The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

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Chemist. TlRr,u. NAs- Ia am
~S~r - 81 questions relative H. t4,
ELECTS - nelt auI cold ga metals ar
L~4atl- th. follow InI are temperature
on f~AhrrIa.lt scale at which som.
y tHt most remarkable, elect. - heat
ar produced = - degree. n.-:-lrau
mslt~ &-aA degrees gold mvlt-. .f~.
degrees. IS pitE a.lt- ISIS 4g-g,.-
silver mrl,~ i 15a degrees. brass ut.t~
LII degrees. hrsI ut aH.muu
tire 80 degrees. r,i L,tt PTS d.
5rec~. sulphur utelt~ 80 degree.
water hellr, 80 degrees. aIeahu. I-s.-
- degrees. blood heat: - l,-rrrs.
olive on freezes. 80 degree. w.tt,.
freezes. >A degrees. WINE freezes. Ii
degrees, on OF turprutlue freezes,
decree on u vItrIoI tretzc..a9 DEGREES
mercury freezes. l. degrees. nitric
acid freezes - degrees. greatest cold
ever observed in the Arctic r,-Iuu.
I'D degrees. creates cold vet produced
bN drtltlclal 4 / mixture of
part. snow and tour OF diluted nitric
acid gives a cold Of 80 degree, b..lo,,
Zero. Three parts of snow and two of
diluted acid reduce the temperature to
- degrees below zero.
+ w. South Bend. Indiana-On
examination You VIII mad that your
rheumatism |. largely tTaeeablc L.
your own neglect oI taking proper
precautions. Farmers are too much
III the habit of ueLlectIng the ordinary
rules OF health. one of the a-ricui-
tural papers. speaking ON the subject.
gives the following wise advice
There Is a great deal too much care
lessness generally among farmer,
with regard even 10 ordinary prccau-
tons for the preservation Of their
health, and vet. after all. there i,
scarcely any class to whom sickness or
disease is more irksome and incon-
venlent. rheumatism is frequently
among them because they wear Wet
clothing, heat and suddenly chill the
body, oyer-eat after very hard work.
and because they 10 not keep the skin
III 4 clean and healthy condition. Ii
farmers would avoid suddenly cooling
the body after great eNtrtIon. If they
would BE- careful not to 20 with wet
clothing and wet feet. and if they
would not oVer-eat when in an eX-
hausted condition, and bathc daily.
using much friction, they would nave
less rheumatism.
Ralph, Waterloo. Mich. asks: Docs
sound suspend the functions of the
brain :" -iHSrer.-Ies. The brain
itself shrinks when free from all ex-
element, occupies less space than
when 1t Is III an active state. The
fontanels, or soft part Of an infants
mead, where the DOny angles meet.
sink below the level of the surface.
when the child is quiet and asleep. and
fhan rISA lIAY-a Nh. ,.+a "
wakes and cries or IS in any way eX-
cited. Any excitement in the infants
mind fills the blood tubes Of the brain
ana makes IL occupy more space than
1t did when III a quiet state. Small
portions Of skull have been lifted from
the brains of dogs, cats and other ami
mails, 50 that the condition OF the brain
could be seen. And it was observed
that while tine animals were quiet or
asleep. the brain occupied less space.
or sunk below the usual level Of It's
surface. but when the animals were
any way excited. the brain substance
oyelled II protruded above the level
of the adjacent bones, thus demon
stratlng the important fact that ex-
or any action Of the mind
swells the BRAN and diminishes its
sleep.
II. II. c., Sing Sing. Y. 1.-Earicose
veins reoult from some obstruction to
the return of blood through the az
VEINS \ VaricoSe condition Of
the VEINS OF the lower e~Xtremities is a
very common complaint. 1t is fire.
quently caused by occupations which
demand the long-cOntInucd mainte-
nance Of the upright posture. Ii is
also sometimes caused by tine weak
moss at h4 HA4t- al -I. -.Tr4 rt.s.
In the natural condition. by {
frequently recurring contraction
and relaxation OF the voluntary mus
lies. the veins Of the lower eXtremitlcs !
ire alternately titled and empticd. ]
W aIklng about, or any ordinary exer- q
Use, facilitates the movement Of the I
blood III the veins. But where a sin I
gle set OF muscles only are kept In
n unyarying action the I
movement OF the blood IS Ob7tructel. a
instead Of being aided, by the muscu- Ii
az construction, and it accordingly q
icculnulaJes III the veins near the point 4
II obstruction. especially III the lower d
.Xtremltles. where IL has u mount I
Upward against the force OF gravity. q
The veins are thus u~nHaturaIIr dl,- .
ended, and when their d~I-ten.Ion be- IS
- great the edges OF their OPP "a
,Osite valves are drawn away from "a
.ach other, the weight Of the super
Incumbent volume OF blood = thrown "
,pon that portion of the vein next be- Il
ow. and III this way the affection I:
Xtends, gradually invoking success a
~ portions OF the venou5 system. &
he suffering attending yaricose veins
nav be greatly alleyIated b. the appli-
alton Of an elastic stocking u the /
tfeeted limb. thus atfordlug equitable a
upport TO the di.tenied veins. 4 "a
ontlnued standing posture should be- %
voidel. b