Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-30
POPULAR SCIENCE.

~ lb Claimed JnaJ mix charged with
carbonic acid gas is one of the most
healthful OF drinks.
II gas mines are laid dean ar ough 20 no
beyo1d the reach Of frost and The ton
nressure NJ trs fIic MANY on snpoving laat
will he avoided
Anent NJ the Eng,,ah snsrrow np,sance
writer in science stated that n red
nenner no snrinkled among tho Ieavas NJ
wv or other vines II will soon rid them ~
the nests
Az W, 10 aIitlueu " NUNS; Lessshne ,nas
ueeuIe pu pun, l'i III .ne sAin ~ 9 Nius
pnnctnra remsins nnen n 10 . enra sion ~
death
.,.,.
10 pteNehV Wet lroip Penetra.ins ooots
.aAe nan pounu " siIow Vi lhue.on
s9e1, four ounces VI ia[u anu Two ounces
Vi new oee s'MaA anu o,,Ve gu, u,ssoite
Uver tne hIe' niiAins we'll anu apply IL W
tne leatner'
prominent physician writing to the
new YORK Meulcal RECORD CONDEMNS
roIier skating as an exercise LOT eirls, auu
STATES tnae ~ seems W prlns guy any la'ehs
preolsposItlon 10 uisease' especlaiiy Vi Ihe
Sluneys OF neart'
To stain pine or cherry an ebony color
dissolve four ounces shellac with two
ounces borax in half gallon water. Boil
until perfect solution Is obtained, then
add halt an ounce glycerine, after which
add, in sufficient water, soluble anlline
black, and the mixture Is ready Tor use.
To make brass appear antique dissolve
one ounce sal ammoniac, three ounces
cream OF tartar and six ounces common
salt in one pint hot water; then add two
ounces nitrate OF copper, dissolved in a
half pint water; mix well, and apply 1t
repeatedly to the article by means OF
brush.
1t has been discovered by Chicago
physician that suburban life is powerful
provocative of dyspepsia. Men are like
animals, and must eat their meals quietly
and lelsurely to secure perfect flow Of
the gastric Juice He who bolts his break
fast with his mind ON the timetable and
his eyes on the clock, and further out
RACES nature by a sharp run to catch the
IRAN. mnst soon or late EXPECT to paw the
penaity.
Apropos Of the Suez canal, it has been
recently recalled that Herodotus relates
that when Nero, the king of Egypt, un.
dertook the work Of uniting the waters OF
the Mediterranean anu keQ seas Dy IueALb
~ a canal e2O. 600 men persisted in the
WORK He then caused the work to be
stonned and consulted an oracle, receiy-
ing no renIv. "a barbarian will finish
tbS work 81 A friend Of the famous
Frenchman copIed upon sheet OF paper
the narsgrsph from Herodotus and car
ried II "a De Lessons, who, having read II
took his men and appended. "The bar
barIan prophesied by the oracle-F. de
Lesseps.'
wsx can be taken out Of carpets by sew
erai very simple methods. Lay thick
niece NJ hIottinp paper over the wax and
annIv n hot iron to it; the paper will ab,
s sprh tha way that is melted by the heat
~ in doing this. any dark traces should
re,naiu on the CARPET, rub little benzo
Inc carefully on, driving the same with q
cioth Another method is to drop few
drons ~ boiling water Immediately on the
Snots and dry after with a cloth care
,pnst he taken that the colors in the car
nat viii Stand hot water. Green is tn,
~ p,ost dangerons color TO fear.
nv rso,,oo ~ screaming the rough
lne pa arL from, the trees Is pronounce
, 1nHSe' than useless labor, except where i
y, mY a,s,dsnt that the bark conceals insects
90 their epos. In that case the denudeC
Osr ss sboSid be coated with pitch or tai