The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-11-09

II it 10 true that sparrows and swsl.
lows fcrsake district when cholera Il
about 10 make It's advent, the fact
should be generally known aud thor
Ougbly established on all credi,sbIs
data. IS aaat
A new Are ptonng liquid is being Ia
troduced. II Is basic siIisate Of al
umnia, aud IL Il said 10 10 far better
than tungstats Of soda. because the
cyanits does not scale off or esaporats,
while the soda requires resppiicstion
every week.
Iron rust spot remover {: Cream o5
tartar, Gfty parts binoxAlAts Of pot.
asaiun, powdered. 6fty parts oil Of
rosemary, one part. Rub TO powder
and mix well. Moisten the spot, pIacs
on heated lie pIAts and rub with the
moistsned powder.
To 6x pencil marks 30 they will not
rub, tske we'll skinned milk and dilute
with an equal bulk Of water. Wash
the pencil marks (whother writing or
drawine) with this liquid, using . self
csmsl.hair brusb, and avoid all rub
hing. Place upon . "a. board TO dry.
Az meeting Of tho Maryland scad-
sny Of sciences Dr. Theobsld showed q
species Of beotls. and gave the follow
6gures Weight. OF beetle, 2 grains ;
weight moved By !. 81 ounces or 2640
grains, or 1920 times the weight Of the
beetle. A man weighing $50 pounds,
endowed with tho strength Of this in
ssct, should tberefors be able TO move
nearly lo0 toss.
The knot or nautical mile is various
ly rcckoned At from 607e feet To 6l25
feet. According to the standard Of the
British Admiralty the knot IL the
length Of the minute Of longitude at
the equator, or 60se feet 1927 .stat-
ute inches. or 1855 metres. The mean
length Of latitude, sometimes rseksnea
as knot, 10 6e76 feet Isl statute
mile, or 1852 metres A marine league
10 thres Of these sea miles.
DR.. G. G. Abbot Of Trenton, N. j..
has destroyed smother old belief in
weaiher-lore. For twenty years he
has kept . record Of the building Of
their winter houses by the muskrats.
The storing Of nuts by squirrels, and
other habits Of the mammals whish are
co~monlY regarded ss indicating The
character Of the oo@ing vintsr. His
eonclusios is that the habits referred 70
have no connection With The rissr or
ildnsss Of the approaching season.
s. Z. Csssstriai hss been expert
nenting upon the sGscts Of decapitA-
tion upon insects. Butterflies we're
able 10 use their wings eighteen days
after they had lost their heads. Crick-
cts lesped on the thirteenth day after
they bad been behssdsd, and the pray
iAg-mantis showed signs Of life on the
fourtssnth day after the head had been
separated from the body. He gives
stip mere singular observations, tesd-
ing 10 show that the head in insects
cannot he subject to the same 'psrpetS
al strain as the head in mammals In
guiding the motions Of the bsdy.
In relation TO the secretion Of milk
under the influence Of drug. StuuPf
reports when io1ide Of potassium was
administered 10 goats. the ysild OF
milk vas rsiuced while the percentage
or fat and sugar was raised salts and
a.bmuinsids wsre unaltered the re-
action became alkaline. Snail doses Of
acetate of lead produced on change OF
composition in the milk, nor altered the
yield the same negative results we're
obtained with norphine. Pilocarpins
at first only reduced the sugar. Sa.icy-
late Of sodium considerably raised the
yield. Alcohol did not alter the yield,
but the solids increased, while the
specific gravity increased. When tesr
wss gives, the specific gravity fell, but
the fat rese in quantity, so did also tn,
sugar,