The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-15
Scientific Miscellany.

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will NAT Lo oT,c,oI hv vovo. ot aco
hnlIow hodv ia IA he suhmerged seyer,l
vorda he,ow Tho eurface of Tho wotnr,
and ohovs the snrfacc snnnor,ed NV
strong nosts is IN he the mart nf tho ves.
sal rnSS nossencers The nroncl,ing ma.
ch;nerv ia IN he in tho summarized n1rtion
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l,i w'Sling |"oie,,,nen aa , ~ nus o'eIn ,,t, 1e
custom ~ some p'aTes Ia,L 70 psrn SprinN'e fv'e
a, Il @ivo. tho Iinon y borJ and Erilliant
Sm,f,rSe This nroctice has heen fund
~ ~ Jos,rov % tbe fabr;c in short time
brorGh ~ ;ba SrinJinS action ot tbo nrrs'
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Neh'ilatorS Tor admitting ifeSh air ~
wlhooWS are now mace Win screens OF
cotton supported by the wire'weDOimg,
aitcr the manner OF resplrator, Inc
ucS'B'! " tn'S pattern oi NVhVi'NS'on ~ Is
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a new new l9rln u % eI"ery.wneei io' T.''e' .
S''nulnE mas ucel, lntto'ucc9' ~ Is
,naae III ',,e 'oll'' VI cap, anu Is "ItB ~,
no!l~oh'H''y iE' on ~ io',sei AYE ne M
hh'Ie " w biouio - i"oeu "eio'e VhS
against its circular edge rs the cap is
turned rapidly on its axis. lhisstyle Of
grinding surface is Mid 10 give smooth
edge admirably adapted for grinding
straight knives.
A piece of sandstone from Stuben, in
Tyrol containing twentv.four ossil
| lizards, with an average length of thirty
two inches each. has lust been acquired
by the royul cabinet Of natural history
at STUTTGART. The bodies of the lizards
are so inter.twined as to suggest that
they met their death by some sudden
catastrophe. They do no; belong to any
existing species OF lizard, but have heads
like those of birds, covered with scales
resembling ring armor
The beautiful coIors of the agatea
which come from the celebrated agate
works at obersteln III Germany are not
| WV '"' hN''' W NV l'1N''NI '''N nv
impaired artiticialIy. The process Of
staining, which was known to the an
clients, consists in lmmerslng the agales
successfully IN honey.syrup, sulphurc
acid and oil, and exposing them to diff.
ferent temperatures at different stages ot
the treatment Some aSates can not be
colored in this or any other way; but
| tnngA | Whpnrn tDhpTsipln
receives the largest supply, usually take
the coIor in few hours.
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor, in his recent
addresses and writings, has considered
the objections to the theory that the
planet. Jupiter and Saturn are still 20
intensely hot rs to shine, to some extent,
by their own light, and he pronounces
tne oplec''ohs uh'ehaple' re thlnKS IL
"eniohstrateo tnaI tile7e giant Plah''+
are 'eaIly III statc Oh Intense hen'p ana
says that II they are ever to he the
| abode OF lie they VIII probably not I've
reHdy To Sub5cryc that purpose for hum
dFcds OF millions OF years lie thinks
that one fifth of Jupiter's light is due to
The inherent Iuster Of the planet, and
the rest to reflection from the cloud.
which surround it.
Corno, has Io,o,v beop discovoroG IN
canned mems in ondon SincnlarIv
,romgh = question ha. been raisad 40 to
whrtIer thr nresencr of tbis metal j. nr
il NOT ioinrioua to tho customer Tho
| health Htiicor thought the ouantitv
found Inv tbe analvsis couid NOT f,iI 70
iuiure health if taken repeatedly while
on the other hand DR. Pavv well.