The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-22
INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE.

The pr ,duction OF coal in France in the
first halt of 1858 was 10,157.72S tolls against
a production of 10 $50 ,553 tons in the same
period of 1882 Tha production OF Ignite
In the former period was $50 .343 tons, against
917, 30S tons in the same period last year.
New 0leans triumphantly points to the
arrival of the large steamship Egyptian
Monarch, at one OF her wharves as evidence
Of die utility Of the Mississippi river jettles,
and thinks this sufficient reiuatiou
of the statement that the channel /. I'll!
Although boripg for coal has been a..
tom plec in several localities in China, there
is only one colliery ut present In complete
working order in the Celestial Empire.
This is at Kaiping, not far from Peking.
The coal is said to belong TO the true car
boniierous system, ana the pea dips 70 the
south some forty I've u GREGG, forming
large basin under the Gulf Of Pehchihli.
Napkins are now being made OF spun
0, ass a luxury which few persons Will de.
nv themselves at the reasonable price o.
one hundred dollars per .ozsn. They are
of a delicate pearl c'lor, about the sizs oil
an ordinary breakfast napkin, and almost
as pliable as silk. The filling consists oil
minute glass threads, crossed by a silk chain
and the fringe of glass fibre is aboat two
inches long
on September NJ. Chevreul, the Nestor
Of chemis., completed bis ninety-eigbt year
of age. lie was born ct Anglers In the
night of August 81, 1856, At the early age
OF Twenty years he was conservator at the
Museum. Among his great. discoveries In
chemistry figure prominently the separa'
ton of the fat bodies and chemical constitu.
lion of oleine, stearine and margarine. To
him is also due the doctrine Of the contrast
Of colors, Of their shades and Of the determi-
nation OF SHADES.
London Engineering states that q vessel
instructed Of paper was recently lsupched
At st. Petersburg. She 10 driven by steam
Her dimentions are: Length, Is feet. great
est width. 5 feet, with only q lev inches
drauRht OF water. The recent trials OF pa
per for railway material, the above journal
adds, have led to its present employment.
For many wears paper 70 H-boats, however,
have been made and used In this country.
| A French periodical, La Culture, gives
The following simple method for testing the
puritv of water. In en- ordinary quart
pOttie three parfs filed with water dissolve
a spOonful Of pure white suger, cork Il vel
and mi n 10 . warm plscs. II 1t the end
/ Of fofty-eight hours the water becomes tur-
bid and milky. there can be no dou5, of its
| imrurItv: but II IL Temsin limpid, Il may
be cossidered safely dnnkable.
The Pittsburg stockman says thst IL i
estirnsted that The wool crop Of 1883 will
/ exceed th6t Of tne preceding yen ~ 10 w.
90 OF % COO 600 rounds, and that not more
thar 5000 90 pounds " foreign WOOL -ill
b. required TO make up the bslsrcs needed
bv or Manufacturers over the bone pro
dact. This shows q still closer approach 10
lie tins when We viii grow enough wool
! for oar own u.e, and live INDEPENDENTLY, IN
tbs particular, % all other cCuntriss.
NoninsIv . cor load 10 Ilgn p0uDdf.
n h also 20 barrels Of salt. 70 q lime. 80 Of
sorr. 90 q rhisfsy. DO ssoks q fOur, z
oorIs Of .sft wood, ~ or % b-s1 Of csttlr, 0c
| m 81 hssd Of hors. % or 100 besd q sheep,
! 3 on f-ss ~ -oiid bosr1, ~ no Beet Of 30
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