each phase of the moon.
Tho or;o;nol bomo of uor;ors ,,,.,.
is fms stated. Cahbogo grew wv, viii ;1,1'n :,
Siberia coIory oI;n;notod ~ Co~ro,r w'a -
The he not,to in perm' 't the " oniom '" !,
Fornt. tohocoo IN South hmnr;oo [ -
milIot in Ind;o. tho ,o,,,o :, Frrono ,uo
tbn c;tro, in Asio. % oo,s IN '",t Nnr,,
a f.ica rva IN Sihsr;o a. nors,ov re WV :,
Sard;n;o tho norsn;n IN Arah;a.' hy;' ,mh h.
snnfower in Porn the borsa"chestnnt %
I'm Tbibet, tho anime in Crete. th,
horse.radish in the Sontb of Eurona