Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-10
days illness, and perhaps prolong GU
lYes to 200 years.

days illness, and perhaps prolong our
llYes to 200 years.
Chemists have Just determined by care
full experiment that man can b8relytsste
S-l000ths of grim Of sugar, 1-l000th q
grim. OF salt and $500 of grim. Of
strychnine.
Mildew mHy be removed from linen by
rubbing upon the damaged spot common
/ yellow soap and sitting upon it some
starch. Rub in well and expose to the
| bright sunshine.
N. Paul Leroy-Beaulleu gives figures
showing the quantity OF tobacco cor
sGmed in the different countries of En-
rope. The rate per 100 inhabitants is,
according to him, IS follows: Spain,
ITO pounds; Italy, 12s pounds; Great
Britain, 1873 pounds; Russis, 1921 pounds;
Denmark, 224 pounds; Norway, 229
pounds; Austria, 273 pounds. p
In the phonogrsph of Mr.. r. "a. Hunter
the aid of electricity is secured. NJ,
Hunter takes trace on sheet of gpect-i
ally prepared carbon pspeT, aud the in
strument repeats the words through q
telephone receiver by means which will
readily suggest themselves to the cleo
tsician. II is thus inferior to the Edison
apparatus in the loudness with which the
torres are reproduced.
Sickness insurance is meeting with
some favor in Leipsic and OF er German
cities. The law authorizing the opera
ton OF such companies permits the in
surEnce to eli classes OF hand-workers,
except clerks and statesmen, but these may
DE included by local authority. The action
of this law is very noticeable in the tx
for maintaining the sick poor, it having
decreased 81 67S marks in Hamburg IN
one year. The total number insured un-
der the law is 2,294,l 8, or 81 per 1000
OF the population.
Tobacco blindness, 1t is said, is becom-
ing common affection. At present there
are several persons under treatment for
il at one London hospital. 1t first takes
the form of color blindness, the sufferers
who have smoked themselves into this
condition being quite unable to distin
guish the color Of piece Of red cloth
held up before them. Sometimes the
victim loses his eyesight altogether.
Tobacco being a narcotic, naturally be-
numbs the nerves. When the nerves are
thus benumbed people do not see as dis
tinctly, and this Effectiveness Of vision
tends to increase and become permanent.
The interesting fact has been stated
that SO indesTuctiole by wear or decay
is the African teSkWood that vessels built
Of It have lasted 100 years, to be then
only broken up on account OF their poor
sailing qualities from faulty models. The
wood, in fsct, is one OF the most remark
able known on accoun. of its great
weight, hardness and durability, its
weight varying from forty-tWo to fifty
tive pounds per cubic foot. It works
easily, but on account OF the large guam
tlty of silex contained in il the tools
employed are quickly worn away. II
also contains an oil which prevents spikes
and other ironwerk with which it may
come in contact from rusting.
The Industrial World thus describes q
method of making row-bosts for use on
the ice: A light frame mounted on a pair
OF fixed sksterunners, with third runner
hung rudder fashion, Seat, roWlocks and
oars, spikes in outer ends of oars to
scratch hard On the ice at each pull, or,
better, sort of smGllcirculsr saw pinned
fist on the oar for the blade; this can roll
on the ice in ward and outward, with the
sweep Of the oar, while the teeth still
hold to the ice, and scratch sidewise or
flstWise as an oar moves backward
through the water in rowing. Steer by g
foot lever connecting with rndder-skste
or have rudder free snd steer by oars
alone. Larger sizes for several persons
using "sweeps'' require more skate-Iun-
ners, none fixed, but all like the steering
rudder and ali free but it. No patent.
The Carpet Trade and Review gives as
among the most effective remedies for
carpet beetles and moths kerosene oil and
corrosive sGblimate. The kerosene is
placed upon wsds OF cotton, which are
forced into cracks and crevlces under
meath the carpet. Corrosive sublimate is
s still better remedy. Dissolve in an
open ar one tablespoonful of corrosive
suolimste In two quarts OF boiling water,
and, sitter allowing the solution to remain
undislurbed, few hours, apply il to both
sides Of The carpet or rug, using for the
purpose small whisk brush. 1t is not
necessary to use more Of the solution
than enough to slightly dampen the CUR
face OF the fabric. AS The solution is
poisonous 1t should be plainly labeled.
In the case Of carpet beetles it is some
times necessary to reduce the quantity Of
water in the solution, using but one quart
instead Of two.
The poison conveyed by the human
teeth is one OF the most annoying that
physician hiss to deal With, writes DR.. A.
Y. Robinson. ga bitten ear or nose is
months in healing, where & more impor.
tant wound inflicted by an instrument
would resdily yield to simple remedies.
/ have under my attention severe and
most complicated cases of blood poison
ing, in which the patient had but slightly
abrsided the hand in the course Of fight
by striking the knuckles against the teeth
OF his opponent l have known hands
thus poisoned only saved from amputa-
tioR by the application of al the res ourc-
es Of science. Tobacco or whisky, or
dissrrargenent of the stomach from
many other causes, may be responsible
for this poisonous condition of the teeth,
and am not prepared TO say that man
With good health and clean, sweet
mouth would convey the poison, but
qSnsonlY speak of the frequency Of this
yelasE OF cases snd the difficulty of attend
itg4hem successfuliyF