The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-16
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
New natural gas wells have recent
been discovered near Pittsburp.

New natural gas wells have recently
been discovered near Pittsburg.
Five asbestos mines have been discov-
cred In the Province Of Quebec, Canada
Immense savings Of coal are reported
through the use Of asbestos pipe coverings.
A number of horses have been poisoned
in Kansas by being fed new casio. beans.
Troves pocket mierophone is useful to
reveal tie normal or morbid condition Of
the heart or lungs.
An American company preserves eggs
in Shanghai. China. and exports its prod
ucts chiefly to England.
A Nuremberger has invented new
process for the manufacture Of ultramarire
red and ultramarine violet.
Two locomotives recently ordered from
Nicaragua, Central America, will be the
first ever seen in that country.
Holstein, Germany. has a petroleum
well yielding an oil said to be every way
equal to the American product.
The japanese love flowers. plants anil
fine scenery, and have brought the art of
gardening to high state of perfection.
The United States Patent Office Gazette
describes numerous patents recently grant
ed on coin-hoiders, mail envelopes and
sack labels
An exhibition will be held in the City Of
Mexico at in early day, in which will be
exhibited only Mexican and American pro-
ducts.
North Cardinals Agricultural Bureau is
maintained without any cost to the cit
liens. The Bureau of Georgia has sur
plus fund of $4,000.
French scientific circles think il unfair
that the salaries of Professors of law and
letters should exceed those of medicine and
science about 1900 francs.
A patent has been issued in France for
any process of extracting indigo blue from
vegetable matters, whether in a manufact-
ured or manufactured state.
A New Jersey man is credited with hay-
ing discovered process by which the
skins Of bullocks, calves and sheep are
tanned in from twenty TO forty minutes.
The widow of Admiral Dahlgren. will
it is said, soon he married to Charles W.
Hoffman, the librarian Of the law depart
ment of the congressional library.
Thirty years ago the profession OF min
ing engineer was almost unknown in the
United States. to-day IN. American In
stitute of MINING ENGINEERS Plumbers over
seven hundred members
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vented by Partisan. The light of the
spark also guides the artist in a dark
room.
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Gently II was wind-miIls: still later the
minds of inventors were directed 10 sir,, es-
canes.
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some one lnpatiently remarks, concern
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