Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-08-20
Curious and Scientific.

1t is estimated that the strata Ande,
living Colorado exceeds $4,000 squara
miles.
At the naval exposition in Londoo
there is a colossal electric lamp, con-.
structed by the admiralty 1t gives
light equal to that Of 100000 candles
and is placed in model light housS
fifty-six meters above the ground u
-I'aris La Nature.
Notwithstanding the assertion that
there is no animal life in Death VALLEY
the government surveying party In,
found two hundred varieties of man,
mails and sixty varieties Of reptiles
specimens Of which have been for.
warded to Washington.
The judicial authorities in German
are preparing 81 report which iayor
electricity as means Of putting mur
derers to death. The French scientj6
journals also have ventured to proph
esy that this method will supeiseCe
the guillotine in the next century.
There is said to be sixteen species NJ
American trees the woods Of which
when well seasoned, will sink in wat
er. The heaviest Of these is black iron
wood, which is 80 per cent. heavlerthms
water. A species of oak grows MI
Texas and New Mexico which, when
green, will sink almost as quickly @
iron.
For such a small country, Belgium
has made great progress IN the adoption
of electric lights. The city of Bruises
has 554 arcs and 1857 incandescents
Client has 222 arcs and 1881 incandesN
cents; Antwerp has 240 ares and l,<
incandescents; Liege has 3S4 arcs and
2,O40 incandescents; Verviers has ISL
arcs and 2,423 incandescents.- ETctrias
RcUieW.
At the late meeting Of the Intema
tional Congress of Homeopathy, a nuns
Der Of women physicians were in a.sl
tendance. Papers were read by DI
Emily V. Pardee, of South NorwaA.
Conn, and Dir. Brewster, of Baltimop
Nd. DR.. Julia Holmes Smith, of Chi
cago; DR.. Mile j. Chapman, of Pits
burg; DR.. Johnson, Of PhlladelpM,,
and others took part in the discussion n
The magnificent glacial scratches anly
groovings in the limestone at keeym
Island, near Sandusky, Ohio, have bec,s
preserved from destruction and pHo,
petually dedicated to the public by thar
corporation owning the quarry. Iheset
markings are unique of their kind, anlt
the finest in the world, and their debs
struction would have been an irrepa,t
rable loss to geological science.-Popur
Science NeWS. ia
The largest and most powerful whee J
in the world is a water-WheeI III openttf
ton at the Burden Iron Compaws.
plant at Troy, N. Y. 1t was construcM
ed in 1851 by the late Henry Burde Il
and is an overshot wheel OF ! 200 horK
power, 60 feet in diameter,
feet in width and contains THIRTY
six buckets each & deep, and is
practically constructed as to be readily
controlled by lever which gives it an n
degree of power required.-New lc
Ledger. s
1t has been matter of diSpu
whether large birds Of prey will attad
children. Not long since, however a
old woman in Switzerland was oblseic
to take refuge under tree, and detenp .
herself against the repeated attack ae
an Alpine vulture, which, in accor
ance with the habits of that rapacloiro
bird, when it wishes to overthrow tm
prev, struck her with repeated boTe
from it's wings. 1t was finally frlghno,
ened away by the cries OF its victim
after it had made several useless y y
tempts. -Pdr-is La Nature.