The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-01-26

Aenoe, partly imbeded under the River
irn. ,has besn found in the parish Of Pull
/ hsesk Sussex. England Itss fifteen feet
lpe BY four feet broad, aud had been cut
mof / dngle massive oak tree in the etone
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Prof. Calvert has recently made the in
sihssins discovery, by practical tests, that
As carbonates of potash and soda possess
T. ssme property of protecting iron and
III s{rom rust as do those alkalies in a
nautic state. Thus it is found that if an
IN blade is immersed in a solution of
IN of the above carbonates, it exercises
saRotsetiye an action, that that portion of
ns iron which is exposed to the influence
4 ~ damp atmospheric air docs not
iGpdize, even after SO extended period as
tn yesn Similar results, it appears. have
~ been obtained with sea water, on nd
ing TO the same the carbonates of potash
{ = soda in suitable proportion.
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Mycerine, according to Prof. Diehl, is
= ef6cient preservation of cochineal color,
he formula being as follows: One ounce
@ eochineal. one-half ounce of carbonate
4 poeh AMI powdered alum, one ounce
essam Of tartar, and eight ounces each OF
raser and glycerine. The ccchinenl is re-
oAued to fine powder, tho carbonate of
,-pokaah added. and this is trituratel with
tvU ounces Of water. After this mixture
knstood ono hour, the alum and csea,n Of
trtar are added successively, and efferyes-
esn has ceased, the remeiuipg waten it
= IN nisred, and ths glye1ssine added
This process would appear to overcome
hitherto iasupernble difficulty.
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Z slal another method is announced for
1xoducinG aluminium with fncility and at
t~post that viii render its use more general
inths arts and manufactures. Powdered
charcoal and lanipblack are mixed with
slzong solution of chloride of aluminium,
md dried by heat to n stiff mass W1lea,i
aas hAat has expelled the HCl, they arc
formed into pellets the latter, consisting
q fve Of carbon by fonr of weight of ala
nm ~th . little water, are placed u a
heated, while for ffsy Heurs n
oarboric ncid is ps tlzpush.
- mide isformed. and, while in the
: aooulition, takes oxygen fs0a1 the
! alpni9a unsa thes carbon Is mostl lsSpn-
sehsaiad npesge Of sl,sh,innn i It !;
'1s is then melted IN ! 'crucibls dth
ases % lzagv #es.ae 3. isasssa !.
= 7As'l ~ - e. . T--ssZs y = ssss q y
{ machinery bands for various purposes
1e producei from sleeps entrals in iarge
Quantities, being found Of superior aeapta-
uon' IN Some instances, to any other. The
guH which are about fifteen yards long,
sl'er being first cleaned thoroughly. are
aad Tor few days in salt water they are
wan not thicker than ordinary cotton yarn,
c0s vii bear strain of nearly twelve
PoondA and are wound upon spools like
JAM 1t is required to make round b,ntls,
~e method is the sams as in the making Of
summary rope; if, however. broad, fat
! Snds are required, this is done in a loom,
- N nvs strands. as in the making Of
'eon. Flat bands are made Of any size
. sseno ones have various diameters, and are
~ the form of smooth sord, q Of
: \ tom three 70 hvs sirnda d
s Z 1as foreign scientific journals regard as
sec4 the trip Of the 90 Electricity" .
.neA propelled by screw actuated by nm
fo-motor, the current being supplied
3orage batteries of the Seilon-V Volckmar
Spe The launch is described as twenty
- fcst long, about five feet wide, and
uHang some two feet Of water. the pro-
suer being about twenty-five inches in
aaeae; forty-ive storage batteries are
~ each about ten inches cube and
'a = b capable Of supplying four horse
Iove for six houra The electro-motivs
IS es 6 The accumulation is given a. ninety
. soae4 and during the run the current
oaeh each machine was steadily main-
"a q twenty -four amperes. The speed
ms novel craft is statsd to have bean