Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-12-07
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Inc doctors are said TO have q new
heart tonic - oxypropyiendiisoam
mine.
The scientific theory that some men
have two brains possesses some elements
of plausibility.
Don't burn lamp in the children's
bedroom, as the fame soon vitiates the
air, and renders its unfit TO breathe.
Asphalt, the article of prominent COM
mercial importance of the present day,
was used In the building of the Tower Of
Babel and other ancient structures.
Carbolic acid as deodorizer and dis
infectant, in fact, as a general purifier,
stands unrivaled. Until its virtues were
discovered, we were often at a loss TO
know what to use for this purpose.
Professor Absolute has succeeded in
getting a photograph of a rife bullet
travelling at the rate of 1900 feet a Sec
ond, the plate which he used for the
purpose being exposed for only 0.O0O076
of a second.
Carpenters and builders frequently
find 1t necessary to bore holes in glass,
but are at a loss how to do it without the
aid of a diamond or drill. 1t may be
easily done, however, with the use of
little sealing wax and fiuoric acid.
Blood stains can be removed from an
article that you do not care to wash by
applying thick paste, made of starch
and cold water. Place in the sun, and
rub off in a couple of hours. If the
stain is not entirely removed, repeat the
process, and soon it disappears.
Cod liver oil is a nutritive and an
Alternative. 1t has been advantageously
employed in all chronic cases, in which
the disease appeared to consist mainly in
impaired digestion, assimilation and
nutrition. 1t penetrates dry or moist
animal membranes much more readily
than any other fatty oil.
A rather inconvenient disability which
affects a we'll known naturalist is color
blindness. 1t is difficult for him to
distinguish insects from leaves, yet he
keeps up his pursuit with enthusiasm.
lis that butterfly z" he asks of a friend
as a great red and brown creature settles
on a green leaf. 'Tt looks like leaf to
me-"
Yellow or orange stain for wood is one
of the most soughtfor in ornamental or
cabinet work. A beautiful result is
reached by digesting2.1 ounces Of finely
powdered turmeric for several days in
17.5 ounces of eighty per cent. alcohol,
and then stTaining through cloth. The
solution is applied to the articles to be
stained.
Steel that is too hard to cut or file may
be drilled with a mixture of one ounce
sulphate of copper, quarter of an ounce
alum, half a teaspoonful of powdered
salt, gill of vinegar and twenty drops
of nitric acid. This will eat a hole in
the hardest steel, or, if washed off
quickly, will give a frosted appearance
to the metal.
The Odessa physician, DR.. Gamaleia,
has gone to Paris to make practical
demonstrations of his method of inocu-
lating against Asiatic cholera before the
eyes of his master, Pasteur. Since the
French scientist communicated the dis
covery to the Academy of Sciences, DR..
Gamaleia has made further experiments,
which, he claims, have been very sue
cessful.
A successful cat trainer says that next
to the goat, which is the most obstinate
animal in the world to instil an idea in
to, the cat is the most difficult animal to
train. They never take any interest or
pride in their work, like the horse or
dog, and they have not a particle Of
affection. Old tabbies who are the pets
of the social corner would probably OBJ
ject to this criticism.
The benefits derived from the use Of
ripe fruit as an article of diet are gener-
ally understood, but an English medical
journal calls renewed attention to the
matter. Apples, pears, plums, apricots.
peaches, gooseberries and grapes are
spoken of as being as the very summit of
excellence as human food, for they pos
sess the essential conditions Of pleasant
ness, digestibility, nutriency and medi-
cinality. Apples are particularly COM