The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-21
soIEuoe AND INDUSTRY. I

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"A silk-throwing mill is to be estab-
lished At Wadesboro. N. e., the first Of
It's kind In the South.
On the 18th inst. the citizens OF
Athens, Ca, organized company to
build FIVE thonsand-spindle cotton
mill at Barnett Shoals, ten miles from
Athens. AbU stHlf ft,s
-Wood-fiber capable Of being spun
is now prepared In Germany. Tie
preparation Of the fiber Of pine leaves
as a material for carpets is another
promising new industry. .-Arka,saw
Traveller.
The shoe factories Of Portland, Me-,
have done %, $50. 900 worth Of business
the last year, the local factories contrib
uting $1,355.000 The factories have
turned out 841 900 pairs Of ladies' shoes.
The factories employ AT males and 1858
females.
We have read good deal about
the civilization Of the mound builders,
and we have seen the mounds. Piling
up million tons Of dirt over dead
Indian and few stone hatchets don't
indicate an advanced state Of cnlight-
eminent. The mound builder was only
an industrious savage. .-lMartha's Vine
yard Herald.
by means Of improved appliances
the Germans are now able to extract
11.S1 per cent. Of beet sugar and 0.65
per cent. of molasses, or total of 11.96
pounds per 100 pounds Of beets. The
cost of this sugar is only two cents per
pound. The sugar is produced in
enormous quantities, sufficient for the
home supply and large export trade.
Boston Budget
Quill toothpicks come from France.
The largest factory in the world is near
Paris. where there is an annual prod
uct of twenty million quilts. The fac
tory was started to make quill pens,
but when these went out of use it was
turned into toothpick mill. Wooden
toothpicks are made principally in
Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and
Ohio.
During the past two seasons Mr..
T.. B. Poulton has made observations
which prove that the silk Of at least
three species of English moths is great.
ly affected in color by environment al
the time OF spinning. The cocoons
were dark brown when the larvae had
been placed in black bag or among
green leaves, and white when they had
been freely exposed to light in the i'm.
mediate neighborhood Of white sur.
faces. ArEansa,o Traveller.
The question as to the best width
for wagon tires on vehicles used for the
transportation of heavy loads over dirt
roads and farm fields, has become
subject.of scientific investigation. As
the density and hardness of the earth
over which the tires are to roll enter
largely into the problem. it will take
wide range of experiments to enable in.
vestigators to fix upon that precise
width of tire which will be most uni.
formly advantageous on nil the varie.
ties of dirt roads and farm soils. Blu,
that the tires should be much wider
than those in general use seems to be
conceded on all sides.-M y Ledoer.
The scientific relation Of colors to
nerves and temper is attracting atten.
ton. Physicians sometimes find that
certain color will throw a patient into
Mysteries or spasms. In other cases. a
person is made sick to the stomach, or
afflicted with headache. at the sight OF
color that. for some reason, is obnox.
ious to him. Others, again, are thrown
into spasms of ill temper by colors, the
offending color sometimes being blue,
sometimes yellow. but oftener red or
scarlet. Animals are affected in
similar way by colors. Everybody is
familiar with the fact that tho sight OF
a red garment or cap will drive q bull
frantic with rage. and tho red Juice of
berries is said to have similar effect
upon an elephant. Y. Ledger.
One of the simplest of barometers
is spider web. When there is pros.
pect of rain or wind the spider shortens
the filaments from which its web is sus-
pended, and leaves things in this state
rs long rs the weather is variable. II
the insect clongates its thread it is a
sign Of fine. calm weather. the duration
Of which may be judged of by the
length to which the threads are let out.
II the spider remains inactive It is a !.
sign of rain; but If. on the contrary, it
keeps ut work during the rain the lat
'er will not last long, and will bc fol-
owed by fine weather. Other observa-
ions have taught that the spider makes
changes in its web every twenty-four
hours. and that If such changes are
made in the evening, just before sun
'et, the night will be clear and beauti-
ul.-La Nature.