The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-17

bO'iy OF bis l. her, Mithndates, 10 be
deposited in salt brine in order that be
might transmit it to Pompey.
As American vines appear TO be proof
against the ravages Of the phylloxels
in the wine-producing Countries Of
Europe, the Italian Government have
taken measures TO encourage the growth
Of these vines by The people of Italy.
1t is maintained by VI. Schmo0er that
poor milks containing less than per
cent Of fat do not In analysis yield
it entirely to ether unless evspcrited
with gypsum Both gypsum and filter
paper, however, weie found by hir to
give up a small quantity uf matter to
ether
That the Canadian salmon can live in
sea water has been attested by several
ichthyologists. Some specimens Of this
species put into one Of the saltwater
tanks at the South Kensington Aquarium
however lived only sigh. days when
they all died in rapid sir. uon.
Potable water, DR. Percy Fnnkland
asserts, is all the better If it contains
little mineral matter. as that is only
Objectionable when prcsen; in excessive
quantity, but organic matter Of what
ever origin or any trace Of sewage con-
tamination ought to be sufficient TO
exclude a water from domestic use.
The Court de bonne Compagnie was
a society in England at the time Of
Henry ". 1t is regarded as the
earliest instance of an English club,
although that name did not come into
use until later period The poet
Occleve belonged to this society, and
Chaucer was probably member.
| To make watch hands red this receipt
has been recommended Mix TO paste
over a lamp one ounce of carmine, one
ounce Of chloride of silver. and half
ounce Of timers japan put some Of
| the paste on the hands and lay them
face upward on sheet of copper, which
must be held over lamp until the
desired color is produced
At the late annual general meeting Of
the Physical Society, London. Prof Guth-
re, the President exhibited specimens
showing the similarity of fracture OF
Canada balsam and glass. The glass
had been cracked by heating a metal
ring to which it was attached the
Canada balsam had been overheated IL
a small dish and allowed to cool.
Prof. Bois- Raymond had laid before
the Physiological Society, Berlin,
monstrous hoofs Of horses and bovine
animals sent from the Falkland Islands
to the Physiological Institute which
from their masslveness and the recurva
ture OF the horny material, would hardly
, be recognized as the hoofs OF the animals
to which they really belonged
In the course of a paper on "Insec
tivora," Mr.. W. X Parker says: ''.
come now to type for which no plac
can be found in our systems OF zoology
but for which the late Prof. Peters, il
despair, found lodging with, the insec
tivora refer to the flying cat. (Gak
opi1eeus.l This genus forms farnil..
by itself and ye. has ony two species
!, | it should form an order, as the Hyraaioes.
! BY the ship canal now completed yes
sells Of large tonnage are able to sail a
. once to the port Of st. Petersburg iron
the Gulf OF Finland without, as heretofor
. undergoing transsbipment of cargo a
8 Cronstadt. The canal, which is II.
!. miles long, runs from the island c
5 Goutoniew, in the Neva, to the Cron
7 stadt roads, and has an average dept
e of % feet, and portion of the New
: has been dredged to the same depth
: A solution of 50 gramInss Of chlorid
n of lime, 80 Of bicarbonate of soda, an
Y 20 Of common salt i'll three iters of di!
: titled water is excellent for cleanin
i dull gold. The solution must be keI
] in well-closed bottles. The article to /
., cleaned is allowed to remain a sho
: time in the solution, which should
o heated only when the dirt is vel
Il obstinate. 1t is then taken out an
! washed thoroughly, and finally dried
t sawdust
4 One of the results OF recent Norwegia
' explorations in Spitzbergen Seas is IL
/ discovery OF several islands to the ca
5 Of King Karl or Wiche Land. 1t seen
It that the year 1884 was remarkable OIL
: for ice in far latitudes. All tine Summ