The citizen., 1897-10-29
Lwritt.n, for the cltlzen.l,

Written for the GltiZen.l- -,z 81
An interesting discovery by Jacque-
min Is that the leaves of fruit trees,
having themselves no marked flavor,
may develop decided bouquet OF the
fruit iu solutions undergoing alcJnolic
fermentation. Pear and apple leaves,
for instance placed IN a ten per ceut.
solution of sugar, with tue addition Of
pure yeast, impaired to the fermented
product a strong olor and excellent
flavor, which became even more
marked in the alc oic di-ttate. \
similar effect was had with leaves of
the grape vine. Leaves from trees
having fruits near maturity gave the
most decided results, from which is
drawn the important inference that
fruit lavors are due to body-pos-
sibly glucosidal in chardeter-elaOor-
ated in the leaves and transferred TO
the fruits only As the latter approach
maturity, developing distinctive tia-
vors when acted on by special fermeuts
of the fruit juices.
Anew mechanicali movement, the
idea of Mr. f. NJ. BJwden, OF London,
consists of stout inner wire surround
ed by close coil of another wire, the
inner wire projecting beyond the other
at each eud and having the projecting
ends passed through holes too small
for the passage OF the coil. On pulling
the inner wire out of the coil ut one
end 1t i drawn in al the other. Power
may be thus transmitted around cor
ners or between points not fixed, the
flexible conductor of motion working
hanging loosely and even tied in a
knot. The mechanism was designed
at first to operate bicycle brake. -
\ safe narcotic las been sought in
the hospitals for insane women in the
City of Mexico. a simple product from
the seeds of the white Zapote has
proven more satisfactory than any
thing previously tried, as it produces
tranquil sleep, while deaths from cere-
bral congestion have ceased since its
use was begun.
Not less than thirteen comets of short
period are due to return to perihelion
within the next two years, but several
of them will Oe likely to escape observ-
alton.
1t is computed that the star 1880
Groombridge is moving through space
at speed of more than POO miles per
second, this computation being based
ON the stars parallaX and the large
proper motion-or change of place in
the heavens as seen from the earth
OF seven seconds of arc per annum.
How the star acquired this tremen-
dous velocity, beside which the rifle
balls flight is but as snail's pace, is
perplexing problem. Considering the
universe to have such an extent that
light-at the rate of lS6, 900 miles per
second-would take 10000 years to
cross and that it contains 100000
600 stars of an average mass equal to
five times that of our own sun, Prof.
Simon Newcomb finds that its gravi-
rational attraction would give veloc-
lty OF only % miles per second in draw
ing this star from infinity to the center
of the systems of the universe. This is
but an eighth of what the velocity APP
pears in reality to be. Prof. Newcomb
is thus forced to conclude that either
the bodies OF our universe are more
massive and numerous than telescope
examination would seem to indicate,
or 1880 Groombridge is a runaway star,
flying on boundless course through
Infinite space with such momentum
that the attraction of all the bodies of
the universe eau never stop it. In a
recent investigation, Mr.. Luigi d'Au- !
ria has sought to throw light on the
matter by assuming that the force has
been impaired by the interstellar ether. |
Giving the ether the density estimated !
by Maxwell, with the power of attract !
ing matter 10y gravity, he finds that
this attraction alone would give a body
the speed of 1880 Groombridge in
passing to the center of the sphere rep
resented by the visible universe from |
distance in that sphere equal 10 that |
traversed by light in 2.200; and that |
such body would oscillate about the
anne center, rectilinearly, with a |
iod of little over 1000, 900 years,
h would be also the period of os-
g.