The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-06
INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE.

Tishteners should be applied to the
slack side of the belt.
Peruvian axes were made Of an alloy OF
copper and TIM
Bolts of bronze we're used In ancient
Egypt, but had no thread.
Iron sufficiently pure to BE- drawn out
into bars and welded is termed malleable
iron.
The Portland cement Of England Is
made of chalk and clay from the valley OF
the Midway.
Emery paper is common paper brushed
with LIQUID glue and busted with emery OF
the required grade Of fitness.
Fine shreds of India rubber dissolved
in warm copal varnish make waterproof
cement for wool and leather.
The planet Neptune, the most distant
one of the solar system. Is thirty Tunes -
far from the sun rs IL orEsath.
Electric lights multiply in all diree-
lions. The idea is too promising to Do
monopolized by any one individual.
A machine has be.n invented to weigh
Illuminating gas. so that we can get at
the quality as well as at the quantity.
A pound Of coal is capable Of evaPorat-
ing from FIVE to seven pounds OF water IN
common boilers placed over the hre.
German experamentalists have satisfac-
torily proven that plants will grow moro
in bright moonlights than In dark nights.
The proprietors Of the Phoenix Iron
Works Of Pheuixville have made arrange
ments to use the electric light In the
works.
A strong glue, sold rs cement. may 30
made by infusing glue and isingiass IN
alcohol; beat gently and add powdered
chalk.
II should be known generally that a so
luton OF torax il Of great use where mild
alkaline wash is required on any part Of
The body.
A little strong I've or soda put into hard
water will render it soft at once. a few
drops of ammonia in pailful has the
same effect.
The heat OF the earth increases rapidly
As we descend into its depth. At 1000
feet deep the temperature is los degrees
Fahrenheit.
Nutmegs and mace possess narcotic
properties. They should be used with
caution. especially by persons Of an apo
picttic trnucncy-
Recent works on ancient pottery take
the line of Judging Of the age Of the vase
by its form aud Embellishments, not by
locality when found.
The sun being Sc, OO0, 600 Of miles from
the earth, Q ray Of light is estimated to
travel from that body to the earth In eight
and one-third minutes.
A lubricator is now manufactured from
soapstone dust carefully prepared chemi-
cally. and then mixed with common grease
or lard for heavy bearings.
Scientists have calculated that sound
travels at the rate Of about l.1O feet per
second. A cannon ball starts from gun
at the velocity Of 600 feet per second.
Emerson declares that the narrow SEC
tartan cannot read astronomy with impu-
nity. The creeds Of his church shnvel
like Dire leaves, at the door Of the observ-
atory.
A simple adhesive for rubber belts 10
m de BIZ sticking powdered chalk. which
has been evenly spginkled over. to the sur
face of the belt by cold tallow or l1seed
Gil.
In thunder storms We have no ffielieo,
but condensation. and we need not - -
yond the usual effects Of condens alton, -
explain all the electrical phenomena On
these occasions.
Astronomy is one Of the sublimest helds
of human Investigations, and the mind
which grasps its facts receives something
of the enlargement and grandeur belong
ing TO the noble science itself.
A surveyors chain, called Gunter's. AZ
Al r. L. vwhA nAapfeA
il, il four rods or twenty-sIx feet long.
made of No. g 10 No. = wire, and mas 100
links. Ten Of these square chains are
equal TO one acre.
A new method has been invented for
propelling the street care IN New York; II
is an engine worked by compressed AIR
contained in tanks under the seats and
operated by one man on the platform. II
will run ten or twelve miles without charR-
ing the tank.
The inventions for the distribution of
electric light Ia small lamps tor domestic
use, by Edison and others, are not yet en-
tirely satisfactory. The electric light.
however, il a success where large Volume
OF light il wanted in one spot, - IN large
factories, halls, etc.
Walnut stain for pine and white woods:
Very thin sized sllellac. one gallon; dry
burnt umber, one pound; dry burnt sienna.
one o ,und; iampblack. one quarter pound.
shake upsil well mixed Apply one coat
| with brush, than sznd-pzper and apply
a coat Of shellac varnish.
The ordinary life Of locomotive engine
is stated at thirty years Some OF the
small parts require renewal every '1
months. The boiler tubs last I'VE yeafs
ana the crank-aXle. siI years; tires. boil
ers and Sre-boIes, seven 10 ten years; the
side frames. aIels and othsr parts thirty
year..
Plate glass n made by pouring the
molten material upon a table which has
marginal ledge OF beigh; equal 10 that
designed for the thickness Of the glass. A
roller travel. over The table. resting on the
ledge. and fA,tening out the glzs-. which
| is thu made Of equal thickness through
out.
Al the Royal Arsenal, woolwich,
series Of experiments with rites - means
Of lifting weights are beInR made Ihe
kiies are the invention Of Dudaeon. and
are .aid 20 rise with the least bree,e. and
40 Goa. horizontally with considerable
buoyxney. Models only are beng tined -
present.
The Pan. Exposition has shown that tbs
scientific instruments mani'aetuief IN the
country In al Gaze. fully equal tboss pro
ducel abroad. and IN many instances s1-
eel them. This ~As found 70 h. psrs'cu-
lzrly toe ea,e in the COMPLEX ms.sr, vhieh
enter into physical experiment. IN TOE 'so
ora;ogy.
The erecsing department Of the Penn
sylvxnia rzilrs ID shop u quite bzsy. sSys
"a. Altoona TrlSsas. With enough vofk 10
hep the .mploye. % foT 'i1 Months. Ten
eogTpe. on the Philadelphia dssision have
r.oen.iy ben brosgh; up here for repairs.
and an order given fos the b1ilding a tss
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