The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-23
SCIENTIFIC AND MECHANICAL.

SCIENTIFIC AND MECHANICAL.
How TO MAKE RosE-WATER.-Take two
pounds of rose leaves, place them on nap
kin tied round the edges of basin filled
with hot water, and put dish of cold water
upon the leaves; keep the bottom water
hot, and change the water at the top as
soon as it begins to grow warm. By this
quantity of the essential oil of the roses by
n process which cannot be expensive, and
will prove very beneficial.
SILvERING Hooks AND EYEs.-A patent
has been granted in Bavaria for the follow
ing method of sllvering hooks and eyes
made of iron-wire. The articles are sus-
pended in dilute sulphuric acid until the
rinsing in pure water, they are placed in Il
bath of mixed solution of sulphate OF zinc,
sulphate of copper, and cyanide of potas-
SUM, and here remain until they receive a
bright coating of brass. Lastly, they are
transferred to q bath of nitrate of silver,
cyanide of potassium and sulphate of soda
in which they quickly receive coating OF
silver.
WOODEN PAPER HANGING There is an
old Joke about iron milestoncs, which may
pair with the new joke about wooden paper
hangings. The latter is, however, some
thing more til1n joke, for an ingenious
Yankee has contrivt d, way to cut logs OF
,,n e ,,,',o,, ~, ,,al,. ~, ,..,si,v as ,a,cr.
lor ,y,nty- fan. iuchc. diameter fields one
huudrett and twenty five sheets OF rolls.
containing thirty-six square feet each, and
the machine VIII cnt one thousand sucl
rolls in day. y company is ut work OF
t!n nroicct in Nov i,,.t. and before lous
we may have our walls wainscoted witt
maho .any or maple, walnut, sycamore, OF
any other wood ut IL very cheap rate.
SEA Gown Martins West Indies '
we find the following description of this
curious animal The manati, or sea cow,
from ten to fifteen feet in length, has Il head
something like q bull dog, nostrils semi-lu-
mar, and eyes very small and near the
snout: it has no ears in outward appcar-
ancc. but has two small spiracula situated
mt the back of the head (; mouth large, with
soft and protractcd Inns fitted for LAYING
hold of the grass or heritage growing near
the shore; neck short, covered with Il rourl,
skin, thinly sprinkled with bristly hair, the
belly and sides near the tail white. From
the shoulders protrude two Dcctoral fin.
1.-THE only fins of the animaO resembling
arms with which if supnOrts itself in the
water. and whicl, enable the female TO give
srcL tn it's younr. who receive if from sew
oral nnrnuS oneniuns or mammr in thc
h.aost of ,hr animal The tail is formed
Xix. that nj tl. whale. IT. is an amnIjbious
animal never lnnviun thr wafer Inf food
;nn ,,I,n rho ,nu,ti. nI,nts and sbuIhs
oror;n,, nm Tho hnr,irrs If tho ,iyor, onI
I,,,os snm,ti,ncs ,Iny,tinr its .bnod ~
,,,r,'l, .,+ 49,, !,,.r,ou ,vI,;cL 8yorh.nr tho,,,
II. nIsl, j. viii. md d.Iicotc rnseyhl;m,
vol in onnr,r,nrc and taste aud ,,,r,i.u7
I,,lv wInn dressed and II will I,ccr onnI
srysr,I weeks nvrn in the hot cl;n,in nf
which if i native when Other ,urnt will
not resist uutrcflctinn for as many DAYS -
LAN1irAG. ., or lEsEcrS.-A most singular
oiS''N'iS 10 o""e VI Cho dheehihit idhS" dSt