The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-10

hyacinth which, in consequence Of being
under stone, had blossomed six. inches
below the surface Of the ground. The
leaves we're white, but the flowers were
a deep purple.
Dr. Kock of Berlin claims to have
discovered the nature of the parasite
which causes consumption. He has pro.
pagated it arti6cially, and killed animals
with the parasites thus produced. The ex-
| pectorations from the lungs of copsum-
! tive individuals are found to be swarm
ing with the highly infective organisms.
By working out the suggestion offered
by Pasteur's recent achievements, DR..
Kock hopes to produce through artificial
culture a harmless form Of the parasite
which by incubation may prevent con-
sumption. 80.
The question of the existence Of earth
tides, or oscillations of the earth's crust
corresponding to those produced in the
sea by the attraction of the moon, is
being investigated by British commits
sion. A pendulum is so suspended that
its slightest motion turns mirror and
causes the point Of light reflected by it
upon distant screen to move very
perceptibly. The pendulum is proved to
be in continual change of position, for
the motion Of the reflected light is
incessant, and so irregular that it is
hardly possible to determine its mean
position Oh the screen within five or six
inches.
The London Lancet says, in commenting
on al article on the medico-physiological
features Of Guiteau's personality: cit
is remarkable for the singular circum-
stance that the author, DIR. Allan McLane
Hamilton, seems to claim the fact that
the head of the assassin reveals no
special asymmetry' as evidence of his
sanity, whereas asymmetry is we'll known
to be one Of the commonest characters
! tics Of heads of the best and most
intellectual type. 1t would be difficult,
probably, to find a head belonging to
any man of mark or prominence in
science or literature which was not
asymmetric." 70 be asymmetric is SIM
ply to lack symmetry.
The ancient Inhabitants of India were
remarkably advanced i'll the art of IRON
working. The famous iron pillar at the
Kutab, near Delhi, indicates skill in the
manipulation of ii large mass of wrought
iron which could hardly be surpassed by
modern foundries. The pillar is % feet
eight inches in length, with a circum-
ference of about fifty feet at the base,
tapering to about four feet just below it's
capital. Its total weight is over six tons.
1t is supposed by Mr.. Ferguson to date
from the year 400 of our era and if SO,
has stood exposed to wind and weather
for nearly fifteen centuries without
showing signs of rnst-an enduring
monument to the skill of the old Indian
iron-workers.
Camels live from 40 to so years (;
horses average from Is to 80; oxen,
about 90; sheep, 8 or s.; and dogs, IL to
"a. Concerning the ages attained by
non-domesticated ANIMALS only few
isolated facts are known. The East
Indians believe that the life-period Of
elephants is about 800 years, instances
being recorded of these animals having
lived 100 years i'll confinement after
capture at an unknown age. Whales
are estimated to reach the age of4OO
years. Some reptiles are very long-lived,
an instance being furnished by tortoise
which was confined in 1888 and existed
until 1853, when it persisted by all acct
dent. Birds sometimes reach a great age,
the eagle and the swan having been
known to live 100 years. The longevity
of fishes is often remarkable The carp
has been known to live 200 years COM
mon river trout, so years and the pike,
80 years, while Gesner-a Swiss natura-
list-relates that q pike caught in 1897
bore a ring recording the capture of the
same fish 267 years before. Insects are
very short-lived, usually completing the
term Of their existence in a few weeks or |
months. Some even perish within few
hours after emerging from a grub state,
and die on the very day of entering upon
their new life. AS a general rule, not to
be applied too closely, larger types of
animals live longer than smaller.
Mr. j. F. Cary, Columbus, O., writes 81 |
tried Browns Iron Bitters with my little |
girl, whose blood seemed poisoned, her skin |
being constantly covered with pimples and
sores. 1t has cured her completely, and all |
trace Of impure blood in her system has !
entirely Disappeared
The attorney for Sergeant Mason has
a petition for a writ of habeas