The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-19
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY
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al fever have been found h, - ma,
Psychologists. '"0 Is.s
European manufacture
be adopting the plan for n,E.-
as tough as wood OF leather ape
chloride Of zinc with tba-,,,,- 1.I,i
Of manufacture. -- o'1s
The tuberose is now cpls-..
tensiveiy as a Held plant in v,.-, e.
Africa, and so favorable is a. - Bot
that fowers'in'the-open- air ma, +. Ia
every month in tie year q h
statistios'show that over nina.
cent. Of mad dogs are retrieve.
imals so'called, and that me-, !. {
much more liable to hydronl-ss.-'si h
dogs OF pure breed. WA q
The generation'Fof bsat,.by g.
has been applied in England !, -
duction Of friction stm - p
survivors Of shipwrecl. MAJ
steam aud fresh water from =, '-
without the aid Of ere. aF
1t is computed that a tvsr,.
wall built Of hard burned -
good lime and sand mortar, - Z
built 1.600 feet high befors n, 80 ~
layer would be crushed. 7, &c &c
cement were added to the uo-,.-,.
feet might be reached. ~
The Paris Horticultural c,,,,
meet in May, is TO discuss. sno--.a
questions, the influence of ~, -
seeds upon the plants which e.
duce, and the possibility NJ cr,,.... -
other mushrooms than the comm.
bic variety.
A race Of hairless Ausr,c.-,
threatened. It has been eztir,s..s
already one half the adult men -
ican birth living in our cities srs -
and badness is extremely LAIN. = =
propagsted in the male line srs -
pear little earlier in each go
generation.
A comparative statement NJ fbs A..
rate in England and Wales f7- So
decennial periods from IS71 IN -ss-.-.
1851 TO 1870 has Just been prb4,s.l
and shows a decrease Of 100 sss.,
year in each million Of irbsbi..-..
The deaths from dfphtheria and is,,-
supposed to be due to unbesl-pv -
roundings were greatly reduced inn
her.
Layers Of stone containing s7-. -
the supposed human FOOTPRINTS r,,..
found near Lake MsnaVus in w.
qua. have been sent to the Vfs--s ".
ural History Museum. The s.,-s II
volcanic tufs and the fmprszyi--. r.
remarkably clear and distinct an
genuine, prove the existence Of rs-
Central Africa at a very remote 7s-4
In a communication 90 the Ns's-,
logical Society Of Austria. n. C. Il.
ner has described the remarkable +,
. coverv that the moon has an f-s----
on q magnetic needle. The rNs---
. non is said 70 he more prominent z,
. the moon is nearest the earh. and tf
very marked when she is passing m
her full TO her first OF second gsr7
The disturbance reaches its maxim
when the moon is in the plane Of +
equator, and is greater during tbsv--
eTn than in the northern declfnsar
The adaptations with which pl-
are provided for making the uorc.
water that comes 70 them in the 'r
Of rain or dew are thus clsss5s5
Lundstrom, who made them q sct.
OF special investigation DeTrsa-
in the form Of leaf cups or gro5ra
the epidermis hair formations 10 @
or borders ; microscopic nembB1E
spots OF stripes on the epidsrus,
anatomical adaptations. such as W.
absorbing textures and swelling Es1
4 None OF these features are found ir'
submerged pacts Of plants.
After a study Of nearly 1900 ,s
DR.. Herman Brehmer an sbls Gen
physician, rejects the theory Of he
tsgiousness Of pulmonary coDsuuP-
he finds the disease to be Due 70
cient nutrition Of the lungs. which
result from various anteceisnt ca
such as inherited defects Of eons-
ton. and vital organs impaired by
ease, injnTy. or mode Of living He
lieves that the operation o. ell q
causes may produce such Chsnges
it may be possible-ye8rs, even dsci
in sdvance-to predict with gres; ?
ability which members Of q given
lily viii be afflicted with pulmG
consumption, and which vii Ts-
healthy.
The author OF 1.-Two Yesrs .
Jungle" Mr.. HOrnsdsy, defend;
elephant from the charge that j;
gacity is Of a very mediocre dsscrl
and that its reasoning faculties an
I below those Of the dog snd pos
other animals. He declares It 70 o
most intelligent Of sll animals
horse, " be remarks, 'that will Tio
L. ly back at the word Of command
dog that will back and stand @
hind legs when told to DO 80. IS CO
pt cred quite accomplished ; but 10
any well trained elephant, st S'
a touch from bis driver, who sits 8
y of his neck, will hand Up, &
, speak (trumpetl. 'salsam,' li
a with his trunk, stop, back. lie
\. pull down an obstructing branch, z
" fodder and hand up to his atte1
l. turn or lift log, or drag It by q
- its drsg-rOpe between its teetl.
;. will also protect his attendants 81
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