The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-03-27
Miscellaneous Items.

Chloral is fast gaining a place as the
remedy of lockjaw.
Beware of bronze-g 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 and water in zinc globe.
As the gas is generated it raises glass
bell-cover, which as it rises moves lever
that controls the hands of the clock.
To rapidly cxtinguish fire in chin
ney: Put about 100 grammes Of the sui
phurct of carbon on the hearth, the sui.
phur being first turned ;nto one or two
broad hollow plates, SO that the combus-
tion may be produced on relatively
laige surface. In one quarter of 1878 the
tiremen have thus extinguished 251 Of
319 fires, the extinction in MANY cases
being instantaneous, without the necess-
ity of mounting the root or in any way
disarranglng the apartments.
The latest exploit of the San Francisco
reporter is the alleged exposure Of pro-
cess for manufacturing hens eggs from
deIeterious materials. According to the
narrative the albumen is initiated by a
mixture of sulphur, carbon and fatty
matter obtained from the slaughter houses
and rendered sticky with muc;lage. The
yelk is made of blood, phosphate of lime,
magnesi'', nuriate of ammonia, oleic and
margaric acids, and colored with chrome
yellow. The shells are shaped by blow
pipe from a mass of gypsum, plaster of
paris, carbonate of lime and oxide of
ir> L. After the shells are blown the
al5umen is forced in through a hole in
the small end and sticks to the sides; 4;
then the yelk is ADDED, and after being
covered with more of the albumin mix
ture the hole is sealed with cement, the
complete egg is rubbed pretty smooth
and laid aside tor packing. 1t is assert
ed that many barrels of these eggs have
been shipped eastward for consumption.
While popular pulpit orator was in
the midst of his sermon last Sunday
night, he was startled to find that his
notes hao taken fire from convenient
gas jet, arranged to throw light On the
pulpit. He succeeded in rounding his
sentence with good effect, and simultane-
ously grabbed his blazing manuscript,
but with poor success, every page being
nearly half consumed. With rare pres
cncc Of mind he dived into his subject,
and finished his discourse with out y
stumble.
Here's souvenir of the great Abraham
Lincoln. 1t is u true copy of a letter on
file among the archives Of tho Chicago &
Alton Road, at the Superintendent Of
flee in Bloomington. 1t is modest re-.
quest for the renewal Of season pass on
The Alton Road:
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. l3, 1858.
e. p. Morgan, Supt. G. d 4. r. r.:
DIR. SIR: Says Sam to John, there's
your old rotten wheclbarrow. I've broke
it usin' on it. wish you would take it
and mend it, case shall want to borrow
it this afternoon Acting on this as a
precedent, here's your old "chalked hat
! wish you would take it and send me a
new one, case shall want to use il tie
first Of March. Yours truly.
A. L1coLN.
A Des Moines lady has experimental
and declares it a 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 ilial piety become
parental love?-gkinese.
At late meeting of the British Asso.
citation DR.. Muirl.ead made communi-
cation on 'left handcdncss." 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.
1t 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.