Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-07-17

SCIENCE CLIPPINGS.

PIsoT- ATEToS cstimatcs that the pow
er wasted n Niagara Falls exceeds that
which could be produced by the annual
consumption Of 80. 900, 600 tons Of coal.
The steamship City of Paris can show
ec.0Oo indicated horse power-being
fully equal TO the combined water pow
er Of the cities Of Lowell and Lawrence,
Mass
A FINE opportunity to test the reIa-
tive speed between steam and electrical
railways VIII be afforded this sumner
on the parallel roads runniag TO Revere
Beach from Boston.
GI-RNASr claims to have the fastest
s-mored cruiser in the world. II is the
'-Grief,' of two thousand tons and five
thousand four hundred horse power
She attained speed of twenty-three
knots
TH0UGH few people know il, the base
Of celinloid is common paper. By
action Of sulphuric anu nitric acids. il
Is changed TO gun cotton. then dried,
ground, and mixed with from twenty 70
fortype cent Of eamphor, after which
II is ground fine, cOlOred with powder
coiors, cast in sheets, pressed very hard,
and at last baked between sets Of supor-
heated rollers
SLOW drying glue is stronger than
quick drTing. and for general use no
method gives such COED results as the
following: Break the glue small and
cover IL with water in an iron kettle and
let il soak twelve hours; after soaking
bod I'LL dOnc-Tthcn pour ir- into an air
tight box, ard when cold, cover il
tight As IT is required, cut out a por-
ton and melt in tho usual way. expos
ing 10 more of the made glue 70 the
atmosphere than Is necessary. as the
atmosphere is injurious 20 made glue.
OF course It should never be subjected
70 direct heat. Il is better 70 use glue
quite thin. working il into the wood.
rather than too thick. Excepting veneer
ing. glue both surfaces and never have
the wood heated
A PLAN Of dessicati0n for dead bodies
has recently been laid before the MEDIC
Legal convention Il consists Of a
scientific process which deprives the
tissues Of moisture and keeps them in 4
complete state Of preservation, without
discoloratiOn Of the surface. though
greatly emariated. The bodies are
placed in sepulcher afIording cur
rent OF dry air, which abscrbs the
moisture and carries OF the escaping
gases. which are consumed by furnace.
Thus 10 offensive OdOrs can reach the
outer air The time occupied in the
process is ab0Ht ninety DAYS. After it
is accomplished the bodies arr placed in
an air-tirht compartment but can be
viewed II any time through a glass
door. The mausOleum system. as il Is
called, has the approval Of many pr0mi-
ncnt medical men. and an organization
has teen perfected IN New York City.
by which the plan may be extensively
carried out.
a ErEOPEAS astronomer has discov-
cred the presence OF white spot on one
Of the rings Of the planet Saturn. The
cablegram announcing this does not
state how big is the spot CT patch of
light referred %. Probably il is large
enough 10 compare with the bright
spots that are visible on the surface Of
Jupiter. As the two planets are sup
posed to he in nearlythe same condition
Of intense heat as compared with the
earth. and surrounded by al atmosphere
certainly more than a thousand miles IN
depth. such an appearance on the body
Of Saturn would not present much Of a
puzzle But on the ring, which is pre-
sumably chilled down long since, being
not more than hundred miles in thick
ness, the phenomenon II il be one, may
veil rack the brains Of the astronomer
who seeks a solution Of the mystery.
Proctor. the man who used 70 attack
such problems as this with confidence
and generally succeeded TO the satisfac-
ton of many readers, is dead Some one
else viii have TO deal With it