The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

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supervision Of the Geological Institute Of
Russia.
Herr Pnscler, German chemist, has
reported the value of glue is greatly in
creased by the addition Of twenty-five
per cent. of glycerine, all cleaving and
breaking of the glue being thus pre-
vented.
A French chemist has analysed the
Juice of the so-called milk tree of Central
America-to the nutritive qualities OF
which attention was first drawn by
Humboldt--andh has found that the yege-
table product really possesses many OF
the characteristics of cows milk
A new alloy called argasoid," recent
~ described by MIR. Y. Jeuptner Of vi
emma, has been usesl as II substitute for
silver. Its cost is SAID to DO about fifty
per cent more than brass. It's chemical
composition is as follows: tin, 4.035;
lead, 3, 544; copper, $3.50; nickle, 49,
4O6; zinc, 23.195; iron, trace.
The electric furnace-first described
little more than two years ago-las been
the subject of further experiment by DR..
G. w. Sienens and Prof. A. X. Hunting
| ton, who find that it possesses two im-
| portant advantages, viz: that the tenn
| perature attainable;s practically limited
onl, by the refractoriless Of tho materi
ais of which tho furnace is made, and
| the heat is developed Immediately in tue
| substance to be fused instead of first
having to pass through the containing
| crHeible.
Those who yet cling to the old-timo
faith in the moons influence upon the
weather may DO interested to learn that
so eminent u scientist as Sir William
| Thomson has recently felt called upon
to declare that careful observation with
| the barometer, thermometer and nnc-
mometer have failed to establish any
such influence, aud have proved on the
contrary, that if there is any dependence
Of the weather upon the phases of the
moon it is only in a degree so slight as
to DO quite imperceptible to ordinary OBJ
servation.
! Mr.. 3. Z. Porter. rich banker in Utica. N.
Y, says: 81 have used Browns Iron Bitters
the past year, much to the chagrin Of our family
physician, for neither myself. wife nor little
girls have since suffered from single days ILL.,
ness. 1t is making US all robust and strong"
| Prof NJ. W. Harring ton refers to two
kinds Of changes ON the moons surface
which may be regarded as fairly estah-
! lished. The first is the landslide, which
is doubtless caused by the great alterna-
| tons Of temperature to which the moon
| is subject. Many Of these slides may 10
easily recognized with good telescopes.
The second form of change is Illustrated
by craters which have been proven to be
different i'll size and shape from what
they were recorded by earlier observers.
Many other changes have been suspected,
but they arc of = more uncertain and
doubtful character
Six pills at once. What a dose to enter
delicate stomach! Nonsense. There is no ,,se
In examining your stomach with such disgusting
medicines: Discard your pills and send for
bottle Of Bailey Saline Aper1ent, it is cheap,
very pleasant, never failing and warranted to
give satisfaction.
Among the Instruments used by Prof.
!. Milne in studying the earthquakes
OF Japan is.s clock which records auto
matically the velocity of the earthquake
waves. He describes shocks Observed by
him as travelling at the rate Of 10000
feet per second, decreasing to $500 feet,
and still getting slower and slower rs
| they progressed. The waves last from
| thirty seconds to four minutes. Prof.
signed to show the large number of seis-
mic centres in which the earthquakes of
Japan originate, and the relative intcn-
sity of the waves, with the areas affected.
Good health is maintained and nourished by
| proper attention to the requirements of the
| wasted or destroyed by everlasting the mind
with study, anxiety. evil habits intemperance,
| or vicious indulgencos Keep the body and
and good hsath
1
Filters; thus will you live toa good old age,
free from all disease ard suffering.
TelephoninS by underground cables
has been pronounced impracticab!e
for the reason that such cables
| must necessarily each contain a cons;d-
| cradle number Of conducting wires anil
| the induction prevents speech. BY means
of special arrangement Of the circuits,
Messrs. FELTON, and Guilleanmc, Of Null
| helm on the Rhine, claim to have over
| como the effects Of Induction in these
! cables. Their system was lately tried on
| a line thirty-two miles long, and proved
so effectual that speech was transmitted
| without trace Of foreign sound through
one wire while neigfboring wire Of the
cable was in constant use,
Woman's primitive beauty and yigor. which
have been lost can be restored and retained by
| the action OF certain constitutional agents
| !hesa agents necessarily regulate, build up,
| fofhfy and antagonlze all existing female II
resuiiarltles and excuses, or distractions which
produce the Ill health. Tine remedy must un-
| Load the locked up secretions, add iron 10 the
blood strength to the system and vitality to the
| nerves; such remedy Is found In the use of
| English Female Bitters. great triumph in the
Ire of sickly females.
| The " singing tree" of Australia is "a
| thrifty shrub, which grows from two or
| three inches to ten or fifteen feet high,
emits .: disasreeabls o,lur, and is very
| poisonous to the touch Concerning it
| traveller remarks: Sometimes while
| shooting turkeys in the shrubs. I have