The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-29
IComsiied fer TRs Hykzrt1v Ty--sl<y SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY,


 The dried leaves Of ;he Japan allspiee Chinionanthus fragrans, have a ;ea.l,.e flavor, and are said to be superior .o much of the green tea sold. The plar. IS grown in England as flower.n. shrub
 Strong evidence that canni 5ai.sm was practiced among some of .he srehis.orc inhabitants of Europe has been discoy- cred Tn cave near B.unswicS. Germany
 In Belgium and Spain similar eyiaen.- had been found before, b.: had beer dismissed as doubtful
 Gold winters are not certain ies,royers of oaterpillars. The eminea; .aoy ento- mologist of England, Miss E 4. Orrne. rod, states that many caterp.l.ars Can re- sisI d very low temperature when in then winter quarters, and may evea De frozen hard withou, suffering any peTz.3ne1; n. jury.
 Al kalmar. Sweden, the n.oors $ co.a- was lately observed 10 change a aa e,1. erald green on the pass-se of a .!eh, haze over is disc. The pieaom-na2 occurred curing d bri..lant p@.p.e saE. set, and lasted Abou, three ninates. %eaI Stockholm similar aFpeA.&nce w.s witnessed at about sunrise.
 The objects collected by :re French scientific expedition 10 Cape Horn a!e ,s ee publicly exhibited in p4..s. - ae. diiion 10 , large number of tn -.e-a.o.:. geo og l and zoo.og e,.l Spee!aaens. .he collection includes i.ysag pants. ana i; pEoposes4 to acCiinlat'ze these .s far possible n fren n forests
 Tso German chemiss have Ere... gate. some cases of ps.soa.az U. ..5..t=,. sGs which had been pa, ID n ..r ea., They we're surpassed "a f;ad ;lst.he a5e when haG been m contac. w.:A inc lIr. contained ro ,In. @hiie he gege.a5.- l. seit yielded ahoat enc ,weniy-..ts4 ai ene per cent. Au anai, SIS ot earned aptlce,s and sira~berries gave similar results. showing no ,n III the syfups. but | sma.. proportion Tn the fruu. They consider that the tn Is injurious ;o hea.:h i the canned substances is long con;.raed.
 The causelcssness of exeludlng Amer. ican pork from French markets has been recognized by he Paris academy of meti- leine ny 4 nearly unanimous so:e asa.Hs, prohibiting the sac of such po.. Mons Colin stated to the academy :n.. .sisai- nosis in man IS extremely tIre. :. .eas.1n tranoes Irieh'aous pork E. rA0Ieoee.. rendered harmless by sa.agE and by cooking. by experiment he a.s aseci- tained that tsc aichinae a.e omu!e.ely aessro3 e. "it!s'. .n sverag, ..a,e -t =. teen O. twenty days af.er .ae s...li.. n the pork. although n large c5e, :Ae> nay .!se iwo or three months
 The Gho,c.a Gera..-.: :, re2ar:el. -, ! nest interesting anu impos.aE: ,.ls-as- cry has been made oy the Jsegl.s4u ,.os- ;ors who have been inses.. gam ne cholera epidel.iics of Egvp; ard India. In watef-tahk near Ca!, ..:;A :aese5 entls;s have fou.d the ,alcres oo.a er- sanisms, or bac;li. which ,hev aal ai. 1eacy proven to sNlst in al cases Q; chn.- era and II TO o;aeF disease. The tdas was used y persons among whom tie : hoiera appeared, and 1t has oeen shown .hat the organisms dlmlaiske4 ' nun oeis AS the disease Gleo away |; uow remains to determine whethe. ;he baei!!. oi the tank were the cause CT .. .esul: oi iae cholera, as f las no, ye; been proven that tie organisms produce the disease
 The Eiec'ncity of Thunder storms II has recently been shown exaerin- ent- ally that atmospheric elec;.ic.ty $ rot produced by the evapor,ion q. water or by the condensation of vaaar. \ Ger man investigator, l.. Zehuder TOW eN- presses the opinion tha, :, 5 caused by he triction oi Air currents on the surface oi the earth. X. the equator :ae posi- lively ehargcd air rises and becomes dis ineu,ed throughout the upper feg.eus of he atmc sphere. Tie tension of :he c.er- 'ric,ty. according to this theoFy. $ at iiis; slight. but II is increased 6y ..e ntlow oi slightly charged air unti! l: cecomes so great ti.a, the positive eie tr.cIis Is dts charged by combining wi:h the negat!se electricity oi the earth. thus gl...s rise to aurora, ct
 The Worlds Wa,e-s.-.A work by pr Otto krummel. of Cottingea. s:ves ,he calcuia:'o of the event oi the different seas of the globe A:lan,ie ocean, .G...g +bS square Ia.ies: Pacifc ocean, Jq Sq7.9i square miles Indian ocean, +5.4oe ,o4o square mics: Arcac ocean. 9 ..SI.e9. square miles. Of which an area oi 6h5 5.c.G square mics $ covered oy Hudsons bay and -.-.3 square niles by the White sea Antar lie ocean. I- o9o s square miles. The Australian sea covers SHE -,qi square miles Medi- erranean, I.7So.o-9 square mics; Bal ic. eS7.5s9 square miles Red sea. c-S.- )+4 square miles Persian gulf. r-h.Ss- square miles. Ot those boG,es of water which may be termed coaz; seas. :he North sea has superficial ex:en: of ;9.- ,26 square miles ;he Irish sea, .,6 .Qc square miles: Sea of St. Laurent. TO fo5 square miles: Japan sea. e--.;-3 squar. niles okho;sk sea, square niles BehTlng sea. l.-4o.i3s square niles . Sea ei California. .a- 6-s square niles. Dr. krumInel estirr ..es ,ha, the o,as sea area is c5t grf 9o5 s21-re miles, h'le the total area of the continents and stands ofthe globe is only ;..ssl95 'quare miles. + will be seen :hA. tne hree great ocears have mo-e nan i've 'lx,hs of the total sea area. ;heir con- 'ined ex,er; being I3-.-So -c5 5quare niles.
 Good Advice.