The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-08-28

One buahel of rsal Graham Sour u said
70 have more nutximent IN Il than barrel
Of supezSne -four and City pounds Of beef
steak.
NJ. Gladstone, in addressing the pupils
Of nouconformist school at Enchley.
England, advocated . more important
place IN our systems Of education for nat
ural history.
A lantern for use in milestone dressing
has been patented. Il throws a clear
light upon the land or furrow OF the stone.
and is contrived 80 that the drauSht PRO
duced by it carries of the enc dust arising
from the stone.
Professor Stokes, Of the university OF
Cam :-'age. England, has been elected a
corresponding member Of the Fans Acad-
envy Of Sciences. The German emperor
has also conferred upon him the decoration
of the order ''Pourl lie Mente.
Musty -four can he restored and improv-
ed by taking three parts carbonate Of mag
nes,a and 80 parts -four: mix and use
the -four in the usual way. THIS Will NOT
only greatly improve bad -four, but the
bread will be much lighter. more whole
some and will keep LONGER than when alum
Is used.
On the ID Of June the PARIS Academy Of
Sciences elected Professor Huxley 10 be a
corresponding member Of the academy for
the section Of anatomy and Iuology. Pro-
sessor Huxley received Al votes Out Of
total Of -; Agassiz received S votes, BIS
choff I. and there were two blank ballots.
Some chestnut timber that had been
stored over horse stable was found 10
have acquired rich color from the am
monia present in the stable. This led 10
the use Of ammonia water thartshsrnl for
staining chestnut The wood Is rubbed
with this two or three tunes and when
vanished.
A moth-proof paper is made from mix
ture Of wooden. cotton and hempcn waste:
Lit is then saturated with n mixture OF
crude carbolic acid. heated thin coal tar.
and the residual oil from the rcctihcation
Of naphtha. The paper Is then pressed
and dried, and serves 10 wrap up articles
liable TO be damaged by moths
The utilization of bamboo for paper
making is advocated by writer IN the
Journal Of the Society Of .trts. Who pro-
nounces it far superior tor that purpose TO
esparto grass. Then, too, II can he pro-
duced at less cost than esparto. By utiliE-
ing the bamboo spontaneously produced IN
India, or, better still. by cultivatne the
pl.nt there. an unfail,ng supply Of the
tibre might be produced.
-, ,y.,.
Mr: MaIueu "n,ia ~ao I io' NH" a.,
than tnir.y year mas S'In ,N,aI -,
subject OF inc ele.'rs hen' . anu nIa,s,.,, :,
new aeNe'c ,p,,t W.. nv ,a.,,s~ =, 49,.
,m ' IA &c., ischs !. n splcnd,d .,,e-
III ~ ,,ac,,.si anni,ra,,or ,o NH pur.
-. -. sost - = ,,.,,e, az ..r,o,,. con.
l;J.-a,;n, = a co,n,j.te ami boprless fail
.'' '.J -. ~ .sess..,. ,,.,,u., 10 h,
W.,
n, w,,recl. osS,ra.hurv has d,.oov.
- 800, Of oh..,x,t,on. made in $50.
=. =, 80 ,L;rty years hcfor,. the ,py,n.
L., 81 The t.i...o,,.. IN vb,cb The plae..
IS sl.,.,, s,a,s ~ H.. PI.;ade, Are given
Or comnar,nv these with modern ol-er-
r.,;ons !, appsar. tia, the places were de-
Iteym,ned with a probable error 81 only two
minutes: hence there can h. little doub.
that all these stars were seen by the naked
eve.
II In France all pharmacies are subject "a
inspection with regard TO their general
management. and more particularly %
their practice in dispensing poisonous sub.
, stances. and to the purity Of the drugs and
medicines kept ON sale. But even in thai
country are found INSCRIPTIONS pharma-
| ci.ts who palm of upon the public adultcr'
|. ,s.i d,,yx Indeed Al common A. fhip