Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-27
Miscellaneous Items.

Chloral is last gaining place as the
remedy of lockjaw.
Beware of bronze green kid gloves.
They are said to poison the hands.
A gas clock has been placed on exhi-
bition in England. The motive power is
hydrogen gas produced by the action of
sulphuric acid ana water in a zinc globe.
As the gas is generated it raises glass
believer, which as it rises moves lever
that controls the hands of the clock.
To rapidly extinguish fire in chin
ney: Put about 100 grammes Of the sui
phuret of carbon on the HEARTH the sui.
phur being first turned ;nto one or two
broad hollow plates, SO that the combus-
ton may be produced on relatively
large surface. In one quarter of 1878 the
fremen have thus extinguished 251 Of
$40 fires, the extinction in many cases
being instantaneous, without the necess-
ity of mounting the roof or in any way
disarranging the apartments.
A Des Moines lady has experimental
and declares it fact that kerosene will
prevent hair falling from the head. One
application makes each individual hair
fast in its own proper place.
They who remember the benefits be-
slowed by parents are too grateful to re-
member their faults. They are happy
who can return to father and mother the
care they received from them in infancy;
still happier are they who can return
their smiles and caresses, and feel for
them the same love they have received.
Old age sometimes becomes second child
hood; why should not filial piety become
parental love?-CASnese.
At late meeting Of the British Asso-
citation DR.. Muirlead made a communi
cation on cleft handedness." He thought
it depended upon which half of the brain
took the lead. Left handedncss once
begun in a family was likely to run in it.
It was curious fact that left handed
people had the LETT foot one-third to one
eight of an inch longer than the right
Medical and Surgical Report.
In 1875 the first subterIanean telegraph
wire was laid down in Germany Recent
~ subterranean lines nave been complet-=
ed from Berlin to Cologne, from Cologne
to Elberfeld and Barmen, from Frank,
ford to Strasburg, and from Hamburg to
Cuxhaven. Altogether, the length OF
these lines now amounts to 1854 Eng
ishs miles. Most of the cables consist
of seven wires, ve:y few Of four only.
The difficulties encountered in laying
down the cables in marshy or rocky
ground, along the streets of large towns,
across, or, rather, under rivers, and
through Notifications, have all been sue
cessfuily overcome. Next year six other
Lines are TO be, laid down, and then the
projected system of subterranean tele-
graphic. communication throughout the
German Empire will be almost complete.
The cost Of the lines already laid down
amounts to about 43,038.0OOy c /
= The d1unkenss of&Edgar Allen Poe
was under discussion by Richmond
temperance society. A speaker dwelt on
the poets disgraceful death. Dr.. Mason,
who attended him IN his last illness, re-
piled: she died like gentleman: For
days before his death he utterly refused
stimulants OF all kinds to allay his ner-
svous excitment, and died sober man,
truly penitent for his past career. tar.
The articles made of paper In the late
Berlin Exhibition comprised the. ROOT,
ceiling cornices and interior walls Ola
house, the exterior walls of which were
Of pine wood, but all the furniture, blinds'
curtains, chandeliers, carpetng, ornamen-