The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-11-09
Inlnrestimr IIens. !

A tun of coal yields about 10000 cubic
feet OF gas, while ono cord of wood produ-
ceH aboht I19 600 feet lll8 li5T 1UV|
The weight OF type always III use and in
stock az The works OF one Of the chief prn-
tcrs in London is $50 tuns.
1t Ia suited that mass of tlle be at canal
coal Of the size of whale contains moro
oil than there is in that fish,
The heat which woull raise lb. Of wa
tor through any numbor oT degrees of tein.
perature would heat lbs. oil iron to the
same extent .Lt.t.H ir trn.l a.l fiiy
The piles of old London Bridge, which
were driven 500 years ago, when examined
IN 1875 were found 10 be ltto decayed.
They are principally of elm. t
A bah Of iron weighing 900 1bs. at the
level Of tire sea, would be perceived TO
have lost lbs. OF its weight il taken to the
top OF u mountain four miles high. lfUu)
Tho greatest elevation yot attained by
man without leaving the surface in a bal.
loon il 1000 feet. M. Bo,,ssingault aad
Colonel Hall ascendcd Chinborazp to that
hight i tat a,a# Aa4u .Eitlp n
1t is said thst & plan is in contemplation
to supply Buffalo from natural gas wells at
Amherst, ton miles distant A well now
sunk flows 10000 feet of pure gas every
day, aud five moro are proposed.
Professor Ahel lorind that thardered steel
wire dissolved in hydrochloric acid was
without residue, whereas the lsaine steel ill
tho suftened state yielded by such action
dark noculoht curbounccuus residue. "e
1t was suggested by an American, some
| years ago, TO construct All immense diving
bell FOR The purpose Of an oyster saloon,
People could then enjoy the luxury of gath
lcring their own oysters and eating them at
a depth Of six fathoms in Long Island
Sound. -% oz .ags,h p nei iIsU
OF the durability Of timbcr in d vet
state, the piles of the bridge built by tho
i Emperor Trajau over the DHnnhe afford u
striking example, One of these piles was
7 taken UP aud found to be petrlied to the
/ depth of three'quarters of an iuch, but the
rest of tho wood was perfect. %
In the India railway trains a consilera-
bic number of passengers arc iound dead in
\ the carriages. Death is supposed to be
caused blythe effects of the greathe upon
persons who undertake journeys aud reli1
gious pigrimages when physically unfit foT
4 the exertion, q
' In proof Of the probable durability and
oven improvemel;tof the Atlantic telegraph,
it is stated that tho liue which carries tho
4 messages between England aud the Conti-
hNh' h"S buNh NoWS Nutl lui hiNVSH JN5oi
aud eau be worked some what quicker than
at first ia A.s.l ~"
! 0akep barrels may. be prevented from
cOloriug spirit by dissolvlng one part of
ammonia alum and two parts Of sulphAte Of
iron 10 ono hundred parts. Wen wash the
casks With this solution, boiling hot, and
allow them to stand twouty,fom hours.
Thou rinse out the casks well, dry them,
and finally give them washing with thin
solution OF Sllicate ot soda, o
+ In the food department Of the South Ken
sington Museum stands tho "poor mau's I'll
tor Its an prdinary ilowerpot, plugged,
y not tightly, at tho bottom with sponge, A
layor OF cosysoly powderei eharooNl, ahou,
ONO inch thick, is placed in the bottom OF
the pot, then another layer. OF sand of the
samethickness, ther pebhles, coarse gray
el, and stones ara played on tho whole
, This iorms AN admirable filter and one with
in the reach Of the ySporest.