New Boston edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin draws praise
Houghton Osgood Co Boston issues a popular illustrated edition with new plates and an extensive preface recounting the book’s history and global influence. The work, praised as a remarkable part of the anti slavery movement, includes about 100 illustrations and sells for $2.00 through book dealers and publishers.
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Moon Observations From a Rochester Visit and Charleston Views
A Rochester journalist reports telescopic moon observations with a 36 diameter instrument revealing dawn on the lunar surface and desolate craters. The piece contrasts Charleston's beauty and decay, noting live oaks, moss, and a stark market scene dominated by black vendors and evocative dialect, ending with a street vendor request.
Micro Scopes Reveal Air Carrying Many Germs
Investigations by micro scopists show the atmosphere harbors far more germs than stated. The average airborne microbes rise in spring, stay steady in summer, and fall in autumn, with future instruments likely to detect even higher counts.
Glucose by Johnsons Process Demonstrated for Rice Sugar
The London Journal reports a demonstration of Johnsons Process converting raw rice into glucose or grape sugar. A sample batch yielded about 1 percent sugar from 100 pounds of rice, with glucose used in brewing distilling confectionery and chocolates. The author notes this advances practical chemistry and could challenge continental supply.
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O Shaughnessy and the Butterflies Tale
A light anecdote about Arthur O Shaughnessy son in law of Dr Westland Marston. He damaged rare South American butterflies at the British Museum by gluing wrong wings to bodies. The incident caused uproar among scholars but led him to pursue natural history, later becoming skilled in the field. The tale ends with a traveler seeking plain board at a planing mill.
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