The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

There are 4,5l4 paper mllls IN the
world, of which Germany, the greatest
paper maker has 1,443
"A wcll-known mineral water is to
he brought from the spring to Chicago
by glass pipes. The pipes will be sur.
rounded by an outer case of iron.
Photographs are being made in
Austria by the aid of aluminium, the
powdered metal being burned in the
flame of an alcohol lamp in a manner
similar to magnesium.
The distance of the horizon is gov.
erned by the height of the eye above
the earth or sea. On the sea, with tho
eye at height OF FIVE feet, the distance
would be three miles; at sixty feet in
height, ten miles.
Scientists claim that the first APP
pearance of the North American conti-
nent above the waters was in a small,
angular section, extending from tho
Great Lakes northeast to Labrador, and
northwest to the Arctic Ocean.
The New York city government
has established farm at Central Islip.
L. l., comprising over one thousand
acres. About one-eighth of this is un-
done by lunatics. There are 364 luna
tics housed on the farm, but only
small number of them work regularly.
The new equatorial telescope re-
Gently mounted in Paris has its tube
bent at right angle, and the image of
the Sky formed by the object glass is
reflected to the eye of the observer. 1t
is the largest of its kind in the world,
its optical powers being very fine and
the images of the planets remarkably
distinct
That the hair is a sort of vegetable
appendix to the body is shown in the
fact that it continues to grow as long as
it has a soft cell-forming matrix at its
root, and there seems to be no improbn-
| bility in many cases reported where the
hair has grown after death. The color
of the hair at the time of death is said
to be retained in such cases.
A conference held in Auckland,
New Zealand, betw the representa-
tives of the frozen at trade and the
shipping companies has resulted in an
agreement on the part of the latter to
reduce the freight between New Yea
land and England to two cents pound
at the end of the present year. This
means reduction of about $500, 600
annually.
AT the annual convention of the
British Medical association, recently
held at Bournemouth, Sir Spencer Wells
presented his report on the progress
made by cremation in England, which
was introduced by him about eleven
years ago, although the first crematory
was not built until 1885. During that
year only three bodies were burnt. In
1890 fifty-four were disposed of in this
way.
Oak timber loses about one-fifth of
its weight in seasoning, and about one
third of its weight in becoming dry
Gradual drying and seasoning are con-
! sidered the most favorable to the dura-
bility and strength of timber. Kiln dry
ing particularly serviceable for boards
and pieces of small dimensions, and un-
less performed slowly is apt to cause
cracks and impair the strength of the
wood. If timber of large dimensions be
immersed in water for some weeks, it
is improved, and is less liable to warp
and crack in seasoning. - Scientific
American.
in digging out the colossal statue of
RameSes II. 9 feet and four inches of
consolidated Nile mud had to be re-
moved before the platform was reached.
This platform was laid 1861 years be-
fore Christ, in the reign of Rameses.
Hence, 80 inches of this consolidated
mud represents a century, there having
lapsed 3,2l5 years since then. Under
che platform depth of 80 feet of Nile
mud had to be penetrated before sandy
soil was reached, and, according to this,
10000 more years must have elapsed.
AT a glass works in White Mills,
Wayne county, Pa, there is on exhibi-
ton what is regald lded as the finest set
of cut glass ever turned out in this
country. 1t consists of $50 separate
pieces, and has been ordered by the
United States government for the White
house. On each piece of the set, from
the mammoth center-piece and punch
bowl to the tiny salt cellars, is engraved
the coat of arms of the United States.
This work alone has occupied months
of time. The total cost will be in the
neighborhood of Sc, 900.