The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-07
Misccilameous lsesas.

Some remarkable specimens Il the fine arts
were exhibited at the late Paris Exposition ---
In the gallery of designs, for instance, there
was an enormous album of natural flowers
taken by photography, the boquets being per
feet and 10 arranged M 10 bc msily Transformed
into ornaments for dress stufsi this " an appi-
cation Of photography which cannot fail OF ac-
quiring marked Importance. Auothcr most
unique artistic elaboration was superb statue
Of the famous Palas Of Phidias. The right
hand of Paifas rests upon O shlcld, and bolds a
lance, upon the shield being vprescntrd In bas-
relief, the combat Of the Ccntnurs; In the left
hand. the goddess holds q statue Of Victory,
crowned The head, hands. and feet Of the god.
dess are Of ivory; the tNss NJ silver gilt, OF va
rious coiors; the eyes, necklace, and earrings Of
prc ious stones. The work IL eight fret high,
finished like jewel and cost nine years Of labor.
According 10 chemical experiments made by
the direction ofgovcrnmcnt,by Professor Beck
appears that snp,r extra Geness,s -four contains
3 parts water. IL gluten. 67 starch; the pure
GcneEee wheat, water 1885, gluten 1882,
starch 67,0G; GAINESVILLE -four. Ohio water l3-
85, gluten l4,25, starch C1.0G; -four from Ohio
wheat. ground IN Ohio, water IL, gluten II 30
starch GS.67; wheat -four from Venice Mills,
Ohio, water 1876. gluten 12.G0, starch 1904
Hour from Illinois wheat, water 1920, gluten
I 1 ,25, starch GO; wheat tlour from Michigan,
water 1920, gluten II .s3, starch $3.50; wheat
-four from FLOYD county. Ga, water II 20,
gluten H,33, starch 6S.93. Thesc sualyS.
show Georgia and Ohio -four 70 surpass al
other kinds in richness.
Tho following exhibits the number Of volumes
of gas absorhsd by single solmmo Of charcoal:
ammonia 90, hydroclloric acid as. snlphurous
acid 63. sulphurettcd hydrogen 90; nitrous
oxyd 40, earbonic seid 35. bicarbucttsd by
drogcn 81, curbonic oxyd %, oxygen ~. nitro
gen IS, carburct,cd hydrogen 8, hydrogen II.
Men Of science have long been pszzled in
regard 70 the curious weapon called the boom
erong, which is used by the natives Of Anstra-
lin. IL is piece Of carved wood, nearly ip
the form Of . crescent, from 80 10 40 inches
long, pointed at both ends and the corner
quite sharp. The mode OF using il II quite ~
singular "a is the weapon. Ask n black 20
throw II 80 a. 10 lsll 81 his ient. and axay II
goes, fall forty yards before him, skimming
along the snrtace at 3 or feet from the ground
when IL will suddenly rise 10 the air 10 or 60
feet. describing u curve, A1J finally drop al
the feet Of The ihrowcr During It's course II
reyolyes with great rap;di,v as on piyo, =
II is wonderful 40 b,rbaro.,. a ,,corle should
have invrn,sd wespou ry6rb ~, olI law, Of
prooression a, defiance
taa
The Belgian government rathr than inter.
dict the uss Of corn AID i'otaio starch 10 mana
factures. which would " 10 stop lnhor ior fbe
uurposc Of eeonomisny food has otJrrrsl a urin.
II ten Thousand francs for the discovery OF
ppn.ailmcntary substance to ,vp,acc the u,e Of
starch in t6ose industrial oocs,a,ions In wilief,
il is now employed .l
The opinion ID gaining strength among prsc-
ticsl men. thu, railroads must be constructed
entirely, of iron, thus placing them beyond the
poss'bi ity Of decay, and IRON all those disturb
ipg caa.s which now operaie to derapge the
track. The rails should also res, upon rubber,
or other elastic atasnce, which viii not only