Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-08-19
Curious and Scientific.

It is estimated that the strata under
lying Colorado exceeds 10000 square
miles.
At the naval exposition in London
there is a colossal electric lamp, con-
structed by the admiralty. It gives a
light equal to that of 5,000,0 900 candles,
and is placed in a model lighthouse,
fltty-slX meters above the ground
Paris La Nature.
Notwithstanding the assertion that
there is no animal life in Death Valley.
the government surveying party has
found two hundred varieties of mann
mails and sixty varieties of reptiles.
specimens of which have been for
Warded to Washington.
The judicial authorities in Germany
are preparing report which tayors
| electricity as means of putting muir
journals also have ventured to proph-
esy that this method will supersede
the guillotine in the next century.
There is said to be sixteen species of
American trees the woods of which,
when well seasoned will sink in wat
er. The heaviest of these is black iron
wood, which is 30 per cent. heavier than
water. A species of oak grows in
Texas and New Mexico which, when
green, will sink almost as quickly as
iron.
For such small country, Belgium
has made great progress in the adoption
Of electric lights. The city of Brussels
has 554 arcs and 1857 incandescents;
Client has 222 arcs and 1881 incandes-
cents; Antwerp has 240 arcs and 1,041
incandescents; Liege has 384 arcs and
2,040 incandescents; Verviers has 655
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ReUieW.
At the late meeting of the InteTna-
tional Congress of Homeopathy, num-
Der Of women physicians were in at
tendance. Papers were read by DR..
Emily Y. Pardee, of South Norwalk,
Conn, and DR.. Brewster, Of Baltimore,
Md. DR.. Julia Holmes Smith, of Chi
cago; DR.. Mile j. Chapman, Of Pitts
burg; Dr. Johnson, of Philadelphia,
and others took part in the discussion.
The magnificent glacial scratches and
groovings in the limestone at Kelley's
Island, near Sandusky, Ohio, have been
preserved from destruction and per-
petually dedicated to the public by the
corporation owning the quarry. These
markings are unique Of their kind, and
tie finest in the world, and their de-
struction would have been an irrepa-
rable loss to geological science.-P0puldr
Science Neus.
The largest and most powerful wheel
in the world is a water-Wheel in opera
ton at the Burden Iron Company's
plant at Troy, n. Y. 1t was construct
ed in 1851 by the late Henry Burden,
and is an overshot wheel OF l 200 horse
power, 80 feet in diameter, %
feet in width and contains thirty
six buckets each deep, and is SO
practically constructed as to be readily
controlled by a lever which gives it any
degree of power required.-New York
Ledger.
It has been matter of dispute
whether large birds of prey will attack
children. Not long since, however, an
old woman in Switzerland was obliged
to take refuge under tree, and defend
herself against the repeated attack Of
an Alpine vulture, which, in accord
ance with the habits of that rapacious
bird, when it wishes to overthrow its
prey, struck her with repeated blows
from its wings. 1t was finally fright
ened away by the cries of its victim,
after it had made several useless at
tempts.-Paris La Notaere.