Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-05-04
.EcyEN TIFIC MISCELLANY.

The clement cmsum has been secured
in an is lated condition by German
chemist, Herr Setterberg. 1t is found
to be a silvery-white metal, resembling
sodium and potassium in general be
.havior. C;csium had hitherto resisted
all efforts to separate it from its com
'bination with oxygen.
According to Mr.. P. L. Sclater, +.
r.. s., the term lipotype, which is com.
,paratively new to science, is employed
10 indicate animals which VIC should
naturally expect to meet but do not
find in certain parts of the earth. For
>instance, Australian l'potypes are
monkeys, vultures and woodpeckers.
The librarian of the Alessandrina
Library at Rome, Prof DeMaes, claims
to have evidence that great Egyptian
ob.lsk is buried in the vicinity of the
Piazzi di San Luigi di Francesi, near
the side entrance to the Senate.
The vineyards Of Russian Turkistan
ARE being destroyed by parasitic fun
gus kaewn as erysiple.
The sand of the Sahara desert is
sometimes heated to temperature OF
200 degrees Fahrenheit by the vertical
rays of the sun. This gives rise to
sscorching wind-the dreaded simoom--
which is rendered still more terrible
by the burning particles of sand it
carr Is along. In 1918, Burkhart re
corded l22 degrees in the shade during
the prevalence Of this pestiential blast
The ventilation Of the great Alpine
tunnels under Mt. Gems and the St.
Gothard SO as to free them quickly
from the smoke of trains has been
work Of much difficulty. 1t has been
proposed to create current Of air by
the keeping Of large fires at one end,
but the expense has been found excess
sive. A French engineer, NJ. Pressed,
suggests that the same object may be
obtained by cooling the air at some
point in the tunnel by water, which
would give the difference in density OF
tho atmosphere necessary to cause
draught. Cool mountain streams are
numerous in the Alps, and could be
readily applied to the purpose.
The sale Of 800 telescopes in France
during the two years ending last Octo-
Der is cited by NJ. Camille Flammarion
as showing to some extent the remark
Abls growth OF astronomical taste in
that county. The demand for NJ.
Examinations books is, however, more
striking proof, two of them having
quickly reached an aggregate circula-
ton Of $4,000 copies, while third has
lately appeared in its thirteenth edi
ton.
The ground in the Jara mountains
il in state of movement, as is
shown by some curious observations
pointed out by M. Girardot. Villages
that were invisible to each other at the
beginning of the century, or even thirty
or forty years ago, are now visible
First the roofs appeared, and then the
upper part Of the walls Such is the
case with the villages Of Doucier and
Marigny, near Lake Chalain. Import.
ant changes have been noted even
within ten years.
The story is told Of the famous Ger
man scientists, Alexander Won Hum
beldt, that, being engaged in expert
ments with Gay Iussac in Paris aud
needing large number of glass tubes
on which very heavy duty was impos-
cd, he instructed the manufacturers t,
seal the ends Of the. tubes and label
them "German air." The air of Ger.
many was not on the list of duty pay
ing articles, and the tubes duly passed
the customs officers without any de-
mand.
The desirability Of connecting light.
hing conductors with gas and water
mains has been recognized by the Saxon
Government which has issued instruc-
tions ~ to the best methods Of making
the connections.
Assays Of several hundred million
dollars worth of the native gold of Cal.
ifornia have shown an average proper
tion Of $50 thousand BIS of cure metal.
The gold Of Australia gives an average
Of $50 thousandths.
ouiteau's Brutality.