The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-23
SCIENTIFIC MIscELLAxY.

Compiled for the Leader.
From repeated observations upon
human skulls, DIR. Lebon, Of Paris, in
fers that intelligence Is usually In direct
proportion to the size Of the Uranium.
A prehistoric cemetery has been dis
covered near Milan. Italy, containing
vases and other articles Of such artistic
design that they might serve rs elegant
models for modern potters.
Forty-three small planets, or one-
fifth Of the total number now known,
have been discovered by Prof. Peters,
Of Clinton, N. Y. For this service TO
astronomy he has been awarded n prize
by the French Academy Of Science.
Experiment shows that tarring ropes
slightly diminishes their strength
against a pulling strain; but ropes so
treated maintain a high average Of te-
nacity much longer than untarred ones,
on account Of the protection the tar
affords against atmospheric and other
1e'i'a'ion'
Authorities disagree somewhat rs TO
the highest recorded velocity Of the
vino. AS the velocity OF a wind blow
ing straight line, IL Is claimed that
lio miles an hour has been recorded;
while n cyclone. OF wind with q rotary
nio''on' a'lains u mucn greater velocity
-proDao'y . miles an hour having
oeen observed. measurements OF sueh
ea.,aorui"ary gales are obtained with
uiincuity' ana can hardiy be considered
accu'a'e-
signor Gagiiardi, recently commits
stoned by the Japanese government to
explore lhe lparaki range, re-
ports the discovery OF numerous very
licn marble veins OF various colors.
one mountain seemed q mass oil white
staluary marble; mile IN another
ny nc iouha piack marble equal TO the
hnesl IN EUROPE. he predicts, that
with careful quarrying n good facili.
Tie Tor transportation, Japan VIII be-
come the great marble producing coun
try Oh u word.
II Is believed that the darkness Of the
deep sea may be mitigated to some ex-
tent by the phosphorescence OF certain
animals. rrot. Meseiey thinks II prob
aoie that sueh Oh the denizens OF the
ocean,s uepths as nave eyes congregate
around THESE nght giving forms, or
group their way In n gloom from one
punch 10 another. us they lie scattered
over the sea oottom-)ust as a traveller
may haii ieei' haif see his way 0
nnp posi- 10 lamp post II a London fog
at hight.
DIR. c. w. Siemens has been expert
menting for some time with an electric
furnace for the purpose Of melting in
considerable quantities highly refracto-
y metals, sueh as platinum, iridium
ana steei. The results obtained are
very satisfactory. &c intense was the
neat accumuiated by the electric cur
rent IN OF these furnaces lately ex-
nipited In LONDON that In about twen-
" minutes TWO pounds OF broker files
We're completely melted. II Is stated
'na' u arrangement may . applied on
u large SCALE
A mathematical prodigy has lately
been exhibiting before the French An
chronological society. He Ia an Italian
hov a. tan a. .,.r.n go. Ia. A.
.au,oan. 49, "a WIN
remarkable IN annear.rcs Amonn
various c~alcu,at,ons ba WAS askea 70
mult,plv q Ooo oAo nv oao o7a Tha IN
Grafton took him two minutes when he
gave the exact resplt This how can
neither read nor write He ba. inst
become acquainted with eoures Int
declares TINT he can c~aIcnlate less e,.ilv
than before learning them
.,..... 49,
sian provinces ieSui'eu ia'aly 70 seVeh-
ty-hye or eighty per cent. OF all b an
imals affected by it. Seeing no escape
for his cattle. one individual resorted
- en- axnoa.,. - {.
= "''hns ni'
healthy beasts with the virus taken
from the diseased IN On the tenth
day after the operation all the cattle
xna.;mar.oa - - 80. -
1t is reported that but eighteen per