Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-09

According TO recent experiments made
by DR.. Fischer, German chemist, it is
shown that ordinary stoves do not use
more IMAM 20 per cent. of the fuel they
consume Tor heating purposes. There is
sun neld for the inventor in this direc-
ton.
Recent analysis shows that the fatty
substance Of the brain is not, as was sup
posed, composed of glycerine, but of pal
hatln, an element of which oatmeal con-
talns larger percentage, and which is
therefore a better cerebral nutriment than
Wheat-meal.
for producing red stain on wood the
WOOD Is plunged first in a solution Of one
ounce of curd soap in 80 fluid ounces Of
water or else is rubbed with the solution,
ana then magenta in state Of sufficient
uilution to bring out the tone required is
applied. All the aniline colors behave
very we'll on wood
According to scientific paper Pasteur
VIII soon organize in Paris an institution
lot rendering dogs proof against rabies.
his method of inoculating human be-
lngs against hydrophobia is said 10 have
been recently tried with perfect success
on young boy of years from Asace,
VINO had been bitten by rabid dog in
such a manner that hydrophObia seemed
inevitable.
The following is a recipe for coloring
brass steel gray or black: Add l part OF
hyposulphate OF soda and parts of sui
phate of copper to 100 parts of water.
Cleanse thoroughly the object to be
colored, place it in the mixture and heat
the whole, darker tint is produced by
adding more hyposulphate of soda, while
larger quantity of sulphate of copper
VIII induce blush or steel-gray color.
Last spring ice in the Atlantic ocean
penetrated very far to the south and east
IN consequence OF continuous northerly
ana nOrthwesterly gales, and several ice
bergs occurred even in the Gulf stream.
From extensive observation it is asserted
that the first recession northward of At
lantic ice is toward the end Of June, and
That 1t remains longest between the
Banks and the east coast Of NewfOund-
! land.
The Academy of Sciences, Paris, had
submitted to it on July 20 paper by NM.
/ +. Regnard and P. Love on certain expe-
rlments made on the body OF a criminal
recently guillOtined at Troyes. These ex-
| perlments-the reading in detail of which
is FAR from agreeable-mainly confirms
the conclusions OF the observations of the
! phenomena presented by the lower ami
mails just after their heads are taken of,
! ana tend to reassure those who suspect the
| persistence of conscious life in human
beings after decapitation is performed.
The longest spans of overhead tele-
| graph wire in the world have recently
! been put up by the French authorities in
! Cochin China. These are erected across
the River MekOng, posts 160teet high hav-
| ing been placed on each side Of the river
at spot where the width is $500 feet;
and from these silicious bronze wires-one
.04 Of an inch and the other .055 of an
] q
the stream. over a tributary Of the river
another similar connection has been
| made, 1910 feet span and more than ia
feet above flood water. The former of these
is span Of O.46 OF a mile.
A German journal remarks that the
manufacture of blue glass and glass
! huXes by means of oxides of copper was
known to the ancient Egyptians, and
was connected with the glazing of earth
enware, etc. Specimens OF this class Of
! work are TO be seen in many museums. The
blue is, in most instances, turquoise blue,
and the glaze is free from cracks in con-
| sequence, mainly, of the body to which it
| was applied being of a suitable charac-
| ter. These glaZes are not transparent,
but slightly Opaque. Among tue discOy-
cries of ancient Rhodian ceramic ware
there are specimens of this glaze in con-
junction with that OF other cOlors.
A "One-third silver allOy'' is much en-
| plOyed In the factories Of Paris for the
manufacture of silverware. 1t consists of
one-third Of silver and twO-thlrds of
| aluminium, and is worked to great ad-
vantage by reason of its low price and
! its great hardness. 1t is more easily
| pressed and engraved than silyer-copper
| alloys. An alloy OF 100 parts of alumni
mum and parts Of silver differs but lit
tie from pure aluminium, yet it is far
harder and is capable OF assuming a
! higher polish. An alloy consisting Of 1853
parts Of aluminium and parts Of silver
| possesses a very remarkable degree Of
| elasticity, and has, therefore, been rec
commended for the manufacture OF bal
ance springs for watches. An alloy of
equal parts of aluminium and silver ri
walls bronze in hardness.