The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-01-11

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-Four telegraphic messages can now
be transmitted over one wire at one time|
By using the quadruplex system.
The disinfecting power of aminoI
gas Is such that when introduced into|
sewage 1t very quickly destroys the mil
crobes of putrefaction and Of MANY dis.
eases
-Dongola is made principally from|
Brazilian and Kanean goatskins, bv \
process that combines tawing with tan-|
ming. The tawing gives strength to the
nDer TO resist the action of the water
The manufacture Of sugar by the|
diffusion process in Louisiana has re-
suited in great increase of output
Moreover, there is already growing up|
. moro scientific agriculture, q better
knowledge Of the problems of sugar.
manufacture, . more scientific method
In the sugar house, and the Introduction
Of improved machinery.
The American watches have attained
such excellence that they are now uni-|
versally regarded as superior time-|
pieces to those of Swiss and French|
manufacture, and, in respect alike to|
finish and accuracy, the hand-made|
American watches are acknowledged to|
have NO superior, while their cheapness
Is simply wonderful.
I'm the new process OF making white
lead the ore as it comes from the mine
u volaiilized and oxidized by the air,
the fumes are condensed in slightly
acid liquor, and the resulting sludge Is
washed and dried for the market without
having been touched by the men. Quick
ness of manufacture, starting with ore
and not with the purified metal, and
avoidance Of danger to the workmen.
are among the advantages Of the new
system.
-Fertilixing material is now pro-
cured from iron. In the manufacture Of
Bessemer steel light basic Stag known
IS Thomas Stag is the result, which is
reduced to an impalpable powder and
sold to farmers, as it contains largo
of the phosphor;c acid. Those
who are familiar with the merits Of the
Stag estimate that 1t contains twenty
one per cent. Of plant food.
"A French scientist removed the shell
on either side Of an egg without injur-
Ing the membrane, in patches aboutoho
size Of the diameter OF pea, snugly
fitted the openings with bits of glass,
placed the egg with the glass bulls eyes
In an Incubator, run by clock-work and
revolving once each hour, and had the
pleasure of looking tn rough and watch
ing the change upon the inside at the
Ind OF each sixty minutes.
lit has been estimated that the capt.
'alixation Of the various corporations
Ind concerns In this country dependent
Upon electricity for their business, from
he Western Union Telegraph Company
Town to the humblest maker Of electrical
appliances, is not less than $500, COX, 200.
This means that the people now pay an
annual tax Of between thirty-nve and
orty millions for convenience which
orty years ago had scarcely begun to
ttract attention as something more thar
scientific toy.-Philadelphia Record.
"A lecture was recently delivered q
dAdras, India, on the mosquito The
ecturer, Mr.. H. Sullivan Thomas, con-
iders the mosquito most useful pest,
even-eighths Of its existence being de-
oted to the service of men and only
ne-efghth to their annoyance. It
xists in the larval state twenty-one
sys, and during that period engages in
Anitary work with ardor and thorough
ess. Wherever there is dirty water,
'herever there is filthy drain. there
he mosquito larvm are to be found In
undreds, vorsciously devouring the
illuminating matter.--N. o. Times
emocrat