The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20

jacket or sponge then penetrates
through the broken glass and stau-
rates the phosphide; phosphuretted
hydrogen is Immediately generated in
large quantities, by the pressure OF
which the shoppers are forced out and
two streams of Illuminating matter
are poured upon the sea. The light
burns with great brilliancy for con-
siderable time, and is claimed to be
Observation-Disclosures Times.
THE COMING GREAT FAMINE IN Mao
RAS.
A calamity greater, says the Satur-
day Review, than any that has yet oc-
Cured in India during British rule, is
now threatening the Presidency OF
Madras. The famine Of this year,
which the government is at present
fighting to the extent Of it's resources,
is to be succeeded by another due to
the failures of the rains in southwest
Monsoon, which will continue over
another year and which will inflict
with double rigor a people already
weakened by past suffering. 1t is re-
ported that even during the present
famine more died during the whole Of
the Bengal famine, and it is asserted
that. more than half a million of in
habitants have already succumbed.
The difficulties of the situation are
increased by the lack Of means OF
Accommodation. There are very
few railroads, and most of the grain
is taken into the interior by bullock
carts. But there is no food for the
animals anymore than there is for
man, so that practically there is no
way of carrying relief into the dis
distressed districts.
1t will be seen that in this case eight
portable and cheap field railways will
be of great utility. There is no fear
of scarcity of grain provided money
be obtained to pay it and means of
transportation suitable for the purpose
be at hand. The funds are already
being raised by appeals to the charita-
BILE in England, and to inventors and
manufacturers the world looks for the
necessary railroads or other modes Of
carriage. 1t has been proposed that
men be used for traction purposes Oh
these roads instead Of bullocks, six
men being estimated equal to one
brute. 1t is hardly necessary to add
that the cheapness of the system pro-
posed, will be an important conside.
ration, as the routes will probably be
both long and numerous.
THE IDENToscoPE.
A crayon artist Of celebrity, being
asked whether it was not possible to
produce in drawing the relief effect of
the stereoscope, replied: Il could do it
if could draw simultaneously on the
same spot in the paper with both
hands," Something like this seems
to have been accomplished by Mr..
William Matthews, of Bristol, Eng
land, in an invention which he calls
the ssidentoscope. 1t is modifica-
ton of much simpler instrument
sometimes used in copying plans,
maps, and the like. The original con-
trivance consists simply of an upright
mirror. in front of which lies the or
iginal drawing, and to the right Of it
| the paper on which the drawing is
to be copied-paper for the purpose
being usually ruled in squares. Upon
looking into the mirror from the left,
both images are seen superposed. the
drawing being apparently intersected
by the squares. The position of each
each part of the drawing in
the squares being thus at hand the
process of copying is much simplifed.
The new modification of the apparatus
consists in substituting two similar
photographs Of an object for, respect
/ lively, the drawing and the ruled pa
per; bringing powerful light to beal
upon the photographs, and then care
fully adjusting their positions SO that
the reflection from each comedies ir
the mirror. When these precautions
are carefully complied with. at the
instant that the two reflections pre-
cisely overlap, lifelike stereoscopit
image appears in the mirror. Mr.
Matthews states that he used the in
strument with a remarkable result b.
making the reflection Of a picture o
young Roger Tichborne overlap one o
the Tichborne claimant, but whethel
the Inference is favorable to the claim
ant or otherwise is not stated. Their,
is hint in this device for new form
of parlor amusement, and for an Opt
cal instrument that will be less ia
tiguing to the eyes than the ordinar,
StereOScOpe.