Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-07-11


Baron Liei,ig. the great German
chemist. SAYS that -as much -four rs can
he on the point Of a Table knife ,ntsans
A. much nutritive constituents As eight
pints Of the best AMI most nutritious
beer that i made.
Different classes OF substances have
been found 70 affect the organs Of taste
IL the following order. bitters, acids.
saline substances. sweets. and alkalies
The taste nerves are nearly 1000 times
as sensitive to quinine as to sugar.
Art~sian wells are being put down in
great numbcrS in the district Of River
side. California. and owing u them this
district. which was previously unin-
habited on account OF the scarcity Of
drinking water. has now population of
1000.
The rubber pavement invented by
Russo Hannouer, consists of s. per cent.
Of ground stone and IS per cent of a
rubber mass, and when applied TO the
street on top Of layer Of concrete looks
like asphalt, and although not as smooth,
it produces no dust and is noiseless.
Sugar cane. according to DIR. ID. Nor
ris, is nowhere found wild and il has
been supposed 10 have lost its power of
producing seed. Ia specimens received
at Kew Gardens, however, seeds have
been found. This discovery is impor-
tant, rs il Is anticipated that cross fer
tilization and selections OF seedlings may
greatly improve the plant.
A huge block of coal has been sent
g.. a.. ...aI ...t.,aa Euarloud
its weight being five and one-half tons,
and measuring seven and one-haif feet
in length, five and one-hAf feet in width,
and three and one-half feet in thick.
ness. The block made at the bottom of
the mine trip of $3.50 feet before reach
ing the shaft through which it was to
reach the surface.
The electric headlight, which has been
tested on railway engines during the past
three months, is declared a perfect sue
cess. 1t throws the light from half TO
three quarters of a mile ahead = far
enough TO stop train running 60 miles
an hour in time TO prevent an accident.
Another advantage the light has is that
il is thrown directly in front of the loco
motive. aud does not illuminate the side
Of the track to any extent.
The height Of an olive tree is usually
20 feet but it is sometimes as high as 80
feet, and il relche, an almost fabulous
aga One recently destroyed at Beau
lieu has recorded age Of five centuries,
and ID was 80 feet in circumference.
The olive tree is exceedingly prolific
under cultivation; the fruit yields about
20 per cent of its weight, exclusive of
kernel, in oil. Italy is said to produce
80, 000. 900 and France 100000 gallons
Of oil annually The tree does not vege-
tate readily beyond 1900 feet altitude or
% degrees latitude.
When the sun sets in the sea, curious
appearance. as of BLUSH green flame,
IL sometimes Observed. This has been
thought to be due TO the light passing
through the crests OF the waves. But
Professor Shoncke considers this view
s,isproved by such an observation as that
recently made by Professor Sange, at a
watering place ON the Baltic. Shortly
before sunset the disk was divided in
two BY thin strip of cloud, and just as
the upper part disappeared under the
cloud, the blue flame was observed.
Thus the cause appears to be in the air,
not in the sea. 1t is a case of atmos-
pheric refraction. AS . planet, seen
near the horizon with good telescope,
appears drawn out into spectrum, with
the more refractory blue violet end
higher than the red, so the last visible
part Of the sun furnishes the blue violet
end Of a spectrum