Daily Republican., 1885-07-09
SCIENTIFIC.

Continuing his observation Of proto-
plasm, Mr.. T. THick finds that 1t prevails
the frond Of . seaweod be.
longing to . group different from those
groups In which 1t had previously beon
noticed.
The railroad system Of Japan has at.
tained . length Of 225 miles, and is In
creasing steadily. II has been mainly
built by the Japanese Government with
native capital. The business results up
to the present time have given no cause
for dissatisfaction.
The Geographical Society Of Paris has
awarded q gold medal La RouQuette's
prize) to the Danish Government pub,
iicatiOn on Greenland, Meddelelser
ON Gronland," In which are from time
to time recorded the results Of the
Danish scientific expedition exploring
Greenland.
Dupre has succeeded in suppressing
the nitrous vapors Of the Bunsen bat
terry by using depolarizing liquid con-
sistins of nitric acid,in which IS grams
potassium dichromste have been dis
solved per litre. In contact with zinc he
employs either acidulated water or po-
tasStum dtsulphAto.
Mr.. F.W CLARK has exhibited In Lon
don . new system Of gas lighting fol
private houses by means Of recuperA'
tive lamps. By . ventilating arrange
ment the lamps consume their owl
smoke, and the barner is SO formed tha
tho requisite Air Ia heated to . higl
temperature aod admitted into tn
lamps 1t the point Of ignition.
Herr Flettmaun, Of Isorlohn, ha
shown that pure nickel and its alloy
with copper, cobalt aRd iron can bav
other metals added without losing tn
property OF being welded, and, there
fore, can still be used for making plate
The metals which can be added In thi
way arc zinc, tin, lead, cadmium, iron
and msganese up to as much as 10 Pc
cent.
The Norwegian Government has d.
cided to despatch an expedition to Ffr
marken for the purpose of effectin
photographic researches and sounding
nlonk the coast. Among the variou
grants by the Swedish Government fe
scientific work is q sum Of 5000 towar
the expenses of Mr.. o. Norstedt's alg'
logical labors in England and Sootian
tthis year.
IL Mr.. VOLTS treatment Of writer
cramp seems to be making steady pr
, gvess in popular estimation. II consist
as formerly described, of q combine
application of massage. gymnastiC
aud caligraphic exercises. Any suffer
from that annoying and distressil
D species Of cramp can devise a speci
y system of relief by noting the obje
aimed at by the method adopted
Mr.. Wolff.
al Prof. Heiden recommends sup,
phosphate gypsum rs now materl
L for absorbing ammonia In stables.
lis q residue from the manufacture
4. phosphoric acid, and contains 4 to
per cent. soluable and to- per Gel
: ius usoluable phosphoric acid. 1t retail
ammonia m nch better than kyanite
= double sulphare Of potassium q
magnesium, which is sometiu
i stables.
A special committee ou railroad AZ
have by ma sjority reported that II
axles arc safer than steel axles, that
lcrauks should have the webs hoop
that rs iron crauks appear to fail nj
running about 200, ,o8e miles and g,
.' after ITO, 900 miles,i is highly desira
that they should be taken off and ne
II again used iu passenger engines, .
ia that crank sxles properly construc
q. are as strong rs straight axles.
c.l improved thermo electric piles of
diamond and the Charpentier T.
It. were recently exhibited before
|. Academy of Sciences, Paris.
10, couples were of iron or nickel and
alloy of antimony zinc. One Ipile {
sisting Of IL sets of &c elements gave
electromotive force Of volts and a
sistance of 3 2 ohms, while another
that size as regards the number of
ments gave SO volts with resists
of 0. .65 ohm.