The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-02
SCIENTIFIC MIscELLAxY.

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Nay. I'D swallow a live entoEoon.
New feelings Of life TO obtain.
james cIarks Ao1srel
An observer Of Yesuyious notes an
increased activity in the crater at the
time Of each fun moon.
"Pork worms" are not confined to
hogs and man, a large number OF trich-
inae having been found In u hippopota-
mus.
An Algerian company intends To cul-
tivate the Sahara. boring Artesian wells
in carefully selected spots as a means Of
irrigation.
Many woTkmen In the st. Gothard
tunnel have died Of a peculiar disease
called tuanel trichiaoses, produced by a
parasite in the intestines.
DIR. Siemens has been exhibiting speci-
mems Of fruit ripened by means OF ron
tinous light-that is, 10y exposure to
the u during the day and the electric
arc ut night. The contrast between
two pots OF strawberries Is very strik-
ing, the fruit being quite ripe In the
case of the plant which has continuous
light and yet green In that which has
had the sunlight only.
DIR. Carpenter states that the entire
absence Of sunlight on the deep-sea bot
tom appears To have the same effect as
the darkness OF caves In reducing to n
r~udimentary condition the eyes Of fish
and crustacea which ordinarily enjoy
visual power; and many Of these deep
sea inhabitances are provided with enor-
nous long and delicate feelers or hairs,
with which they feel their way about.
An extraordinary Ease Is reported
from Hungary. A criminal was hung
until pronounced by the attending phys
ician quite dead. As n scientific ex-
pertinent, the body was then subjected
to an electro-galvanic current, when,
after a few hours, signs Of life became
apparent. The convict soon complete
ly recovered his senses, but died the
next morning from congestion Of the
brain.
DIR. Phipson seeks to solve the prob
lem Of a cheap household light by a new
method. With a comparatively feeble
electric current he greatly increases the
Dhosphorescence Of certain bodies which
are made family luminous by the SUMS
rays. In a Geissler tube containing a
gas In n more or less rare condition he
e~ncloses n phosphorescent body-sul-
phide Of barium, for instance-when
the passage through the tube OF a con
slant electric current Of certain inten-
sity produces an agreeable light.
Recent experiments by two or three
Austrian and German horticulturists
have brought into notice an almost for
gotten plant which was introduced into
Europe from China nearly thirty years
ago. 1t is the SOLO hispida, n legumi-
nous plant somewhat resembling the
well-known pea. The boiled seed of
the plant forms a dish which is highly
relished by the celestials as well as by
Europeans who have tasted 1t. The
seeds have also an industrious value, rs
a useful oil Is obtained from them.
Vast deposits Of carbonate of lime
are distributed over the globe in the
form OF limestones, chalks, marbles,
marls, etc. Numerous and extensive
as are these deposits. it is believed that
they are all of animal origin. The soft
est chalk and the densest limestone are
found to consist of the aggregated shells
or skeletons Of myriads of the lower
animals, which existed in some remote
period OF the worlds history. Coral
reefs are sea-islands of carbonate of
lime built up by minute aquatic ami
mails. and their formation is an ex-
ample of similar deposits now being
made.
According TO a very general belief,
the toad is endowed with n s%upernatur-
al power OF existence which enables 1t
to live for ages without food or air, and
ttic oit-tclcAtcu Ittco VI tuc uiiulhH VI
live toads enclosed IN u solid rock gains
ready credencc. Such reports can have
little foundation In fact. Curious 70
learn the actual extent OF vitality Of
this reptile, DIR. auckland enclosed
tw~enty-four healthy toads in as many
air-tight cells OF limestone and sand.
stone-the limestone cells being consid'
erably larger than the others. On the
10Th of November, 1925, the stones and
their tenants were buried In the doc
tors garden, where they remained un'
til December 10th. 1926, when they
were disinterred. All thetoads in thu
sandstone cells were dead, and had
probably been in that condition fol
some time. Nearly all the toads in tn,
limestone cells were, however, alive.
One or two had actually increased In
weight, which shows that some open
ing must have existed In the cell.
through which insects and air gained
admittance. The toads which wer,
found alive were again buried, and al
died during the second year Of their i'm