Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-18
SCIENTIFIC soulss.

The gorge Of the Niagara is claimed to DO
post glaeinl only below ihe whirlpool,
A German artillery officer Is said to have
produced new explosive from carbolic acid
An alloy that will solder either copper or
porcelain Is made from fine copper dust and
grannlate'l zinc.
Another wave motor, tho invention OF a
Lynn, Mass, man, is reported 10 have been
successfully tested
One Of the latest inventions Is three cor
nered steo! nail TINT will drive easily and
will not split the wood
Col Majondie of England, concludes as "A
result Of his experiments that one volume Of
liquid beiizne will render $4,000 volumes Of
air inAammable.
A dynamite bomb to protect fishermen by
giving warning 10 ocean steamers was re-
Gently tested of Gloucester, Mass, and
worked very satisfactorily.
The system TO relieve street traffic in Paris,
as proposed by VI. Berlier, consists spbstan-
italy of a system of suhterranean cast iron
tubes, 1874 feet in diameter and about ten
miles in total length.
A mechanical paper calls attention 10 the
fact that the combination of sawdust and
commended for covering steam and hot air
pipes, Is very combustible.
Dr. Richardson achieved some instruct
i've experiments in the use Of the graphic
phone for recording physical symptoms. such
as coughs and pulses. A cough OF today can
always be recorded and compared readily
with one Of days before.
Ceylon people are interested in rivalry
as to who shall find tho highest palm tree
An English railroad builder named Cantrell
made the first record at ITO feet, but Mr..
Pnton-Cray has just shown palm III feet
high, and takes the medal.
a discussion as TO the height of trees ia tho
forests OF Victoria has elected from Baron
Won Mueller, the government botanist, tho
statement that hc saw one Of height OF SIS
feet Tho late chief inspector Of forests
measured Que fallen and found that It was
ASS feet long.
An Englishman has produced a piece OF
mechanism containing 400 figures represent
ing horses, cannon, artillery, infantry and
band Of fifty-two men, each with AN instru-
ment A tiny windmill turned by the cur
rent from burning candles furnishes tho pow
err to move all the figures automatically.
There are said to be more than 10000
varieties of butterflies. Ono Of tho finest col
lections Of butterflies In the world IL owned
by Berthold Neumogen, of New York. Only
two others in the world can compare with II.
One Of them Is in the British museum and
tho other belongs to n public institution Ia
Paris
Observations upon the sway Of tall CHM
neys during high winds show that ons Of
1l5 feet in height and feet IN total diane
ter at the top waved twenty inches during
heavy gale, and another 1914 feet high, but
with 81 feet diameter OF due, moved
through an nre Of only six and ope-half
inches.
A new invention 70 prevent collisions at
sea, consisting Of small plate fixed ut the
side Of the vessel, has been very successfully
tried ON the Thames. Electricity Is the active
agent. The approach Of another vessel within
two miles cnuses bell 10 sound, and an In
dicating arrow shows the direction whence 1t
comes.
Thetwenty-four hydrosTaph rock marks
along tho west coast Of Sweden show that the
land in that part has risen about 05 cent?
meter during the last half century. The ris-
ing Il incontestable, but varies in different
localities amounting TO almost nothing la
some places and to more than one meter dur
ing the century in others
Celery acts upon tho nervous system, and
IL is cure for rheumatism and Douralgia.
Tomatoes stimulate the liver, and spinach
and common dandelion, prepared In tbs sams
way, have direct effect on disease Of the
kidney. Onions, garlic and olives promote
digestion by stimulating the circulatory syS-
tenn, with the consequent increase Of the
saliva and gastric juice. Raw onions are
also regarded as a remedy for sleeplessneas,
and the French believe that onion soup Il an
excellent tonic in cases Of debility Of the d.
gestive organs.