Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
LANCASTER. WISCONSIN, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER IS 1880.
Reported for she Grant County HERALD.
PopularIScience Notes.

1t is said that there exists q curl
Gus intermittent spring on the slope
OF the volcano OF San Salvador, /,
Central America. which flows in
large stream almost of the size to b,
called a river, for seven consecutiv,
years. when it dries up and ceases
to dow for seven more years. At The
end of another period of seven year.
the water again commences to flow
thus alternating with seven years o.
flow and like period of dryness.
To make muslin curtains or other
materials or clothes FIRE resisting, dir
them in hot solution OF the follow
ing: SO parts of pure sulphate o.
ammonia, 25 parts of carbonate OF
ammonia, 80 Of boracic acid, IL OF
pure borax, 90 of starch, and 1000
parts of distilled or pure water. Thor.
oughly impregnate the article aud
when sufficiently dry iron as you
would ordinary starched fabrics. A
strong flame may be constantly APP
piled to articles prepared with this
solution without setting them on fire.
The surveys have been made and
work will soon begin on the long
talked of tunnel under the St. Law =,
renee river, at Montreal. The line
extends from the Liverpool wharf,
Montreal, to the Hudson Cotton Fac.
tory, at Hocbelsga, and the tunnel
will be 40 feet below the bottom of
the river which has depth of AZ
feet at this point The South Shore
Railway and Tunnel Company have
undertaken the work, and with Wal
ter Stanley, well known through his
connection with the Hoosac Tunnel,
as chief engineer. The undertaking
will doubtless prove successful one.
January LIST, 1881, has been set
for the time of taking the Interna
tional Simultaneous Meteorological
observations throughout the world,
by weather observers of all nations
wherever such observances are made.
Notes will be exchanged and frequent
observations OF this kind will take
place. henceforth. for the benefit and
development of Meteorological Sci
ence
The proposition of Prof. Lockroy,
that q sum of 100000 francs, orig
inally intended to rebuild the palace
Of the Tuileries, should be devoted
to enlarge the National Library, has
been adopted by the French Cham
Der of Deputies, and the sanction Of
the Senate has been asked tor.
A large and elegant Obelisk has
been erected by the New South
Wales Government. on the spot occu-
pied by the transit instruments in
the old observatory at Parramatta,
established in 1922, by Sir Thomas
MakDougall Brisbane, the building
having long since been swept away
Excavations are being made for
tunnel under the English Channel
between France and England the
starting point being near Calais
Work is being prosecuted with great
activity and it is thought that the
success of the undertaking is fully
assured. aud its completion, though
quite long time off, will be looked
forward to with much anxiety.
Quite sensation has been created
in the Paris Scientific World by a
recent decision of NJ Tisard, the
Minister OF Agriculture and Com
merce, causing the removal of M.
Trisca, whose name has been famil-
iarly connected with the Conserva-
tive des Arts ct Meters for the past
twenty-five years.
1t is authoritatively stated that
there are now l,724, 100000 acres of
Government lands in the United
States unocoupied and open to settle
ment to those who may wish to oc.
cupy them. The unsurvsyed portion
OF Montana alone is claimed to be
larger than the area of Great Britain
aud Ireland combined and yet there
are thousands of families IN the coun.
try who are without homes, who
could easily possess one for the try
ing Why are matters thus
The Audinet is the latest invention
to enable the deaf to hear aud the
mute to speak. II is like a fan in
appearance, is pressed against the
teeth when used, and is said to do
lite work wonderfully and well.
Under the auspices of the Ger.
man African Society" a wealthy or.
ganization of Germany, not less than
six different expeditions have been
equipned, and are now travelling and
exploring Central and Southern At
RIGA ; and report of their doings is
anxiously awaited.
Extensive emery beds have re.
Gently been discovered near Peeks-
kill, New York, 10 which considera.
BILE importance ia being attached by
manufacturers who use large quaint
ties of the article.
Il new steel suspension bridge
1850 feet in length, and surpassed
by but one other il the United States
in height, is being erected at Mime.
apol.s, Minnesota, across the Missls-
sippi river the cost of which will be
about $500, 900.
NJ. Seibert, of France, has invented
an apparatus for registering the law
of motion of projeoti!o, either in
the bore of a gun or in a resistant
medium.