The sun., 1903-02-15
T7HE;CATS, THE BRICK
IL AND. The ROEESSOR.


The Society for tie Advancement Of Prac-
tfoel Science mot pursuant 70 adjournment
eed ~ the eesS.ss of;ie author shs secretary
rsed The fellpvias monorsph:
"esptstNs~tai 8ssSAS obtstssd vaA Nee
Fsrs Of bvisk - Q ntsa-Acltsu Propeller.
~ Ne wysvs sfseessl Ex1smpopsssoxs Difs-
Hs~ o. Noesss~ai Tssi. cels IA fls ctty o5 Heck
easdeA. N. j.. wGA accompanying Char.
BY wm. whoo kaesAsediedos.
Tho city Of Hackensack. N. j.. hrnnly
supshmpossd upon . few OF The earlier
sttpttAed rooks Of the old red sandstone
peEiod pleasantly interrpersed with mud
md scrap iron. has . magnetic variation
Of 77x degross. and . population Of s,so4
exclusive os ca&s. '' 90 '-' '''''' e..
Thssa> According to tho naost roaiablc
unomcid data obtAinable, number any
who're from se.O<3 to a7.2oA A conserva-
tive ,oitiynats would plaos. them ~ sbout
$1,000. excluding fractions, giving nearly
| 2-21 oats 70 saoh inhabitant. Or tay
1io.S43 N-So cats TO the square milo. and Il
vas on the assumption OF this NUM- rtcal
rslation that our Sxpe Hmsut vas bassd.
Tho cat (FsEs domsstieus( Is too well
known 70 require IN sxtendod description
| at my hands. Without enlargement, there.
sors, it Is enough to SAY that it u quad.
rupodal mammal With -four h.gB. ons tall
aud hair % the optside-though this seems
to havo been disputed by Gnaurias. the
eelsbrAs ID ohiropodisticai exp1rt OF VI ma
Perhaps the most Observable characterts-
Ito ot this species Of tn Fs!ide is the voice
| TO which tbs ost Ia attached. 30 grsaf h
the dLMopottion 70 the body whence 1t
| smanates that !, he's attracted the atttn-
tioa ef even 70 emik NJ scientist IN Baron
BsldOrdAsh. Who found BY actual exp r.
uacnt that . healthy vigorous cat OF ~
htres was 6ectiv. q distance Of u hocto-
grammes-the wind bning in The N. N. Z.
with bsrometrio rpadTg Of +ss.
To htm. also 10 gtnsrally conceded the
singular discovery that the nearer two cats
| approach, tho louder u their ccnvt RIA
| tlon, wlenoe hs deducsd tho now wel-known
| law that their combined volume Of sound
| h in invcrsc ratio TO the squaros Of their
distanos-thc knowledge Of which wa
Of almost inostimable bsueht TO th. Briikh
Fusiieors In their late campaign in South
| Africa.
From tho earliest times Of which We havt
any authentic record to tho precent day.
II seVSns to have bot a the almost universal
1 consensus Of opinion that the hsrsh vibrant
quality Of tho iolins voloo precludts the
niltzatioo Of oats - sc tnksters IN the In
ducem, nt Of somnitsrous repose; hence
the many attempts that have been made
with moro or less succsss-to disrupt
their nocturnal couvocattops and create
| vacuity In tho spaos Ok cu )icd.
OF al least Q passing intUr,st In this con-
nOct Ion V the pathetic Incident related Ct
| Rameses H., who achie evsd the departure
Of bis mother-in-law by inducing the ag.d
| dowassr to take o moonlight stroll in the
palace earden--having previous ~ subei-
dizsd q Nubian slave to hurl PATisn vase
upon Q preooncerted signal (under false
pretsnses) into the shrubbery.
was fortunate tn my experirne Mt TO bc
associated With
mssisn HS iHR0 u Ssd d''n issSnsd WITH Interested
:ns Ed z: BEEN ss
mssrs o. dst.N: and hS desIsd 70 - ths ths
not overlooked something in the paper besr-
more d.aSsx SS ely Ss SSpOSn ths 70 K.
:,osa aI.::'e :::s .as y
sas :s, q V:nsr sns unu:ns %sr @ y
| not hing had been overlooked, ana the mem
tention OF personally CORES pOnding with MIR.
kamtses. the reading was resunedl
was fortunate in nv experiment TO be
associated with Prof. Philip Phlapp. for
nerly Of jersey City. but now living in
retirement in Phihdelphia, by reason Of
pearnnoo Of aome siNerware from his
former boardiI & house. The married. abili-
ties he bad displayed a. a participant In
the great International tiddlewinks con-
tost Of 1890. snd the fact OF his beirg the
to notioc, on Juiy IA. that the frost was
already coming out OF the gro,md, had
attracted my attentions, and FASTENED TO
avail mypek Of the advice and services Of
~ keen en- observer.
We rs}sctsd entirely the ordinary and
| or hAir-on bottle, placing our sole reliance
| upcn the new form OF brick had Invented
Careful computations a. to initial velocitier.
perabolic curves. vrrrai equhcxes and
the TRANSIT Of Venus. having been made.
ws swaitsd with son,c little excitement
tho proper tine when my theory might be
sub jectod TO the test Of actual sxpertencr.
Tie night Of July ~ eccmcd to fulfil
nearly eli the atmospheric conditions rCq-
uisite for fair trial, the neon shining will,
en- chtlgvnce almost tropical. end TIN, wind
from tI. Sout South Fast. blowh & st the
rate Of $50 mikcs sn hour. could have
wished. indced, that tho sea level had been
| trine lower. but. after waiting for nearly
two houn without noticir 9 cry perceptiblc
change, wo determined 10 proceed tho moro
especially as already there seemed TO be
ont fight IN active progress.
Prof. lhlapp. suitably habited IN larga
straw hat and gum shoes A. . protection
from the falling dew, hurried to the poet
assigned him. who're, a. observer. lH was
to carefully no,- the exnct time Of the
missile In he flight snd tho effect Of it's
| landing. Arrived at his station, he gave
tho piccc nocrtcd signal, and I lalrchod
the new form Of brick with an initial velocity
OF Smnx (strong). The accompanying
chart viii u,ore fully explain tho sit,M-
| tion: