The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-07

bis jo~urneyings One terrible species
Is E said BIZ the natives 10 attack
and kill elephants. The saysges dee
from it in great terror. 1t is not large,
but bites severely, and it swarm in
such vast hordes as to completely over
whelm any animal it may meet in the
course OF its long marches over the
country.
NJ. Pasteur, whose researches in rela-
ton to infectious diseases are SO well
known, is now directing his attention
TO the subject Of rabies. The virus of
that disorder of course exists in the
saliva, but NJ. Pasteur has now proved
that it doss not exist there only. The
brain substance also contains it, and,
used to inoculate healthy animals, will
reproduce the disease as effectually as
the saliva Again, n of the great
difficulties in research on rabies arises
from the uncertainty of the evil after
incubation or a bite, and the long time
Of incubation. M. Pasteur is now able
to communicate the disease surely. and
to shorten considerably the time Of in
cubation. His method is TO inocnlate
directly the surface of the brain, having
recourse 10 preparation, and using as
inoculating matter the cerebral sub
stance of a mad dog as pure as possible,
In that case the first symptoms Of ra-
bies infalliably appear in week OF two,
and death ensues In less than three
weeks. The results of Pasteur's fur.
ther investigation will be awaited with
unusual interest, in the hope that they
may lead to the pointing out of some
means of alleviating the sufferings OF
humanity from this terrible disease, Of
the nature of which so little is thus far
known. Enf UrHa
In a number Of examinations of the
heart beats Of the dying Bouchat re
corded six seconds as the longest inter
val between the pulsations.
DIR. NJ. S. Menier believes that thu
quantity of carbonic acid in the at
mosphere may be traced TO this source
The interior Of the earth he affirms tC
contain great beds of carboniferous
iron, which. coming in contact with
water at a great heat, yields b~ydrocar-
bons. These, on their subsequent com
bustion, give rise to the carbonic acid
exhaled from the earth into the atmos.
phere.
M. Poliakoff, the distinguished Rus
sian naturalist, has examined a horse
presented by Col. rrcjalsky to the st.
Petersburg academy, and pronounces II
a new species, in some respects inter
mediate between our domestic horse
and the wild ass. The newly recorded
animal is a native of the plains and
deserts of Central Asia, and has no,
hitherto fallen under the dominion o.
man.
A ''6re-damp commission is TO con
vene in Berlin for several months To
study measures for the better protection
of miners.
AT the new popular observatory Of
the Trocadero, the public at large Of
Paris had al opportunity OF viewing the
great comet of 1881 with the very per.
feet apparatus Of astronomers. This
great advantage was highly appreciated
by the intelligent Parisians.
| A midnioht balloon aacant waa latalv
made by M. M. Fouvielle and Lipp'
mann. They carried with them a small
electric light apparatus, which enabled
them to make readings of the Their.
mometer and barometer and TO take
down notes.
The Fleuss diving helmet, which, il
will be remembered, enables a diver to
take with him TO the bottom Of the sea
sufficient oxygen for breathing several
hours, has proven very successful in
the experiments made with it thus far.
Mr.. Fleuss has now devised n lamp
upon a similar principle. 1t is made
SO that all external aid is excluded, the
oxygen for the combustion of the spirit
being contained within the lamp in
strong tank, while the products from
the combustion are allowed to escape
through a series of valves opening in
water. The lamp has been successfully
tested under water and as a safety
lamp in the midst explosive gases.