Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-20
SCIENCE AND lno,Jsrsv

The application OF hydraulic nowa
70 the manufacture OF steel sear,I,ss
s1aes Is one OF the latest things IN En-.
elaha' These boats are thought to be In
every particular superior to those made
OF wood, and can be made at about the
same cost. '"e
engineers use kerosene TO repovc
.ne scales which form on the insia. ~
ooilers. The Oil Is poured into ar
empty boiler and the water then turned
on. The oil, floating on the water tben
comes In contact with the scales before
the water does.
. no system OF sinking shafts
through quicksand and other water.
bearing strata by freezing the soil with
prime cooled by refrigeratin9 machines
u practical success. The freezing ex-
Mnds thirteen feet each side of the var-
tical pipes which are driven down II
carry the fluid and the frozen material
works like soft sandstone.
Physicians in Italy, etc, believe
malaria to consist Of fungus floating in
the air and soaking in aae water. and
llkeiy to enter the system in much
larger quantities through the water
drank, than through the air breathed
hence' in malarious districts all drink.
ing water should be boiled and then fl
tered.
compound locomotives are to be the
railway engines Of the future. in the
opinion Of Mr.. T. Urquhart, Of the Lon
don institution Of Mechanical EnCi.
neers. In compe titive trials com
pound locomotive consumed 20 per cent
less fuel than an ordinary locomotive
running under exactly the same condi
tons
In French village of about 400 in.
nabitants, eleven OF the seven tv-four
deaths In eight years were from cancer
Dr. Arnaudet finds that six Of the cases
OF cancer were in single neiohborbood
among persons who used as a beverage
cider diluted with dark-colored water
from the swampy ground, and that in
hVe Of the victims the disease attacked
the stomach. These facts are given in
support Of the view that cancer is CON
tagions, the swampy water seeming to
have served as carrier Of the contagion,
"A chemist Of Bockemheirn. Ger.
many, has discovered new ALLOW.
which is said to resist the attack of most
acid and alkaline solutions. 1t contains
ID parts of copper, 2.34 parts of tin, /. 81
parts of lead and one part OF anthony
being, in fact, a bronze with the addi-
ton OF little lead and antimonv. II
Is claimed that the alloy is much better
than ebonite vulcanite or porcelain for
vessels or fittings liable to be acted
upon by chemicals.
Considering all the achievements OF
science on this globe and among the
celestial spheres. it seems strange that
there is part Of this earth not yet ex
plored. In other words, we have
weighed the planets and marked their
orbits, but we are unable to make man
Of the world. 1t is idle to imagine that
Arctic exploration will be abandoned.
The quest for the North Pole will 60 on
to the end Of time, if not crowned with
success.
"A very simple apparatus for obtain.
ing an electric spark is made by Ger
man physicist. Round the center Of q
common lamp chimney is pasted strip
of tin foil, and another strip from one
end Of the chimney to within qusstel
inch of this ring. Then piece of silk
is wrapped around brush, and the in
terror of the chimney IS rubbed briskly
In the dark bright electric spark may
be seen to pass from one piece of tin foil
to the other each time the brush is with
drawn from the chimney. Many other
experiments can be tried with this ap