Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03
sCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
-Glass pulleys for cable railways arc
,orior to iron-CH Chicago Herald.

-Glass pulleys for cable RAILWAYS IRA
.,nerior to iron Chicago Herald.
LDoors arc now made of paper
rhoy are more durable than wood and
l l about the same. They are not liable
.oshrjnk, swell, crack, OR warp. They
also very handsome.-Sc,entinc
1merican.
There L nine establishments in
.ho United States producing 5000
catches a day, n establishment turn
;nr out a watch Il minute for ten hours
zach day.-M 'cago Journal.
A Californian is reported to have
discovered q process of de%vulcanizino
rnbber, by which means old rubber can
he worked over indefinitely. The dis
soyerv is a great desideratum.
Communications have recently been
sent by telegraph from London to Cal
cutta. a distance of 1000 miles, through
single wire. The speed was from
Twelve to fourteen words q minute.
The h%ippophile is earnestly at work.
Horse-shoes of sleeps horn are now
made in Lyons, France. They are for
use, particularly, on street pavements.
rs they prevent slipping on smooth
stones and tram rails.-Curyent.
Among the most profitable indus
tries along the Hudson River is that of
honey making. One expert beekeeper
has loo hives, gives emplovment to
eight men and sends every year about
$50, 900 worth of honey to New York
Irou Times.
"A very simple plan for street il.
road has been devised by Dr. II. G.
LAWS, of Newton, Mass. by which a
track and pavement can be put down
at about one-half the present cost. and
vet be more durable; it will also save q
large percentage in repairs.-Bostoa
Post.
The development of the lumber
manufacturing business in many parts
of the South is remarkable. From
Southern Kentucky to Chattanooga,
Tenn, is an extended and vast line Of
saw-mills and stave, spoke and handle.
factories. Large numbers OF people are
crowding into this region. of which the
town Of Dayton, Tenn, is the active
business center.-M Y. Herald.
The latest telephone dispenses with
electricity altogether. Its diaphragm
IS split willow or other wood closely
woven, dried and vanished. The dry-
ing contracts the tibers and produces a
very high tension. nthe center of the
dlaphram is a strong copper plate, to
which the wire is attached. For dis.
tances less than two miles the new tele-
phone conveys sound better and more
distinctly than the Bell. The difficulty
in switching the wires, however,
limits its use.-PhiladelpAia Record.
1t has always been a problem in
large lumber-producing districts what
to do with the sawdust. In some places
they throw it into the stream, but this
may be stopped by a complaint from
people down the river, who use the
water for various purposes in which
cleanliness is a requisite. In others
there have been arranged boiler-fur-
naccs in which the dust can be used as
fuel. Various processes have been in
troduced for s%olidifying the dust,
so that it can be nodded into
picture frames, ornaments for furnl-
ture, and other articles where stucco
work is practicable, to dispose of some
of the refuse. The latest idea is to
make gas from it, and this, it is said. is
carried out at a village in Ontario with
excellent results. CHICAGO Times.