New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-21

A souon nj pyro-phosphate of Soda it is said, will
quickly remove fresh ink stains fold ones less sol with
out affecting the coors of the fabric, as is the result
when oxac acid, chloride OF lme chiorihe WHICH,
are made use Of.
M,rcurs WITHOUT SULPHUR According to a
method patented in France, non-explosiVe' nom
bvoroscopic matches may be made by mpregnatng
the wood with hot solution Of fatty material
The infammable compound consists OF phosphorus
gum T. nitrate of lead 40. glass powder D. water ~
parts.
PROTECTION AGAINST MoTHs.-Pleider, q herman
inspector of passenger cars states that single stem
of bemp with the leaves and blossoms mixed WIN
the stufng of car seat, will protect 1t from moths
for years and that hemp for this purpose SHOULD DC
gathered Just when in blossom, dried rapidly VI Ie
shade, and kept In covered WOODEN Vessels 'n Wy
place.
PREVENTION OF MoLD on GUM MCCITAGE.-Tho
addition Of a few drops Of concentrated sulphunc
acid TO gum mucilagc and then allowing the precip-
tated sulphate of lime to subsde will, according 10
Hirschbergs experience prevent formation OF mold
or deterioration of adhesiyeness for at least year
and half while sulphatc of qunne, as recon-
mended will not prove effective at least III the pro-
portion of one TO twenty OF the solution
REMARKABLE ELECTRICAL PROPERTY OF GLYCER-
INE-Prof. Watermelon finds chat when card IL
coated with glycerine one side, and points con-
nected with conductors leading to the coatngs of a
Leyden Jar or the terminals of a Ruhmkori coil. are
placed in contact with opposite sides but not cX-
acty opposite each other, the positive IN contact
| With the coated side, the perfOratiOn by the dis
| charge will invariably be opposite the positive
point instead of the negative, As in Lulllns expert
mCnt.
Uses OF SUIyr-The STUNT Of sleeps wool, or tho
matter which accumuates therein as the result OF
! perspration and other cXcretions is now carefully
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collected in various parts OF Europe, and made Il
source of revenues much so, indeed, that persons
are always found willing to take the crude wool anu
return it thoroughly cleaned TO the owner finding
profit in the soluble matter obtained by Washing
! This has been disposed of IN various ways; D9C
unite recently il has been found TO he eNcellenty
! adaoted 10 the economical manufacture OF yellow
prusSate of potash; as after heallhg IL Il lpui W
consist of al intimate mixture OF potash anu hl'Io
! genOus carbon.
Rr,ITIFUI BROWN FOR Notwithstanding to
the Muster Zit,Rg the follwing method affords the
most seryiceablc brown for wooden and hall-woolen
poods: After dry removal of all spots with hard
soap for tar stains butter and soap may be usedh
tbc nieces are washed well by hand, and then drawn
| tbronph a weak lukcwarm soda bath, rlnsed, ana
nassed through q warm acid bath. For 2O-pound
dyeing bath, pound Roman alum ounces sui
phunc acid, and TO pounds mchl arc DoIlea lot
40 minutes and tine shade regulated with tnrmeric,
sulphate of INDIGO, and aTchil. For yelowlsh broWl
/ add pound common alum, ounces sulphuHc acld'
! pounds tumcric, IS pounds alciul ana some SUI
| plate Of indigo. The pieces de5iled Oh the ua'ACsO
shade should be dyed fist.
! Asu-C0LoRED BREED OF TCRKEYs.-ln the re-
cent report of the Paris "S0cift6 dIoclmd'dtoH' II
is stated that NJ S6n6quier Of foulon has cultivated
race of ash-coored turkeys n little less IN SIZE
than the average, but remarkable for their eNtrloI-
binary fecunditv. The female lays throughout the
! ,l;,, interval sue
covers her ecgs with great assduity, and is partc-
ularlv recommended by NJ. stn6quier for Matching
ont the eggs of exotic birds. He received the par
! cnts of the stock from of his friends WEo was
ignorant whence they glnally derived itHlay
| have been developed in that locality uhdef lIe lu-
! 0ucncc of long-cuntinucd Geographical conditions
Specimens of these wert u be brought forward al
| the exhibitions of the Society IN 1913.
| HAsrESINgTuE RIPENING OF FRUU.-Acting upon
the principle that renewal OF the earth Immediately
surrounding the roots increases their activity aud
accelerates the maturing OF all parts OF the plant
including the fruit Mr.. Stall removed the earth
about an early pear tree, eight weeks before t.
normal period of ripening for space 10 to 10 feet IN
! diameter and to such an extent rs to leave depth
Of earth over the roots Of only about 224 inches,
which could be thoroughly warmed by the sun. ile
was surprised not only by the ripcnng of the fruit
In the middle of july but also by Its superior Jucl,
ness and flavor. In another experiment. the removal
| of the earth from the north side OF tree alone,
caused the fruit on that side to pen several days
earlier than that the south side. Frequent WAGER
! ING was OF course necessary III the above expert
! ments
MoRpANr FOR ANIIIyE CoLoRs or CorToN.-Un-
ill recently anine colOs have been fixed on cotton
by treatment with animal matter, as albumen,
casein. gelatine, or with gals, sumac, tannin as
well as by the of mordants of acetate of alumna,
SOAP. and OIL Dr. Reinaun however, directs atten-
20 macmillan OOggpssPd by starch OF
abstracting aniline colors from solutions this not
beinp due to the gluten il contains, since this prop
ertv is shared equally by wheat and potato starch
and ne Pounds upon this beautiful method Tor iN-
ing aninc coors on cotton IL IS nnlah'e l,,
penlcd i'm the liqnd or attached 10 the hber l. the
| cotton is saturated with thin paste OF potato or
| wheat starch, and thcu steeped IN dye-Dai1 OF
aniline color, it will receive the corresponding
shade.
ConN Of BACrERn-Dr. Coin, who has written
a great deal upon bacteria, dc ines them as chioIo-
phyl-freo cells Of spherical, obong' or cyhhducai
form. sometimes twisted or bent, which multiply
themselves exclusively by transverse dlyllons, ana
occur either isolated OF in cel-iamcs" He divides
them into four groups or tribes and indOrses Burdon-
Sanderson's method of Distinguishing bacteria from
torula namely that the latter, fungi-spOreS, may
he transported IN the air, while bacteria require a
surface of water for this purpose bacteria nave
near a1initics with algr and resemble green planIs
i'm taking up their nitrogen from ammonia com
pounds which animals are unable TO DO. Ihey
differ from green plants IN not being aDle 10 laho
their carbon from carbonic acid, but requiring ear
bOhydrates and their derivatives Conn gives proofs
that practically, temperature OF lIb F. destroys
the life of bacteria, and prevents their development
in an organic infusion.
MIRRORS FOR REFLECTING TELEsCOPEs-Prof II.
L. Smith of Hobart College, Geneva n. T., makes
the following communication regarding an improve
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