The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-16
SCIENTIFIC GOSSIP.

The export Of oranges and lemons TO the
United. Statel from Messina, Italy In largely
on thc.incrcase. The rise and development
uf this trade 10 due TO the efforts Of United
States Consul Payton.
Freshly caught fish are said to be preserved
in transportation, and 10 keep good for ten
or fifteen days. by impregnating them with
weak solution OF salicylic acid by hydraulic
pressure They are then packed In cases and
gelatine poured over them.
A new mineral has been sent 10 the Brit
ish museum by Mr.. Barnett OF Chyandor,
near Penzance Professor \. Maskelyne
calls it LiSkeaTdite, and gives preliminary
description oft The color Is blue or green
ish blue, and the structure tibrous. 10 Is as
sooiAted with earthly ohlorite and quartz
Iron pyrtes, some copper pyrites and mis-
picket are disseminated In the lode material.
The analysis has not been completed.
In the English journals mention Is made
of what appears 20 be n very valuable fibre.
This fibre has hitherto been imported into
Great Britain In small quantities only, aud
IL rs not known as yet how much OF ~ can be
obtained II is superior to anything OF the
kind now in use. Ropes made OF IL are
tougher than ropes OF iron wire Of the same
size, and they have none OF the annoying
stiffness OF wire ropes.
The disease known as anemia is a serious
mu4duN among COhl nllntfh. lls cause IN not
fully determined. DR.. Reimbauit, OF ST.
Ftienne, does not consider the deleterious
gas, the coal dust or the want Of light In the
mines sufficient TO produce NJ. Taking the
ordinary number Of blood disks IN u healthy
man 10 be 5000 900, that In an affected miner
is frequently as low as 100000. Want of
an adequate supply OF fresh air has, IL Is
thought, much 10 do with the disease.
A new disnfectant, composed of one part
rectlled oil OF turpvntine and seven parts OF
benzine, with the addition OF FIVE drops OF
oil II verbena, is said TO be very effective. 1t
may be applied TO clothing, carpets. furni-
ture etc, without injury. Its purifying and
disinfecting powers are due 10 It's absorption
OF atmospheric oxygen, and converting IL
into per oxide OF hydrogen-a highly active
oxidizlng agent similar In nature 10 ozone.
Its action IN persistent, and not soon dissi.
pated.
Aaundoubted but rather undesirable com.
pliment is paid 10 American manufacturers
In the wholesale manufacture of hard ware
implements in certain districts in Prussia.
These goods bear the private marks OF repu-
table American firms, and are sent 10 the
West Indies and Spanish America to be sold
as American goods Lawsuits have resulted
i'm the conviction of some OF the offenders,
but the petty fines imposed by the German
courts have had little effect In stopping the
outrage.
DIR. Seelhorst, one OF the royal B4varian
Jurors at the recent centennial exhibition,
impressed with the ingenuity aud practical
value OF American Inventions, returned to
Bavaria aud opened an industrial museum
at Nuremberg, where specimens OF American
handicraft have been placed on exhibition.
He has also lectured 10 the artisans Of the
city on the special merits OF American ma.
chinery. A catalogue OF the museum has been
issued, which gives with each figure the
name and postoffice address OF the American
manufacturer
Kaiser and Schulze regard the "cremon-
eter" as un' untrustworthy instrument in
determining whether milk has been sophis-
ticated. They lay great stress. however, on
the value of what Is called the "stall" test or
proof When the seller OF milk main tains
that IL is normal, the cows are MIXED next
day by persons in the employment OF the
authorities. and the sample thus obtained Is
compared with the one seized. There are
difficulties ia most cities that prevent gen.
erll adoption of the test.
IAN Is rot gold that glitters." Neither
dos every hing purchased by brewer go
difecIy into bis beer. Paragraphs are going
the rounds ia which II is stated that oil of
yi,riOl. rsin, etc, are used la beer greatly
TO the injury Of the drinker, The oil Of
yiiriOl we are assured is used TO clean the
brewers coppers, while the rosin is EN-
ployed for coating the inside of the barrels,
To prevent the escape of the gas or "life' OF
the beer, for which purpose it would be
worthless. IL II were not insoluble In beer.
1t is well 70 know the truth, whether beer
drinker or not.
The colored i'm parted to wine by means OF
alizarin, magenta, madden, mailows, bilber-
ries.. carrots, peach wood, cochineal, or tx
tract Of indigo. Bachmeyer finds can be
easily destroyed by the action OF nitric acid.
He adds about five c. c. Of the acid or the
specific gravity Of TO the same quantity
OF the wine supposed TO be doctoIed. II the