The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-25
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

PLATE.GLAss is formed q, 49,
enty-eight parts, potash tw " s sue y.
teen' lime five, and alumius' t t~as h,
NJ. DE Lkssrrs states thu, W., w. pa,
ing OF the suez Canal has incr ene p:
rainfall in the surrounding conssd
remarkable 1% extent. Previous vussost ut y.
rain fell only about once a v vs. % III
it now falls at least twice a m ioS.I VIII
OLD wine, says Macacno. o,..
mellowness more to the ;ro uNes IL
glycerine than to a dccresce p"t W d
in the liquid. The "kepn;n.y,,' anai|
wine, he maintains, depands ~, o. th
proportion the alcohol bears I to upon Up" To-
min. " 'ae ua,
A MIXTURE of three parts Of s,,;,,.
acid and eigh,y.seven parts :, ,;i Isllsga.
magnesia is said to be not o ~ I,', " d
dy for swelling of the feet, 6nt rene 'a
Rubbed over the whole body, ON oat Nv sasa
thority of DR.. Kohnhom' . w a, sae. y,
night sweating by consumptiyes s''s '''
The pachymeter, lately n,t.,..,
Vienna, which measures the t ih"e IL
paper to the l,OOoth part Of An
on'done by the micrometer cai;n ,s.4, i
coming into use in this Country. ,' aot
determines the thickness Of n, ~ Which
anything else, to the lO,oo0th q . AZ; 10
INVESTIGATIONS by A. Mule, ,,, ~
that the fresh leaves Of the su~ ssI s ss''
contain 4 rer cent. Of oxalic 1 Acid "s :,
which one.third is in a soluhl n.y. ~. q
When it is considered how grest a.. .o, ~
quantities of these leaves ealen BY ~, c, W.
where the beet industry is ext:o sssss
engaged in, it behooyes farmers ~ Nv
their guard, rs the acid induces ;, Avn
nation of the mucous coats Of tho aI s.asa
ach. The picking of the leaves ,s ', .at
chalk will probably prevent sucb WV
suits. "'u II
lhE minute lines and burrows on pe,
sons hands are likely to receive =" p -.
more useful attention than the oh,s,r.
ton of the great lines by fortune.,ens,,
There is reason to believe thstthe s sn;.si
whorls on the thumb and finer n pS%s
are peculiar to individuals and r scss
and may be as certainly used TO desa ''
the chronological class or positive id trsI
iication of the being possessing them l a,
the measurements Of the skull or er,m'
ination of photograph would BE- D,
Henry FauIds, of Tsukiji Hospital, To.
kio, Japan, in an interesting letter IN
Future, directs attention to this subject
in q way which will attract the potjcsd
natural!sts and students Of the theory ii
development and heredity.
PRor. FORT has presented the ope,.
ton OF premature internents to the
French Academy in a paper on artificial
respiration. One fact he mentions i.
that he was enabled to restore to Life |
child three years old by prac,icing srti.
fetal respiration on it some four hours
commencing three hours and half aite, |
apparent death. A similar ca@isn
ported by DIR. Fournol, of Billancoun
who terminated q nearly drowned m:
son after four hours of arikpn,
respiration. This person had beam
the water ten minutes, and the Doca
arrived one hour after asphyxia. M
Fort advocates also the utility Of ut
fetal respiration in order to eliminate
the poison from the lungs and gl.Dds
The length Of time it is desiraHea
practice artificial respiration in anyc.x 4
of apparent death from asphyxis pr
be said to be several hours.