Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-24
POPULAR SCIENCE.
What the Searchers After Knowl-
edge are Doing.
The Latest Discoveries, inventions, Re-
searches and Spsculations in all
Branches and Depart
ments of Science.
NEWS NOTES FOR THE CURIOUS.

building steel Is that issued TOT the new
bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scot
land. 1t calls for $4,000 tons of steel.
Preparations are nearly completed at
the Case School of Applied Sciences,
Cleveland, o., for reinyeStigatioH OF
the velocity of light, by Professor a.
A. Nicholson, late of the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis.
The Sanitary Engineer reports that
the water works of Chicago have cost
to December 81, 1881, including the
maintenance an interest on bonded
debt, SIS, 1896, 504, and that the total in
come from water rents has been ST.
49, $50.
In consequence of the constant in
uuiries regarding missing young men
from good families in the East, the au-
thorities of Leadville, Colorado, have
introduced the practice Of embalming
the bodies brought to the city morgue
so as TO facilitate Identification.
The american Engineering Ne'0s says
that the boring Of an artesian well 10
supply the village of Mt. Vernon, West
chester County, New York, with water
for domestic and fire eXtinguishing pur-
poses has been commenced and prom
ises to be very successful.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made
lately before the New York Silk EX-
change to reel silk direct from the worms.
The idea is a taking one, and il realized
it might prove immensely valuable.
Success might open way to utilize the
silk of many native worms whose CO.
coons cannot be unwound.
Carlsbad is placed at the head of the
list OF Austro-Hungary water cure
places by DR.. Kampf. Liver troubles,
gravel, obesity, catarrhs of all kinds,
diabetes, are said to disappear entirely
under the beneficial influence OF the
waters, and, at least, much relief is af-
forded the sufferers.
The Italians are rapidly adopting the
cremation process of dispOsing OF the
dead and it is surprising how many peo-
pie in this country have of recent years
begun to think that the speedy con-
sumption of the body by the flames is
infinitely better than the slow combuS-
ton in the grave.
There is now determination to make
the exhibition to be held in Amster-
dam, Holland, from May to October,
1888, universal in its nature, under the
title of and international Colonial and
General Export Exhibition" Exhibits
must be forwarded so rs to be ready for
arrangement before April 3Oth of next
year.
The finest lines ever reached are those
of Nobert's bands, namely, ll3,eOO to
the inch. No one has been able to go
with certainty beyond this limit, al
though Mr.. Fosoldt, of Albany, claims
to have ruled one million lines to the
square inch. Conceding this to have
been done, it is not conclusive as to
their visibility.
In a recent communication from
United States Vice Consul VIM. Hum
mel, at Munich, the surprising fact Is
| noted that large proportion OF the hve
millions of beer glasses used annually
in Berlin are imported from America.
| Mr.. Hummel thinks that it would be
| good plan for American makers to es-
| tablish agencies in other German cities.
An exchange says that if few drops
of either or alcohol are let fall upon a
| piece of water that had been equally
mOistened with cadmium and lodlde
starch solution, and the volatile liquids
set OH fire, the paper will be found, af-
ter combustion has ceased, to have at
tanned blue color, owing to the pro-
duction of ozone during the experiment.
FireprOof paper may be made, ac-
cording to the Pharmaceutische Ielt-
ung, from pull consisting of one part
vegetable fibre, two parts of asbestos,
lilo part of boraX. Is part alum. The
| ink is made from IS parts of graphite,
O-S part of copal varnish, rs parts OF
coperas, 80 parts of tincture of nutgalls,
and sufficient quantity of indigo car
mine.
Following is the relative size of the
various CyclOpadias compared with the
Bible. Printed matter is measured by
"M's," the letter NJ being an unit:
The Bible contains. 35OOOoO Ms.
| Webster'S Dictionary..............". S,e0,Oo9
Iell's CyclopSedia...... ............. So,Ov,VV "
Chambers CyclOpRdia.........". fS,OOO,0U
| Johnsons CyclOpiedia......... 5b,UO,OO "
AppletonS CyClOpedia............ 6O,OOO,0CO
| Encyclopaedia Brttanntca...... l2S0O,GO
| Iarousse (French) .................. 9oO,VO,VVO
A Mississippi doctor proposes the use
| of the arc electric light for killing the
moths from the eggs of which the de-
structive cOttonworm have produced.
| IL is well known that brush fires or
| burning rubbish will attract these pests,
| and It is probable that the brilliant cleo
| tric' light would destroy in a short time
enough moths to make good the cost.
At any rate, the experiment is worth
while being made.
The Scientific american states that a
threatening fire which had been fought
by large part of the population Of
South Lewistown, Maine, without stay
ing it, was stayed by steam fire engine
sent down from Lewiston. Three thou
sand feet of hose were used, and the
water was taken from brook. BY sat-
urating the messy ground the fire was
speedily stopped, though a large tim
bering had been burned away.
In the early stages of typhoid fever
DIR. Guillasse, af the French navy, has
administered coffee with marked sue
cess. Three teaspoonfuls are given
| adults every two hours, alternating
| with one or two spoonfuls of claret or
Burgundy wine. A beneficial result Is
Immediately apparent. \ little lemon
ade or citrate of magnesia is also ad-
ministered daily, and after some time
uuinine is recommended.
Mr.. James Dougall, of Windsor, On
tario, has high opinion of the sweet
chestnut CdStdned rcsdd.) 1t Is a large
and handsome tree, and Is very protita-
BILE when grown upon suitable soil. The
nuts fall to the ground when ripe, and
they bring good price. A farmer who
had grove near his house made as
from the trees as he did from the rest Of
his farm of fifty acres.
At late meeting of japanese men of
letters it was resolved to publish gram
mars and other books in Kama or the
syllabary system and to discard the
Chinese characters altogether. There
is to be a journal published having for
its special object the advocacy of the
PROPOSED scheme. There are difficult
ties, but hardly insuperable ones, in the
way, although some time must elapse
before the innovation is effected.
Celluloid is coming rapidly into use
for making stereotype plates. The mold
is taken in q special cement, which
quickly hardens after receiving the i'm