The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-23
CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.

Professor Wyvillc Thompson, OF
the University Of Edinburgh, says
that it Is impossible to draw u def
mite line between the animal and veg
etablc Kingdom.
The fact seems well established
that certain articles, such ~ old APP
par"l, wcll.dricd wood, etc., are cap
able Of generating sufficient heat to
induce combustion within the appli.
cation of fire. We think that not q
few Ofthc numerous fires supposed
10 be the DIRK of inccudiarics' are
caused by perhaps a rag which had
been used with bcnziuc by the frugal
housewife TO clean Il coat, or by the
heat which is knowuto be generated
from articles, ofsiik, cotton, etc, shut
up in n close room
The substitution OF slate for box
wood in engraving has been lately
found to be both economical and eff
icicnt for the desired purpose. To-
pccially is it adapted for c%ngrayings
in relief. II stated that while blocks
of slate are easily cut, they will wear
AZ wei ~ cI'',o'i!'' w." aL'r',
over one h"'''tI'" 'W'''r 1"
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inc P'a''' NV Nv. nn;'I ,o" !a,n,o
wa,c', no noa a"'! ,tfntI :, W.,
nno o..o,1 nh iI'' nnI ',Ior can,
tain conditions.
a swarm! OF pee nave Dech se,'' ny
mail Lancaster, Ia, 10 M"sil'
lnRton. Inc means ci'Plo}c't ioi
'helr transit corsISlcu VI Il DIoch VI
wood about SIX lIicheS III lciiB'h,
our lhches "lue' Hii', ""p'V al 'I'ii
ana a quarter 'n!'h' ro"r lo'c'
aDou! an men II, tlrta'l''Icncu "cIe
Doreu ilro"Sh WIN an n"S''' iopI''
and pomc hnlf dozen Others, the
foundation for A coIlny or hive.
I,rh cnd or fine suoar-hoic was pro-
tectcd Inv u wire screen, afrording
nlon,v ri Ventilation. The uOsia uc
amounted ia u cents.
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Nr. ~iic'iodoro huII, OF 'Plll III
ColulnDlh New i'raiIoual' reports W
his government inc Sorcea7IUl treat
menl OF snake Di'es ny chllc l|Rlloll'
That country oboundS III ~VenoH'ouS
snakes, and their DI'cS are Iultc irc,
qucnt. In all, ms gentleman mao
treated some seventy cases ms
method is to drop melted SeaIln@
wax on all he lah8-llhrks, ana nc
looks upon the result rs Que not so
mach to the cauleranl acllon OF the
hot wax as to the complete exclusion
OF the air which the adhcnsloh OF the
wax secures. At FIRST the wax was
given internally as well as aPpIlcdt To
the wound, put Una, part OF 'Ilc treat
as useless.
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