The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-03-19
Scientific.
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There arr thirty Egyptian ohelisks at the
pres mt tim. scattered over Europe.
The ulster Of morocco leather il re.
stored BY vanishing with white Of egg.
Five new glass works were started in
Ohio Inst year, and several more will be
started this year.
Dr.. Day, Of Victoria, Australia, recon-.
n.ends the use Of salt rs a gargle as proph.
tactic In dirhthcria.
A French physician recommends the
treatment Of burns with oil Of turpentine,
covering the place with gu'n,ned yold-beat.
sr's skin.
Three hundred and eighty. three notices
If discovery of gold and silver in New
York state were officially entered at Albants
last year. ~ ~
II is claimed that medicinal plants and
flowers for pertumery can he grown in
greater perfection in Australia than in any
either part OF the world. u
The miners inch is the amount Of water
No wing III ore second from an orifce
inch by inch, from head OF 6 inches
measured from the upper side ofthe orifice.
Finely powdered glass, mixed with solu.
',le silicate Of soda, will make cement pro "
against acid fumes. like those given in the
preparation Of silver nitrate tor instance.
The italian government is about to i'm.
pose heavy duties on cottonseed oil to pre-.
vent its being used for the adulteration Of
olive oil, u practice which is fast running
the Italian oil trade.
In a memoir read before the Medical So.
cietv, of Florence. DR.. Bellini recommends
starch for I'M antiiote for poi>ors in gener-
al. In cases Of acute poisoning an c,netic
should be given before the antidote is adj
1ninistcred.
To make Modelling Clay.-kncad dry
clay with gIycerine instead Of water, aud a
mass is obtained which continues moist
and plastic tor length Of time. This re.
moves one Of the greatest i,convenic,,ces
that is experienced by the modeler.
Flames were recently discovered in the
center Of Il drawing room in Brighton. Eng.
land, and it was found that table had
been set III, tire from the covers becoming
iynited from the suns rays, which had been
concentrated by a decanter Ut water.
The Scientific American says wool, felt
texture is a better material to de:..icn the
roisc Of hanmering in shops than the rub.
t,cr.cushions placed under the legs OF work
benches.
Some scientists arc now upholding the
.,n,iding in every house of u small conserv.
story, with pipes leading into every apart.
nent OF the house or building to be vcnti.
lated. 1t il claimed that the ozone and OK.
.gen thus introduced will keep the air pure
and sweet, neutra'izing the carbonic acid
which is expelled from the breath.
1t isreported thata Nraptolitan gentleman
residing at the foot Of Mount Vesuvius has
cleared his vineyard Of phyloxera by the
s,-e OF volcanic ashes. Seeing that the soil
Of the country about Vesuvius is largely
composed Of volcanic ash, it is hard to rec.
oncile the existence OF the vine pest there
with the allcdged inability Of she insects ia
endure its presence.
a Cement for an Aquarium that will
not Crack or peel from Glass or Galva,,.
lied Iron.-Take, by measure, 10 parts O.
titherage, 10 parts Of plaster Of Paris, 10
parts OF fire dry white sand, and part
finely powdered resin. When wanted for
use, mix into stiff putty with boiled lin.
seed oil. 10 not use the tank for til, CT or
four days after cemcnlcd.
Paste for par.r-ro ten parts by weight
at gum arabic add three parts Of sugar in
order to prevent the gum from cracking
then add water until the desired consisten.
cy is obtained. II very strong paste is
required add quantity Of flour equal in
weight to the gum, without boiling the
mixture The pa>te improves in strength,
when i: begins to terment.--Cron. Indus.
try.
There arc said to be 4ax, places in San
Francisco where opium is sold, and
,nany Of them are said to average So,
day. Ii such is Il fact the sale of this ia.
tai drug in the United States must b.. c,,or.
snou>, and viii, the influx Of Chinese Ia
this country, it would seem that before
long some national legislation will be- nee
c>>ary to control the sale OF this .irlu,ive
drlg.-Sgientitic American.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Matches.