Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-01
Curious, Useful and Scientific.

DELAWARE has more consumptives
than any other State in proportion to
population.
The British Society for the Advance
ment of Art offers 5000 reward for a
pigment or covering that will perfectly
protect iron from rust and fouling.
The preserving of fruits by the pro-
cess known as " canning" has grown to
such an extent that the manufacturers
of cans are unable to fill their orders.
A SCOTCH diver at work on a sunken
ship was recently compelled to suspend
operations on account of the fierce at
tacks of the Holsters and crabs that had
taken possession of the vessel.
A NEW style of barometer, composed
of two slender strips of cedar and white
wood glued together, and attached by a
pivot to cross-b bow shaped frame, is in
use on lake vessels. Atmospheric vari-
atoms cause the whitewood to expand
or contract, thereby moving an indica-
tor in directions corresponding.
In the Prussia cavalry stables the
soldiers are not permitted to destroy
spiders cobwebs. By catching flies
they prevent them from teasing the
horses.
EXCELLENT bricks are now made of
| the refuse of the English coal mines,
which, for ordinary building uses, are
said to answer every purpose, being
| fully as hard and durable as the COM
mon clay brick.
IT is said that when Audubon, the
distinguished naturalist, was resident
of Henderson, KY, his inseparable
companion was petted wild turkey
that would follow the great naturalist in
all his walks, and remain in his study
as would dog.
The progress of scientific education in
Turkey is worthy of note. We Learn
from the Saturday Revie.o that the hal
of the recently opened university a
Constantinople "was filed every even
ing with an attentive audience eager tt
hear from Mohammedan teachers tn,
results of the last advances of European
thought"
A DANGEROUS species of venomous fsl
has been discovered at the Island o
Mauritius, in the Indian ocean. 1t j
known as the Latte, and is abundan
throughout the adjacent seas. Tn
poison is contained in little bags stu
ated at the base of the spines of tn
dorsal or back fin.
THE discovery of the remains of 81
extinct gigantic bird of prey in Ney
Zealand is announced by Prof. Owen
the distinguished paleontologist. Thi
creature is supposed to have been abou
twice as large as the great wedge-taile
eagle of Australia.
DoNArI, the astronomer, has written
letter on auroras, in which he maintain
that these phenomena depend on a
exchange of electricity between the su
and the planets.
Nor long ago the whole stock of pa,
affine wax in the whole world did nc
exceed four ounces, and it was CAREFUL
| preserved in the laboratory of Pro
r Liebig as chemical curiosity. Th
t quantity has waxed since, and there
? now produced in Scotland alone not lie:
: than 5000 tons annually.
2 THE researches at Jupille, Belgium
1 continue to afford interesting result
, Recently Roman eagle, jeweled, VIZ
t taken up, and ten pillars, erected on
graAlte pavement, eacA peing seVent.
: five centimetres, or about thirt
: inches in height, the whole range
:, round space of about yard squar
J. have also been unearthed. These pillal
, are of red clay and are cylindrical.
l THE magnetic electric exploder of Br
J guet, from TIE simplicity of its constru
|, ton and avoidance of the use of VIC
! taic battery, will probably soon displa'
D. all other methods now employed Fl
;. discharging explosives in blasting ar
= mining operations. The electric Gu
= rent is obtained by the sudden remov
Il of the keeper of permanent magne
and is of sufficient power to have pr
z duced an explosion at Bordeaux fro
J, an instrument stationed at Paris.
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