The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-13
ARTS, SCIENCES, ETC.

Ice Making achinery.-Ammonia, ether,
or air, are the three main fluids, each of
which may be used to produce artificial ice
in quantity, and we have mentioned them
in the order of their superiority. DIR.
Gorrie, of this country, invented the am
monia machine for this purpose, and Siebe,
in England, seems to have the best ether
apparatus. One of the Siebe apparatus,
used by the noted brewery of Trueman,
Hansbury g. Buxton, can produce five
tons of ice in "a hours, with coal con-
sumption of ten tons per week, or a cost,
produced. All additional costs, upon
actual consumption, fall short of the
ordinary price of ice in England when it is
most in demand, and often rises to E2 per
ton. But it is not necessary always to
produce ice where refrigeration is needed.
Apply this effect directly, and that is all
Y that you want. In this way, at the brewery
in question, they get the equivalent of
fourteen tons of ice in "a hours. To cool
+ the air in public halls and dwellings, and
passenger ships in tropical regions, what a
boon! These machines can be made of all
sizes.
Crocodiles and MOnkeys.-On some of the
i islands in the Gulf of Siam, crocodiles are
very abundant, and n recent traveller in
that region describes the manner in which
these monsters of the deep catch the apes,
also numerous, which sometimes take a
fancy to play with them:
''Ciose to- the bank lies the crocodile, his
body in the water, and only his capacious
maatA aAeEe-tAe- surface ready seize
anything tfIut= may come within reach. A
troop of afses-eateh- sight of him, seem to
consult together, approach little by little
and commence their frolics, by turns actors
and spectators. One Of the most active, or
most imprudent, jumps from branch to
branch till within respectful distance of
the crocodile when, hanging by one claw
and with the dexterity peculiar to these
giving his enemy blow with his paw. at
another time only pretending to do so. The
other apes, enjoying the fun, evidently
wish to take part in it; but the other
branches being too high, they form n sort
OF chain by laying hold of each others
paws, and thus swing backwards and for
wards, while any one of them who comes
WITHIN reach of the crocodile torments him
10 the best of his ability. Sometimes the
terrible jaws suddenly close, but not upon
tihe audaclous ape, who just escapes, then
there. are cries of exultation from the
normentors, who gambol about joyfully.
Occasionally, however, the claw is en-
trapped, and the victim dragged with the
lapidlty of lightning beneath the water,
when the whole troop disperses, grooming
ana shrieking. The misadventure does
not, however, prevent their recommending
The game a-few days afterwards"
>, Comparative NutritiUe Properties of Food.
Every hundred weight of bread contains
eighty pounds nubritious matter; meat,
averaging the various sorts, thirty-five
french beans Tin the grain,) ninety two
t g,oau beans, eighty nine peas, ninety
slIeo green's, eight; turnips, eight; car
NCots' fourteen; and potatoes twenty five.
Ghe pound of good bread is equal to nearly
snree pounds of potatoes, and seventy five
poVnds-e of bread and thirty pounds Of meat
are equal to three hundred pounds Oh
potatoes or, to go more into detail, three
6UScOs OF pound of bTead~Hnd five
potatoes; one pound of potatoes is equal to
i i pounds of cabbageand three of turnips;
put one pound OFFICE, broad beans, or
= Ieneh beans; is equal to three pounds OF
~ -s- $3.50 80 81. ta sis- s-a.aaa5a. ,.
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