Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-24
SCIENTIFIC GLEANINGs.

A u. JastrOw OF the university OF WIS
4 .,asin proves that ths ear is the doml
-o1t or5an of the mind in some persons,
and the eve in others. People are there
so-s either ear minded or eye minded.
ssset aag tcalamus) is claimed by DR..
u,gb of G anda, Kan, to be an agent
hal will relieve and stop persistent hic-
con,h in almost any case. He directs
.ba oersou to chew q small piece of the
,oot Il has never failed in his hands.
African teak wood weighs from forty
two mounds to ifty-two pounds per Gu
bic foot, works easily, but wears away
tools rapidly, on account ef the quantity
NJ slick il it. 1t contains an OIL whioh
nrevents the iron in contact with from
rusting.
According to the statement of Brazilian
4 ,bvsiciau. in Nouyeaux Remedies, flies
a sre most active agents 10 the propaga-
ton of yellow fever, Other authorities
hold these little insects largely RESPONSE
HE for the snread of pulmonary con
sumption and cholera
metallurgist gives as a reason why
steel will not weld as easily rs wrought
4 iron that it is not partially composed of
Gil der. as seems TO be the case with
vr9uyht ir u, which assists in forming
fusible alloy with the scale of oxidation
n formed on the surface of the iron in the
furnace.
At the great steel works in Cleveland,
large electric magnet is used suspended
from a crane, to pick up iron or steel
n bars and billets. 1t will take up 500
q pounds, and, as soon as the electric cur
n rent is turned off after moving, 1t drops
it IN the proper place, thus DONG the
q work OF gang of men.
II During discussion of the lightning
n rod question: at the last meeting of the
N British association, it is stated that
N where there are special corroding agen-
vi ces at work cooper is to be preferred to
81 iron as beinE less easily oxidized, but
N that in ordinary cases equally good se-
NJ curity can be obtained, at much less ex
"a pense with iron. The question ether
n rods really afforded any security was not
q considered.
II The animal body may be less like the
Il steam engine in its operationSthan We
"a are accustomed to think. Mr.. w. Mattieu
81 Williams mentions recent experiments of
N A. M0noir, IA Italian Psychologist, as
81 tending TO show muscle is used by the
"a e1ertous of the body, and this to estab-
~ lish Liebig's theory of the physiology of
u nutrition, IN place of the more modern
q one, that life work is generated by ahe
ID combustion of food. If Liebig wes right
81 as Mr.. Williams believes, the work is done
ID 6y the consumption of living tissue of
"a the engine itself-which the food then
III renews.
81 writer in the Weekly Medical Review
81 says; II have collected every satarrh,
M asthma and hay fever "sure cures that
IA Is IN the market, numbering in all forty
AZ eight and have carefully examined them.
MI Eighteen of these are bare faced frauds.
N one ounce of quassia chips, pound of
AN table salt, forty gallons of water will make
~ one barrel OF sure cure thai sells for 81 a
q bottle holding six ounces. The same
81 amount of water, pound of muriate of
IN ammonia, a pound of ground cubebs and
ri 8 little common potash will make another
8% cure that sells for 80 cents bottle of
"a Tour ounces. These two are the best of
"a tho freuds.
Some of the most singular processes
IA Pptar to be IN vogue at 0betstein, Ger
& many where the industry of manufaS
IN uHng Jewels is so largely carried on.
s OnhI' edony Is the usual base of false onyx
# e. ana 8gaies which are most frequently
IN iulIA.eu' the stones in this case being
ga oo"ro IN the coloring matter and hen
2 a'O! .cleo 20 lntense heat, the color per
M "ea''ng The whole stone. O1e establish
@ Neut possesses the secret of converting
s& olocidolI'e into oats eyes" Gypsum
@ aug morn blende are also made into the
MI zane gems Ticons, which are cheap
gM STONES OF silicon and zirconia, have the
G so'of Na~htd out, and are apparently
# diamonds until tested; a thin slice of
S lauouu 'T LAID over a topaz so that the
3& ''' appears to be ole gem; emerads
nj a'"y initiated; many stones sold as
Io's7 are only red spinal, and much of
# Da. U.s. termed lapis lazuli is only dyed
"a chslcedony.
81 according to the new Canadian Manu-
-''f' a new scheme of utilizing the
# ca" Gust of the Ottawa river for tho par
IA s OK fuel Is proposed It is claimed
-a- oy a system of grinding the refuse
81 .1'' uniform tiueness, mixing 1t with
E .'@e gas tar from the gas house, and
S upresslug the substancs into cakes. q
W. -'' can be made 10 every way superior
# - soft coal for open fires. saSdUss rolls
'- mon forty years ago in England
,% ..tno' and we're considered far
~ oi peat AID crate fires. The cost
MI lisc'uring this kind of fuel is
MI nominal and 1t Is expected that il
NIL ~ sold az very much lower rate
coal. The formation OF com
sung me scheme practical effect