St. Landry democrat., 1881-01-29

from Tie results of which, Herr Tren,-
no't 'nfers that the aurora is local
,n !; circnmscribed by narrow
i,hl's' md manifested at incon siderable
Instances from the talti's surface. The
i'sht is usually white, less often red OF
green That sound often accompanies
Tue aurora Herr Trenholt believes to be
an indispnta bic fact.
A. % d TACT Known Ia cloth manufae.
'o'F's mat vegetable fbers mixed will!
"'oieh noers cannot be equally spun
ayed or woven together. An Austrian
se'ehtlst claims, however. to have dis.
covered chemical process by which
Ibis combinst ton OF varying 1ibers NAV
NC rendered amenable to the operations
mentioned.
ne largest library OF the world, a!
Parls, contains many q curious and in
aesestihR work. Among them may be
loano Chinese chart OF the heavens.
made about 600 years B. C. In this
cHHft 1861 stars are correctly inserted,
as corToborated by the observations OF
modern astronomers.
among the petroleum springs OF Ba-
Ru, Oh the western shore of the Caspian.
IA one communicating with the sea,
winch produces at times very striking
The floating oil that
covers the surface of the sea is fyeonen
lly lgnited by accident, turning the
smooth water into a yeritable lake OF
ire. The most famous of these confla-
grations-to which the superstition of
tie natives gave the name of "Shaitaun
Noor,' or Devils Ligllt-occurred in
1879. 1t broke out ia the middle of the
night. and was declared by Russian
naval officer who witnessed it from the
Jock of a Runboat, to he the most re.
spectacle he had ever seen.
The sheet Of fame moved to and fro in
the wind like a flag, lighting up the sea
and shore for miles, and throwing a
leep crimson glow into the sky which
was visible to the inhabitants of several
inland districts far out of sight of the
lea itself.
1t has been found by several nicrosco.
olsts that the cause of whooping cough
s a peculiar fungnid growth. which
irst terminates under the tongue and
hen pervades the air passages. Out
1lae is found to be Il valuable antidote
~ virtue OF its well-established power
% destroy microscopic vegetable orga-
lisms.
Concerning the duration and charac-
er OF the Arctic winter, Lieut.. Schwat-
"a, the Arctic explorer, makes these in
eresting comments: "The generally re-
eived opinion that the Arctic winter,
IN the higher latitndes, is a
one, dreaFy one of perfect opaque
darkness, is not strictly correct. In lat
tude 20 degrees 30 minutes NJ, the
highest point ever reached by man,
here are hours and AZ minutes of tni-
light on Decenbre 3ad, the shortest day
n the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
II latitada 50 degrees 81 minutes n, the
igilest point where white men have
entered, there are 6 hours and 2 min
ties iii the shortest day, aud 1873 geo.
raphical miles from that point must
ct beaattained before the true patonic
one, or that one in which there is no
Wight wiaiever, even upon the short
st day Of the year, can be said to have
cen entered by uian. The North Pole |
self is only shrouded in perfect black |
ess from November 18th TO JANUARY
9th, a period Of n days. Surprising
ne sun has set {supposing also a cir !
sea or body Of water unlimited
, risionl on September 24tIl. not to rise
ntil March 18th for that particular
oint. giving period Of about 80 days
uniformly varying twilight, the Pole I
as about 1888 days of continuous day
ght, 100 days of varying twilight and
of perfect iDky darkness isave when |
le moon has !, northern declination>
the period Of a typical year. During
10 period of a little over days the sun
lines continuously on both the North
nd the South Poles at the same time,
'Fing to refraction, parallax, semi-di-
meter aud dip of the horizon"
Near Herculaneum the ruins of once
agniticent bathing establishment have
tely been discovered by Prof. Gu
ppe N0vi. The remains were found
lder layer Of more than thirty feet
ashes and lava, and are said to eclipse
previous discoveries of a similar
lture both in Herculaneum and Pom
III. The fountains and tanks are made
oriental marble and adorned with
ulptures. the floors are OF colored mo-
ic, while the walls OF tho various
Iildings are elegantly ornamented
th paintings and stucc0- work.
Dwellings which have long remained
,pty may become fever breeders when
occupied. It is asserted by an English
nitarian that typhoid. diptheric and
her zymotic affections have been
and to arise under these circumstan-
J. The cause is supposed to lie in the
'use OF cisterns, pipes and drains, pu-
factive processes going on in the i'm
re air they contain, while this foul air