Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-03

electrodes Of nmalgamascd zinc. The con-
clnsion arrived ut was that siicn transit
ton resistance, " II exists al oil, h less
than 0.0125 Of an ohm.
siIyeroid II the trade-name given 10 q
new, close q rained, brilllsnt, WINE alloy,
regarding the composition OF whlch little
10 known beyond the fact that cadmium en-
ters into n. IL Is intended 10 take the place
m the brass. bronze, and gun-metal classes
Of ALLOYS, and II all turns out to be true
which ,s spoken In iis favor II will soon do
so, especially In the manufacture OF articles
which must be strong and capable OF takn z
a One polish.
In a lecture on the mysteries OF color
MIR, q. A. storey treated tho study OF color
under the figure OF language, describing
an turn the letters, the words, the sentence,
and the song; and having given historical
sketch of the ancient schools OF color, he
concluded by urging the organization Of !
school for color as well as schools Tor draw
ing. because such an institution would be
invaluable both to the architect and the
artist. The address was delivered before
the Society for the encouragement OF the
Fine Arts, London.
A contemporary believes that the largest
locomotives In this country are those OF the
Central Pacific Railroad Con- pany-cyin-
der, 10 inches diameter by 30 inches stroke
8 driying-wheels, "a inches diameter :
weight in working order. 123, 900 pounds
built at railroad shons. There are now
Luiding at The shops OF the same company
engires with cylinder 81 inches diameter
" Sc inches stroke; 10 driving-wheeIs, 81
inches diameter; weight In working order,
10000 pounds.
A cloud so dense rs TO prevent persons
from reading bold type at midday passed
over great part OF Lancashire, England.
recently. The unusual darkness lasted
about an hour. From the accounts given
by intelligent observers OF the occurrence
the cloud must have cpnsisted OF tincy-di-
uded csrEOn-dust. Rain, which fell co.
piously In some places. was as black rs ink.
At other localities, where bail or snow fell,
it was noticed that each was likewise black.
Not long time ago such q phenomenon
would have been deemed ominous.
Naturalsts will feel interested In fact
which is youchcd for by Cavalier Mocrath,
a civil engineer. formerly OF Bone. lie
has devoted much attention TO the improve
mint OF the water supplies OF Italy. In
prospecting for water with one OF Norton s
hhyssinian tube-wells he tapped spring
from which was pumped living fish.
Ths fish had passed into the tubswell
through the ordinary perforations Of about
one eighth inch. Examination proved i.
to have no eyes, clearly indicating that it
belonged 10 an order intended to inhabt
sub,erranean waters. The occurrence,
says the Engineer, was certified to by two
other gentlemen who were present when
the fish was pumped in.
The centre Of human happiness, says
DR.. Ward Richardson, Is not in the brain,
but In the vital nervous system. in the
great gangIia of the sympathetic, lying not
in the cerebro spinal cavities, but in the
cavities OF the body itself. near the stomach
and in the heart. The man who is misera-
bic Is = bypOchondriac; his affection Is
seated under the lower ribs. No man ever
felt miserable IN his head. Every man who
Ia, felt misery knows that it springs from
the body, and speaks Of il as an exhaustion,
a sinking there; he is bent down because
OF The central failure, and his own shout
ders, too heavy to be borne, feel a. il OPP
pressed with an added weight or burden,
under which he bends a. though sill the
cares OF the world were upon him to bear
him down.