The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-06-05
Compiled for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
POPULAR SUE ENCE NOTES.

Compiled for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
POPULAR SCE ENCE NOTES.
The important work Of connecting the
system of triangulation, covering western
Europe and Northern Africa, has been sues
cessfully consumated, by powerful electric
lights being placed at high elevation on
mountains of the British Islands, France,
Spain, and Algeria. Thus these countries
have been united into one grand system Of
triangles, reaching from the Sahara to the
northerinost of the Shetland Islands, giving
meridian arc of 27 degreesJ the greatest
hitherto measured on the earth,
A company has been established in New
ark, II. j., for the manufacture Of new pro.
duct, intended to substitute ivory, hard rub
ber and kindred substances employed in the
manufacture Of variety of useful as well as
decorative articles. The new article named
"Bonriate," is soid to he composed prncl-
pally of finely ground bone, which is uggu-
tinoted by the addition of some cementing
compound. BY the addition of various col
oring pigments, variety Of costly and dec
orative substances, ouch as coral, jet, mala-
chite, colored marbles and other stones can
be closely initiated with It,
1t has been discovered that the addition
of a teaspoonful of bora& to ehch pint ol
starch used in starchihg shirts, linen, dress
es, etc., will render muslin and all kinds oi
fabric, even the most gauzy and inAamable
textures unnhamable, to such an extent
that they could not be made to take fire and
burn with blaze, DR., Kenzie, of the State
Board of health, of Michigan, in recent
address remarked that if cotton dresses and
undertaking of women and children were
prepared by this simple method, many dis
trcssing accidents and frequent loss of life
from the accidental ignition of clothing
might be prevented.
The result of experiments extending
through period of two months, on the in
fuence of the electric light on the growth o
plants, has been reported to the Royal Soci
ciety of London. 1t is shown that plants d,
not require any rest during the twenty-fou
hours, but that their growth may be materi
ally quickened by giving them the benef
of the electric light at night. A light equa
to 900 candles, at a distance of 6 or fee
from growing plants, appeared to be equa
in effect to average daylight at this seasol
of the year.
Professor Prosdocism, in an ancient GENE
terry lately discovered, near the town G
Este, in Italy, has recently dug up some G
the finest prehistoric remains ever discover
ed in that country. Many years ago, th
Romans had riAed some of the tombs, but
number of the places of interment are ye
undisturbed which contain valuable store
of pottery and bronzes. The modelling a
well as the ornamentation of the pottery re
Gently discovered, is said to be very fine AN
great interest has been excited by the figure
on the bronzes.
In the excavations being made for tn
widening of the bed of the Tber, many in
teresting archaeological dicovercs, in tn
way of Roman relics, have recently bee
made. A perfect statue of a Roman matro
f was found a few weeks since, and cloFe by
E another statue of Tiberius, the latter bein
broken in several places. Urns, decorate
, with reliefs of fruits and flowers, of fine work
mansEip, and many other articles, uniqu
and ancient, were also discovered.
1t is stated that the soft bluestone roe
which 1nderlies a wide part of the pair
/, region of Texas Ia fully six hundred ie
thick in many places.
According to Professor Tyndall's recel
definition, the brain is the organized regst
. of infinitely numerous experiences receive
during the evolution of that series of orgai
= isins through the human organism has bee
reached; the effect of the most uniform al
frequent of these experiences has been su
q cessTully bequeathed, principal and nterei
and have slowly mounted to the high inte
b.. ligence which lies latent in the brain of Il
infant.
, The largest gYain elevator in the world
being erected at Jersey City, by the Pen
:. sylvania Railroad company. 1t is l45 fi
! wide, 2o0 feet long, and has a capacity
). storing 100000 bushels of grain. T
~ building will have twenty-four sets of el
waiting apparatus for taking grain from ca
- and four "conveyors" will run from t
" building to the wharf for unloading car
,e boats and loading ships.
e. In many parts of Southern Europe flo
10 is made from chestnuts, which is said 4
at only to be cheaper, but fully equal to whe
ne -four, in the making of bread. A writ
is from that country states that in some plat
O. wheat flour and corn meal are entirely 6
er perseded by this product, which is We
n nourishing, and can be saved two YET
er without injury.
d. Ernest Renan, writing from the region
d the Nile, claims to have discovered a lit
Sc model of sewing machine, supposed
We have been made over six thousand yei
k. ago, by an Egyptian, named Zynger.
IS The Edison Telephone exchange in Pa
ar now numbers over four hundred, and {
err ditions are being made daily.
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4 A Murder Mystery Solved.
he READING, Pa, May 29.-Detective W.