Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01
VOL XXXIII

ceived the name IIilda. 1t is remarkable
as having longer period of revolution
round the sun than in any other of those
yet discovered. amounting in fact to very
nearly eight years. 1t approaches, there
fore, much nearer the orbit of the planet
Jupiter than any other member Cf the
group, and will be we'll adapted at certain
times for making Il good determination of
the mass of that planet
NJ. Boillot has been studying the action
of ozone in retarding putrcfaciion. \
piece OF meat was put into a vessel con-
tanning air. and Il similar piece into
another vessel containing OZonizcu air
At the end of five DAYS the meat in the OF
dinary air was in Il high state of putrcfac-
ton, while that in the ozonized air re-
manned quite fresh. At the end of ten
days the conditions remained unchanged &;
but after that period the ozone appeared
to lose its power.
| TO preserve the steel parts Of the com
pass from rust, NJ. Duchcmin covers them
with coating of nickel, finding that silver
| or gold plating offers a certain resistance
to the passage of the magnetic current.
An experimental compass was made bv
| him. some of the rings in which were
nickclized, and others left unprotected.
| he compass was then placed on board
the freight La Creusc which went round
| the world. and brought home the compass
in the condition predicted for it. the un-
protected rings being ru,ted. the protected
ones perfect.
4 FAsrI5IoUs TEANr-Thc "chcck-
lest tramp has turned up in New Lon
don. He wanted something to eat. The
servant girl cut from u loaf just baked four
slices Of bread and from a roast two slices
of beef. preparing for him a couple of
sandwiches. These were rendered him.
but he Indignantly drew back saving,
- ell. haven't vOu any hot coffee ," The
servant responded by asking: "you don't
suppose we keep coffee hot all day to deal
out to tramps, do vou?" "Thcn | don't
want this replied the injured gentleman.
He handed her back the sandwiches and
moved on.-N,2 u Unren Rtllut}tllul.
Last Christmas Eve the family of a Bcr-
lin tradtsman, who had formerly been
prosperous but WAS then a bankrupt, were
sitting sorrowfullv around their open fire
place. The house had been nearly emptied
of its furniture to meet jhc executions, of
NA'''I''i>' 'ii' Il ~ lollI>eolN nOl''
lor SIX hundred ma rs was overdue. Sud
denly the door brlI rang and the gentle
man VINO hcId the note entered. followed
ny Il servant carry M a large basket The
stlF'thI pIlt'H nc ptshtt Oh thc TABLE ana
quietly departed. The creditor pressed
his debtors hand. slipping into ii at the
same time II sealed envelope and bec-
ging him to hole for better times left the
lou>e. he basket WAS hllr1fdIN opened
and large assortment OF dellctrle>. he
The envelope contHlned the promi-Sory
note torn IN hHii AMI Htnk note for one
hundred marks. And 10Y rclgned III the
late dlscon>oIatc house.
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and Of the sun. \ vrrnicr slides upon
one of them. \ separate concavc arc
loose from the instrument. is Of the same
radius and graduation with them, and
bears at one end a nicely divided compass
card; the are represents the great circle
Joining the ship to the spot where the sun
is vertical. Here j. all of the globe nee
cSsarv for forming. and consequently
solving At sight. any spherical triangle
that can occur II a problem or navigation.
No figures are necessary except to apply
the corrections of the altitude tJr dip, re-
The rather odd not ION that lires may be
caused by IRON rust l. thus defended by !;
recent English writer: When oxide o
iron is placed in contact with timber. rN
cluded from the atmosphere. and aided
by slightly increased tFmperA5 are the
oxide parts with IT. oxygen. i fOilEtrte,