The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-31
POPULAR SCIENCE

Wet rope l. only oue-third as tensile
e when dry, and CREASED rope is even
weaker.
lr Worms, o. the Paris Academy Of
Medicine. has asceitiuci thst bees, ants
aul wasps show a marked dislike % the
new sac1laIine. To the human pa late
here is 20 difference IN the taste be-
tseeu d eui sugar II ha- been shown.
however, THAI d. use disiurbs digestion.
A physician of Philadelphia aualayzei
liack ap4uued hat band worn by
patient suffering from a headache. and
.1lud contained three grains Of one Of
OBJ lead -aits. Prom tins case he con-
r.l-as tAat many headaches are often
due 20 she absorption Of the lead in the
hai band.
Extended observations az Paris and at
huslch indicate that the sanitary con-
ditlog Of locality depends on the
amount Of water contained in the ground.
Tie YEAR Ia Which There has been .
large quantity OF ground water present
have Invariably been the healthiest,
while ihose in which there mas been a
smaller quantity have invariably been
The uuhea thiest.
There has recently been discovered in
the high Alps, near the summit OF the
great 81 BERNARD, i've large granite
affairs and numerous other relies OF the
stone age used in pagan epochs for sac
rllccs- Swiss scientists consider this
discovery a proof that Mount II Ber-
narl wa8 a place Of sacriicc in pagan
Z ue-, and tlat the canton Of Aalais
must have been inhabited by human be-
ing, as FAR back as the stone age
,. has been estimated that the walls Of
3 bIiding in which on. 900 bricks are
used require nearly 5000 gallons Of water
iu 'he construction; this being stored in
The pores and spaces of the bricks aud
mortar until dispel ed in the form of
tapor. II cannot bc too well known that
until fAis large quantity Of water is so
aisleilei, the house is rot habitable.
The town ol baslf, 300 Switzerland, has
DC c1iii adopted a wisefesuiai on which
i5raids the occupation OF new.y-built
houses until four month"; after their com
plc,ion-
A big spider was placed on a rock in
the center Of an aquar.um IN q recent eN-
pertinent aud larga Of "a water beetle
pat near The beetle promptly seized
The spider and pulled it into the water,
bar after d sharp Struggle the spider
broke away and escaucd. The beetle
soon aiterEard renewed the attack. and
fa.tenel itself on the spider boy its pine
ere. The spider also cot a good hold.
and the duel resulted in the death Of
both Il J. said that II tso Of the larve
are placed in the same aquarium they
viii lghf until one OF the other is dead.
and the victor viii decapiiate the dead
one.
The Pouula- s7.es Mars directs the
Affection Of inventors 10 the demand for
a good form Of pencil sharpener. 1t isa
great annoyance 10 constantly stop and
fashion fresh point, with the accom-
panyine search for IL penknife and the
disposal Of the dust and sharings The
neneil sharpeners in common use makes
pant 80 short add blunt that the sharp
ening process must be repe1teu- every few ,
minutes. IS hat is needed issome device
which can be sold at a low price and
which viii cut a long. sharp, tapering
point. such as At present can only be
formed by a peukniie in The hands Of an
expert sharpener.