The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-13
INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE.

The Youngstown (Ohio) mills are run
ming full in all departments.
A French Physician says drinking
boiled water only will prevent yellow fe
yer.
There Is a noticeable demand for fioul
for the export trade in the New Orlean.
markets.
Paris has municipal laboratory whers
wines, beers and brandies offered for sale
are tested
Toads and frogs were originally intro.
duced into the Sandwich Islands to ex.
terminate cockroaches.
The Marinette Mich Iron Works are
running now almost exclusively on Pres.
colt g steam feeds to fill orders.
The Titusville Herald figures GU. tina,
during 1873 about 81, 000, 900 were lost in
the petroleum trade OF the State.
An Englishman has taken out patent
cibles and other fre-resisting structures
The American Machine Company re.
cently.shipped five hundred dozen of its
Christmas-tree holders to Germany.
From the debris of their coal mines
France makes annually 200, 900 tons of ex-
cellent fuel and Belgium 500, 900 tons.
A tray full of quickllme placed in damp
closets, ETC., will prevent mildew. The
lime should be frequently renewed.
One Of the experiments with the cleo
trio light has been the illumination Of the
cathedral at Bristol.
From the date of the anthracite coal
discovery in Schuykill twenty-five million
tons have been sent from Tamaqua alone.
Professor Lockyer's discovery that n.y.
drogen is the ultimate matter suggests a
new scripture reading. ''All flesh is gas.
The Bickford knitting Machine Com
pany, eff Battleboro, VT, is engaged in
filling an extensive order, from the Ar
gentine Republic.
Specimens of Florida beach sand have
been tested in Northern glass factories,
and found to answer the needs Of such fac
tories admirably.
Rain drops never attain to the size Of
large hail stones. This Is because large
drops cannot withstand the force Of the
air rushing past them.
The formal announcement is made by
NJ. Marc Delafontaine that he has discov-
cred new metal, yellow, like terbia, but
of lower equivalent.
The Eclipse Wind Mill Company, of
Beloit, Wis, has recently shipped five
mills to Cuba, and is now making num-
Der on an order from France.
In the spring the Pennsylvania Rail-
read Company will make large additions
to, their shops at Altoona. Another large
erecting shop will be built.
An electric light for railway trains, to be
run by a small dynamo-eleotric engine
driven by belt from one of the car axles.
is recommended.
Pennsylvania are preparing their machine
power to be pushed to its utmost capacity
for the next five years.
Recent investigations indicate that the
great kidney worm, which exists in the
kidneys of the horse, dog, and sometimes
man, lives in fishes In its young state.
The Barbor Match Company of Akron,
Ohio, consumes a car load Of paratfne ev-
cry month. which they receive from the
Citizens Oil Works, Sharpsburg. Pa.
The Scientific american pays tribute
to woman in saying that large proper
ton Of inventions patented by the gentier
sex prove useful and profitable than those
OF men.
Thirty years ago the professions of min
ing engineer was almost unknown In the
United States; to-day the American in
stitute of Mining Engineers numbers over
200 members.
Twelve thousand tons of zinc ore are to
be shipped soon from the mines in New
Jersey to Belgium. The deposit in New
Jersey is very large and the cost Of labor
and fuel is small.
A number of passenger coaches are be-
ing built by the Wason Manufacturing
Company, Springfield, Mass, for Peru
Wan road. The company is using a new
veneering for inside finish.
Altman, Miller L. Co., Of the Buckeye
Mower and Reaper Works, Akron, Ohio,
completed arrangements on Saturday last
for building a $4,000 addition TO their
already mammoth works.
DIR. Blacher has recently reported lin
the Courier Medical) some excellent re-
suits from treatment Of pulmonary con-
sumption, in its first two periods, with
glycerine instead of cod liver oil.
A firs.-class ice-boat running on smooth
ice, managed by an experienced captain,
will travel sixty miles and hour, the velo-
city of the wind that drives the boat be-
ing only fifteen miles an hour.
The latest boston industry is the can
mig OF goldfish balls. Butter is used instead
of lard IN frying, and then the balls are
Theoretically sealed in tin cans. The
freshness and flavor are said to be well
preserved.
Totten d Co., of Pittsburg. report that
they have received their third order for
nail machines from England. They built
their machines from what is known as the
Earnest pattern, but have added valuable
Improvements.
Zugg's mill. Pittsburg, has been on
double turn in the puddle department for
the past two weeks The eight and ten
inch mills has also been running double
for some days. the first time this has &C.
Cured for many months.
The Providence (R. H. Tool Company
have plenty of work. Work on the Turk
ish contracts is still going on. and live
Turkish Pasha. Tefvik, makes Providence
his residence in order TO look out for the
interests OF his Government
Geologists having reported that there L.
in Japan enough workable coal TO produce
Q yearly yield equal to that in Great Brit
ain for one thousand years, the japanese
Government have agreed TO grant loan
OF 81, 10000 for the purpose Of working
II.
In the Pittsburg district there are thir-
teen nail mills, with 106 machines.
Wheeling and vicinity have eight mills.
with a total Of ssS machines. The West
EN- Nail Association. which comprises all
mills west of the Alleghanies. make 81
per cent. Of all the mails manufactured IN
the country.
NJ. Camille Fiamnarion. Of Pans. has re-
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