Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-08

time are the largest of known creatures
past or present. Instead OF living
in an age of degeneracy of physical
growth, we are therefore in an age, ol
grants; but it may be at the end OF that
age, for the whales-like other existing
great animals-are fast approaching
extinction.
A series of experiments has been
made by MessrS. Vigier, Laborde and
! Rondeau upon the effects ofcompounds
of boracic acid is not injurious, even
! in large doses but it must be quite
! free salts OF aIumina and lead, aud
! from carhoLate of soda, the impurities
generally present in commercial boraX
| Boracic acid is 50 long retained in the
system that it is believed to be well
| adapted to combat infectious diseases.
Mr.. James Pearson, L. r. \. S.,
states that a singular circumstance
takes place in the tides of the Soleut,
the narrow channel separating the
Isle of White from England. The
first tide arrives from the westward
and brings high water, after which it
begins to ebb. But soon after this,
the portion of the tide which had
been circulating around the Isle of
White finds It's way into the same
basin, and the water begins to rise
again, thus exhibiting the phenomena
of flour tides in day.
Remarkable disturbances have been
reported from mountain near Czerno-
witt, Austria. The ground around |
the mountains base has opened in |
wide and deepchasmS, ,and many build |
ings near the spot have been down. |
Herr Helferich reports a case in
which the removal of a tum0r from Il
woman's arm took away nearly the
whole upper half of the biceps muscle.
A large piece of the biceps from the
leg of a dog was promptly and care
fully transplanted in the cavity. At
the end of three months the trans
planted muscle reacted naturally
under the influence of electricity,
while the movements of the arm
we're almost normal.
Among the photographic operations
attempted by the British navy in 1882
vas a survey of the coasts of CorOa,
he foreign civilization and commerce
las caused it to become known as the
hermit kingdom. \ report of the sur
Iey shows that the best anchorage
lear Seoul, the capital, is twenty
hree miles away from that city, and
an only iIe reached through laby-
inth ofislands extending fifty miles
'ut from the port. s
Seventy geographical societies,
distributed throughout the world,
we're in existence at the beginning Of
his year, with q total membership of
s ,00O
The Chinese made use Of fre-crack-
rs for frightening away the demons
y which sick person is supposed to
e tormented, or which crowd around
eople at the beginning of new year,
being popular belief among this
race that the evil spirits
inhabiting the air are dis
ersed by cracking noises attended
y fire and smoke.
In paper read before the Geneva
fygienic Congress, DIR. Daily has =
that the defUrmities of
eople may usually be traced to the
ositions in which they were kept
7hile at school. That children are as
rule well-formed at the commence
lent ofschool life is indicated by the
ofDr. Chaussier, who found
nat only 122 out of %, 200 newly born
lfants examined by him possessed
bnormal pecuIiarties of any kind.
Mons. Dieulafait has concluded that
he evaporation of sea water in the
egion of the Rhone delta must
the lowest estimate about |
ne-fourth of an inch day through /
ut the year.