Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-06-21
ocfpNr1r1c MISCELLANY.

iol Observatory for the last SIX years
shov, that New York has enjoyed an
enjoyed averaged of 1911 hours of sun
shine per aunum out of possible 4,45O.
The record at Greenwich in 1879 was
VT hours of sunshine out OF possible
A447, while at New York in the same
ysae these were 3,l0l out of possible
%4l9.
Messrs. Wroblewiski and Olszewski,
two Polish experimenters, have succeeded
b obtaining both oxygen and nitrogen
= . perfectly liquid form. The liquids
~ solorless and transparent, resembling
Gasbonic acid. The liquefaction was pro-
dassl under the combined action Of in
tsass cold aad great pressure. At tenn
ts.Aurs Of 2l2.s degrees below aero
YaAssaheit, pressure Of about % asmos-
pAmss-or 375 pounds to the square
i.oh-fosdily lique6ed oxygen in glass
tsbss. At the same temperature nitro
Ga still retained its gaseous form when
! pressure Of $50 atmosphercs had been
ssashed; but gradual diminutation Of
No pressure to about so atmospheres
yielded the liquid, which quickly evar-
0Ratod.
Even the feeble rays of the moon have
n influence upon plants In paper
ssad 70 the Paris Academy Of Sciences
Nom. Musset states that plants very SEN
1tivs 70 light and heat were grown from
sss1s In pots occupying very dark place.
They were then on three nights exposed
- direct moonlight, when the stems bent
ever toward the moon and followed it in
II course.
Solar eruptions or prominences, hither-
10 seen only At tho suns edge, have been
observed by Mons. Tacchini on its very
DIX.
Mons. G.. Foussereau has proven that
the tempering Of glass diminishes the re-
distance Of that substance to electricity,
aad consequently lessons its efficiency for
Insulating purposes. On the other hand,
Aanealing tempered glass restores its high
Z resistance.
The importance to tree-growth of an
abundance Of water is we'll illustrated by
a observation Of Mons. Capus. In the
botanic garden At Samarcande, Turkestan,
IN AilantAus glandulosus grew about
eight inches during the first year; thirteen
incAes in the second and thirty live inch
q in the third. Tho soil was not irrigated
during these three years, but in the fourth
ysar, when irrigation water was supplied,
the growth Of the tree was over thirty
Sesk
Din. Sitherwoos and Hanlan have ex-
pressed the belief that excessive mental
work produces rapid decay of the teeth.
Al n explanation Of the alleged fact,
aaotAsr writer suggests that the over
worked brain steals all the phosphates and
leaves none for the teeth, or else that too
much study causes the general health to
dstesiofats. TheIancet doubts if exces-
ave meatal work can Of itself induce scr
isus disease, but thinks it more probable
thas III effects result from the worry
which wears upon the system ike friction
Upon the engiAe-attending such work.
Mons. Augot has been investigating
Ne influence Of altitude upon vegetation.
He fnds that the harvest time for winter
Wheat Is retarded in France four days, on
a average, for every Increase of about
30 feet in the height Of the land above
~ the level Of the seq.
"CAa pigs swim?" u question which
sstaia European savaats have been dis
saasns. It Is established BY several OBJ
safvasioas reported that these animals
sonstines make very successful swimmers.
In ~ exhaustive work upon the fishes
Of Cuban waters, Senior Felipe Poey has
described 1872 distinct varieties. OF these. |
however, los are somewhat doubtful.
Al interesting mountain exploration is
being attempted in India Two noun |
iaineen. one an experienced Swiss guide,
have left Da1eeling with the purpose of |
reaching the highest possible point on
the great Kinchipjinga, one of the very
iofdest peaks Of the globe.
Some experiments noticed by DR.. A. |
>. Wall indicate that the bite of the
American rattlesnake is far less deadly
than that Of certain snakes found in other
parts OF the world. In four fatal cases |
Of ratslesnake poisoning in dogs, the ami
mails survived for an average period Of |
about two houn and half after helm,
kltten: and NJ least fivc doyu axuo,s,i