The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-01

| M. A. Certes IA endeav0ring to cultivate
the sedlmentary matter brought up from
great depths by the dredgtngs OF the Trav
silleur and the Talismau during the expe,
dltIous Of 1923, in order to prove tha'
the absence OF plants or animals In decom
position at the bottom OF the ocean Is prop
hblv due To the presence OF microbes anal
ogous to those which, under our eyes, are
daily working at the transformation OF or
| ganic into inorganic matter.
Mr.. Richard A. Proctor holds that IL the
,uIl mower of the arms and legs can be so
applied TO ngenlously-arranged mecban-
ism as to work wings more or less resem-
bling those OF bird there is little reason
OF doubling mans power OF sustaining
himself in the air. and even travelling with
great rapidity through it. Probably, he
adds, IL will be much easier for him TO sus-
tain himself while travelling rapidly on.
ward than while lowering over the same
spot.
Four steps are regarded by DR.. b. W.
Richardson as all-important for the adj
vancement OF national heaIth-yiZ., the
physical publication Of the general public.
the radical suppression Of diseases which
arise by communication OF the affected
with the unaffected, the promotion OF
knowledge and thrift, and adequate pro-
vision for food and drink among the
masses, and lastly, the encouragement OF
unity and organization in sanitary admin
istrati0n.
Good housekeepers are frequently an
nOyed by oil-marks on papered walls
against which careless or thoughtess per-
sons have laid their heads. These unsightly
spots may be removed by making a paste
OF cold twater and pipe-clay or fuller's
earth. and laying it on the surface without
rubbing it on, else the pattern OF the paper
will then likely be injured. Leave the
paste on all night. In the morning it can
be brushed off. and the spot will have dis
appeared, but a renewal OF the operation
may be necessary il the oil-mark Is old.
In answer to its own question, SIS iml-
tation a sham? the Building NelcS says:
..When a material or a mode OF construc-
ton is adopted for some useful or express
plrpose, il cannot fairly be regarded as
mere sham, and it only becomes delusiye
when we go out OF our way to misrepre-
sent one thing by another Simply easing
and covering naked construction IS not
answerable to the charge OF imposition,
nor can we affirm that a substitute for an
other material is violation OF honest art.
ONLY when we knowingly miSrepresent
one thing by another can the charge OF dis
honesty be fairly sustained"
Speaking OF electric lights for mines.
Mr.. G. G.. Andre says that irrespective OF
the trouble attending the use OF wire leads
in underground workings, the dangers OF
rupture and short circuits " rob the sys-
tenn OF the advantage which the lamp itself
gives it, and that those who are occupied
in the work of Lighting fiery mines by
electricity, provide means for generating
the current within the lamp itself 10y some
sort Of galvanic cell OF either a primary or
secondary nature. He acknowledges
that the problem Is beSet with difficulties,
but considers that there is good ground for
hoping that a sufficiently practical solution
will shortly be arrived at.