The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-10
CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC,


CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.
The Health of Towns" Commission i
England, in its report gives the number Q
parts of carbOnic acid in 10 600 parts of air
, taken for analysis from different places:
: Pure atmospheric air
Air of the streets OF great cities
air of a stable
Parterre Of Opera Comique in Paris /
Ceiling of ditto 2
| Asylum L
: Hospital 3
D0rmitOry at night 5
: Bedroom on rising in the morning 4
Ihe same after two hours ventilation 1,
: Railway carriage 3
Workshop /!
LGctGre-room 3:
Worst of all, well-iilcd schOol-rOom Z:
POTASH AT STAssFURIH, GERMANY
There has never been time, says the Bos
ton Journal Of Chemistry, when soil cultiva
ton was more hopeful and promising thar
at present:
1--WE have Just learned the important
fact that an abundance OF plant food has
been stored up for our use in mines and
rocks, and that we have only to reach Out
our hands and take all that we require Ten
years ago who could even have dreamed OF
such vast deposits of potash as have been
opened up TO us at the Stassfurth salt works
hn G'rni - 'U.de ,Il c iuet oi tiie Supply may
time more potash is furnished from these
mines than from the wood ash sources nj
the whole world. About n OOO TONS n,
potash Werp sent tn market from, tho I-nired
States arJ British America in Is70 and re,
at Stassfurth. where. a dozen Years 400 II
was not supposed that single ton could be
. procured, 10000 tons of the muriate of pot
ash were manufactured and sunnlied IN con.
s,mers urou hoth continents dnr;no tha
past year. The surface salts at these mines.
/ which hold the pOtash. are nracticallv in
exhaus,ible. and millions Of tons viii be
supplied i'm succeeding wears. No douht
our own salt mines will be found upon
careful examination to afford potash. and
hence We may lock with confidence To the
rapid ch,apcnlpc Of this most useful pro.
duet"
Op,c,x op pzrvo,r,.r Thorn h.s hoo,
much debate as to tba ori,in of no,ro,ann, .,o n
Wsnv bavc r,ai,t,;naJ !, 70 ho IN on;,aai
,roj,ct 80 harn Jonoa ~ ~ D :. az .h aal ,,,1,
ppr ,.oT,ot,tio -, ,oe;,;n ,tn i. .no iosui. @
st,n,I1, r,o;,,oir :, 80 ba ,,';,".ai I',n. sle
resniiirn from some ~ n,,sxn,ainn, nrans p."ueo ~
tho Jcrnmnosition of rho - prof s.
~ Uunt ,bo on,;nant ,,a,Ino;,. J;,.n,,t.
tro,n thii y;ayr bu. Vii. h. ro;,,o n,', AZ,
i,,n,c,,s, na.rr,J st1r,hn,,sn ~ III; a.
hn Ia.r.s the n,'s,ion nf III, ,,.soI'',i'
H.. s"vs. - ''''
-,
iiilr c'ttlih iiunGstohSS throughout
ti'o Iliu' u o'a,es 'ic 50 lai oieiierots as
at present, IL seems uhpniiosophicai TO
an .i,c" ii..c 'of iiiG ORIGIN ol tne OH, or
~ IMAGINE IL 10 pc derived py some uhex-
PAN" t',. tiocuss is"ln ioGhs which nc Gesu,
W., ~ tlie snos,'liye' IN tne nei9noornoou
VI, VI ,nInaSo ~ tiieie are enormous uePosits OF
ti1is oii-p".,I ihH l'ultS,onc soihe vi the
noa;Gs III 'nc ti'y are oullt Vi Ii, anu alter
amhitc Pitscnt sITaiy appearance from
sN"ual.oH .i o. iile on, me me ieaSt thiekness oi
.hu lliss - liiil NV i.ct, a,iu IL mas peeh
'ati'i'''t rom experiment tlat each square
tDic oi IT. c'n'aihs seven anu threc-
/ quarter niil!loh narreis' eacn oi iorty gallons
oi P-uo'culh. IS ihedhI vi COMPARISON,
we iheh,ioh luat tiie tossi produce vi the
Hg HI'L rnIsy Naliit on-region; from
io'V W uo'o, WAS twenty -Aghe ihihiuu gal
ions. rolir SiaaFe miles Oh tne Ih'caSo
iiincslo,ic cohIAih greater qtaSlt..
LIE Li%iiilN" OF BUILDINGS An eXper-
iilsht Ill Illuminating ouiiuihHs mas recent
~ "cn iieu IL me Crystai Idiace at sgd
chilam' near Lonaon. oxygen Is lntrodu-
ecu INTO tAS cea'er OF an ordinary arSand
Ht'iH,I' anu iilo'e oii.iiii' HSnt Is uhques-
t,2has!y rrvonced IN 'i!S way. Ihe only
,e oos'A;,e - .'.e Iost, al 10 yes. ln,S !ie
NrSS.M .l!ct mas peeh Htteu up Win tiie
NECESSARY apPil"'Is anu ehaniei'ers. Goal
gas III iL'',,'on' ~ - ',iau: co.ss Isss
than orc dollar thousah" cloic ieet, ana
,HihS Vi toils pci 'tn'.' II i aitSeu, cdh
un ~, illa"e Dy the auAiilary use ol oxygen.
ihls brilliant gas IL Is ciiliheo, can De de-
iiVcreu III o0Nes' III aconpresseu state, 1or
| sevehty'elsIt cciitS III golu per thousand
iee'' Nno'n.r pisi suSStsuu Is 10 lay
second liiie oi pipes through the streets ior
Inc Supply oi oAYstn. lne aPPiratlon o'
inc new itthou III tne Nrystai faiace ls.re-
porte9 10 Dc cntlrciy successful. a greatly
uiinihisiicu l''iiitity oic oh.% WIS useu,
WhiIe th9 iiSIt was very very lhuGl more prll-
itlht ana intense. Inc couipusloh was
NOR perfect, anu there WAS no s'hoke 10
lLlGie INC ceilihS anu "aiis.-fHudaetpht
AG"g'r-
LII IN bEA -, hIo'el III btoohlyh lnerc
Is young "iri "ho' seven years ago was
thr1wn rom morse, her PACK, IL no, a1so.
iutciy 1roheii, was AT lCaot ;" tltJIleu that
ler pouy ceased TO perform us lunc.lohs'
ier he;rt ceaScu 10 oeat, anu sue was uress-
Gu , ior i,ie S,h.e, pu! apouI hcr lacc tnere
u.i%tl'u 80 iiiuI'i VI mlc 'iIa. hcl S"uu ui.l,,
.n aun,, ieiusvu W INV nei p..' III la. A.tei
rev uays, Woii''efu. 's ~ may sGeml, 1.,1 smt
rec,.erSo tiie use vi al aln' SUE oleatnci,
anu W liiiS u.y sIt hes' nei po9y PeI.co',y
helpless, thc faculty oi s%ail9wlhg WI en.irely
and weekly surgical operations enables this
unhappy young creature TO remain on earth
One hand is tightly closed: the other she