The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-22

Maay lassrsslins Facts FOR ronssnpialisn.

An exclusive diet Of buckwheat II
said to prove remarkable panaoea for
| diabetes.
| PataiIins is the best material known
for protecting polished iron or steel
from rust.
Mr.. Edison IL devoting himself TO
the study Of ways and means Of cheap
ening electric lamps and the oarbons.
A German Is said to have Invented
and constructed steam engine where
the dsad-Censer point is ebviated.
A poultics OF salt aud the white Of
an egg Ii powerful rssolysnt, and II
applied In time viii disperse fslon.
M. de Lesaepa estimates the power Of
the machines employed ia building tho
Panama cnnal % equal to 100000
men.
The paper gas and water pipes In
troluced 50 extensively in Vienna some
time ago, Il Is claimed, are a complete
success.
A pieco of sole leather tackled on tho
butt Of squarsd-ofr chis9l- handle will
prevent It's splitting under the blows Of
the malle..
Frozen milk 10 now given 10 patients
suffering with irritable stomachs, and
il rstaised when al other substances
are thrown of.
DR.. Morrow has found that the pois.
on In ice-cream IL due 10 tho casl ew-
nut oil IN the coating Of the beans from
which vanilla extract is made.
NJ. Estrade Of the French Eeols
PoIytschnique. hAs perfected . new
locomotive which will haul train Of
cars from seventy TO ssventy-eight
miles sn hour.
Eleclroplating with silver upon wood
il now successfully performed, the pro-
cess being adapted TO handles Of all
kinds, including canes and umbrella
sticks.
Schrader states that there are sever
81 mountains 10 the north Of Spain,
some reaching m altitude Of 10000
feet, which have no place on the geo.
graphical map.
According TO Wrisbf, many of the
fner grades Of transparent soaps do not
contain glyeerine but sugar, which, il
appeaFe. Is as well adapted TO trans
parent SOAP As glyeerine.
People who have presence VI mind
enough when 10 danger Of drowning to
lock the hands behind the back, fully
initiate the lungs and close the mouth,
may thus keep themselves aaoat for
some time.
When IL becomes necessary to stop
an engine with heavy fre In the
furnace. place layer Of fresh coal on
the Gre, shut the damper and start The
injsctor or pump for the purpose Of
keeping ap thu circulation in the boil
or.
II has bseu shown that the strength
Of che lion in the fore limbs is 60 per
cent ef that OF the tiger, and the
strength Of the bind limbs only 65.9
per cent. Five men can easily hold
down lion, but nine men are required
70 control tiger.
Notwithstanding the persistent and
skillful efforts Of chemists, the exact
CON position OF the white Of an egg il
still an nnsolYed problem, and until
this Knowledge is acquired the process
es OF animal economy cannot be ex-
plaiusd.
To cut glass jars, till the Jar with
lard oil to where you want to cut the
Jar then heat an iron rod or bar TO
red heat immerse il in the oil. The
unequal expansion viii check the jar
all round at the surface of the oil, and
you can lift off the top part.
Most metals and alloys shrink or
contract on cooling. But an alloy
which viii expand on cooling may he
made of lead niae parts, antimony two
parts, bismuth one part. This alloy
can be advantageously used TO fill small
holes and defects in iron castings.
| Cellars are usually damp because the
walls are cooler than the air, which
causes condensation Of moisture. To
prevent the condensation Of moisture,i il
Is recommended that the windows and
doors of the cellars be closed during the
day and opened at night.