The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-02-03

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spected that they must wina something.
Presently | knew what it was that they
winded, for within fifty yards of us n lion
roared, not very loud, but quite loud enough
TO make my heart come into my mouth.
"Pharaoh was sleeping on the other side of
the cart, and beneath it I saw him raise his
head and listen.
"Iion, Inkoos,' he whispered, 'lion.'
"Jim-Jim also jumped up, and by the faint
light | could see that he was in a very great
fright indeed.
thinking that 1t was as well TO be pre-
pared for emergencies / told Pharaoh to
throw wood upon the fire, and woke up
Harry, who verify believe was capable Of
sleeping happily through the crack Of doom.
He was little scared at first, but presently
the excitement of the position came home TO
him, and he became quite anxious TO see his
majesty face to face. l got my rifle handy
and gave Harry his-a Westly Richards fall
ing block, which is very useful gun for a
youth, being light and yet good killing
rifle--and then we waited.
"For long time nothing happened, and /
began to think that the best thing that we
could do would be to go to sleep again, when
than roar within about twenty yards of the
skerm We all looked out, but could see
nothing; and then followed another period
of suspense. 1t was very trying to the
nerves. this waiting for an attack that might
be developed from any quarter, or might not
be developed at all; and though l was an old
hand at this sort of business, was anxious
about Harry, for il is wonderful how the
presence of anybody TO whom one is attached
unnerves man in moments of danger, and
that made me nervous. / know, although it
was now chilly enough, l could feel the per-
spration running down my nose, and in order
TO relieve the strain on my attention, en-
ployed myself in watching a beetle which ap-
peared to be attracted by the freight, and
was sitting before it thoughtfully rubbing his
antenne against each other
''Suddenly the beetle gave such jump
that he nearly pitched headlong into the fire,
and 60 did we all-gave jumps, mean, and
no wonder, for from right under the skerm
fence there came q most frightful roar-a
roar that literally made the Scotch cart
shake and shake and took the breath out
of me.
''Harry made an exclamation, Jim-Jim
howled outright, while the poor oxen, who
were terrified almost out of their hides, shiv-
cred and lowed piteously.
'The night was almost entirely dark now,
for the moon had quite set and the CLOUDS
had covered up the stars, so that the only
light that we had came from the fire, which
by this time was burning up brightly again.
But, as you know, freight is absolutely use
less to shoot by, it is so uncertain, and besides
it penetrates but very little way into the
darkness, although if one is in the dark out
T, BE CONTINUED.
Limits of Human Senses.
The limited nature of the human senses,
whereby we may fail to perceive an all per-
vading second universe has been greatly
emphasized by the progress of science since
Isaac Taylor reasoned from il in his 'Physi-
cal Theory of Another Life half century
ago. Improvement in spectroscopy and pho
Biography show that invisible rays extend as
far beyond the violet end of the spectrum as
tie length of the spectrum ITSELF and indeed
must continue until the vibrations 'become
infinitely rapid and infinitely small" Some
of these ultra rays can be made visible by in.
terposing substance that lessons their re-
Tranquility.
Professor Stokes, the physicist, found that
when a tube filled with solution of quininf
sulphate was moved along the spectrum, ''or
arriving nearly ut the violet extremity
bAootilho Sicaih VI pSiic Diue lbub siiot uciOo'
the tub; it did not cease until the tubt
had been moved far beyond the violet ex
tremity of the spectrum visible on til,
screen" The wave lengths of the spectrum
sun rays have been measured, and we per
ceive only those that are from about on,
forty to one sixty thousandth of an inch; Il
all others we a>e blind So of sound; tn
human ear, practically, hears only thos
sounds that come from forty to 1000 vibra
tions of the air per second, though the pos
sible limit has been traced to near 1900. Tn
microphone reveals new range of notes, an,
it is conceivable that this instrument, in con
nection with sympathetic and harmoni
vibrations may bring down to audibility still
| higher sources Of sound. 1t is not affirinabl
| that any construction of mortal eye and ca
could disclose the supernal; but it is certai
| that there is very much visible that we don
know how TO discern.-The Forum.
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