The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22
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Compiled for the Cheyenne Leader.
A case is recorded Of u remarkable
fondness Of kitten for raw cucumbers,
even when covered with pepper.
The Swiss are said 10 be the only ma
ton in the world who have done moth
ing for geographical exploration beyond
the limits Of their W territory.
Late observations by Sir John Lub-
book confirm the prevalent notion that
ants have, rs means OF communication.
something approaching language"
The director OF n German insane asy-
lum expresses the belief that much of
the insanity in Germany is attributable
TO the overwork OF children in the IA
tional schools.
|. Some experiments by u number of
German scientists seem TO show that
the nutritive value Of pea-straw Is equal
to that Of clover-hay. Oat-straw Is
inferior, both in proportion Of nutritive
matter and in digestibility..
At Bath, England, there has been
discovered, about thirty feet below the
present surface OF the earth, a perfect
Roman bath, eighty feet long and forty
feet wide, the whole of the interior be-
ing lined with lead three-fourths Of an
inch in thickness.
About 1142 DIR. Montgomery noticed
in the hands Of a native of one Of the
islands in the Indian Archipelago the
handle Of n Ratchet formed of a very
peculiar material which became plastic
In warm water and capable Of being
moulded to any shape. This accidental
discovery led to the introduction Of
gutta percha.
It has been discovered that by breath
ing rapidly for four or five minutes n
state, called analgcsia, is induced in
which ones sense Of pain is greatly
diminished. This phenomenon is now
attracting considerable attention, as IL
is thought that rapid breathing may be
made to supplant the use of the ordina-
ry a~nesthetics in dentistry and minor
surgical operations.
After considerable investigation, DIR.
FARMLAND concludes that the persist
ence Of fogs in large cities is due TO the
fact that the minute particles OF vapor
become covered with an oily coating
from the smoke Of the towns, eyapora.
tion of the fog being thus greatly re-
tarded. This is considered n satisfac-
tory explanation of the nature Of ''dry
fogs," so often observed.
A sweet, syrup-like liquid exudes
from the bodies OF plant-lice (Aphides)
which feed upon the younger portions
of the trees. This "honey dew" rs il
is called, is frequently so abundant as
to cover the ground beneath, and in
many places Is usually spoken Of rs the
''oil from the trees" Bees gather the
sweet emulation for the purpose of
making 1t into honey, and ants are also
fond Of II.
Investigation shows that the blood of
the Bengalee contains far fewer red
c~orpuscles than that OF the European.
The difference in question is believed
to be due chiefly, IL not wholly, to the
circumstances in which the life of each
is cast, since the inhabitants of swamps
and jungles are supposed to be necessa-
rily Of lower organization than those of
breezy and well cultivated uplands.
An agricultural journal tells Of u man
who plants, two or three weeks after
the crop Is planted, a new hill Of corn
in every fifteenth row each way. This
is the reason: II the weather becomes
dry during the filing time, the silk and
tassels both wither and dry up. In
! this condition, a return of moist wealth.