Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-11-11
THE HERALD.
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horses H. tHi> country, a-d IN many |
districts pr vtal e IL an aiamning |
extent, information leading TIA tile |
relief Of the suffering amin Iff7ss=Nll |
ieubtlrs- G read wfh interest ), |
many of our readers. Hence ~ 1--WE
the following cxperim IA Is ~ t'rA'
meni % case IS reported -
New York Tribune receniit, b II
; Page, Of STANDBY. New JERSEY |
An ordinary stall containing a sick !
horse was lined and incivsed VITA |
sheets OF carbolized paper. A va.
porizer was set in operation, evapor
atinP chemically pure cfesolene
The morse had been cough ing very |
frequently, the offensive discharge |
from the nostris was profnse, and |
the eges were dull aci suphen H.
en- minutes the iucased space vas
charged with the .apor. In half an
hour copious discharge OF mucus
took place The aulmal exhibited |
evident relief, holding his nose over
the grating through which the va
por was issuing, the vaporizer Being
placed in the iron feed box, over
which a perforated grating was ar
ranged. He remained in the enclos-
ure for six hours The effect pro
duced was marvellous. The cough
ceased, the discharge from the nos
trlls was entirely checked and the
eyes regained their normal condition
of brightness
Despite the prevailing superstition
Of many persons that plants kept in
living. are unwholesome, it has
been decided by most physicians and
scientists who have thoroughly in
vestigated the subject. that, as a gen
eral rule, they are decidedly bene
fetal. DR.. j. NJ. Anders, in an arti,
Gle recently published in the Phila.
delpbia Medical Meas, states that
there is a process going on in plants
which from a hyglenic standpoint is
of great ;mportance-that of trans
perdtl0A, or exhalation of moisture
by the leaves, which is of invaluable
service in rooms warmed by dry air
furnaces. He recommends that all
living rooms be we'll stocked with
plants, and is of the opinion that the
health. giving effect will be percepti.
bly, manifest to all who may try the
experiment.
There were recently brought to
New York city, from the mountains
Of the Malay peninsula, about 800
miles from Singapore, two peculiar
snd rare little elephants. They are
remarkably small, being respectively
% and 80 inches tall, and are sup
posed to be from 5 to seven years
old. They are covered with a thick
coat of brlstly hair or wool which is
attributed to the circumstance that
they live high upon the mountains
where the climate is cold. They re-
Semble the extinct elephants OF Malta
in size, and those of Siberia in cover
ing and are of a specie all but un-
known TO naturalsts, the pair being
the first that have ever survived the
passage through the heated low
country to the coast and the subse.
quent journey by sea to this country.
The newly discovered tin mines in
the State of Maine. continue to yield
large quantities OF ore. A writer
from Wnslow states that with every
days work the seams are widening
and rapidly conyerging toward what
must at no great depth prove a
champion vein of large dimensions.
1t is also believed that in more west.
erly portions of the State the depos-
its are much more valuable than st
Winslow.
Prof. Lewis Swift, the noted as
tronomer, of Rochester, New York,
has discovered a new comet,in about
right ascension 81 hours 80 minutes,
decllnation north 10 30, or in the
constellation Pegasus. It's magni-
tude is said to be enormous, and al
though as yet but visible through the
the telescope, it is thought the
celestial visitor will shortly be plain.
ly seen without the aid of glasses,
and in the northwestern sky. Upon
making the discovery, Prof Swift
was presented with a $500 check by
Mr.. Warner, who is building the
warner Observatory" tor the as.
tronomer, who will also be awarded
a gold medal by the Imperial Acade-
my of Science, at Vienna.
The Pacific Coast Oil Company
now have control Of some 100000
acres OF what is termed the Pacific
coast oil region, extending from
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara, a dis.
lance of some $50 miles, and have
twenty wells in successful operation.
the oil flow is increasing rapidly and
the Company hope soon to Do able
to supply not only the markets of
I Nevada, California and Oregon,
which requires 100000 gallons
yearly, but Japan, China and Next.
co They also anticipate the early
bringing about of the fulGlIment OF
Prof. Siliman's prediction, that Cali
fornia would ultimately be the larg.
est oil producing country in the
world.
A laboratory is being established
at Minneapolis, Mimi, by a French
manufacturing chemist, who eFepos
es to make from the vast amount oil
saw dust which accumulates in, the
numerous mills of that city, an acid
which is now being and has hereto,
fore been imported from France, and
largely used by dyers, chemists and
druggists. Thus, what has become
a nuisance in the city named, will
hereafter be utilized and made to en-
ter into one of the most profitable
enterprises OF that section.
\ new and valuable narcotic is
said to have been recently found in
the Jamaica dogwood (Pisciadd
erythrind) and is obtaining very ia.
verahle notices from the medical fra.
ternity. The tree grows in the arid
districts of Jamaica, and the active
principle is contained mainly in the
bark of the root The drug is stated