Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-11-22

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The scarcity Of springs and running
streams in Canada is ascribcd by Ng.
Joseph Wilcox to the fact that III. anc-
lent glaciers SWEPT away from the rocks
Of the country large part Of the sol,
leaving but little Of the material which
in countries where springs and streams
abound, soaking up the rain and melting
snow, and aiterward gradually gives cut
the water thus stored.
Volcanic disturbances in the island Of
Ischia are usually preceded by turbia
appearance Of water in baths where it is
generally clear To detect such change
arrangements have been made for regular
chemical examinations Of the baths as
well as of wells and springs.
During his late journey in Central Asia,
DR.. Venukof discovered the horse, the
camel and the goose in their wild state
They showed no fear Of man even after
some Of their number had been shot.
In an address to the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Silence at
its recent annual meeting. Prof. Il. s.
Ball, Astronomer Royal for Ireland, re
viewed the methods employed for meas
uring the suns distance from the earth,
and expressed belief in the possibility
of determining that distance accurately to
within 100000 miles. He doubts if
transits of Venus give opportunities for
calculations of such precision, and thinks
that solution Of the great Astronomical
problem must be sought through obscr-
vations of the minor planets OF all kinds
thus far attempted, the most probable es.
innate of the suns distance is 92,100, 900
miles, which can hardly be erroneous to
the extent OF 5000 miles.
In several places In India the sun APP
pearcd to have distinctly green coloi
during period of some days recently
This singular phenomenon, which has
caused much interest and even alarm, ha.
been attributed by the government astron
omer to the passage across Southern India
Of sulphurous yapor from the Java vol
canoes.
A committee of the British Association
has measured the height and weight Oh
$4,000 persons from all parts Of the Brit
ish Isles. The results show that tbs
Scotch are the heaviest, the Welsh next
in weight, the English third and the lrisl
are lightest; while the Scotch are the tall
est, the Irish second in stature, the Eng
fish third and the Welsh are the shortest
For each inch of stature Seotchmal
weighs 2.l06 pounds, u Welshman 2.a15
pounds, an Englishman 2.3ol pounds
and an lrishman 2.27o pounds.
Hills on the Isle of Man have beer
photographed from place 60 miles dis
tant. The original picture was so SINAI
that it had to be enlarged many times t,
reach the carte size.
A Norwegian geologist has measured
the glaciers Of Iceland and has founc
them to be the largest ice-rivers in the
world, those of Norway, the AlEs ant
the Pyrenecs seeming quite small by com
parison.
Liquid carbonic acid is now manufac.
tured in considerable quantities at the
great iron works of Krupp, in Essen
Prussia, and is used for variety of pur
poses. Among its most curious applica
tions is that of removing bands from can.
/. mons. The great guns made at this ioun.
dry are bound with iron hoops, which are
driven on while expanded by high heat
and become very tight on cooling The
removal of ring is sometimes necessary
and this is effected by means of the eyap-
Grafton of liquid carbonic acid in contrap,
with the cannon, the temperature OF the
latter being thus reduced to many degrees
below zero, causing the cannon itself Il
contract and loosen the ring, which retains
az oAu'naiy etuPtiaiuic.
Instead of establishing his theory to
the contrary, the results of Baron Nor
denskjold's expedition to Greenland cod
firm the general belief that the interior
of that country is entirely covered with a
thick sheet of perpetual ice.
The Geological Gardens of Berlin con-
tain living specimen of new ostrich,
which has just been described by DR..
Reichenow under the name of Struthio
Molybdophanes. This species inhabits
the deserts OF Somali Land aud the West.
ern Gala country, extending on the east
coast of Africa from 10 degrees north
latitude to the equator.
Prof. G. Sormania and DR.. f. Byu-
gnatelli have failed to detect the parasite
of tuberculosis in the breath OF consump-
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