The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-05-18
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The Greek letters, inverted from
left to right. are almost identical with
the Phnnician of Hebrew.
1T has been determined that crys-
utilization may occur during the period
when fused matter begins to solidify.
1t has been calculated that not
less than 20,O00.OOO OF meteors. each
large enough to be visible as a ''shoot-
ing STAR" enter our atmosphere daily.
There are 1000 women in Ameri-
ca 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 domesti-
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 jackals. 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
as dog mightdo.
OF 2,319 shoe manufactures in the
United States lob are in Massachu-
sets, 1876 of them in Lynn, 40 in Hav-
erhill, IS in Brockton and Campello.
In New York there are 358. of whom
lao 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 83; in Illinois IS, OF
which 48 are in Chicago.
1T is said by scientists that fishes
and mollusks living at depth OF more
than three miles under water have to
bear pressure of several tons, on ac-
count Of the great pressure OF the
superintendent 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 Of
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 tighter
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 OF
the egg surroundings. 1t has beer
proven. however, that it does penetrate
the shell and soon permeates the albu
men and yelk OF the egg. In the whit
it may be detected by heating thu
albumen with little water, the liquit
afterwards being calculated ant
shaken with ether. when the acid ma.
easily be identified by the usual tests
The yoke should first be coagulated b
heat, whom the same process may b
employed.
AN ACCOUNT BOOK.