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KANSAS CITY REVIEW OF SCIENCE. 



The U. S. Signal Office has published four 

 maps presenting the specific meteorological 

 features of the tornadoes of March llth, 

 1884, and showing the general relation be- 

 tween areas of barometric minima and tor- 

 nado centres. This advance work is to be 

 followed by a full report of a more extended 

 investigation. 



Mks. J. Lawkence Smith, of Louisville, 

 Ky., the widow of the late Professor J. Law- 

 rence Smith, has donated $8,000 to the Na- 

 tional Academy of Science, the income from 

 which is to be used for the encouragement 

 of scientific investigation. 



Pkoe. Jean Baptiste Dumas died at 

 Paris on April 10, at the age of eighty-four. 

 He was born in Alais, July 14, 1800. Under 

 the patronage of De Candolle, at Geneva, he 

 early acquired considerable proficiency as a 

 botanist and chemist. In 1821 he went to 

 Paris, married the daughter of Alexander 

 Brongriart, and was professor of chemistry 

 in the polytechnic school, in the faculty of 

 science, and in the school of medicine. In 

 1868 he was elected perpetual secretary of 

 the academy, and in 1869 the London Soci- 

 ety of Chemistry gave him the Faraday 

 medal. He was the author of many stand- 

 ard scientific works. 



The results of a recent investigation by 

 the British Medical Association gives color 

 to the theory that consumption is an infec- 

 tious disease. Circulars were sent out to 

 over 1,000 physicians, asking for experiences 

 and opinions in that connection, and of the 

 number who replied a decided majority ex- 

 pressed a belief in the affirmative. 



The Canadian weather-prophet, Wiggins, 

 claims that the recent storms and earth- 

 quakes in England were a fair fulfillment of 

 his March predictions. The Professor be- 

 lieves that there is serious probability that 

 the earthquake in England will return with 

 increased violence about the 20th of this 

 month. 



On Tuesday, September 2d, 1884, the 

 grand International Electrical Exhibition 

 will open at Philadelphia, under the au- 

 spices of the Franklin Institute for the pro- 

 motion of the mechanical arts, and continue 

 until October 11th, 1884. For information 

 apply to Prof. Wm. H. Wahl, Secretary. 



The Washington monument reached the 

 height of 410 feet on the 22d ult. The total 

 height of the shaft will be 555 feet, which 

 will make it the highest monument in the 

 world. This leaves 145 feet yet to be added, 

 fifty-five of which will be a marble roof of 

 pyramidal shape. 



A great well of natural gas was struck at 

 Wellsburg, West Virginia, twelve miles 

 north of Wheeling, on the 24th of April, at 

 a depth of 1,287 feet. 



During the week from June 28 to July 5, 

 inclusive, it is proposed to institute a sum- 

 mer school of geology at the Delaware 

 Water Gap, Monroe Co., Pa. — a locality pe- 

 culiarly suited for geological instruction 

 under management of Prof. H. Carvill 

 Lewis. Excursions to various points of 

 geological interest will be taken every day, 

 and opportunity given for studying in detail 

 the various formations in place of their 

 influence upon the topography. Each even- 

 ing an illustrated lecture will be given upon 

 the geology of the region. 



One of the best American science maga- 

 zines that comes to our table is the Kansas 

 City Eeview of Science and Industry. 

 It comprises original articles by the best 

 writers, and selections from the best periodi- 

 cals of this country and Europe on all scien- 

 tific subjects, and is deserving of the patron- 

 age of all intelligent and enterprising educa- 

 tors East and West. — Boston Journal of Edu- 

 cation. 



The Normal School Advocate says of the 

 Review, " Every teacher should be a sub- 

 scriber to this truly excellent periodical." 



