The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-31

EDckes comet, seen in I7s6, 1895, 1906,
lsls, and regularly thereafter, is expected 10
make its twenty-third appearance at an early
night. II can be seen only by a telescope
Huxley's acceptance Of Darwinism is given
IN these words: 81 adopt the theory Of
Darwin under the reserve that proof should
be given that physiological species can be
produced by selectiye crossing"
els it possible, Miss, that you do not know the
names Of some OF your friends?" inquired a
gentleman Of lady. Certainly" she replied,
81 don't even know what my own will be a
year hence"
An English physician warns mothers against
allowing babies 70 suck their thumbs, because
it results in peculiar deformity Of the chest
depression of the thorax by pressure from
the arm Of the infant as it lies with its thumb
in its mouth.
Samuel Donagby, who was a popular Demo-
cratic orator during the days Of Van Buren,
and Harrison, died in the lunatic asylum at
Weston, W. Va, week before last, aged eighty
years, over forty Of which had been spent in
The lunatic asylum.
There is likely to be a strong fight in the
Canadian Parliament over the legaiization of
secret societies in the Province of Quebec.
These societies are very powerful in the Domi
Mon, but Catholic opposition is strong. and
the contest will be bitter.
After much experimenting, DR.. Richardson
has found satisfactory means of causing
painless death, and has introduced ii into the
Home for Lost Dogs in London. The animals
20 be killed are placed in a chamber charged
with mixture Of carbonic oxide and chloro-
form vspor, when they tranquility fall asleep
and wake no more.
A chemist in Munich has, It is stated, sue
Ueeded in obtaining from distilled coal, a white
crystalline powder. which, as far as regards
its action on the human system cannot be dis
tinguished from quinine, except that it assimi-
lates even more readily with the stomach. Its
efficacy in reducing fever heat is represented
as quite remarkable, and it even renders the
use Of ice unnecessary.
A note on distilled water used for drinking
purposes, was recently read before the Paris
Academy by NJ. A. Hureau de Villeneuve, in
which the author argues the Importance Of the
use Of distilled water, and that the price
might be greatly reduced by obtaining it from
steam engines at work in mills. BE considers
Il is neither anpaatable nor difficult 10 digest,
that il generally contains a sufficient quantity
Of air, and that the absence Of calcareous salts
is rather an advantage than drawback.
The Chair in the Sheffield Scientific School
ut Yale, made vacant by the death of Prof.
Norton, has been filed by the appointment of
Prof. Dubois, while the latter's place as Pro-
fessor Of Dynamical Engineering is now oc-
cupied by Prof. Charles B. Richards. M
Richards was for twenty years Assistant
Superintendent and Engineer at Colts HART
ford factory, where some seven hundred men
were then employed. The last four years he
has spent in Philadelphia, where he was the
Superintendent Of the Southwick foundry.
There is in New Granada a curious vege-
table product known under the name OF the
iuk-plant. It's juice can be used in writing
WITHOUT any previous preparation. The let
tiers traced with il are Of reddish color at
first, but turn a deep black IN a few hours.
This juice also spells steel pens less than the
common ink The qualities Of The plant seem
10 have been discovered under the Spanish
administration Some writings intended for
the mother country were wet through with
sea water on the voyage while the papers
written with common ink were almost illegi-
bic, those with juice Of the plant were quite
uBscathed. Orders were given in consequence
that this Vegetable ink was TO be used for all
public documents.