Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-18

the rneetinptt producing bacteria arc
Messrs. J. ito bacteria, and SO fur some
Faulkner, therieties have been distin-
present AIMED. The names In such
The bids Willy either given from the To-
City Clerk J.str appearance (thus, photo
1t is difflcnlticum, found in the Baltic).
lowest big discoverer (for example, photo
suom1steo Fisoheri, after Professor Fisch-
eern NY I'm some striking attribute Ito
a renort 5 bacterium phosphorescens, the
member1est light giving species).
shoule,t they lie ut the bottom Of the mat
gineethat phosphorescenoe is due to their
: &c beace-has been and can be proved In
ssaey. pretty ways 1t is not sufficient,
.,1\ Hlth that We should always detect
~ * ny examination Of luminous sea
$ss .,nit.,tTo prove that they are the cause
afty wEwe must be able to procure lumi-
the, bonpy introducing them into water that
cost of previously show this quality, and
half Of tbe done thus:
the CEe few Of these tiny organisms into
sea water OF broth prepared from fish and
Keep at suitable temperature. They can
then be cultivated without much diff
Guilty, and as they spread and develop phos-
\ phorescence appears, so that a removal Of
she vessel into another room shows unmis-
takably the glow of the familiar light. 1t
only appears, however, at the surface of
the liquid, where the oxygen OF the air
! has free access to the bacteria. If, for ex-
persment's sake, the supply of fresh air los
ont oH--that is, ii no oxygen be allowed
to come near them-then the little colony
OF bacteria loses it's fascinating power and
remains dull and shorn OF its glory. But
restore the air, and the microbes again
recover their normal condition and lumi-
Mostly seems q natural corOllary.
There is q tnle told that woman whose
husband made bacteria his study took
sleaf OUT OF his book and cultivated these
! bacteria ON gelatin in such way that as
they developed they shone out the message
"a Homage a NJ. Pasteur," The shining
letters were then photographed and the
picture sent to the great bacterielogist,
thus conveying In graceful form the warm
appreciation tnwilich he was held by those
following in his steps.
shoals Of fish is now made plain, and we
can apparently get ''flery herrings'' at
will. No longor are we to believe that the
behring's themselves, by the exercise of
some marvellous power or by the exore-
ton OF an extraordinary substance, give
rise to the striking luminosity, but rather
/ that their brightness is due to myriads of
these inflnitesimal bodies, which cling to
their surfaces and invest them in coat of
shining light. Thus If some behring's new
Z ~ caught and with the sea water still fresh
FQn them be placed on one plate and COW
I eaed down with another and then put into
Az . sasSle temperature and left for day
- 1.aff 8 vsht glints Of Hight can at the end
- .AesAA fos,e be detected at various points
aassay for, odies when they are examined In
8',ght e asom. E II they are yet again put
Sssra elop another "a hours the points OF
ssSsSss. ssway until the w hole Of the fish are
IySs < A.ess in a beautiful BLUSH glow. The
912: BBL then at its best and gradually
bid $31, PTS; las the fish putrefies and the
s33. 319 Thdries up.
rack oveStle of the light giving matter be
s; .a.s,1ssAoff the skins of the behring's and
~aa,s under the microscope, it shows
s+sa,s ~ 70 nothing but colonies or collec-
ttoTa ~ saoteria, all living at great pace,
& S,s :, ), multiplying and developing at
9as !, 49,, bus rate Each member Of coll
< sEiarms1ly roundish in shape, but In
IN Z, age of reproduction it is continually
s,aaSS ting into long ellipse, q constric-
"a az Spears at the middle, and it divides
!. IT. :, !. Each OF these two in their turn
r. alGra.SS ,goo1ne CONSTRUCTED and divide.
"a 49,. 800 x ,s on, the process being often
. =. 81 thgS ~ short chairs are formed, the
4 &. tas .u sl.rtions being unable to break
~ in time. The particular bacterium
which affects herrings and cod Is remark
ii ableSfor its great luminosity. In fact, tt
exceeds an other species in this quality.
It IS curious fact that the addition of
3 q little sugar to the liquid or the gelatin
sson which these phosphorescent bacteria
ase being cultivated increases very much
their power Of producing light. The sugar
y must, however, be used with great lnoder-
4 alton, as 500 much Of 1t has a contrary
effect and checks the luminosity altogeth-
\ err The reason for this Is that nearly ail
" this class Of bacteria require carbon as
V nonrishment IL they are to develop to their
highest powers. Now, sugar is very large
4 3yscomposed Of carbon; hence the good
results which follow it's presence.
1t would of course be presumptuous and
q doubtless erroneous to say that all the
&phosph orescence Of the sea ia due solely to
u photo bacteria It can only DO asserted in
s. the present stats of our knowledge that
they are certainly responsible for great
b share of y It, But this wonder OF nature
snust row be regarded as yet another In
n stance Of the mighty results accomplished
throng the agency Of the smallest of liv-
sa45 "a Good Job Coming.
sIeWeler low was your boy pleased
II with the watch / sold your
& Fond Eat her Very well, sir. He isn't
u ready "a have IL put together yet, but be
VI patient III send him around with 1T in
n q day or two Jewellers Weekly.
SThe longest lived people have generally
Ss been those who made breakfast tho princi.
r,aI meal e9g tie dag. The stomach has
III more vigor In She morning than at any