Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-07
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| Philadelphia Record.
Mr.. E Mic Blanchard il the PopulsI
Scierce Monthly for October writes
While their nearly constant sbode is II
the Tster, aQussic spiders, ike mos
other spiders, are air brcstheTs; conse
qusntly they need some special provision
| for providing themselves with sir while
living u1der TIE water, aad for this pur-
| pose they poss ess the art Of constIu Cling
kiad OF divirg bell. 1t Is &a interesting
| sight 20 witness cle CT them makiEg his
siscei. Ciingirg to the lover side OF 9
| few leaves, snd securing them IL position
| by spinning few threads, the spider
| rises 90 ths level CT the water, with hia
belly uppscmost, and, doubling up It's
hind legs, retrains stratum Of air
smorg the hairs with which its body is
covered. Then 1t plunges into the water
ana appears ss in the hrst stage OF the
making Of Its silvery robe. Going imme-
diateiY to tie spot il had chosen, It
brushes its body with it's PAWS, when the
sir detsches itself aud forms o bubble
under the Leaf. The spider surrounds
this bubble with the impermeable silky
mstter furnished By lis spinneret. R.
turning to the surface, it takes in an
other layer OF ali, which 1t car
ries down snd adds to the first one,
also extending the envelope over it. The
process Is kept up till the "diving- bell"
has rsscied the proper siz, and is
finished. The idesl form OF the construc-
ton Is that Of thimble, bns 1t often
assumes 80 irregular ghspe. like an IN
verified sack. When the spider hss taken
possession Of is 7sdouot 1t remains quiet
in II, head dowG, watching the appear
ancs of en- inssSt. Perceiving one, it
seizss II and returns to its lodge, which It
has secured Against iatrudefs by spinning
threads scross il, to deyour its prey g.:
is leisure.
"INDIA" INK, so CALLED.
The msserisl known IS Iadia ink is in
fact not In iian, but Chinese. When first
made 1t WAC composed OF lac, q rasinous
substance deposited by O small Insect.
Lister peculiar black stone WAS found
which could be dissolved in water, and
atill later on lac and fc wood were
burned, and the resulting smoke WAS
gathered on some hard substance and
rolled into balls. The same principle is
now employed. but the smoke is little
more scientifically handled. Ii the
middle OF big porcelain dish,
about two feet in diameter,
ard three or four inches deep,
they place stand of about six inches
diameter AID the same height IS the dish
Several small lsmp % rest upon the stand,
and by means of arms fastened to the
aides of the dish, smsn conical dishes
are held just over tbs lamps. Tie dish is
filled with water almost up to the tops of
the lamps wicks and the lamps are
lighted. The smoke condenses on the
conicEl dishes hung over the lamps, end
is collected in the form OF dense, blsck
powder. The powder Is plsced in vase
and s warmed mixture of nine parts Of
fish glue cad one Of animal glue strained
into it through piece OF silk held over
the mouth OF the vase. The contents Of
the vase then being thoroughly stirred,
are rolled into balls, wrapped In cloth
and immersed in hot water. Knesding,
another immersion, ard beating with a
ham er follow, the psste Is accented, and
in tbs form OF long sticks is placed IN
various shaped moids. Wrapped in paper,
the sticks are placed in dish flied with
rice straw ashes, and in day or two are
thoroughly dsigd. r lboing with cloths sad
brushes serves to clean snd polish than,
sRd they are then resdy for the msrket.
PROTECTING THE IRON.
"In walls, bricks Of any kind, but more
particularly tire-bgicks, il properly Isid
In seukd mortar Or cement" Gays Gae
Builders Trade Journal, twill resist all
effects Of the heat for considerable
TINS; for stsirs, stone is 6 very danger
ous msterisl, unless it Is imbedded on
some substance which csn carry it when
1t gets hot. But OF al building materials
there is none which require more extra
care sad delicate treatment than iron.
Imagine straight iron rod, supported
S. It's ends, and capable, st the ordinary
temperature OF the atmosphere,
of carrying 8 hesvy weight in
the middle. Let strong
fire be lighted under s.; IN few m9m-
ents the rcd will lose It's s.raightness,
first ssgging in the middle, then dropping
altogether, next fusiug and running
awsy. Yet this is material which many
persons call Are. proof, and pu. to CARY
ing losded which they designate By the
same improper epithet. Wherever iron
is used it should be protected By tsrra-
Gotta, good brick work, sound plsstering,
or if nothing better can be found for the
purpose, solid woodwork round 1t.
Woodwork, II solid, will resist tor .
length OF tina every possible effort OF
heat short of SEXUAL f,me."
MENDING OLD WINDOWS.
Oae of the worst jobs the ''sll-round"
repair hand has to contend with IS mend
ing old windows. Putty comes of hard
sem shines, and often the sash will be
spill: Sid badly damaged in the attempt to
chisel eff the cold putty. Once in s while
very old sashes are found the putty on
85!ch< mss lzrgs proportion Ct white
lead mixed with the whiting. Such putty
can hardly be removed with chisel
without taking wood With 1t from the
sash. When time ckn bs tsken-ssy over
night-it viii help to cover the sash
thickly withas paste made from three
parts OF lime, one part Of potash and 8
sufficient quantity Of water. II this is
done, and the sash laid one side for ten
or twelve hours, the putty can be re.
moved without breaking the glass, job
not easily done by any other means. A
slush Of this same mixture can be plas.