Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-01-07

| ~ SclSnlllc flPHCI journal gives The
particulars Of II young girls loss of the
hair of the scalp from fright
! The circulation of scientific works in
| Russia is SO small that native men OF
science can find no publishers,
Dining tic thunder storm in August Il
pine forest in the Jurl was illuminated
with II light resembling the phosphores-
cence of tropical seas.
A cubic foot of alcohol weighs 793
ounces, while the same quantity of water
weighs 100 ounces. A cubic foot of sui
phuric acid weighs 1S4l ounces.
Winds prevent the deposting OF dew
because the air in contact with the earth is
constantly changed. so that the tempera-
ture does not fall sufficiently low to permit
it.
a property Of the atmosphere winch
proves us genuine materially, is its weight
or pressure. 1t presses upon the earth,
exactly as the sea does under The influence
Of gravitation.
The reason why Il violent fit of anger
frequently causes illness, is because il
occasions IN undue secretion of bile. alters
its quality. and often causes it to be ab.
sorbtd in the blood
The reason that sago is SO excellent an
article of food for invalids, is because it
contains so much starch, one of the most
important agents in the support of combus-
ton in the lungs and animal heat.
Briqueltes. or compressed fuel, of small
or waste coal, are now manufactured near
one Of the English mines ut Il cost Of II
shilling n ton, They are an excellent fuel,
and have long been used in France.
Various lubrcating materials are used
TO lessen the loss of power through fric
ton Where polished steel moves on
steel, or is about one fourth Of its weight !;
on copper or lead, one-iilth; on brass one
sixth.
From experiments lately made it APP
pears that chloral does not act rs an
anH,lheic on the sensitive plant. while
ether and chlorolorm have an effect upon
it similar to that which it exercises on
animals.
The asteroids continue to increase in
number. Nos. POI and 202 were discover.
ed by Peter, on September 2lst and 23d
respectively; and No. 2O4 by Palisa, at
Berlin, October 10Th The lately discov-
cred planets are all very small, even for
asteroids.
Near Stramberg, in Moravia, lave been
discovered certain caves, which, in pl e.
historic times, were inhabited by mau
The contents Of these caves clearly prove
the existence of man in very remote time
the age Of the mammoth and the cave
bear.
The bones Of fishes differ much in their
structure from those of other vertebrate
animals. They are much less dense and
compact, and WHEN their ossiiicalion is
perfect, remain separate. They contain 4
smaller portion OF earthly matter than
those Of other animals.
Herr Maurice Philip, uf hcisbach,
Znrcb, has apparently discovered II plan
OF keeping milk good and fresh in any
temperature for long periods, The de-
tails of The plan are not yet announced.
and ii is likely to he u commercial sue
cess. About The scientific success there is
no doubt.
! The temperature OF the human body
during complete rest in bed has been the
subject OF stme interesting observations
recently described TO the French academy
! by NJ Bonnal, who finds that the mini.
mum temperature is between midnight
land 3 O'Clock A. NJ. and the maximum
temreraturc between O'Clock p. NJ. and
o'clock p. NJ, except in summer. when
it may be delayed until SP Nj.
The long sun spot minimum has appar-
entity passed away, and various instances
of Il renewal Of solar H1llvity--or ut least
! = Il. ,I,.,t,,
way to the scientific journals. One of the
most striking of these groups was observ
ed on October 18Th. 1t was OF enormous
size. but appeared not 10 burst forth sud-
denly in is full grandeur, but TO have
| broken through The suns surface gradual-
Ily. In other words, the solar explosion
lasted more than a hours.
Since the resumption of work after the
recent removal Of legal obstacles, on the
Jersey City side the shaft has been sunk to
its entire depth (Gj fecD and the horizontal
drifting CT The tunnel proper been COM
menced. 1t is contemplated by the tunnel
company to work from both sides of the
river and prosecute the work night and
dav without inlclnission, so as 10 finish it
in two years. The entrance to the tunnel
on the jersey side will dip from Jersey
avenue and Fifteenth street to the Hudson
river. II distance of about 3l00 feet; thence
under the river to the foot Of Morton
street, about 5400 feet; thence curviDg
slightly souhward about 5000 feet to a
point in the city to be selected by the New
York board Of aldermen. The entire
length of the tunnel, with approaches, ,iwill
be about 10000 feet, or about one mile
under the river nnd three.quarers of -
mile on each shore. The tunnel walls
will be constructed Of brick and cement
three feet in thickness, aud will be nearly
circular section. 25 feet in width and "a
in heighih. The interior will be painted
white aud lighted with gas, and will be
provided with n double track railway o!
steel rails laid npon foundation of stone
ballast five feet from the bottom. 1t is
believed that the tunnel will be abe to
afford transit to 400 trains daily.
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