The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-17
VARIETIES.
From the Scientific American,

The Gasstte Medieale states that char.
coal has been discovered to be an excel
lsat remedy for relieving the pain of burns
and healing them.
The iron orc in the Lake Superior
country is almost . pure oxyd. About
one tun Of metal may he obtained from
one and q half tuns of ore 8
II is said that the Austrian government
has just made a contract with firm at
Trieste for the construction Of two iron
plated steam frigates.
Wrinkled silk may be rendered nearly
as beautiful as when new, by sponging it
on the surface with weak solution OF
gum arabic or white glas, then ironing it
on the wrong side.
A new paper mill has lately gone into
operation at Santa Cruz, California, in
which about one half of the wrapping
pape. consumed in that State can be
manufactured.
The English nation is the most power
full one that ever existed; the area of Eng.
land is only 50.3s1 square miles. The
State of New York contains 1900
square miles, and :he total area Of the
free States and territories of this country
is over 2, 100000 square miles
Water is composed of two gases, oxy-
gen and hydrogen, united chemically in
definite quantities. Every nine pounds
of water contains one pound of hydrogen
and eight of oxygen.
The Prssse Scientifgue des Deuz Mon
des states that the commission appointed
by the Diet of Frankfort to conside: the
subject of reform in the weights and
measures Of Germany, have just voted to
adopt the French system.
The cheap moldings commonly termed
gilt and which are employed in interior
architectural decorations, railway cars,
and for common mirror aad picture
frames, are not covered with gold leaf
Metallic leaf is used instead, and lac.
quered over in imitation of gilt. These
frames can be made at small cost.
f| A correspondent of the .Wsssern Rail
road Gazette advocates the kyanixing o
railroad sleepers to render them more en-
during. He shows that net annual sa
wing of $l,70 per mile may be effected b!
thus treating railroad timber. We ar
, glad to find an assistant advocate Of thi
+ system ia our contemporary.
A valuable mine of opals has been 6is
+ covered On the Snowy Range Of mount
. aims ia California. Sons of these gem
have arrived In this city. There are sew
eral varieties of opal; the FIRST qualitie
of this stone have hitherto been very rare
One Weighing IT OF. belongs to the En-
e peror of Austria. s
T. Nothing surprises q visitor from Ne,
York to Havana, Cuba, more than th
fish which he sees exposed for sale. II
stead of the dull and drab colors whic
n are common to the fsh in northern lat
e tudes, they exhibit the most hrilliar
., hues. Some are striped with bands
n gold and silver, the luster of which is lii
70 that of the polished metals. The ver
d eels are covered with shining blue, viii,
l. and yellow streaked.
:, = Dr.. @. T. Jackson, of Boston, Mass
- has recently contributed an article to ii
- :. Medical and Surgical Journal on a nun
- !" Der of cases Of poisoning lately brougl
:. = unde: his notice from green colered wa
- paper. DR.. F. s. Ainsworth, of Bosto
:: also reports q case Of child poisonin
= from sucking the surface of green col
~ cert ticket.
IS On all the French and German :ai
m roads, steel tyres are employed on Il
T. driving wheels of locomotives. All the
a are manufactured by Krupp, of Prussi
in They endure SO much longer than ir,
1T tyres that although dearer at first, tn
be are cheaper in the end.
n Mitohell's Sssmshipping Journal (Br
No ish) advocates the exclusive uee of ir,
en- for hooring cotton bales. Eighty bal
Ok of cotton rope bound we're lately bnrn
a on the Manchester Railroad. Had the
at been bound with iron hoops probably o
en- half of them would have been saved.
g. a few years. says this journal, only I
most old fashioned houses will think
sending their cotton to sea in any stl
than iron.bound bales
or. A railroad train ran OF the track il
al. tho open draw Of the bridge over
i've Haekensack river last week. The tr,
IAN consisted of locomotive and one il
,ps passenger ear, the latter built by CuRd
rsn of Paterson, \. J.. II was filed v
ev passengers, but not a life was lost. a.
Inv car was but slightly injured. Had it b
ent made of wood, probably one half Of
md passengers would have bseh killed
9th splinters.
0 ~ We heard couple Of politioi
'a :. signing over the affairs Of the nation, J
-; H. terday:
II Wishn said one of than. ssJack