334 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
TV. MiIsceELLANEOUS Screntiric INTELLIGENCE. 
Vesuvius.—In Nature (xxi, p. 351), Mr. G, F. Rodwell sum- 
marizes the history of the volcanic action of Vesuvius in the last 
year. During 1879, small streams of lava appeared at intervals 
on the sides of the great cone, and on December 17, a stream 
reached to the Atrio del Cavallo. On January 13, 1880, he as- 
cended the cone, although with difficulty on account of the violent 
and cold wind which prevailed. The small inner cone had in- 
morning had reached the same extent as on December 17. 
activity, with occasional phases of violence, and short intervals of 
. And the greatest eruptions have generally indicated the 
last phase of long periods of moderate activity.” Been 
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and the third, essentially the row of graduated cylinders phe jn 
means of observing them without instruments. This pampblets 
which will be translated into French, is to be widely distribute’ 
