River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-26
uo.oantcal and Scientific.

The J0ifrags d 0cHttsttqHe Is the aulhVl-
! or the statement that an obstinate
:,se of u01esis Of the eyes has oeen
erred by ihe use Of yellow spectacles.
4 frto.Y mas been built at Osaka
ftpan, tor tue manufacture OF oil rom
Y npufu. r,a'.ai 10 said 10 be cheaper ana
: have greater Illuminating power than
serosene.
On the railroad connecting Revell and
siarly-le. Ii II, France, il is said that the
2xperiinent oF running the locomotive by
ss,eaps of supsrheated wafer has given
Sorry satisfactory results. The water was
> tr ouceG alta temperature OF $50 de-
ee ceniiel ode.
speaking a: the use of pain, the Lancet
Observes i3,at. generally it may be set
Gown AS 40 axiom that the chief and
lii v0us service of pain to humanity
II detejr@nt and warning sem
sttion Il yard of dagger. Pain,
',eweycr. Eaa u secondary ana educational
salue as regards the mind and temper,
.pa some SORTS OF pa n may be specially
esigned f2r 3his purpose. in this view,
.lsc, pam has practical interest, because
me devc,9pl@ent of mind is process
Governed ljy natura laws Of which science
J, gerf.ctlv competent to take he'd.
|rhe nitr{te OF lead is now racom-
yncudeI ia lhe medical journals as
scarcely second 20 say other substance,
In point ot cheapness and efficacy, as a
'Ie1aarizsr FFo prepare it iOr use it IS
Simply nuce, ssarv TO take for ordinary
uruoses., half Il ara hm Of the nitrate,
dissolved ina pint or more OF boil ng
.eater. dissolve about two drachms of
{ D.. Is. e.. ,.F 4aw the
sw1 solutions together, and allow the
s.edimeEt.to aettie. To purity ana sweet
IN q feted atmosphere Immediately, dip
Z. cloth il thii liquid and hang 1t up IN
he apartments.
l. The electro light continues to grow in
/ Taynr. AryEugmests are making to IL
/ illuminate THE British House OF Lords by
+ ii. An English scientist has been lectur-
sang before ri}e Society OF Arts ON the sub
t,iej.t and "a mnnstTated that the electric
-e,ssts from q half to a twelfth as much as
tbe gas light He does not consider the
two in direct competition yet, but re-
CARDS the electric light as peculiarly fit
I TED 10 do jest wfat gas is incapable OF.
At the PARIS Exposition great attention is
+ oeiug paid to illumination, and the cleo
i t ic light is b ing expe.tmented upon
aHd tested IN various ways.
The Smithsonian Institution IS prepar-
ing fer tne publication of an exhaustive
eork or American Archaeology, and has
sens out y circular asking ali who have
original information be'ring upon any
phrase Of tie subject, 10 communicate it
without delay To the Institution. The
work vii he accompanied with series OF
maps showing the localities ana distinc-
I'VE characteristics Of "ancient mounds
ard earth-works; sheIl.heaps; caves and
cliff dwe inls, masonry sculptured slabs
ar carved iaages Inscriptions and rock
Daiatino4; graves and cemeteries; aborig-
saAI Quarijts and salt-wol ks; caches, or
!: dep sits of objects in large quantities;
/ Tofksnans cr places Of ancient abarigi-
aal industry ;ancient roads OF trials; and
reservoirs and acqdeducts."
Mr II, Perpard is t G inventor OF
aGrious ctHtrivance TOR awakening
sleeper ct iven hour. The apparatus
"a to be ilixed 10 an ordinary CLOCK, 1t is
No arrang that when the hour hand of
ill., clock touches bottom, an electric
Eeiryuit ia completed; the mlnute-hand
3asses ov.r the button without effect.
s.Iaare are "a series Of holes for the different
>.nours into any one of which the button
,eHp be pushed, according to the time
.3elccted Tor awakening. The completion
f.>f The eltCuia circnlt may ring boil, or
5s3udd anT ot8er of The numerous ordinary
in thods Of alarm. But this IN
( arvance Eas'a vet more effective method
,jor arouspga deaf man or any sleeper
,lvlo is willing beforehand to prepare
s,Iimseif fr shock. A bracelet is pro-
. vi3od which can be put OF the wrist at
igha time ot retiring; to this, flexible wires
lire attached and the electric discharge
wall pass through it at the appointed
heur A man who could lie down to
: 1laasant dreams with such IN apparatus
fastened 10 his wrist, would naturally
. need the iocuce Of m eiec'ric shock to
Ea&aken han - Chjcaqo Times.