The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-13

IN SWit1erlAnd, which, from
the absence Of metal ornaments and
other indications. are supposed TO be-
long 10 An age prior 10 that Of bronze.
DIR. Schmidt has proven by expert
ment that sPonges may he grown artif-
cially. A sponge Il cut into small
pieces, which ara fastened TO a pile and
immersed In the sea, where they rapidly
grow into perfect sponges. The system
has been adopted by the Austrian gov
ernmen, and is being carried out on the
Dalmatian coast.
Attention has been called to the Il
istence OF large aplaries In a crowded
quarter Of Paris. From sugar refine
ries in the vicinity the bees secure an
abundant supply OF sweets, making the
hives n profitable investment to their
owners.
A correspondent OF a Tasmanian
journal records an instance Of the self
poisoning OF 4 snake, The reptile be-
ing pinned TO the ground by a forked
stick instantly buried its fangs In its
own body. Its coils around the stick
quickly relaxed, and In less than three
minutes the snake was dead, from the
effects Of It's venom.
Drs. DE La Rue and Muller have de-
termined the height ut which the auro-
ra borealis has its greatest brilliancy 10
be about IS miles, when II should be
visible TO 4 distance Of nearly COO miles.
At n height Of 81 miles tho light will
be pale and faint, and at l24 miles
above the earth's surface no electric
discharge car take place TO produce the
phenomenon. They conclude that the
aurora may occur ut times at m alti-
tude OF y few thousand feet.
German manufacturers have found
another use for paper. They make
stoves Of that material, In which the
Ore blazes cheerfully without the slight
est injury 70 the the paper enclosing 1t.
The present center OF interest to
English geologists Is newly discovered
fossil forest In nm Oldham quarry.
About n dozen trees have been found,
some Of them over two feet in dame
ter. Near their roots are numerous
Impressions OF ferns and other plants.
II is rconsidered somewhat remarkable
that. although the trees belong 10 the
middle cosl-measure period, no coal has
been found nea them.
Amazed the other day ut the rapid
growth or a fungus, n botanist calcu-
lated that It had developed l0, 600. 900
cells in one day, or 11g cells a second.
Prof. Gray, however, cites an instance
where q century plant formed 2 ,000, 000,-
900 cells In t~wenty-fonr hours, or 23l,-
4Sl o second.
It is estimated that seventy years and
$l,0Oo0,0 90 will b required 10 complete
the excavations at Pompsii.
According to the generally accepted
theory, what wa call Light Is impression
produced upon the retina by the wave
like motion Of particles Of matter. The
lengths Of these fluctuations have been
measured, and It Is shown that 3G,91S
waves Of red light, or 04,63l waves Of
violet light, placed end TO end, are re-
quired TO make q single inch. From
the velocity Of light IL has been proved
that more than four hundred and ffty
millions of these minute waves flow
into the eye and dash against the retina
In each second Of time.
The animal king Of the world is Mr..
Hartman, Of Berlin, from whose great
gardens come most Of the wild beasts
exhibited in this country. His collect
ors are mainly young geological stu
dents, or trained hunters; and they Sc
cure for him the animals Of all coun-
tries-which afterwards appear In nu-
merous greatest shows on EARTH"
A submarine volcanic eruption was
lately observed near Corsica. 1t lasted
about an hour, producing much agita-
ton OF the sea, while the air became
charged with sulphurous yapor.
An old milestone, Ave and 4 half feet
in diameter and seven inches thick,
with q central hole eleven inches IN
diameter, was left In an English orchard
many years ago. In 1919 o iilbert tree
sprouted from the earth Mt the bottom
Of the hole, and gradually Increased in
sizs from year to year, until, In 1868, II
was found that the tree had completely
filed the hole and actually lifted the
stone from the ground, wearing 1t us u
girdle about its trunk.
Scientists have Of late had n growing
conviction that the development of par
asites upon the phyiloxera will prove
the most effective plan Of destroying
that and similar insect pests. A para
site OF the phylloxera has now appeared
in Sicily, and its effect will be watched
with interest. Vlnta