The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-09-11
USEFUL AND sCIEsy,v,,

EDWARD KING, in his ~
the Boston journal, CONFIRM ails lstle
that a contract has been s;o ~ ,ne y
French and American me ,s.sd Nes
construction of an underqpr r,aes b.
in New York. 1t is to be , ~ y nj
and run from the Battery y ! lortn
Central Depot. The .;Ra y ,asGa
enne is to furnish 25,ONl dS w n
and the American COMPANY vV, S
at least half million on en a'st =
and "a IN establishing its legal riss,,
The Railroad Commissions, .'sas
sachusetts are now enrars ,s; :
eating the subject Of eS ~ y a'a
which was referred to them H. Juno !,
Legislature; 1t is stated tbs, y =
the railroad men who failed LIN 4 sla'
entific experiment made H. y 'n
specialist, succeed very we'll i !. " \
gushing the different colors y y ny
flags and lanterns when exh;b;, y aa
distance OF 700 or 800 feet.
ONE of the most colossal =,
gineering enterprises has bean y
struction of the great railroad f, ss
Cruz to the City of Mexico !,
through one of the most u;e,,l y
countries in the world, and. t rsses
the mountain chain of the oyos %', y
offers the finest views imarinas All 'F' 7
road is 26s miles long, passes T NJ
eighteen tunnels and over seys,, NV
nificent iron bridges, and i c s,@
to be the finest and best coOs,s
railway on the whole American
nent. w "
The experiment has been ~,
sowing oats and wheat topetber "
view to obtaining winter Govern
the wheat. The seed, in the ps,
tons OF one part of oats to iva NJ
wheat, was sown in the fall, and II.
sprang up quickly and were l;lsd
the early frost, the stalks and Ies,,.
ing on the ground all winter gss;
the snow from blowing away and 4
venting the sun from t6avim
frozen ground. In the spring m Il
oats made a good top-dressins {,
growing wheat. The crop of No.
cured the following season was ge.
to be excellent, while wheat oAmT
ing land, planted in the ii N
ner, was of no value. Scriba h,
TENDER.
DISCOVERIES of an exceediuglr n
esting nature were made in 1SsSM I
Rassan, a Syrian scholar, in the ur
which mark the site Of ancient Niipe
Among them were tables Of slsAn
contained in a chest of the same n
which were engraved historical inivrI
ton OF great Importance. Two ii
bronze plates We're also found which
formed portions of a door turning
plvots, and engraved in high rplhi 4
designs that portray various cut
and manners of the ancient NineiI
In the chest were tablets covered Il
hieroglyphic engravings BY which
entire history of one Of the earlY ID
of Assyria can be read. The discssl
are regarded as of the utmost ink]
and Importance.
AN interesting article in the Jsnl|
Of the Franklin Institute discusses
the standpoint of Profs. Thomson
Houston, the praeticability Of them
mission of power to long distance
means of electricity. 1t has been |
clared by an eminent electrieianiA al
thickness of the cable required b l
vey the current that could be pruh|
by the power of Niagara would NJ
state more copper than exists b
enormous deposits of the Lake Sup
region; and others estimate the %
the cable at about $50 per lineaS
Profs. Thomson and Houston ASSET
the contrary, that it is possible . l
vey the total power Of Niagara Il
lance of some 500 miles or more
simple copper cable not exceeding
half of an inch i'm thickness.
| HARD VS.. SOFT WATER 1t maT
pleasant to those who live in regis
our country where nothing but band
ter is to be had, to be informed, y
good authority as DIR. Tidy, tlfH
known chemist, of the results d D.
servations on the use Of hard vatdl
culinary and domestic purposes
Hard water is the best dieteticallgf
cause of the lime. 2. 1t makes .
tea, although not so dark colorsai
ing to the fact that soft water
solves the bitter extractiye Ds'
which color the tea, but ruin the aa
3. 1t relieves thirst, which soii y
does not. 4. 1t does not dissolve
or organic matter, which sol Y
does. 5. 1t is generally good COW
soft water being as a rule dark ea,a
and unpleasant looking; hence, mp
like Manchester, supplied with s 4,
ter, they always put it (in holasl
dark bottles, to hide the color. 4
water, however, is a better de1e's
and requires less soap. For e, 4
tial town water which has oyef Y
grees of hardness would pc pes'. J
manufacturing towns soft wa'a :.
be the most advisable, for coins y
considerations only.-Scte'l'sN ~
can.
VEGETABLE MILK.-Amona
hibits the Venezuelan Governn1ssM.
to the Paris Exposition several DE- !,
what is called vegetable mix, !. $
having been carefully analyze s.',. !:
Boussingault, he makes the a y y,
statement that this fluid, IN u s.. 8 !
uent parts, is not only greatly ny s.
milk, but in some respects = NJ
improvement on that article. S. :,
tains fatty matter, sugar, cas' ~;
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