Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-01-20
SCIENCE JOTTINGs.
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In putting up candles in can',elabra and
chandeliers it is an admirable plan to use
tin-foil instead Of paper; it alheres betten
and is far less unsightly.
Copper and brass articles may be coated
with zinc by dipping them into a boiling
concentrated solution Of sal ammoniac con.
tanning finely divided zinc.
To bring horses out Of sable on fire.
throw the harness or saddles to which they
ore accustomed over their backs, and speak
to them in the tone Of voice with which
they ore familiar.
In Paris carrageen, or Irish moss, has
been used as q substitute for linseed meal
ana other kinds of poultices, with good re-
suits. 1t does not ferment, and remains
io;st aud inodorous for sixteen or eighteen
houra, when properly prepared by chopping
and soaking.
I NJ. D. Jourdanet considers that barome-
trio pressure has considerable influence on
the conditions Of life; low pressures, as
would appear from some his experiments
made on dogs living on the Mexican pla'
tcaux. at great heights above the sea-level,
tending to reduce the amount Of oxygen
present in the blood.
Mcssrs. Hartig and Kubel, two German
chemists, have succeeded in preparing an
artificial vanilla, possessing the same COM
position and propertiesas true vanilla, from
rosin obtained from the cambium of cont
ferrous trees. This artificial body is cold
! largely in Germany for the true article, its
price being only two-thirds that Of real va
nilla essence.
Slatcs ar, SO cured by copper nails in the
hest work. Iron nails are dipped in boiled oil
to prevent :heircorroding may be used. The
nails should have large heads. thin and
fat. SO thu. they may not prevent the
states from lying close. Every slate should
| be secrred with two nails and, in fasten-
ing, care ssoald be taken not to bend or
strain the states, or they will crack and fly
under sudden changes of temperature.
A new drink to supply the place Of Cruel
or bar!ey-wa!er IS recommended by the
Times Of Iaia-" congee water" or the
liquo- in which rice has been boiled. This
drink has three excellent qualities-it be-
comes impregnated with the properties Of
the rice boiled in it, and thus satisfies hun
ger; it quenches thirst, and is capital
lr,ught in fever attacks and lastly, when
, taken warmin bod, corgee water is good
for bad colds and influenza.
1t may not be generally known that the
highest points Of the chain Of the Andes are
sinking. In 1745, when measured ty La
Condamine, Quito was found to be 1856 #.
above the sen. Humboldt, in 1903. found
1t had fallen to $50 it.. Boussingault, in
1881, was astonished to find it was only
9.567 it,. Orion in 1857. foundit reduced to
$3.50 it,; while fina ly, Reiss and Stubel
verified tina. in 1870 it had shrunk to only
9.S56 IT. above the sea-level. Quito, there
fore. has sunk 24o #. in l25 years.
As many as 1913 earthquakes occurred in
1874 in 70 different pllces. and on lO4 Diff
eerent days. In 90 places there occurred
several earthquakes; among others. in
Cons,antinople, q; in Nassenfuss, s; in
Algiers. G.; and in Innsbruck, 4. Among
the seasons the earthquakes are distributed
- follows: Winter. II (January IL, Feb.
ruary Is. December 10Y; spring, 80 March
IL. April IL. May 81; summer, rs (June Z.
July 5. August l2); autumn. 20 (septen-
Der 8. October 8. November 11).
CIRCULAR YAcuT.-A curious little circu.
lar sailing yacht, twenty feet in diameter.
has been built by young officer of the
Russian Navy to show that the circular
form is not by any means 80 adverse to
speed as many suppose. She is cutter.
rugged, with very taut mast, and has great
speed under canvass in combination with
an altogether uneqalled power of staying
and wearing. She is perfectly round, like
. tea-saucer, and, having great stability,
can carry, almost without inclination, all
the canvass which it is possible to spread
upck her. She is consequently very fast
ard extremely handy withal.
WEArHEErnoo7 COATING FOR ZNc.-Ac.
cording to Puscher, the addition Of sesqui.
oxile Of iron TO a solution Of basic acetate
Of lead affords fine brownish.red perma-
nsnt coating for zinc; and, by the substi.
tuition Of other pigments, lighter or darker
coatngs. of any desired shade. may be i'm.
parted to architectural zinc castings. Deep
black permanent characters may b formed
on clean sheet zinc by writing upon IL
with steel pen with solution Of equal
parts Of ch'ora.e Of potassium and sulphate
Of copper in thirty-six times the quantity
Of hot water, aai washing and drying the
zinc after lew minutes. This fact may b
especially useful to gardeners.
WIND INsTeuMENTs.-Dr Burg, q French
physician, has published little book in
which he endeavors to controvert, BY 70.
ference to his own observations and per.
sonal experience, the notion commonly en-.
teri ii led that the use Of wind instruments
il injurious to individuals Characterised BY
pectoral weakness. He remarks-"Many
philan.hropists. on seeing our young mill
tary musicians WELD enormous wind in.
afrnu,oY,to dava uo,-.ovra1 r,,n,, l. a.