Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-10-19
scIBNTIr1c MISCELLANY.

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surgeon, has concluded that chlorine,
sulphurous acid and nitrous acid are
reliable disiafectants in the proportion
of one volume to 100 volumes Of air.
To moist atmosphere considerably
smaller proportion might be effective
He considers the use of carbolic acid
as q disiDfectant to be impracticable |
on account of the high cost Of the pure
acid and the large quantity necessary
to ensure thorough results.
An English clergyman, Rev. ".
Houghton, has made study Of the
stomachs of sea fishes with view OF
learning the relations which ex st be
TWEEN the food of the various species
and the quality of their flesh, as well
as the Tearing Of their food suppl S
upon distribui ION and migration. His
investigationshave thus far been chief,
confined to North Sea fishes lie finds
that whitehait and mackerel live large
~ upon small crus'aceans, and be
lieves that the rich quality of the
behring's flesh is due to the same nu
tritious food.
The soy bean (soja hispid } approach
cs more nearly to animal food in its
proximate composition than any other
known vegetable production, being sin
gularly rich in fat and in albumiuoids.
This bean forms an important article
of food in Japan aud China, where
dozen or more varieties are known.
OF late it has attracted considerable
attention in Europe and numerous at
tempts have been made 70 acclimatize
it in several European countries, some
Of the experiments being reported tol-
erably successful.
At the meeting of the Association
of Swiss Geographical Societies lately
held in Geneva, Herr Rniker advanc-
ed the opinion that forests may serve
rs safe guard against hailstorms. In
support Of this theory he adduced n
remarkable observation to the eflec.
that hail was unknown in the valleys
at the foot Of the wood c,vered Linden
berge mountains until two wide gaps
were made 10 the forest about twenty
years ago; hailstoruls then became FIRE.
quent, but ceased to appear after the
open spaces were closed by new 10;
of trees. AS ao explanation of the
phenomenon, Herr Riniker suggests
that, as hail clouds ere saturated with
positive electricity and trees conduct
from the earth negative electricity, thu
meeting Of the two Currents develops
sufficient heat to either prevent thu
formation OF hailstones or to m ut then
in the clouds
AT the summit of the Ritfel $500
feet high) Capt. Abney has found tn
spectrum Of the sun to be the same a
in London, but there is vast dimin
uation Of light as well as of aqueou
vapor. The quantity Of alchol ant
beaziLe in the atmosphere was fo"n'
to be much greater at that altitude tina,
at sea level, which leads Capt. Abne.
to conclude that these substances com
to US from space.
A Belgian physicist, Mons. Mslsen'
proposes forming cage of rods ovs
buildings to ensure absolute saiet
from lightning He has shown y
late experiments that the most power
full discharges from Leyden batter
could not injure living animal ell
closed in shallow sphere Of netalli
links.
It has been demonstrated at Iavr
that the use Of the telephone be,wee
ships in the harbor md the town
practicable. even in rough weather.
A study of old records has shown
Roman sanitary engineer that the m
lar:al region now surrounding t cit
Of Rome was once healthy aud pop
lous, and his investigations have COT
WINGED him that restoration Of II
ancents' system of deep draining woul
free these lands from their fever tain
The constant appearance OF minu
quantity of copper In bread led E
ropean chemist TO make careful e
animation Of wheat, when in a mill,
parts of the grain he found nine al
one fourth parts of metallic copper.
somewhat larger prop rtion of the me
al was found in oats.
Mr.. W. b. Wicken says that Il
large wartlike glands on the head nj
back of the toad secrete a thick, yello
ish-white fluid II an exceedingly acr