Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-12

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like atmospheric electricity it re-
suits from a wide variety Of count
less and ever-changing influences ;
il is one of the grand resultants of
the ceaseless chemistry Of the earth
and sky. One prominent source of
atmospheric ozone is in vegetable
life F.; the most odorons flowers, as
the heliothrope, hyacinth and mig
nonette, are the most prolific gen.
eratiers of ozone this ozonic prop.
erty Of flower is most manifest M
der the direct influence of sunlight;
lavendar, fennel, mint, clover and
cherry laurel, evolve ozone with
special abundance when exposed to
the solar rays. In all flowers tue
source Of the ozone is the essence,
therefore the most odorous are the
most ozoniferous.
Negative electricity and moisture
combined with the oxygen of the
air form ozone. We are then to
look for the sources of ozone, az of
electricity, in all the infinite dis
play of terrestrial powers, in the
deposition of dew, in the falling
rains, the rafting hail, the drifting
snow, in the rushing of the wind
and the conflict Of the storm.
Ozone is found in abundance by
the sea, where the dash of the
waves send the water into the air
ms a fine spray, it is found where
water by any means is thereby pull
verified, near waterfalls, fountains
and street sprinkling carts; this is
explained by the fact that ozone is
soluble to a small amount in water;
where water is thus converted into
spray; this dissolved ozone is liber-
ated. 1t may at last be found,
says Prof. Kedzie, "That the de-
light which mankind has taken in
the laundering of the ocean surf,
the roar of the waterfall, or the
silverv tinkling of the fountain, has
a deeper significance than the graf
iication of an esthetic taste, and
that our sense Of the beautiful is
thus happily correlated with an i'm
portant condition of bodily health"
1t is one of natures great purifiers,
it is sometimes generated artificial
ly in hospitals and public buildings.
Prof. Kedzie says, "The simplest
way for manufacturing ozone for
the sick room, is by means Of the
aameless lamp, by placing a coil of
platinum wire in the wick Of an
alcohol lamp, letting it burn until
the coil is red hot, then suddenly
extinguishing the lamp, when the
coil of wire will glow with flame
less combustion for hours and some
times days. If the alcohol con-
tains' some essential oil. the ozone
is given off more ahunlantlyp
Schonbein, the first discoverer of
ozone, in 1910, says, at will in
stantly destroy the smell of rotten
eggs" Ozone indisinfecting and
decaying and putrid
is itself destroyed. 1t dies
that others might live. It is that
reason why there is so little ozone
in the air of cities, towns and Will
ages. IL is consumed i'm the pro-
cess of oxydizing the products of
and decay. The brac-
ing and inspiring effect of a clear,
crisp and sparkling morning, is due
to the great amount of ozone in the
atmosphere. 1t effects the pulse,
md respiration and circulation in
ways, according to the
quantity taken, and the tempera-
nent of the individual. 1t is stat
ID that it would be difficult to dis
inguish between the symptoms of
influenza and the symptoms of an
VERBOSE of ozone. Not few sem
alive and impressible organizations
variations in atmospher-
C electricity, or ozone. There are
thousands of people who are at
heir maximum of strength in the
old month of winter, who begin to
ecline in the spring, who in sum-
Ter are at their minimum, who
egularly rally during the autumn. !
here are those who almost every t
ay pass through the tides of feel ;
,g which correspond to the daily !
DIES of ozone and electricity in the
Ir. There exists certain rela- i
on between the variable states of !