The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Saccharine appears to cause rau,.
and dyspeptic symptoms.
The Laplanders, although small !,
stature, have very large skulls.
Resin, as used in building paper |,
being largely replaced by a petroleum
product called "still wax" or WAY.
tailings.
The northern hemispheres contu,
fourteen per cent. of the cold region
thirty-fve per cent of the tempsr,a
and fifty-one per cent. of the hot.
In paper on Earthquake Souad,s
Professor Milne suggests that there i, 4.
close connection between the sound,
that precede the shock and the smsllr
vibrations that bear like relation IA
them.
Professor Daniel Kirkwood points on.
that seven of the twenty known comss
of short period have disappeared, ei.hs
by breaking into fragments, like Bisld,
comet, or by the Transformation Of thu
orbit.
Sable Island, in the north Atlantic q
fast disappearing. Soma years ago It
was forty miles long by two and quar-.
ter wide, but it has shrunk to nine.ss,
and half miles in length and less thu
one in width.
Waters which circulate or stand |,
leaden pipes or vessels, not only tax,
up particles of lead thr ough mechanical
action due to friction, but attack ii,
metal, the result of this being generally
lead carbonate.
An instrument called the phonozsuo.
graph is intended by the Due de Feltrsts
indicate the direction of any distant
sound. A microphonic plate ofpeculix
construction i, moved about until thu
maximum effect is obtained.
The surface of the Mediterranean hu
been found by accurate measurement to
lie little below that of the ocean, /.
resembling somewhat shallow funnel
with greatest depth coinciding with
the region where the water is most salt
In paper recently read before one OF
the English associations of engineer
the writer asserted that, according to
the present methods of dealing with
the motive power of the steam engine
only some 90 per cent. was made avail.
able, 50 per cent. of the energy de.
veloped in thu furnace being thrown
away.
In recent lecture, Mr.. J. Hutchiu.
son expressed the belief that arsenic
may produce cancer. Its effect upon
the skin is most marked, but it may
spoil the complexion Instead of improv.
ing it, by making it muddy and IN.
slightly. 1t may also cause soft corns to
grow on the palms of the hands and
soles of the feet.
While the most rapid cannon shots
scarcely attain velocity of 600 yard,s
second, over 1900 knots per hour, me.
teorites are known to penetrate the air
with velocity of 40, 900 or even CO..
900 yards per second, a velocity which
raises tho air at once to a tcmperaturs
of 1000 or 6OOO centigrade.
The reported discovery of the "elizir
of life' in baths of acetic acid, applied
daily, has elected some interesting sci.
entifc comments. These demonstrate
the biological impossibility of living
forever, and show that Scottish physi.
clans have used ac,tic acid since 1850
for dissolving away dead tissue from
diseased joints, etc., and have thus e.
fected some remarkable cures.
For quick filter take a clear piece
of cham Dis skin, free from tina places,
cut it of tho desired length, wash in
weak solution Of sal so la or any al.
kali to remove ths grease, a1d riuss
thoroughly in cold water before using.
Tinctures. elixirs, sirups, and even mu.
cilayes are. says writer in Druyg lists
Circular, filtered rapidly. A plat Of the
thickest sirup will run through in four
or five minutes. BY washing thorough
ly after each time of using it will last D
long time.