Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-02-08
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PEN INK AND seIss0Rs.

upon a muis; ySnlSui. soenshnd that You are
better of
Prof Dnfoar, of. Paris, Inns devised a ther-
mometrio apparatus which is so sensitive
that 1t will sdenete-by IA DETECTION of the
index needle of two inehes-shs change of
temperature caused by tho entrance of q per-
son into the room where it is placed.
The car in which General Garfield will
ride to Washington in March has been mnde
at JeffsrsOnsille. lad at a cost of SlT,00U,
aud everything in It. except tho carpets and
some mahogany. holly and ebony nsed in
decoration, is the product of Indiana's me-
.chaaicafskill.
That immonse steamship. the Great
Eastern" which has csst, frSt aud last,
Ss25. 900 DOC. and whose ex penses have ex
ceeded her receipts cvsry trip she made.
has gainea sach bad name by her %eon,iuu>
Gus i'll lGel that it is hard to get tho super.
stitions sailors to enlist for a trip CO her.
A French savant has made a careful com.
parative analysis Of the statistical tables OF
suicides for France and Sweden. He finds
that they establish two laws, VIZ that wild,
overs commit suicide more frequently than
married men; and that tho existence and rre-
seass of childFen in the house dip,in,shes the
INCLINATION to suicide beth IN zen aud in
women.
Prof. Palmieri considers it proven that
great earthquakes are always preceded BY q
reason of preliminary earth tremblirgs. He
Believes that, by means Of Geographically
CONNECTED ststions for observing these tremb>
Hags. it ~oRld be possible to ~fnreteli earth>
qaakes just as storms are now foreto'd, and
to Issue warnings TO all threatened districts
three dsys in advance.
During a recep; boring for water is The
Wimmara district, Victoria, a tree vas
passed through for q diatrnce of SIX feet at
n depth of $50 lest. Several frait stones
were brought to the ~snE!nae. At some ne>
rltd 10 the worlds history a grove Of trees
ia supposed to have occupied this subtcrra>
nssn spot, and the great deuth OF earth nov
covering the remains Of tie vega,stoa iEdl
Gates a vast lapse of time since it fou,i<hsd.
a GernsH scientist recommends para fne
as an efficient means Of protecting wood
against damp. acids aud a'kalics. The wood
is first we'll dried, and then covered With a
solution of oRe part of melted p~arafine in
ak parts OF petroleum, ether or bi~ulph'do 81
carton. The solvents evapora'c quickly,
leaving the parafine in the pores Of tie
wood. Great care should he taken in the
use of the preparation. az sll of the sub-tan-
.ees mentioned are especially i~sfnmmab!o.
milwaukee seutiusi.I
That wonderful! remedy for rheumatism.
st JseOb's Oil, hiss hecn used by a large
number Of people in this city. aud with eff
feet truly marvellous. Frequent reports a:e
made whsro sufferers havo hesa sao..!ed re-
lief, and the sale is growing largely. She
fact that 1t is an external remedy. ermmcats
it to many who would not otherwise ,hiuk
of going out of the beaten track to End q
remedy.
A new process of obtaining stereotype
plates far printing has been discovered bv
NJ Emile ieaniu, a sculptor of Paris, wAo
proposes to employ for that purpose the MA
terial kaowu as celiaioia. The process Of
preparation emily takes half an hour, when
ths matter is ones in wye, aud the plates
thus produced arc remarkably adapted for
working on cylinder presses running at 81
high speed. being very light, fcxih!e md
durable Ia this lsat respect they uro said
TO eTea suTpsss netal plates.
At a recent Berlin bird show several ca.
Rariss were exhibited which attracted much
attention an account of tho peculiar color- OF
thar piunage. Some wsre green, others
red aud light br0w1. md others of a soft
gray tint, while all d fered Merc or less
from tho light yellow Of the common bird
T"'Se variations of color were produced by
the daily use oil cayenne rGrror in the f.cd
of the b'rds. Tn" pepper is given in snail
qRsntitie" at f II, and the birds aprrsr to
ike 1t Tke iuiWedih,e effects are. however.
anything hut pleasing t" the behul9er. fer
the feathers soon begin to fall, giving the
bird the appearance of %noltiH. but in a
short time new feathers appear, having the
curious tints observed.