The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-15
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The Brittiah Museum is said to
have IN anvil that belonged to one Of
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GfAnGe pecosnssends thiok se1ed sh0es.
Those interested viii please take no
tice.
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son, in rrWssIS every university. poly
tecnic academy, industrial school, and
most grammar schools. are supplied
with chemical labratories snd collec.
tions Of philosophical instruments and
apparatus, 10 which free sccess is
granted to any person qualified 10
make scientific experiments.
1T has been xaid that great Rres
produce heavy rains. Some persons
have claimed that there was connec-
ncction between the recent great fires
in the West and the rains which in
some instances followed them. A
western correspondent assures ,,s that
the facts were not such MS to sustain
the theory. He is confident that no
connection Of Ere and rain can be seen
in them.
According TO the E;1reo,aa's
Journal. shingles are rendered well
nigh fire proof BY application Of
a wash composed Of lime, salt, aud
fine sand or wood ashes. 1t may he
applied as one applies whitewash. It
is added that BY this means the shin
giles can be made to large degree
proof against the effects Of the wealth
err.
I The West has new saanuinclurc
in the shape II ready made honses.
A Chicago builder sometime ago
advertised twenty-nine different styles
and sises OF dwcllings, besitio stores,
railroad stations, and even churches.
These buildings are shipped by rail
road, making from one to Ave oar
loads; and great numbers Of them
have been erected ON the prairics
where lumber is scarce and mechanics
low. a 8
1t has been known that milk
standing in sick room becomes per.
meated with subtle poison Of the
patients disease. II is also known
thas milk takes the favor Of the grass
or fodder upon which the cow is fed.
But Professor Law, Of Cornell Uni
versity, seems to have demonstrated
that the milk Of cows, compelled to
drink stagnsnt water. Ii fall G! the
fungi or vegetable organisms that
abound in such water. The moral is
that cows should have an abundance
of pure water il we expect them TO be
healthy and give good milk.
Professor Agassiz was born in
the parish Of Mother, Switxerland;
his father being the Protestant clergy
man Of the parish He 10 now nearly
sixty five years old. Early in Decem-
Der last, he set 0At RI y deep sea
expboring expedition ar0,nd Cape
Horn. Before embarking he address
ed letter to Professor Pierce in
which he contradicts the report that
he has accepted the theory Of Darwin,
rcstates his conviction that the world
is the product Of intelligence and not
Of force and matter. and predicts dis
coveries as results Of The expedition
which will confirm his own position
On various subjects Of areai sc!rniiic
interest
Ice was once Il luxury; now il is
a necessity. Farmers require il as
well as those who live in villages and
cities. BY those who send milk 10
market, it Is used 10 take out the
animal heat which causes doconaposi--
ton. By its nsc the dairymsn ,saskes
more and better butter. II is q COM
fort upon the table. In sickness il is
a medicine. It's OF use in preserving
meats. and other articles Of food. The
true economist will lay in sD abundant
supply. II Won have NJ ice house
prepared, make one in the corner Of
an old shed, or the barn, or build a
structure Of scantling and cheap
boards, on the top Of the frozen
ground. No matter about double
roof, or lining FOR the sides. Make
bed Of six inches Of sawdnst upon the
ground. pack thu Ice CLOSELY, and
surround and cover well with saw
dust. and il cannot fail to keep. FIJI
all the intersiiccs with broken ice.
The first lee of the season il loa-nn is
thr. hcSt