The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-10
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
The Oldest Herbarium-New
Records of the Photograph
Children to be Measured and
Fitted for Educational Giant
Mountain Flora-A New Project
for Using the Earth's Heat-Bar-
Der Shop Distinction.
written for the CITIzEN.l

Probably there are no botanical spec
linens that can vie with the old herba-
rum in the Cairo Museum in the
matter of age, says the British and
Colonial Druggist. 1t contains guam
tity of plants found in the old Egyp-
tian graves, and in spite of their age
and delicacy the protection afforded to
them by their covering has kept them
in a perfect state of preservation.
Even the color is in most cases, pre-
served. The watermelon found in one
of the graves becomes bright green
when dipped in water. Most of the
plants are at least 1900 years old. The
clever from the pyramid in Dalschur
and the barley and juniper berries
found in grave OF Sahkara are as old
as this, as are the flowers found in the
mummy in DER ell Bahara, and those
found in the graves of Ahmes 1 and
Rameses III. Among the plants are
found blue and white lOtOs, red poppy,
oriental larkspur, palms, various kinds
of chrysanthemums, saffiowers, will
low, and the various grasses, and even
celery.
Among the recent astronomical dis
coveries due to photography are the
new star found in Carina by Mrs.
Fleming and Prof. Scion 1. Bailey's
find of an extraordinary number OF
variable stars in certain globular clus-
ters The new star appears on plates
taken at Arequiba, Peru, between
April and July 1, 1895. Prof. Bailey,
in an examination of Is plates, found
in the cluster of Canes Venatici, Mes
sier 3, not less than 81 variables; and
few other notable cases were observed,
but the phenomenon Is not general
among star clusters.
Several cases have been reported by
DIR. HI. w. Bates, in which painful Wis
ion persisted when gold framed specta-
preventing contract of the gold with
the skin and by change to steel frames.
lie uulAUO1 Va hhOWAA hSONASSS esA~~
star clusters had reached $500 at the
beginning of 1895.
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It is quite possible that fresh sig
nificance may ere long be given to the
terms 'new man" and "new woman."
The truth is being gradually recognize
ed that both physical and mental de-
fects of the child may be remedied In
many cases, that all the faculties may
be measured aud deficient ones inn
proved, and that the adult male and
female may be given a new develop
ment through the application OF SCI
ence in early life. Much has been
done already in correcting defective
vision in school children. Detective
hearing is also very common, We'll
having found that 35 per cent. OF the
pupils of Stuttgart are more or less
deaf, and Moure that II per cent. OF
those of Bordeaux are similarly affect
ed. A new work by DIR. Wehmer urges
that this subject should receive atten-
ton. The degree of deafness can be
readily determined by requiring the
child to repeat words at measured
distance in quiet room, mans Ordl-
nary con yersational tones being recOg-
nized by normal ears about 50 feet
away. The child with defective or
doubtful hearing should be examined
by q medical expert as to the state not
only of the ears but of the tom
sils and naso-pharynx. Catarrhs of the
naso-pharynx are indicated Dy q
stupid stare when the teacher Is