Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Glass made from sand procured on
the Geiser ranch, near San Antonio,
Iex.s Is now made in that city.
An engraver at Versailles. whose
name is not given, Is said to affirm that
ae has discovered method for taking
Photographic in eolors. being able thus
70 reproduce the colors of the individ-
uai or landscape Photographed.
Three stages in the Industrial in
terest of the country are shown in the
following figures: In 1881 the value of
the cotton-mills ing the United States
US @4o, 000. 900, in l870it was S141,-
o0O. COO. and in 1880. sos, 225, 600.
SIX. which is carelessly treated in
Hyelng with some artifi iai colors, loses
nn4 of its lustre; as the workmen say,
1t Is no longer silk, ssit4is changed into
cotton. This can be- avoided by the
qdlsion Of soapsto the dye bath.-Ter-
ssteR ecorder. sfs1
"A novelty in the baking trade IS q
loat OF bread that does not require cut
rag after it is baked. 1t is shaped like
Ni6nna bread, and so made as no form
layes or slices of uniform thickness,
which by pulling gently are detached,
thus avoiding the use of the knife
Bos ton Clio e.
Hog-skin is used extensively for
saddles because it is the only leather
that all the stretch can be taken out OF,
and thereis no other leather that will
stand SO much friction and wear so
we'll All the straps are made of
dressed COW skin. There is little
; used Tor straps. Chicago Times.
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the beet sugar industry in England.
Some of the works long ago abandoned
are beng put in order, and large plant
their neighborhoood. One difficulty in
English growing. lDt beets for sugar is
that the growing seasons are so cool as
to greatly diminish the proportions OF
saccharine matter in the root as COM
pared with beets grown in France and
other warm climates.
The cement used in patching the
Nppers of fine shoes is generally made
5sdissolVins gutta pc cha in chIoro-
aforms until the mixture is about. as thick
as strip. Scrape and pare clean
around the hole to be covered, and thin
carefully with long charnfer the edges
Of a bit of leather to be applied. Z My
8 . little of tke cement is needed, but the
surfaces must depressed close together.
Tie parts gill adhere firmly in a few
minutes. -Erchange 81 Is
$ 5ss-s.Strawbeirv short-cake four is
the latest invention of an improving
civilization. An enterprising Connects
cut firm stirs -four, butter, baking pow
der and salt together in proper proper
lions. exaporates all moisture from the
compound. boxes and labels 1t, and il
is ready for use. All the housewife
needs 10 do is to mix the -four with
milk, bake it, lay on the Strawberries
and allow her hungry family to taxi.
the cake. Hartford Pos.
Wood is being employed scientifi
cAlly in surgery in a different form from
;ordinary sp1ints. Afore gner has intro
lduced wood wool;as cheap and use
fui dressing for wounds, and it is being
prepared extensively as q comnercia
staple for surgical dressings. 1t j:
6 finely ground wood, such as is eNten
I sively used in the manufacture of paper
IL is "a clean-looking. delicate-fbered
soft, yellowish-white substance, having
IN oder of fresh wood, and abserbs aI
immense quantity OF liquid.