The Saint Paul globe., 1902-04-27

Between successive stages when it NAV
inject a human being with disease. the
hialarla parasite passes through a cycle
OF changes aS eight different crea lures
for each of which Prof Ray Lancaster
mas proposed a distinctive name. The
lleedIe-Shaped organism that passes into
man from the proboscis of the MOSQUITO
is to be known as the ''Exotosnore ;,
Each of these enters a red blood cor
puScIe growing as ''AmoebuIa" in a
ShapeIess mass until it breaks up into
numerous spores; when each snore-novv
called "Enhaemospore''-tak another ra7
corpuscle, growing and breaking up and
repeating this through several genera
lions. the fourth phase, as Crescent" f"
the parasite first becomes male aud
Ieinale, changing to- a crescent shape. In
inns stage it is absorbed by the MOSQUITO
pfeylhg on the malaria victim, and +he
perm-mother-cell and egg1celP' become
l9 SpnerIcal IN the body of the insect The
next change is to Lne large-growine pear-
SNAPPED 'sVermicule.' Pushing thronpi1 tra
wal OF the mosquitoes stomach. this de-
.elops as a ball in the 'spore cyst, trans
formation, reaching twenty times its
original diameter The ball becomes mora
ana more complex, in the last or ..sDore-
liloeiier-celi metamorphosis becoming
G!oseIy ,!'y packed with a colony of cells
ILese cels finally give up a crop of the
humatology. the study of geogran1,fca1
waves, Is explained by Mr.. Marcus TindaI
aS new science of deep and absorhine,
INTEREST. 1t includes within its scona the
great waves caused by earthuuakes air.
waves, cloud-waves, sea waves. the waves
u ldheS ana rivers, the sand-dunes of the
oo'"' ana VI the desert, sea beaches. sand
waves OF the bottom of streams. the rim
PIE marks the had of
PIE ridges of hillsides, ice-waves ana
waves OF dr1fted snow. But such waves
dS those of light sound and nervous
Transmission belong in another class.
From a study of mummy statistics
' iIol' harl Pearson has found a striking
increase in the last 1900 years in tha ax7
pectation of life. Out of 100 MADDEN
English alive at ten years of age. 80 sur
FNe 10 be 6S, while not nine survived o1+
of 100 Romano Egyptians.
by It's combination motor the Jenatzv
ommous which has been tested in
france, IS claimed to reduce by about
oV per cent the ordinary petrol consump-
tlon The mechanism consists of a na+rol
engine, whose flywheel on the crank shaft
IS replaced by dynamo, the latter serv
ing as hyWheel while sending current
INTO storage battery. An important ad
vantage is that no greater power for
the petrol motor is needed than inst suf-
hclent to propel the vehicle on a level
at the highest desired speed. When ad-
oltlonal power is required the electric
motor is operated and this can be used
1or starting the car if a store of current
Is kept in the battery
A curious archaeological survey has
been in progress-near Naples for several
months important Roman remains be-
meath the sea stretch almost without in
terruption from Naples to Balm. and
these are being accurately charted The
work done indicates that the level of
the Medlterrean has risen about twenty
feet since these old piers and villas were
constructed The survey win have Great
pracucal value as well as scientific in
terest, for the submerged foundations
endanger navigation and many vessels
strike on them.
The subterranean lake of the Dragon
Grotto in Majorica, discovered in 1895 is
the largest known, being about 200 yards
long and 35 yards wide, with maxi
mum depth of 300 feet AS the water
seems to be mixture of sea-Water with
thfee times Its volume of fresh water,
there is probably some communication
with the Mediterranean. The roof over
the lake is studded with stalactites, and
stalagmltes stand in it as islands,
The extraordinary adhesion of gelatine
to polished materials, it's contraction on
setting tearing the surface of glass and
polished marble and even rock crystal.
has been utilized for producing etched
patterns on polished surfaces. A glue
containing per cent Of potash alum
gives beautiful fern-Iike designs.
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