The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-23
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


The Greek letters, inverted from
left to right, are almost identical with
the Phmnician of Hebrew.
1t has been determined that crys-
tallization may occur during the period
when fused matter begins to solidify.
1t has been calculated that moi
less than 100000 900 OF meteors, each
large enough to be visible as 'shoot.
ing STAR" enter our atmosphere daily.
There are 1000 women in Ameri.
en- interested in the cultivation OF
fruit, and they include some of the
most successful orchardists of Cali.
fornia.
Shells found in the lower levels OF
the caves at Dordogne, France, indi-
cate that the Neanperthal man made
common use of the oyster, which is
thus proven to be the oldest domestl-
Gated delicacy known to man.
1t Is claimed that persons addicted
to the use of alcoholic liquors can be
entirely cured by the new French
method of hypnotism. The patient Is
hypnotized and then told by the doctor
that he must never want to drink
again, but must feel disgust for liquor.
This method of treatment is said to be
successful in every instance.
The question of the origin of the
dog has recently been discussed by
Prof. Nehring, who believes that it has
descended from various still-surviving
species of wolves and jaclSals. The lat
ter animals can be tanned; and many
attempts to domesticate wolves have
been successfully made in recent times.
Herr Ronge has so completely tanned a
young wolf that it follows him exactly
rs dog mightdo.
OF 2,319 shoe manufactures in the
United States lob are in Massachu-
setts, 1S5 of them in Lynn, ITO in Hav-
erhill, 73 in Brockton and Campello.
In New York there are 35S, of whom
14O are in New York City; in Pennsyl-
vania 175, of whom LOG are in Philadel-
phia; in Missouri, "A, 20 of them in st.
Louis; in Ohio 6S, 80 Of them in Cincin-
natl; in Maine S3; in Illinois 70, OF
WHICH 10 are III
1t is said by scientists that fishes
and mollusks living at depth of more
than three miles under water have to
bear a pressure of several tons, on ac-
count of the great pressure OF the
superincumbent brine. The reason
they are able to bear this tremendous
pressure is because they have exceed
ingly loose tissues, which allow the
water to flow through every interstice
and thus to equalize the weight. When
the pressure is removed they perish.
The great reputation of French
shoes for flexibility and softness arises
from two cause.-the good tanning ol
their hides, largely due to peculiar
qualities in the water of the tanning
districts, and the fact that most of the
shoes were sewed by women. whose
weaker hands were not able to tighten
the threads as men do, thus allowing
the shoe to yield more easily to the
foot, but thus injuring its wearing
qualities.
-Salicylic acid is used in certain
parts of France to preserve eggs, it be-
ing claimed not to penetrate the shell,
but simply to act as an antiseptic on
the egg surroundings. 1t has been
proven, however, that it does penetrate
the shell and soon permeates the albu'
men and yelk of the egg. In the white
it may be detected by heating the
albumen with little water, the liquid
afterwards being acidulated and
shaken with ether, when the acid may
easily be identified by the usual tests.
The yoke should first be coagulated by
heat, when the same process may be
employed.