The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-12
CURIOUS, UsBFun. AND SCIENTIFIC.

Mr.. Neehit, the famous analyst hss dis
covered a process Of dying overs by sbsorp-
lion through the stems. a hoGonet recently
carried by the Princess of n ales composed
Of large hlies, was tinted in this manner in
delicate blue and pink tones.
Sparrows are eaten in Englsnd and Ger
msDy. Neither the Irish nor tbs Soosoh
viii molest the pert little birds, and b5!h in
Ireland end Scotland they know no fesr, be
Csuse they never know any danger there
To harm sparrow in either country would
be considered an outrage.
Smoking, says late SoGtbern CORES
pendent, ia very general al the 4Ju.h
Mill-psesing han9s often carry mstcaes
which are liable 10 drop and be SWEPT into
re O tton. An old picker csn tsil oi plea
J Z nssiChes off his "leear' especially when
F'TsiI waste and sampled colt N.
m tie occasion OF the presantssion Of tie
Ve,a Medal at Stockholm, Sweden, by the
Society of AnthIoPolOgy aud Geography, to
the American Minister, Mr. Stevens, for the
African traveller Henry NJ Stanley, DE-. o.
csr MoDtehuF, who rendered il. begged tast
Stanley should DO told that IL the northern
part OF Europe live a people who with grest
II teTest follow sll that he does Tor the sDrsad
Of civilization IN Africa.
Is it true that birds and insects dissppes-
from localities about 10 be visited bg dead
ly eI idemie7 Testimony OF Europeans seems
TO be IN favor strongly Of the hypothesis.
One writer says: 81 venture to suggest that
The investigation and collection of trust
worthy meteorological Data during the pre-
valtnce of epidemics, and Of cOilRse 81 infos-
nation bearing thereupoD, have not YET re-
csivtd &c much attention Sc u deserves from
Observers outside of the medical pr0fes.
tjoo."
Defective bearing ia growing moro preva-
lent in tie United States So says Dr.. Sex.
ton. 1t pr, duces Ia children 81 4 rat the ap
pesIaDce Of stupidity and then the reality.
They do not hear sounds distinctly, and, OF
cCurse, they csn not initiate sounds accurate
ly Defects in the teeth are great cause Of
this lsmtnlsble calamity in the young, aud
this is fresh reason for avoiding ousca ap.
plicstiOns Of so-cslled dentists and keeping
to pnre soap and water in cleaning the
teeth.
Very simple natural phenomena often ex-
cite fGrprhe and sometimes slarm. Some
travellers walk ng along she shore OF Loeb
Etine, Argyllshire, Scotland, noticed that
they east a double shadow. The explains
tion was Rimple when the facts we're eS-
smined. A well-defned shadow was pro-
duced by the direct rays of the sun and =
fs inter- one by the suns reflected rsys from
Il lake, which happened ct toe time 10 be
cutie still and mirroT-like. The strange SIP
peMaDce might, however, have caused a
shock 10 sensitive nerves.
Sorghum from this couAtry. from the State
Of Minnesota, hiss been imported With singu-
lar success into the Russian provinces OF
Kieff and PoltaEa. In taesa places II yield
ed Is much IS 14.2 TO 1877 per cent OF iis
weight Of CRY stslline sugar. If this is true
the attention Of our sgricGlUrists can not be
too soon OF too forcibiy directed 90 Aolrce
Of wealth which is every dsy growing in in
created demand in this country for va'lOu;
purposes, and there is no reason Why IL
should not, with oar resources, become an
article of immense expectation.