The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-07-22

fusion Of the bark Of this plant and
walk over small Akazgia sticks. If |
guilty, he tries in vain to pass the
sticks, and falls in commissions but
if innoceet, the kidneys will act free
ly, and the poison is thus eliminated. |
DR.. Frazer found certain twigs of the
so-called Akazgia Of different ,struct-
ure, which did not yield the new
alkaloid, and it is probable that
those natives who have escaped from
the ordeal, drink a decoction made
from this variety.
PoRGUEIRA.- The. oil . known
among the Portuguese by this name
has recently been subjected to exper-
iments by Bouts. 1t contains about
six per cent of nitrogen, which on
distillation, is evolved as ammonia.
AS it possesses some of the properties
Of castor-oil, and is obtained, like the
latter from plant belonging to the
spurge family {euphorbiaceoe), he was
led to destill it with an alkali, and
the result of saponi6cation and distil-
,ation was an inflammable complex
liquid, having an aromatic odor.
The portion passing off between
1852 and 1902 C.,dhas the same
composition as 9 caprylic alcohol,
which is found in castor OIL The
plant yielding purgueira was describ-
ed by Adamson, more than a century
ago, under the name Of CatrcGs pur-
dnsg. 0 Itabounds in some portions
Of Africa and in the Capeades Verde
Islands. s'sisyoaa 10 Cd bios z a oisaaa
How TO }SwEETEN TARTs. DIR,
Letheby, in his lectures on food,
states that common cane-sugar is
adulterated in Europe by. means Of
starch-sngar, or even starch itself.
Starch-sugar, or, as it. is sometimes
called, grape sugar or glucose, has a
low sweetening power mot half SO
great as that of cane-sugar-in fact,
it is produced from the lattersby the
action of vegetable acids and heat,
when cane-sugar is added to fruit in
making a tart Of. frait-pie, and in
making jellies and jams. tits false
economy, therefore to sweeten to any
extent before the tart is, baked.
Some American housewives have dis
covered, by practice in making rhu-
barb pies which requires large
amount of the sweetening principle,
that given quantity of sugar will
be most effective when the largest
portion is, applied to the pie after it
has been taken from the oven.
CEMENT TO RESIST A RED HEAT
AND BoILINC WATER--A German
paper gives two processes for making
these cements: 1st. To four or five
parts Of, clay, thoroughly dried and
pulverized, add two part of 'iron-fil-
ings, free from oxide, one part of per-
oxide of manganese, one-half part of
common salt, and one-half of borax.
These are rubbed together and made
as fine as possible, after which water
enough is added to make thick
paste, It must be applied immeadi-
ately, and then gradually heated to
almost q white heat. 3D. TosequaF
parts Of sifted peroxide Of mangan-
'ese and well pulverized oxideof zinc,
add a sufficient quantity of silicate
of sodaH (water-glass) ITO form a thin
paste. y This mixture should also be
used Immediately 1T forms a ce-1
ment quite as hard and durable as
that obtained by the first method.
TEMPERATURE OF THE BLooD,--
DR.. Us, Lombard has applied his
delicate therrno electric apparatus to
the study of the effects Of respiration
on the temperature of the blood, and
has found thatvery cold and dry air
taken into the lungs does not lower
the temperature Of the blood sufficient
" to affect his apparatus, which will
indicate any change of temperature
exceeding $4,000 Of a degree cent?
grade; and this may be accounted
for by the fact that at low temperature
the air is more condensed and a
larger proportion Of oxygen is inhal-
ed, and by it's conversion larger
amodnt of heat is generated. q 9sT
PORTABLE TIIJTMINATORs.-