New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19

Now comes NJ. Pasteur with the hot weather
and denies that he has discovered any cure for
hydrophobia He says, through DR.. Roux, in let
ter to a citizen of New-York that he has simply
announced that the virus of hydrophobia can be
obtained in various degrees of virulence, and,
furthermore that dogs can be made proof against
the disease byinOcuating them with the virus care
fully selected and obtained by q certain process"
He concludes: " 1t is well understood that for the
present mt least the idea of protecting men against
bydrophobia by incubation is entirely out of the
question" So that report as frequently happens,
has been altogether too previous" In this matter,
and after all it is only possibility of inoculating
dogs for hydrophObia that has been ascertaned.
OF course If all dogs could be inoculated the same
end would be reached as if all men inoculated,
but the practicabiiy of general canine incubation
is so remote that the discovery of NJ. Pasteur, as
now explained, does not hold out much hope of
eradicatng the disease. AS his researches are not
concluded however, he may yet discover method
of protection more applicable and trustworthy
than has yet been reached.
Nast's anti Blaine cartoon in the current number
of Hdrpey's Weekly is unhappy III conception and
weak in execution. If it has any significance it
means that the Republicans who have boted the
ticket that was fairly and squarey nominated at
Chicago as the outcome of district representation
cherish the lofty purpose of stabbing the party to
death. This of course with view to its preserva-
ton aud by way Of lmpressng upon the minds Of
the majority the exceeding sinfulness of not bowling
70 the will of the minority. The cartOon-in which
n picture of Mr. Blaine is introduced that looks
about as much like him as it does like the Sisne Ma
donna-reveas with great franllness the animating
purpose of the boilers If they stand it, the rest
of us certainly can.
Experiments in the explosion of heavy dynamite
charges in actual contact with iron targets repre-
senting section of ironclad armOr, made recently
at Washington appear to Indicate that the high
explosives at all events when fired in this way,
not capable of producing anything like the destruc
tive effects which result from the impact of conf
cal steel shot projected from rlhed cannon of large
calibre with ordinary powder. Whether dynamite
charges projected from the new gun by compressed
mir would operate more effectively Is another ques
ton which must be left for experiment to deter
mine In the experiments referred to, however,
progressive charges of dynamite, ranging from five
10 seventy-fiye pounds each, and aggregating 265
pounds are said to have left not very strong iron
target practically uninjured. This would seem to
settlo the futility of employing the method here
tested for exploding dynamite against naval armor
In the course Of the year quite number of losscs
occur through the careless leaving open of water
faucets on floors below which valuable and PERISH
able goods are stored. 1t is impossible to make
sure that there will be such forgetfulness where
the ordinary faucets employed, but 1T is quite
possible TO faucets which cannot be left turned
on, even by the most negligent persons. Automatic
faucets, or faucets with springs which shut off the
water as soon as the hand is removed from them.
ore easily procurable and such faucets alone ought
to be used In the upper stories of all buildings and
especially Of buildings the lower stories Of which are