Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-01-22
Economy.

! Some exceedingly rich gold and sill
yer mines have been discovered IN the
east side of the Graham Mountains.
in Stockton's Pass, Arizona.
Ericin. q new dye, is said to be ob-
tanned by treating with q hot solution
Of alumni the stem Of common heath
the poplar.
The name OF .'zincography'' has been
given TO a simple and easy mode of
printing, similar to lithography. ex-
cept that a zine plate is employed il
place Of the photographic stone
Chambers journal describes q. fac
tory where the hammering Of fifty
coppersmiths was scarcely audible in
the room below, their benches having
under each leg a rubber cushion.
An improved lamp burner, patented
by Mr.. Orlando Merrill, of Cumber-
land, Ala, lie SO constructed that wider
| and narrower wichs and larger and
smaller chimneys may be used with
the same burners.
Grehaut find, that the small guam
tity of carbonite oxide arising from
the combustion of coal gas can sea cely
be detected 10y its effects upon animals
compelled to breathe an atmosphere
containing it.
Enf1eurage as a method of extracting
the Odoriferous principles Of plants is
being gradually discarded by perfum-
ers. Phlorine Of nerthyl is now
largely employed as an extracting
agent to the great saving of time.
DR.. w. Myers send the following to
NtW Rcmtdics as a recipe for a tooth
wash which he has recently perfected.
Take of quillaya saponaria (soapbark
in coarse powder, Is grams; add alec
hol, loo &C.; aga distilled also $50 &C,
macerate for ten days and filter !;
then add cochineal 0.5 grama dis
solved in aqua menth;e piperit;e, 13
up With glycerine, 80 &C.; finally, suf-
ficient distilled water to make the
whole measure 81 litre. A few drops
on a toothbrush previously dipped in
water will, when rubbed on the teeth,
produce a rich lather; it cleanscsthor-
oughly, and is also an excellent rene
dy for soft gums, which it hardens in
Il short time. 1t is fragrant and agree
able to use.
French journals state that NJ. de
Melon now produces a anu suitable
to agriculture with seawood or wrack
such as is found abundantly on the
French coasts, and powdered phos-
phate Of lime. He mixes these in sue
cessive layers in pits or sheds, in pro-
portions which vary with the nature
of the phosphates used, the moisture
and variety of the seaweed, etc. This
mixture is allowed to fernlent six
weeks TO two months, according as the
season is hotter or colder; then, if the
decomposition is not complete, the
compost is mixed anew for fresh fer
mtntation, till the wrack is entirely
decOmposed. This manure contains,
beside phosphate of lime, rendered
very assimilable, all the fertilizing ele-
ments in the vegetable matters, name
ash and magnesia.
Beer keeps far better when the ther.
monieter stands below 500 F., but
when the thermometer is for DAYS sew.
eral degrees lower than the freezing
point the usual arrangements for stOr-
ing beer fail altogether to keep it in
good condition. One result Of colo
weather is to cause beer to turn fiat
In its normal and healthy state beer
should undergo a slow but regular sec
ondary fermentation, 10y which a GER
evolved, which serves to keep w tn,
life OF the beer. At very low tenn
perature the organisms which caus,
this fermentation are inactive, and, NJ
gas being evolved, the beer becomes
flat. The greatest DANCE. to beer dur
ing the winter months is the >uddel
changes OF temperature. With tn,
thermometer n day at 500 F. and tn,
next at % r. it is impossible to keel
beer in condition at least with the us
ual cellar arrangements which prevail
in this country.
Fashions.