The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-12-10

teachers have to be had yearly. The
normal schools of the country prepare
about $500 teachers annually, and where
the &c, 900 or more come from is an in
teresting problem.
One of the religious societies of the
metropolis, describing London. says that
the police boundaries cover SIS square
miles and population of 1900, 900 Of in
habitants; that there are there gathered
more Jews than there are in Palestine,
more Scotch than there are in Edinburgh,
more Irish than there are in. Dublin.
more Roman Catholics than there are in
Rome and that there is a great variety in
the languages spoken. There is birth in
London every five minutes and death
every eight minutes.
"A new religious denomination, or
body, has just been organized, having
the following basis: The Scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments are in in
fallible revelation from God, and a suffi-
Gent rule of faith and practice. Great
truths OF Scripture, held substantially in
the same sense by evangelical ministers
and churches, always and evcrywhe re.
All members and churches adopting tt is
basis will be recognized and enrolled rs
Union Christian ministers and churches,
to be known as the "Cnion Christian
Churches" of America. Any minister
who has adopted this basis, but who
does not deem it expedient to sever ex-
listing UNCONVENTIONAL relations, shall ut
his request be enrolled Notwithstanding.
Industrial.
There are said to be fifty varieties of
tobacco cultivated in the United States
which gives one wide range to chews
from.
1T has been ascertained that on both
sides of the Mississippi, from Cairo up
to point not yet ascertained, the coal
fields stretch out in almost illimitablc
productiveness; indeed it is questionable
whether the region is richest in metal or
carbon.
"A wild vanilla, which has poisonous
properties, has been introduced into
commerce as a substitute for the cult
waited variety, which is harmless AT the
same time the vanilla aroma has been
discovered in pine sap, and will he man.
ufactured on large scale.
By means of peculiar kind of CON-
position casks and similar vessels are
now rendered alright and watcr-tight,
so as to prevent their becoming moldy,
sour, or otherwise unsuited for keeping
their contents in a sound condition.
This composition consists of gum SAN
darac, or colophony, either alone or
mixed with other rosin capable of
being dissolved in spirits, to which
is added - for the purpose Of
giving body and hardness-eitherc carbon,
calcined ochre, burnt clay, or a mixture
of these in pulverized state The COM
position is applied to the heated cask
with brush, after which the spirit is
blazed oft and the cask again heated,
| until the preparation has thoroughly pen
etratcd the tbers of the wood, or it may
be applied in Il heated state.
M. Gautier, in his recent work on
chemistry, estimates that there are an
nually extracted from the bowels of
the earth, and consumed 10000 600 tons
OF coal, containing, on an average,
Is per cent of carbon-9S, 900 V,O
tons of carbon being, therefore, annually
transformed into S56, 100000 tons of car
bonic acid; and assuming, as Il moderate
calculation, that the remaining cases of
| combustion wood, oils, ets.-rcprescnt
the fifth OF the preceding quantity, it
| follows that manufactures, navigation,
and domestic economy pour into the at
mosphcre the prodlgious quantity of
427 ,OOO, 600 tons of carbonic acid IA year.
In the volcanic regions of the globe car
bonic acid escapes from craters and tis-
sures in actual torrents, producing
mass of gas ten times greater than the
prece ding.
| Persons familiar with the cost of
iron castings in general business have
often doubtless wondered what there
was in stoves over similar fabrics of iron
to make them so expensive to users of
them. Compared to beds, tables, chairs,
carpets and other articles of prime ne
ccssity in household use they are ex-
brilliantly high. They last no longer
than domestic wares generally, and it
would seem ought to approximate in
price to other utensils. The life aof
good stove is from five to ten years, &C
cOrding as it is used, which is no longer
| than bedstcads. chairs, tables and other
furniture of similar quality endure. The
Iron- .Noidsrs' Journal gives some facts
are OF general interest. Mr.. John :.
Perry, of Albany, calculates that gross
ton of iron will make 2,12O pounds of
clean castings; which would furnish
seven stoves of 800 pounds each. He
further calculates that the cost of mold
ing per 100 pounds is 81 81, which would
make the work on stove cost $i.14t for
molding No. l foundry iron was quoted
in New York, Sept. 10, at $50 per ton,
which at Mr. Perry's figures would make
the iron in 3OO-pound stove cost s42S;
the net cost for the stove in question be-
ing $40. Such stoves are sold 10y deal
ers without any furniture or fixtures at
$2S and $3S, according to finish.