The Meeker herald., 1891-10-17
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Information on Many Points CT
General Interest
rsmp<ratnr. Of fT-ss-tnns.SitJ Ut Eis-
ph~nt. H.i.iion oI Iisnt. a. soil
strustuTs .f ruipy fT.its
OE iisIri.s.

TsMrERNIugE or THiE-.-FrOm some
observations recorded by Mr.. II. l.. Rus
I sol in III. botanical na1rI,s, il ppsaFs
that as a general IL.e IL" teHprrstur.
Of tn. interior Of ir'" Is souie~ h-g
higher than that If a." air, except dur
ing the warmer parts ~ the d@F, the
maximum Temperature Of tho air b.
ing generally lotaeon one shi tgo p
m, ard the minimum b.Igosn sis and
seven a. IA, ILo comparative iah,e,
shog that hHsf Is ai.>IFis' 4 ard Fadl2tsd
more rapitly in tho uu''F lsyeFs lhsn in
the center.
Experiment. made ~ firle vhsn the
buds Nero starting, IN order ~ de-
terrain" whether iao CLomiral aeti0n
carried on in ~. a.. l's rig0s riss 10
heat, led :" n. conclusion that is Is
very d0uti'ui uhrIarT tir mrtli-,llis
proeasses Involved E'urFsls enough
hest 10 infucn-" IhT"F! mary Ih'T-I uIa'
ctcr. A eurtuus il.''uu--, hD@us-F,
Has discovered in glV su1i II ibr oak
and pin" In winter. ihr suthoF h4yiar
found that ihr ten FeFzlLF- o' the pine
MAS lower than that ui the oak at all
times except during i,.e latter art uf ta-
night ani eafiy morning. rhis IA at
,ribuisi TO the iniek coating Of tho
leaves on the pin" preventing Fiss1rP-
ii1n OF hsas hy itr irufA. s.Hc" ~"
iaD'h, which has similar wosi, r-ruir
Llrs the "lk rather thaH the T.n- 10 IN"
matter ~ truI"r-suF1. IT," further
conclusion Is F'sshr,l that IA- d!nrc,
absorption of heat 10 ia" Ealh csLss II
the hi'h temperature - iF9,rs, aHi tha,
II II largely durHui"ut uppu thr eLsFzr-
tor ~ tho bark. sH.paGh-lsfkV,i tF,sH, i.'-
Ing NaFiHeE =, a r... shsn thIcl'baFkrl
on"i.
I"sGryirf 90 EiHriiNNf~.- tn" burn
ala Of crylun have Frv,nily mentioned
N" death ~ an rlrIksrg shat Nas will
Lnosn on the .'ai ! and had t--"n sen
by several = HrF1t.sHs - EEr,ishE"B,
II" vAs call i S"..p snl hzi belonged
Ia IL" iast"t the kl1.s ~ Randy. ii-
sas orc ~ the hundred 'irpiaats iha,
were tssoa by ib- EnHiI4h .uvrFnu.-nt
in ISIS, al.rh she i.-HLyau Iynas'y Uas
o,sEihru~a. ~ gai. rtDCh iiIr Gle srhan,
"a, said To- b. hi'7'H y'aFa old. II iais
Ia correct, hr d!fi ualarAl death a, tho
a.- Of eighty year..
n,t-,IioS ~ rtNNIs ~ Sau--Mr q.
Vile, In a fapgr Rad before the hraL-
-my Of Sri.nrsa, Of Paris. shove ,hs;
III" composition Of ih" .n.i Influences
piants in iisr principal chEFartsrs, via
III" stature, iii~ r".ur. the amount of
caroline AMI rii"rupbyi ami the quan-
nty of vegetation. \ tai:" 1, given
showing. she d.'rrunr~ In stature ani
color of plants II tie E,rUn."n hemp ac-
rofdins io the manure uss,i. fnum which
IL il evident that tht liant fiouF.sh.s
least In Rsii without manIru. next Ia
manure without potash abl In n.anuro
without nitrogen. TL" ~ N"nc- "i llin-
and phosphate In the mAHLr- In the
ease Of hen, = dill 30; iHtyFivF" - large.
Is with the color and siaIgr- uf .hc
plants. IL would appear. therefore,
that rich manur" l. .zs.rilsl. =, least, ]
tu ghc JrN".npfslo az -! foliage.
Srur.trnr ~ i'v,iN ialtr..-ro the !
ANNALS "f i!p,sny sir. !. II, Warmer
-,'on,-.hnle. ~ afi!e-S- u-As.rh. siicE
po!n,lH.. osi gar Yrry different .aurr"a I
Of III" pulp IN d!|rrrni 'TIits. L- Give I.
detailed dce.-lp'irus of 90 uiDilv Of iSF. /
nation In N" ",irr. dg.,4u.ara. black. /
berry and ivy. Tito term berry IL .
usually applied ,n f-uis In which .
derived from IL" IcflrzFp, bui Ia Daphne I
mcxorcon u Is formed not Ualy from the I
prrlrarp, but from the outer .nlrsum.nt
of the seed A'Ho. ln Citrus II il duo 10
hairs which spEins Igfp tho ogl=.an
cavities and baruur jisirEL,d 18th
fluid. In Wits and Sol.num pu!cariara
the pulp l. FORMED partly from iI" pla-
c"nta and partly frnH IN" pcrirarp. In
tho latter, after fertilization ~ the
ovary. the coils uf t..o plarcnii grow
out between tLc Er"ia, ~ a. tu give
them tn. appearance" Jf being sunk In
1t, and this growth Is continued until
rct by /. siiallar Fr,w'h from III" peri. !
carp. so that ihc clyity,t Tho oVaTy i
then filled up witE pglry ,..sUc. The
out.rmost layer Of coils u. u" oyUlcs
also undergo Il chang 'h,iF ignrr and
side walls becoming liguif"d aHi the
outer wall becoming uuril.g;nous ard
forming part 81 the ,aGr.lagr uf the
pulp. just O., Il docs in Hazard. Tho red
color Of dllramaga berries Is due to the
appoaianc" "f large number Of chrome.
plastiGs derived from the chluruphyl
granulcE. At ;ar SAME time that this |
formation takcs place lho starch In the
fruit bo,Smcs changed tn sugar.