Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-02-14
soIshoE ANp lNpusraY.

Tho nettlo Is cultivated IN Her-
many, its fiber having proven valuable
for variety OF textile fabrics.
Tho American currant Is largely
cultivated In France. where Its bright
rcd Juice 10 used 10 color wines.
Assuming the average depth OF the
Atlantic and Pacific ocoans to DO u
miles. It Is calculated that thore ID
S12,s5o, 900 tons OF salt in the water
under each square mile Of surface.
Tho mocroscopist OF tho Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Prof. Thomas
Taylor, has discovered that pepper Is
adulterated often as much as fifty per
cent. with the seed or stone OF the
olive, which are obtained in large
quantities from the olive oil factories.
The statement is made that alum
inium has been successfully manufac-
tured from Kentucky clay. A plant
was erected at Newport capable oi
turning out a ton a day at an spproxi-
mate cost OF 81. The price OF alum
inium is now $6 per pound.
A German electrician has devised
an ingenious scheme for the regulation
of dynamos. The field magnet cores,
instead Of being solid. are made OF
tubes, in which solid core is inserted
This core can be withdrawn by hand or
automatically, and the strength oil cur
rent thus regulated.
Raising flowers for the manuiac'-
ure of perfumery is becoming a new
industry in Florida under the oncour-
agement of Northern capital. The
two varieties OF roses grown are the
musk and the damask, and other flowers
that are used for distillation, such as
the jesamine. violets, lilics and jon
quils, are hardy and yield rich harvests
under cultivation.
In paper recently road before the
Medical Society Of Virginia, DR.. G. E.
Busey, Of Lynchburg, stated that the
people OF those nations which are given
TO the general cultivation OF vocal
music have broad. expansive chests,
and are much less afflicted by con-
sumption and other lung diseases than
nations which do not cultivate vocal
music. The doctor said that these
facts are well known to the medical
fraternity.
AT the royal powder factory OF
Wetteren, In Belgium, q new gun
powder is being made. They call 1t
photographer. or paper-powder. and 1t
is said that charge OF p grammes
(3o grains) gives, in rife OF small
caliber. an initial velocity OF ego yards
to the ball. This is equal to, If 1t does
not beat, the Lebel powder. The ad-
ditionai advantages are attributed TO
IL of not smearing the barrel. OF pro-
ducing no smoke and causing little re-
coil.
Investigation has shown that por-
Gus terra-cotta bricks and blocks best
resist the action OF fire, water and
frost. Next TO these as fre-resisting
materials come concretes and burnt
clay work. For buildings intended to
be hre-proof, the best materials are
iron work encased 10 porous terra-cot-
IA, with tile or brick work In roof and
floor, and tile construction. The hol.
low tiles are faced with vltreous tile,
slate or any good weather-proof coat
ing, or with single thickness oi
brick.
-Iu regard to the injurious conse-
auences upon the nervous system Gu
tailed by residence in cities amid con-
tinuous noise. the London Invention
says: at Is doubtt~l II any nervous
system ever becomes so indurated to
this incessunt strain as to feel no harm
The yelling Of steam whistles, the his:
OF steam pipes, the rattle and clash O.
wheels on stone covered streets. the
rumble OF street cars, the clangor O.
bells, the bowling OF hucksters. keel
up condition in which healthy nerv
Gus system OF natural strength and
sensitiyeness Is impossible.