Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-12-28
+; SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

u A Mississsiiprpfi mar, has discovered
that an excellent quality OF sugar can
be made from sweet POTATOES. >1"!3a t"'A
With the opening of navigation
next year, the experiment OF eable-tow7g
ing will be renewed on. the iree ETC
Canal. The fleet Of cable-towing boats
are now lying in win winter quarters Fart sat. at
Lockport.
From ten to twelve thousand tons
of sals have been gathered along the
shores of Great Salt Lake this season.
There is a large surplus OF common ll SAT-
| left over from last year, and this caused
gathering Of q less amount than us'iaf-
| Heading. citizens of Boston, appre-
ciatinu the lack OF storehouses for grain
| in 1f;ll;np orders for Europe, have deter
mined to subscribe $3.50, 900 to erect the
reouisite buildings and purchase wheat
and corn in large Quantities. -BoSStoa
Post -
THE blood of crabs and other crus--
ta,.eans has been proved by M. FREDERICK
tn hav. the same saline constitution and
the same strong and bitter taste ns the
waters they inhabit. But the blood OF
sea fishes is very different. It has not
the same constitution as the water, anu
thus shows q marked superiority over
that of crabs! adt div aniii3se saH OBJ
1n---M. .Gley, q French Psychologist, has
attempted, TO, answer PIX 1experim mems
made upon himself the quesqon: Wnat
!, are the effects of Intellectual work upon
:, the cerebral circulationP When ne ap.
/ plied himself to a subject which ne hao
, q difficulty in understanding thoroughly
} and had therefore to concentrate an ms
: bearf was far more accelerated than
Ithen he took up some matter with
n which he was well acquainted auofi Hci
4 lstu-Tolcopper or brass objects with sid
n var without difficulty or loss Of tune, the
Il following process is. given: Mix two
J. narts Of Chloride Of silver with twenty
A nnrts Of powdered cream of tartar and
Il f;fteen partssof powdered common salt
$. Moisten a suitable quantity Of the mkt
a ure with water and rub it with piece
4 of blotting paper upon the metallic OBJ
u loot which must be thoroughly clean
ar The latter is afterward{ rubbed with .
j. ,,;aee Of cotton upon which precipitatet
ae chalk is busted, then washed with water
a and polished with dry cl cloth. rtnr1
III IA cheap black paint Or varnish 70
in fi rno,In work is prepared as follows: Clear
n. solid wood, tar, ten pohndsi, lamp blac
I'M or mineral black one and ,one-ha
de pounds; oil Of turpentine, hye and one
ID. half quarts. The tar is first heated IN
Nv large iron pot to boiling, Or nearly *
is and the heat is continued for. about for
es, hours. The pot is then,removed fro!
gh the FIRE out of doors,l and while sti
,sy warm (not, hot) the turpentine,, mike
ed with the black, is stirred in. If the va
10, nish is too thick to dry Quickly, ad
L. more turpentine.1 Benzine can be use
instead of turpentine, but the results q
tho not as good. ~ Asphaltnm is preferab
ian to cheap -Chicago Times.
ms At the Munich Electrical Exhibitit
hat one 81 the cnriosfties was q telephol
ex. transmitting music performed at ODE
s." Ammergau, over distance or sixt
hic three miles. o7At the palace huge tel
his phonic arrangement brought over mp;
from the English Cafe, 80. that t
whole immense audience could hear =
al pieces Quite distinctly. Butperhaps I
zee. most significant exhibit twas a, sins
nds wire which, conTeyed electrical energ.
En-. distance Of thirty seven miles from
ono coal mines Of Miesbach, where It Y
thei generated This augurs future fort
bird economical use Of labor which mar sht
tar-reaching results.1g triugoe 9lor
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