The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-12-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A Frenchman has patented ma
chine for the use of concentrated solar
rays as general motive power.
Paper gas-pipes are among the new
inventions to be brought into use in the
near future. Chicago Herald.
The Pennsylvania Steel Works turn
out enough steel rails in day to lay
eight miles of track.-Philadelphta Rec
ord.
A Wilmington Is. c. mechanic
has built buggy on the bicycle princi-
pie, the spokes and tires being of steel.
1t works nicely. Chicago Times.
Toad raising is profitable Austrian
industry. The creatures are produced
for the London market, where they are
sold for Sl5 or $40 per hundred, and
are bought by gardeners and agricul-
turists for use in destroying obnoxious
insects.
AT Oakland, Cal. the iron dust
created by the Pacific Nail Works,
amounting to five tons a day, is now
utilized and twenty-five per cent. of it
made into steel by the same process that
black sand is manufactured into that
metal.-Sdn francisco Call.
Erie, Pa, intends to utilize the nat
ural gas which lies beneath her soil.
Gas can be secured along the lake shore.
anywhere at from 700 to 1000 feet, and
the supply is so strong that it frequently
finds its way up through the ground
through springs, and in several places
along the shore of the lake it comes
bubbling up through sixty feet of water.
Mr.. Meyer, of Paris, claims to have
invented a paper indestructible by fire,
Specimens have been exhibited which
had previously been placed for four
hours in a pottery furnace. Mr.. Meyer
has also invented incombustible colors
and ink. The invention is likely to be
of great value, and the incombustible pa
per will be in demand for wills, deeds,
account books, etc.
Fires have been started in two OF
the four new blocks at the Warsaw On.
Y Salt-works, and the others will fol.
low. This is now the largest and most
complete salt-manufacturing establish.
ment in the United States. The build.
ings cover about three acres. The com
pany expects to manufacture about
1000 barrels of salt per day, and tc
double the capacity soon.-Syrdcus,
Journal.
Prof. Holeman, of Philadelphia, ha'
made experiments In the eject OF sOunC
on the colors and shapes of soap bub
bles. Being reflected on a screen, they
were at first blueish. An information
of the voice through tube connected
with bubble first brought out a mum
ber of black spots on the reflection: ant
these were succeeded by a bright greer
mingled with pink. The same tone al
ways caused the same formation, bu
had no control over the color.-M Y
Sun.
Maine, it is claimed, stands fourtl
among the thirty-eight States in tn
number of water-wheels and the amour
of water-power she has in use. In he
quarrying industries she ranks first II
| granite and third in slate. In ship
building she is third in the list. He
fisheries are fourth In Importance. He
production of manufactured lumber
only exceeded by six States. In pape
manufacture she is sixth In importance
In the production of tanned leather sh
is third. In the manufacture of boot
and shoes is fifth in importance. L
cotton manufacture she Is also fifth, an
in the manufacture of woolen goods an
mixed textiles she ranks seventh
Boston Herald.