Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-29
SCIENTIFIC GOSSIP.

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an iron containing 80 small portion a.
o. per cent. of copper is found to be
worthless.
PBoF. FR1rscH has found that the
electric organs of the torpedo are devel-
oped from the outer gill muscles of the
fifth gill arch. These which in rays and
sharks form the powerful lower jaw
muscles are absent in the torpedo. the
electric apparatus taking their place.
DIR. PAUL Guss1E1DT, who had under
taken to ascend the Aooncaeua. the
highest peak of the Chill Cordilleras.
Q6, 1874 metres,) failed to accomplish
the task owing to the extreme cold, but
he succeeded in taking some very in
structive photographs of . very remark
able region.
n. MONKS new electric candle can
be extinguished by the use of piece of
soft iron, which is attracted by a aattened
s0lenoid. Fixed on the same axis as
the piece of iron is q cam, which deter
mines the distance at which the CARTONS
stand from each other.
A NEW electric light regulator has been
invented by NJ. Tommasi. Selenium is
the principal agent, az the resistance of
that substance varies with the intensity
of the light. As yet the instrument is
only adopted for fixing the position of
the flame on the Jablochkoff candle, but
perhaps the inventor may be able later
to fit it for the regulation of the other
arc lights.
A FOREIGN scientific journal states
that NJ Ferris, of Brest, France. has dis
covered that veratria has the property of
causing various kinds of tremor to dis
appear within the short space of a
week Or fortnight. 1t has been en-
ployed in disseminated solerosis, alco.
holism, and adynamic states. The dose
is stated to be four pills per diem, each
containing half milligramme of the
alkaloid.
The italian government has invited de-
signs for new hospital building at
Rome to cost upward of 81, 2OO, 900, and
intended to comprise in one institution
number of special departments, as we'll
as medico-chirurgical hospital of $50
to 500 beds. One-storied buildings on
the pavilion system will be adopted,
and the separate wards are not to contain
more than from 16 to 10 beds each; there
will be an anatomical department at
tached.
The German Admiralty are to try the
experiment of sending q completely
equipped hospital ship with the Baltic
squadron in it's evolutionary cruise.
The ultimate intention is that in any
future naval war ship of this kind shall
accompany the feet into action, carrying
the Geneva flag, and having her hull
painted white, with red streak, inorder
that the enemy shall beable to distinguish
her from o combatant and go refrain
from firing at her.
Mr.. ]. E. MITCHELL, in theJ Journal of
the Franklin Institute, says about the
grindstone: Cali nations use it, and
it is perhaps with oil the one piece of
mechanism that bears the same form and
is the same in principle. More or less
directly it takes part in the greatest
modern material enterprises; it has no
doubt assisted to fashion the implementsl
of many of the lost arts, and is still
needed in many of the requirements of
the arts Of the present day."
IT is denied by Schmidt Muhlheim that
the formation of part of the milk,
obtained from q COY begins with the pro.
cess OF milking, and that the udder is
too email to give room for all the fluid
to be obtained at one milking. On the
contrary, the most thorough effort will
leave some milk in the ducts, whence it
is driven iuto the milk reservoirs by the
newly formed secretion pushing from
behind, and which may be obtained after
the lapse of an hour from the time the
milking began.
"CHonERA in Egypt, says theLancet,
has, notwithstanding all sanitary cor
dons, progressed steadily along the lines
Of human traffic, and should it unfor-
tunately extend to Europe, we shall feel
more trust in an efficient system which
involves the careful examination of all
suspected vessels and persons, together
with the adoption of measures for deal.
ing with infected persons and things,
than in system of quarantine which
herds the healthy and the sick together
under circumstances which offer every
enducemeat to fraud and evasion"
PARIS has very few native.born resi-
dents. Ont of every 1000 of inhabi.
tants only 1922 were born in themetropo-
lis, while 38 came from other communes
Of the departments, SOS from the various
departments or colonies, and Is from
foreign countries, Not one of the other
continental capitals possesses so large
proportion of foreigners. Berlin, for
example, has only 10 of foreign birth
among every 1000 of her population.
Since 1876 the German element has very
largely increased, at which time the
natives of Germany numbered only
9,O24, but now they number 81, 100.
TnE following was the estimated rail-
way mileage of the world on January l,
1883: United States, $4,000; Europe,
109, 600; Asia, 5000: South A.neri-
ca, 1000; Canada, $500; Aus
tralia, 5000; Africa, 1900, Mexi-
co, 2,10O-grand total, 253, 900
miles. These figures are not exact;
as it is impossible to obtain official
returns within year or two after date,
aud 80 it is necessary to use the latest
available statements and add the probable
number of miles of road that may have
been built in different countries since
the time the latest statistics published
with authority were issued.
Saved HIS Twenty. Sixth Life.
(From the New York T1ibune.]
An old nan was seen to fall overheard
from Pier No. l, North River, yesterday
afternoon, and the next moment q stout
man was observed rushing
through the crowd, his left breast COW
cred with gold, silver and bronze medals.
He Jumped into the water and disap.
peared, and in q moment later he rose
again, bearing on his back the unfor-
tunate old man. He swan ashore with