The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-03-19

loaded with lead, Is foreign notion
new in this country. They afford the
same centrifugal power AZ large wheel,
cost ;ess, and take up less room.
The eminent oeulist, Dr.. II. C1bn,
thinks that reading and writing are
much more likely to produce short
sightednsss aud otherwise impair the
sight than Matchmaking and other min
ute industries.
Baron Leon de Lsnval, of Nice, has
offered prize for the best aAAily carried
instrument fer tho use Of the deaf. Ii
must be constructed on the principle of
the microphons, aud must be sent in
bsfors The end cf 1887.
The roller skate manufacturer are
now turning their attention TO making
imitation tortoise she'll buttons. There
is large demand for tho buttons, and
the makers ses their way clear to thus
get rid of their over supply Of box xwood.
A forsiga device fer cutting atone
consists Of cord Of thtsa Ateel wires
rather loosely twisted together. running
around pullsys like band saw. The
swift uuccsssioa OF blows from the ridg.
- Of the cord delivered along narrow
line disintogratss the stone rapidly.
Wood worms can be destroyed in
books and wood work by bsnzine. Books
are locked up in cupboard with .
saucer Of bsnzine. Furniture and cary
ings ars..placed in a tightly closed roOm
with an open dish Of bsnzino. New
woodwork can be protected against
their saly by cossing Of glue.
Dr. Ralph Richardson writes that
Iaay one may be cured Of stsmmsring
by sinpIy making an aedible note in
expiration before each word. STAN
merers can sing as easily as other per-
sons. Jacky Brsster, Of Chester, who
made large fortune by caring STAN
mering, simply made bis pupils say her
before each word bsginaing with 3
consonant.
L new discovery is that, by the sim
pie use Of citricaeid or itrGts OF silver,
ssa water may be mado drinkable. By
Ibis means chloride Of silver il pTecipi.
tatel, and harmless mineral watsr is
produced. An ounce OF citrate renders
half-p Of watsr drinkabls. If the
fact 10 sns.aiasd bt experiment and
analysis, the discovery Il one Of the
greatest value.
The following Is given By the B1stor
81 ournal Of Commerce" as an excellent
cement for leather beltings "Commor
glue and isinglass, squal parts, soaket
for ten hours in jast enough water u
cover them. Bring gradually 10 boil
ing heat and add pure tanning uuti
the whole hscomss ropy er appears lik'
!. the white Of eggs. Buff OF the surface
!, to he joined, apply this csmsnt warm
aud clamp firmly" I"
The completeness of the work don,
by the earlier astronomers il shown b
:, the fact, recently stated, that out of th
:, 6000 or more nebulae now known, th
Herschels bad discosered 5000.
: Cures Of sciatica are reported a. has
) ing taken placs in Paris after sing
!, application Of Dr.. Dshove's method |
freezing the skin above thu painfc
!. parts with a spray Of chloride of methy
- The operation ia said to be applicab
- also to facial nenralgia.
rs The Paris N eva says that at tho b
- by show ia that city il an infant 3
g years cid, born near Dieppe, whit
al weighs SO pounds, and Is three feet h
inches 10 height. He is possessed
r.. great strength, and premises to be
~ giant like his grandfather, although b
ha father is of rather less than ordinal
he stature.
,s- d. q. Duane gives beautiful simp
,t experiment which may interest the am
h teur with the microscope. Upon 81
,is of glass put drop of liqsid auric CHI
he ride Of fargantic nitrate, with half gra
10 OF metallic zinc in the auric chlorid
and copper in the silver. A growth
by exquisite gold and silver ferns will q
[c- pear beneath the eye.
We A new method Of dressing wonn
&c. by vi h their healing is said to
Of hastened and the pain made TO disa
on- pear at once, has been brought into o
de tice by French surgeon. 1t consii
ad- in the application Of congresses "
t q with dacoctisn Of thirty parts of VI
rs, erian root in 100 parts Of water. It
lon expressly stated that the treatment
nd Of no avail in deep wounds
led A writer in the Therapeutic Gazs
es recommends soups made Of lentil flo
en- mixed with one-eight part of grou
ere malt, for the use Of invalids. In war
ing, the diastase of the malt convs
lci- the -four into soluble and easily-digest
I'D substances. The soup may be flavor
dr. with bsef tea. The writer says IL
ny lentil -four contains more inorganic 50
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