Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-10-03
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ton worth thousands VIII be sent 10 you
To THE PUBLIC Be sure and ask for RAD
WAYS and see that the name "RADWAf" Is on
what you buy,
Benefits of the Moon
The moon ministers to human wants
In several ways that are not so appar-
ent as its light-giving function although
some of them are much more import
ant. 1t is by observing the position of |
the moon with reference to the fixed
stars that the navigator determines his
longitude. Upon the revolution of the
moon about the earth Is based con-
venient division of time, the month,
intermediate between that furnished |
by the earth's daily rotation and its
revolution through its orbit. Doubtful |
points In ancient chronology have been |
frequently settled 10y means of the |
eclipse of the moon, the dates OF which |
conld be accurately determined. The |
Intervention of the moon in eclipsing |
the sun gave astronomers the oppor- |
tunitieS for obtaining their first knowl- |
edge in regard to the solar envelope. |
But the largest effects on human well |
fare are produced by the moon through |
the agency of the tides. Twice a day |
the decomposing organic matter |
ers, or deposited along the waters |
edge by human agency, is swept away !
by the tidal wave in its course around
the globe. This sanitary service which |
the moon performs Is of inconceivable
value. In many harbors large ships
and heavily loaded RATS and barges
are moved from the entrance to their
wharves, miles above, by that slow but
powerful tug, the hood-tlde. An
amount of work is thus done which, IL
1t had to be provided by artificial means,
would cost for such port as London
thousands, perhaps millions, OF pounds
yearly.
The beautiful damaskeened surface
exhibited by the Woolwick and Elswick
steel guns, says an exchange, Is achlev-
ed by means of special solution com
posed of the following ingredients:
Two ounces of tincture of steel, one
ounce nitric acid. one ounce copper
sulphate, one and one-half ounces
spirits OF nitre, one and one-half ounces
spirits OF wine and one gallon OF water.
This solution is smeared over the parts,
and when dry another coat is put On,
the result being fine brown color,
which, If not dark enough, is made so
by repetition of the operation, six
coats being sufficient to make the sur
face black. The acid is then killed by
washing with soda solution and the
whole rubbed with a hard brush of
''fle card'' until smooth, after which it
is rubbed with oily waste. Other soiu-
tons for this purpose are in use at
some establishments of high repute,
one of the most important of these con-
si5ting OF a mixture of one ounce each
of sulphur, tincture of steel, nitric acid
and spirits of nitre, with one-fourth
ounce sulphuric acid, one-half ounce
each OF mercuric chloride and copper
sulphate, and one quart of water.
according to the british Medical
Journal half of all who live die before Il.
Only / person in 10000 lives to be 1Ou
years o.d, and but ! in 100 reaches 60.
The married live longer than the single,
and out of every 1000 born only 95
weddings take place. OF 1000 persons
who have reached 20 there are OF
clergymen, orators and public speakers,
43; farmers, 40; workmen. 33; soldiers,
81; lawyers, %; professors, 81; doctors,
"a. Farmers and workmen do not
arrive at a good old age as often as
cleTgymen and others who perform no
manual labor, but this owing to the
neglect of the laws of health, inatten.
tion to proper habits of life in eating,
drinking, sleeping, dress and the proper
care of themselves after the work of
the day is done. These farmers or
workmen eat a heavy supper on a sum-
mer's day, and sit around the doors in
their shlrtsleeves, and, in their tired
condition and weakened circulation,
are easily chilled, laying the founda-
tion for diarrhea, bilious collie, pneu-
III. GerJoz has devised an apparatus
by which AN audible and visible signal
is given to the englne-driver if anv
part of the machinery 10 which The
apparatus is fitted should become unduly
hot. In its simplest form, as applied
to the crank-pin of steam engine, the
device consists of a small cylinder
fastened to and projecting from the
crank-pin, and containing plug of
easily fusible alloy, which is pressed
against the end of the crank-pin by a
perforated piston and spring. The
piston-rod controls by means of a lever
a catch belonging to the mechanism of
bell placed over the apparatus. The
gear of the bell, which is actuated by
! spring power, is previously wound up
by hand and locked by the catch. If
the crank-pin should heat, the fusible
plug melts. thus allowing the piston to
descend, thereby releasing the catch
and sounding the bell. In addition to
this audible signal disk hidden under
meath the bell IS turned in such a posi-
tion that a bright color Is seen through
two holes in the disk of the bells.
ShdringS from the oiled wood used
In the manufacture of planes at an
Eastern factory were recently put into
a barrel, and twenty-four hours later
were found to be almost on fire, their
temperature being over 300c f. Before
O'Clock the shavings were charred and
smoking few inches beneath the sur
face. This Is practical demonstration
of spontaneous combustion, and illus
trates how many mysterious and
destructive fires may have originated.
Oiled rags and waste operate In the
same manner.
Il tate observer, Mr.. E. Sandford.
reports having made a common snail
carry a load of two and a quarter
ounces up a perpendicular wall, its own
weight being but quarter of an ounce.
A snail weighing third of an ounce
drew load of seventeen ounces on a
horizontal table, and supported four
ounces while crawling on the ceiling,
1t even climbed thread with another
snail on its back.
The Erie Railway is trying the
experiment of running trains through
from Jersey City TO Buffalo lighted by
electricity. The Faure accumulators
are used, and sufficient current is stored
to furnish what light is needed In q
round trip of eighteen hours.