Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-11-20
SCINTlLLATIONS OF SCIENCE.
Curloslties and Discoveries in the World Of
Progress,

SlllhNoN W DOooNoo NlllutN.
They hold that it not only prolongs
life, but expels bad vapors, poison,
and the gloom of an uneasy mind. The
doctrine of the transmutation of mer-
curry into other metals prevailed in
China 1000 years ago. Cinnabar was
known to the Chinese in the seventh
century before the Christian era.
Not only, says Brudenell Carter,
has the acuteness of vision of civilized
man fallen below the standard com.
mon among savage nations, but at the
same time the eyes Of civilized man
often depart from the normal or ap.
proXimately spherical formation,
either becoming llattened from front
to back so as to bring the retina too
near the surface, or elongated from
front TO back so as to remove the reti-
ma too far from the surface.
Next January there is to be held in
the city of Edinburgh, Scotland,
conference OF artisans, capitalists and
persons interested in the study of So
cial problems, to discuss from every
point of view the questions connected
with the distribution of the results of
labor between the actual workers and
those supplying the capital. A "gen-
tloman Of Edinburgh has given S5, 600
toward carrying out the proposed pro-
gramme.
Two methods orc in uso in pb;Iodol.
phia TO prevent chemical ohstructions
tn woternincs Ono is to coot tbo in
terror of the pipes with coaltar mitch.
which does well enough for large
mains, and keeps the passage toler-
ably clear for more than quarter of n
century. The other method is the one
called blower barfr,n which consists
in subiccting the pipes at a high tenn
pcraturc 10 the action of steam or air,
so that there is film of magnetic
oxide acquired by the metal, which
insurcs a clean surface for n long
time.
If is nronosod ,o os,otlish civ oov
ernmcnt sdhoIorsbins for dcscrSSinc
and nromisinT notigos ~ IrJ;o nro2
erence being given to statutory civil
servants who are dcsirous of passing A
probationary period in the British
Isles, the scholars to be allowed TO re.
side in any institution connected with
any university in Great Britain or Ire
land which provides for supervision of
conduct. cnforccs residence within
definite local limits. and receives the
approval of the secretary of state for
India.
|, is s,,toJ ,h,t uo .tows;, To,,o,
and MorSniIIcs Lovo soorooi,, " hoo" lUt' IS
fon,oJ b,. ,La nLaioro NJ Io,',;st
;onrnaIs ottrihntn | % ia mu OuwiSn
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An o,ithnritr IN ,hs snhion, W o"u",I so ,hn
this claim is unqucstionably Justified
| by fact and experience, and adds that
il is not little singular that Christian.
| ity, in adopting from Judaism its high
spiritual conception, should have made
so little of the wonderful body of
hygienic science which the Mosaic
| law contains.
BLACK the color alwovs in domord
for felt hats prcsonts the urootns, d;f-
ioi ici' mus, plcsthtS inc greatest ull-
hcullies IN dying 1t properly. a tech
meal journal gives this method; Gen,
with purc water and brought IN n boiI
Add ! nounds potossic dichromotc a.
pounds cream of tartar and nnrnd 81
SUI phuric acid Boil Tor some time.
Enter inc lelt from ~ pounds to TO
ift onJ "iinv. tn nnal m sn, "J Jra;,, nus u.s..
u bomrs rinso woII and az ,;r;sh % "nn ,So d,.o ,oi
inc in Icroc,ion n,oIn M Yi,I, % % ,ro 49,, 70
of7 Brn2il wood Eeh drod bu "IGs ti,;s
nrocess does no, hooomo wbI,o 'iIo t,.
wcor and II rcSis,s ,bo inr"nnoo ~ ot
thc mir and Jilutc ocids '''''0 VI
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Another line specimen of Roman
pavement mas 6ecn uncarlhcd at Bride
well Lane ba'h' England, in the
course OF some eAcaVatlng work. The
pattern Is composed OF octagons two
1eet seven inches each way, the inter.
mediate spaces Icing filled in with
squares. In INC center OF each octa-
goh Is 4 uouOlc qRal trcioil with cir
Gle IN thc center, and at each end are
pointed leaves Inc tesserie are small,
from nall TO thrcc-quartcrs OF an inch
square and the colors used are red,
white, blue and black. On one side Of
the pavement IS a broad margin made
OF Roman tiles, about six inches by
one and half inches each, laid her.
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