The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-01-04
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The Department Of Agriculture re-
ports the discovery that dangerous
European scale insect. not hitherto res
ported on this side of the Atlantic, has
recently established Itself among run
trees In New York and ONO, anu per
haps In other parts OF the country. i's
Chronological name Is Aspidiotus os'
treoeformls. and It Is well known IN
Europe. 1t attacks apples, pears eher'
rles and other fruits. How IL got across
the ocean is not yet known
DIR Moreno, the director OF the La
Plata Museum, during a recent VISIT 10
London gave a lecture on Patagonia ID
which he declared that that country
does not deserve It's bad reputation.
Although Its present population is smuh
and scattered, It has, he AYERS
healthy soil capable OF supporting
large population, and II presents vast
field for human industry. In DR.. More.
nos opinion. Patagonia is remnant %
an ancient Antarctic continent.
Trees, and, indeed, all terrestrial veg.
citation. viii live for months In winter
when their roots and stems are wholly
under water, but are killed In lew
DAYS II a sudden overflow keeps tina
roots under water In the growing sea
son. The roots, needing air at that sea.
son. are suffocated. The practical cui'
tIyator Of an obseryant turn Of mind,
makes admirable use OF this knowledge
In many gardening operations. Plants
desired In low situations, where they
would not under usual conditions sur.
yiye, should not be set deeply.
is. c. Lowe. Of Pasadena, Cal. the
founder OF the Lowe Observatory, sug.
9ests that some storms IN which elec.
tricity plays leading part Ike lorna,
does. might be dlsslpated on the light
ming rod principle by bonding the rails
of railroads with copper, as In electric
railroads for return currents, aud ae
Intervals sinking large conductors into
the ground until they reach the water
Railroads running north and south, he
suggests, would be especially availnble
because the tracks OF tornadoes are
almost Invariably from west TO south
west toward east or northeast.
The marvellous effects that are some
times produced by music may eventual.
ily receive scientific explanation. Ia
n recent lecture at oxford University.
Prof. McKendrick said that, while the
Intricate connections of the auditory
nerves are only just being unrayeled,
II is probable that the roots OF those
nerves are more widely distributed and
have more extensive connections than
those Of any other nerves in the human
body. Researches on the auditory
nerves Indicate that there Is scarcely a
function OF the body which may not DO
affected by the pulsatlons and harmonic
combinations OF musical tones.
II the sponge as brought up fresh
from the sea bottom were a familiar
object says DIR. Lydekker. few would
be In doubt as 10 its being an animal.
When fresh, It is a heshy-looklng sub
stance covered with "A firm skin. and
II cut It presents somewhat the appear
ance OF raw meat. Its cavities are filled
with a gelatinous substance called
milk" American sponges, and those
Of all other parts OF the world, are In
ferior TO the sponges of the eastern
shores OF the Mediterranean. The finest
OF all sponges Is the Turkey toilet
sponge, which Is cup-shaped. Tho
American sponge most nearly approach.
ing 1t In quality is the West Indian
glove sponge. Z