The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-07-17
COMPILED for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
POPULAR SCIENCE NOTES.

The soil of a cemetery in England, in
which no interment hi d been made for 80 |
years, was recently analysed by an eminent
chemist, and the products Of animal decom-
position We're still found to exist to a con-
siderable degree.
1t has been learned that fully five per ct.
of COWS advanced in lfed suffer from tuber-
cular disease, and as it is a well known fact
that the affection may be communicated to
human beings by the drinking of the milk,
it stands farmers and others in hand to keep
their bovines in healthy condition, and see
that no milk is used that comes from an un-
healthy cow.
Army worms, by the millions, are invad-
ing Long Island and also the shore country
of New Jersey and Connecticut, and in their
onward march totally destroy grass, corn,
oats, clover, garden crops and all sucuent
vegetation, leaving the ravaged territory
brown and bare. Such destruction was new
er before caused in this country by these
pests.
An appropriation bill providing for the
survey of the Gulf Stream from its origin to
its final whirl around the Sargasso Sea, has
inst been passed by the House Of Represen-
tatives. This is an important step and it is
to be hoped that liberal appropriation may
be made and that the work may be faithful
ly and infinitely carried out. The plan
embraces current observations, deep sea
temperatures, surroundings; ETC., and when
done the work will doubtless prove an i'm
portant one-adding to the nations record
of scientific exploration, another valuable
and interesting chapter.
A price indicator for gas meters, is d new
invention which has just been patented in
this country. The apparatus is said to be
quite simple and perfectly accurate in its
workings, enabling the consumer to tell at
any moment the quantity of gas consumed
and the amount in dollars and cents, of his
Indebtedness to the manufacturer.
A new and novel method of heating rail
way cars has just been patented in Europe
and is being placed upon the Paris-Lyons
and other routes in France. 1t consists in
using the acetate of soda in foot warmers
In dissolving IN water this substance absorbs
OF renders latent large amount of heat
which continues for considerable length
of tirne-say from 10 to 20 hours without
being renewed.
An exhibition will be opened in Glasgow
in August and remain in session for six
months, for the purpose of promoting al
exhibition of naval and marine engineer
ing models of that section and will be unde
the supervision of a large and inhuentia
committee of shipbuilders and marine engi
neers.
Two elegant locomotives were recent.
manufactured at Pittsburgj Pa for the Par
ondi Railway in Japan.
A petrifed shark some SIX feet in lengtl
and weighing about 200 pounds was foun
at the La Panza diggngs, in California
When it was taken from the ground, part
of the tail and nose were broken off and II
original length was about eight feet.
A balloon for navigation, having thre
cars attached, has been invented by Hei
Baumgartner, German. Each ear is SUI
/ piled with rings and fans TO be set in INT
ton by cranks, and the whole will be guide
! by theahs of sails specially arranged. ri
inventor is sanguine of succeeding in nav
s eating the air in the most successful MAJ
r ner.
For their improved and safe methods
d manufacturing nitro glycerine, Boutny
+ Foucher, have been awarded prize of 2 OF
francs, by the French Academy of Science
e These gentlemen have been engaged in Il
e manufacture of this article at Vonges, Il
a past six years, without meeting With si
n gle accident.
An exhibition has been opened at Vienl
10y the well known African traveller,
Holub, who has thousands of objects broug
by him from the South African tribes. II
e articles are arranged in groupes and elias;
r fed as sociological, botanical, mineralogici
n archaeological, ethnographical and CONNIE
l. cial, the collection being rare and of gre
II value.
10 Paper air cushions are being ruanufa
g tured in Japan that are pronounced supe
or to those made of rubber in many respec
u Their strength is said to be marvellous
a requiring some 200 pounds weight to bul
g one.
l. A new use of electricity as a motive po
er er is suggested in the paving of streets wi
lie iron, and in such a manner as to form
t, continuous electrical conductor, the same
n be charged with electricity by powerful 81
ID tionary steam engines and dynomo mac
- ines. 1t is claimed that wagons, earriag
es fire engines and other vehicles provid
% with electrical driving wheels, could be II
er over pavement Of this kind in any desir
ID direction and with more ease and safe
in than by the present system of horse LOGON
,, motion. What next?
m DIR. j. II. Girdner, of New York has c
he tanned some wonderful results in skin gra
T, ing during the past few months. In &
or treatment of a large ulcer recently, he Gu
I'd piece of skin from a man who had be
ne dead few hours, lad it on the granulat
at surface of the ulcer and bandaged the leg
"a firmly. In three days the graft began
IS, show signs of life, perfect union havi
OF taken place, and in a week a splendid SIX
ae ae smooth and elastic. had grown over the
as ceratsd part, making complete cure a
lp leaving no scar behind.
nI,s, The indesTuetabihly Of matter may
I'd readily demonstrated by preparing t
he glass tubes of equal weight IS follows; +
I'D both with pure oxygen, containing a 4
,ss particles of carbon free from ash-that p
On yated rom tie fine loaf sugar gives best