Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-08-06

)ZEMAN, MONTANA TERRITORY FRIDAY, AUGUST g. 1875.
Curious and Scientific.

/ Curious and Scientific.
Rice is now coming into use for brew
ling purposes. The beer produced from il
is said to be superior IN color and flavor.
Lately they had tremendous thunder.
storms in France, and it was noticed that
the wild animals on exhibition were un-
lcommonly intractable and dangerous
At Middletown, Delaware, an immense
peach refrigerator is to be built, capable
ie.: holding 200, 0,Oo0 baskets of fruit, which
! .:,e protector guarantees TO keep by . Pc
Icalinr freezing process for six M6hthA
The immense cannon now being con-
|structed at Woolwich, England, will cost
the British Government 50, 10000 Such
a cannon costs more than an American
college. But then it may be espccted TO
send forth more ponderous material.
There are two million bee-hiyes in the
United States. Every hive yield, on an
average, little over twenty pounds OF
honey. The average price at which honey
lis sold is 25 cents pound. 81 that, after
paying their own board, our bees preseu.
us with o revenue of over $3,80O, 600.
It is stated now that the secret force
which THE Kcely motor operates by is
nothing more nor less than carbonic acid.
The water is enormously charged with it,
and then it is liberated, by simple FRO.
cess, in such quantities and strength as
the operator may desire. So that, after
all, the basis of the whole business is
nothing but tremendously strong soda
water.
Paris is at last about to he provided
with a long wanted institution. There is
no ''oflicial' regulator of time in Paris,
and no two public clocks 90 alike. A
l.'prcsicion clock is now TO be established
at the Observatory, with conductors con-
Meeting it with the Bourse, the Bank, the
Hotel de Vile, and other places, SO as 10
secure an exact uniformity Of time through
the city.
Old engravings, wood-cuts, or printed
matter, that have turned yellow, may be
rendered white by first Washing carefully
in water containing little hyrosulphlte
of soda and then dipping for minute in
Jaycl!e water. To prepare the latter. put
four pounds bicarbonate Of soda in ket-
tie over fire; add one gallon of boiling
water, and let it boil for fifteen minutes.
Then stir IN one pound of pulyelized
chloride of lime. When cold, the liquid
can be kept IN a jug ready for use.
An easy method of breaking glass to any
required form is by making small notch,
by means of file, ON the edge of piece
glass; then make the eud of tobacco
pipe, or q rod of iron about the same Size,
red hot in the fire. apply the bot iron TO
the notch, and draw it slowly along the
surface Of the glass, in any direction you
please; crack will be made in the glass
and will follow the direction of the iron.
Round glass bottles and TASKS may be cut
in the middle by wrapping around them
worsted thread dipped in spints of turpen-
tine, and setting it on fire when fastened
on the glass;.
Guns and rifles may easily be cleaned
from lead by the following: II muzzle-
loader, stop up the nipple or communica
Ition hole with little wax, or if breech-
loader insert cork in the brcech rather
Tightly; next pour some quicksilver into
the barrel, and put another cork in the
muzzle, then proceed to roll it up and
down the barrel, shaking it about for a
few minutes. The mercury and lead will
form an ANAL gam, and leave the barrel as
clean and free from lead as the first day i,
came out of the shop. The same quicksil.
yer can be used repeatedly by straining ii
through wash leather; for the lead will be
left behind in the leather, and the quick
silver will be again fit for use.
The French utilize chicken feathers IN
the following way. which is pronounced q
decided improvement ON the old method.
The plume portion of the feathers are cut
from the stem by means OF ordinary hand
scissors. These are placed in quantities
lin a coarse bag, which. when full, is closed
land subjected to thorough kneading with
the hands. At the end of five minutes the
feathers disageregated are fclted together
forming a down perfectly homogeneous
and Of great llghtness. 1t Is said to be
Fighter than natural cider down, because
tie latter contains the ribs of the feathers,
} which gives extra weight. About one and
] six -tenths troy ounces Can be obtained
from one pollet, and 1t sells in Paris fol-
about two dollars pound.
A farmer boy in Ohio. observing small
flock of quail in his fathers corn field,
resolved to watch their motions. They
pursued very regular course In their for
aging, commencing on ono side Of the field,
taking about five rows, and following
, them uniformly to the opposite end, re
turning in the same manner over the nex'
five rows. They continued in this course
until they had explored the greater por
tivn of the field. The lad. suspicious that
they were pulling up the corn, fred into
the flock. killing but one of them, and ht
proceeded to examine the ground. In thu
whole space over which they had Travelled
lhe found but one stalk Of corn disturbed
This was nearly scratched out of the
lground, but the ground still adhered TO it.
Ic the craw Of the quail he found ont
Icut-worm, twenty-one striped vine bugs
land one hundred chinch-ougs, but not 1
Isingls grain of corn.
j Nothing exctis In wonder the bridge
'Isysttm Of the West, all built up since th
war. Tho Missouri 10 bridged u SAin
tIcharles (0.5S5 feet loDg), Bonneville
Kansas City, Leaven worth. A.chison
|St. Joseph t1l, ,00O, ,0OO) and Omaha. Tn
Icost of these bridges WAS about ST. .00O, ,OO(
lor IS, ,OO0. 900 . than the single bridg
land approaches at St. Louis. The Obi
10 bridged eight times below Pittsburg, Z