The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-09-05
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Tnr name baptist" luss hccn borne
by the denomination which II now dcs.
ignatrs only about 900 years. II was
given to them, ~ IN supposed. either
during the commonwealth In England
or shortly aftcrward.
TnE blaekncss of certain public build.
ings In London and elsewhere, for a
long time attributed to the effects oi
smoke, has lately been found ~ be In
great part tho development of lecul.
lar fungus, the precise nature Of which
hns not yet been determined. This sug.
gesls thr possibility of ND treating tile
surface III tho stone M 10 secure the re-
m0yal of the coating, since any substance
that will kill the low form ri vegcta.
bic lie will probably permit it, ready
removal Il result much less cnsily Ut
tanned II II were \ deposit of smoke or
SCOT.
THg bank VI Venice, TIM frat cstab.
lishment of the kind In Europe, was
founded In It'll. aud owed Ia exist
ence 70 wars and tire Ecceasity for the
Government obtaining the means for
conducting them. Having exhausted
every other resource, thu state WAS
obliged ~ resort 10 forced loan from
its most opnlent citizens. Then was
organized tile Chamber III Leans, which
Ivy degrees assumed the form under
which, N the Bank III Venice, 1T w.
for many ages thu admiration of lin.
rope, thu chief instrument III Venetian
finance. and tie chief facility ii d com.
mcrcn not surpassed by Tint or any Eu-
ropeAn nation Funds once depos,tcsl
IN the bank could not DO Withdrawn,
bnt wore transferable u tho pleasure ~
their owners upon itH hooks. 80 thor
ulghly did the bank credits become the
means through, and by which the hnan-
cial operations Of the people were con-
Quoted that during thc entire exist
eslce. with but sligln exceptions tl,e&e
credits were IT > premium over coins,
Which latter wore clipped and worn, -
we'll ~ ri vArionK cOmntries and uncer.
tain values. The liank 0f Venice con.
tinmed in existence without Interrupt
ton until the overthrow ri the republic
IN l7y7 by tho revolutionary army 81
France.
TnE Invention of llrifer mistakes Ia
attributed " lAsac Holden, u well.known
Bradford manufacturer, formerly . mem
ber III the British parlia1nent. He was
ri the time classical master In an scad.
envy II Reading. and was In the habit
of giving chemical lectures twice 1
week 70 number u youths. In m on.
summation before q select committee III
tho House u Commons. Mr.. Holden
thus told the story Of the invention oi
thst exceedingly useful article, tho In.
cifer match: II beRsn ~ m inventor
| on very ANAL sc.le," said Mr.. Holden,
In tho courxc 81 his evidence. For
what | know, was the hrst inventor oi
lnciieS matchcs; bnt u VIVA the result
Of happy thought. In the morning ]
used 10 get mp III o'clock In order Ia
puisne my studies, md ! nsed at that
iime the Hint aud steel, In the nse oil
which ! found very great imconven.
ience. ] gave lectures IN chemistry n
the time 1t very large academy. Ol
course knew, ~ other chemists did
thu explosive material that was nece.
Vary In order 10 produce inHtAntAnoo,s,
light; Int II WAS very diflicnlt To Obtain
! light on wood BY TINT explosive ma
terisl, and the Idea occurred ~ mo Il
put under tLe explosive mixture snl
phur. did that, and Published II In M,
next lecture. and showed II. There W.
i yonng man In The room whose fsthc
was chemist In London. and BE- imme
diateIy wrote 10 his father shout II, ani
shortly sftcrwssl luciiGr matches wer,
issiled To the world"