St. Tammany farmer., 1888-03-17
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


"A German physician has traced
ninety two distinct diseases in women
to the use Of the corset.
"A commission Of the Paris Academy
Of Medicines finds that hydrohuoric
acid. which ID highly antiseptic. has
therapeutis action when inhaled. IL
dissents. however. from the opinion OF
glass workers that tho inhalations
cure consumption. but considers that
they may be useful in diphtheria.
-Accortling to statistics compiled
there. there was an increase OF hfty
per cent in the number Of cattle killed
in Kansas City last year; twenty per
per cent of sheep. and ten per cent. OF
hogs. The value Of cattle handled
there is placed at $5O.O0O.OOO. Tho
amount Of oleomargarine manufactured
there reached ZOO. 900 pounds.
The power possessed by flowing
water for transporting or moving
stones or gravel over which IL runs Is
greatly augmented by the speed OF its
llow; this power increases ~ the sixth
power of the velocity. 80 that stream
llowing six times faster than another
will b able to transport 1865 times
moro matter.
Wood employed for building which
10 not exposed to heat or moisture IS
not likely to suffer from the ravases OF
insects; but if it is placed so that no
draughts Of fresh air can roach it, to
prevent accumulation Of products OF de-
composition. decay soon sets in. and the
decaying albuminous substances. actlng
upon the fiber. causes it to lose its ten
acity and become . friable mass.
1t still seems to be an unsettled
question whether wood can be ignited
BY the heat of = steam pipe in contact
with il. II is admitted. theoretically.
that il Is impossible for wood to take
iire 1T . temperature Of 2l2 degrees, or
somewhat higher; but it is well known
that there have been a largo number
of cases Of fire reported rs occurring
from this cause. and tho evidence is
very conflicting.
An East Indian scientific journal
says that fibers Of bamboo. China. grass
and pineapple. after proper treatment.
can be spun 90 fine that an expert
could hardly distinguish the product
from silk. Large quantities OF cloth
woven from China grass and bamboo
are brought into the RangoOn markets
by China men and Bhamo. and although
the material is not manufactured by
modern looms, the quality is so fine -
to resemble tussore silk.
The total number Of coke ovens In
| tho Uniesd Ssatss up 70 tho -tiase wher
last noted was p. 597; building. 4,154
The production Of coke for 1886 was
0,845, $50 tons. costing at oven $l.6s
per ton. Six years ago there were only
l4.119 ovens. and the cost At ovens
was then &1.88 per ton. Pennsylvania
has produced seventy-nine per dent u
all the coke made in the United States
The consumption OF coal for 1886 wal
10. 688. 972 tons. New coke works an
still being projected.
The new industry in the South
which mas been noted. develops another
use for pine needles. besides that O
spreading an aromatic odor from th'
filing of . pillow. One product o
these needles is . remarkably strong
oil, claimed to possess valuable medic
inal properties; another is pine wool
which il bleached. dyed. and woven
this wool being neecy brown mass
possessing pleasant odor. which give
It value IS moth destroyer when em
ploysd in the form Of carpet lining; ant
70 these il To be added another produc
made from this wool. viz. . strong
cheap mating. adapted for halls. stair
ways and oficssL