The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-08
CURIOUS. UsEFUL AND s.IEsrIFIO.


Sharks have eyelids; whales have rome.
Wet winters rave been found to result
disastrousiy to insects.
The grssshopper develops from the voung
lsrva To the winged adult without chan Gin :
lis mode of life.
1t is curious fact that the looms used in
the manufacture of silk in New Jsrsv are
almost fac SMILES of those employed for ths
same purpose in India and Cuba.
EDgland's death rate has decreased during 2
the present century from forty In a thousand
TO twenty in a thousand. This is attributed
10 ihe progress OF sanitary science.
IN London an electric light has been used
to u uminate tie interior of Nh oven. The
doo- was Of Date glass. and every part of
the process of baking could be distinctly
seen
While our country is supposed to BE-
nearly free from earthquakes no less than
364 shocks were recorded in the United
States and Canada in the twelve years end
" g with 1883 This is az an average of
about one In every twelve days.
Amountain explorer Just returned from
Asia states that during four months resi-
deDce at a height of more than 10, 0O0 feet
above the sea, his pulse, normally sixty
three beats per minute, seldom fell below
100 beats per minute, and his respirations
levels.
The Deutsche Medicinal Zsitung gives an
account of a series OF careful experiments
made In the Prussian army as to the utility
OF serving schnapps to soldiers in active SER
vice. After prolonged trials the army sur
geons aban doned the use of spirit, and give
tea or coffee in place of 1t.
To coun'eract the effect OF dose OF poison
accidentally administeIeu To man, mar
pae4 10 hi A.
rem coy on baud, woman thought the mic
otiIe found In pipestem woulu answer the
purpose. She broke an old stem, scraped
out tie inside, and gave ii to the patient,
who died in ten minuits
A sheet Of ordinary paper warmed in II ont
of fire will in DARK place give very de.
cid. d electric spark upon the application OF
The kDUckle with Gre ckling sound. Place a
SD. ct { gold leaf betw cen two sheets of "a
DER thus electrified, aid psss peucu pont
over hem in zigzsg course al d a lumil-
Gus flash quite strong will appear
very simple contrivance-but at the
sane time one very valuable-is being
placed IN the switches, frogs, aud IsIds of
the Old Colony Railroad 1t consists of a
piece of hard wood so shaped aud boted to
rail as TO prevent persons foot from get
tirg caught in the groove when on the trscz
Accidents of that kind are of daily occur
reDse.
DIR. Dominigos Frelre OF Rio Jaueiro sends
the French Academy OF Sciences an acc punt
of his experiments with the atten uated virus
OF yellow fever. Under the authorZ alton OF
the BTszlisn Emperor he "vaccinated" 400
persons with it. and all OF them showed
symptoms of yellow fever. None of these
persons was attacked by the primal form OF
the disease though a large number were
surrounded by communicating Influences.
The oily question raised coucsrnIns toe
tSu fbor raofo - he
lions viii be lasting.
A young lady at Forest City, Sierra
County, CAL, while fast asleep got out of
bed, partly dressed, picked I'D q lantern.
and started for her home at Minnesots, in
the same county. She passed s,me terribly
bad and steep roads, and finally arrived at
Kanaka Creek, two and half miles from her
starting point, in safety, but Just before
stepping upon the foot bridge to cross ii she
stumbled and the jar woke her up She
compreheDded the situation very quickly
ard proceeded on to Minnesota, resching
home son time before daylight. For some
days previous to the above event the girl
had been suffering from inconsistencies
Justly approaching the dangerous facili.
ties which cremation, as at present advo-
Gated and to some extent acticed, presents
for the escape of individuals who deprive
their victims of life by means of poison or
through so-called ''misadventure," Mr.
Thomas Bayley, consulting chemist OF Bir.
miDghsm, England. proposes to keep the
bodies for a certain time after death. and
treat them in such manner as to avoid put
refaction. According TO Mr.. Bsyley's
method the bodies would be loosely but
complete ly enveloped in cotton wool, within
cases which would be riveted up they
would Il be expose q in underground CALLER
les lined with imperVious cement to cur
rent OF cold and dry air, from whic the
gtrns Of putrefaction would be removed By
fiiuation. The cooling would be effected by
mschn cry worked on the compressed air
principe snd the air reversing the cham
bers would be dried by any gu tab Oh IN
lcsl agent At FIRST thorough cooling would
be necessary, bat after q time the drying
could be effected more rapid al higher
ten perature. The process would rssult Ia
the formation of mImmies with white in
tegument similar to those produced hg the
most efficient and costly system Of enb aim
in 81 Gent Egypt Attached to each ''debv-
dratoriun" there might be mortusry cham.
bsrs for b dies awaiting inquest. After
treatment the bodies might be crem red or
kept for al Indefinite period IN dry place
or in all. tight cases.