The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-28
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The business men of Galveston,
Tex, have organized a stock company
for the establishment of the ramie in
dustry in that state.
One million and half men work in
the coal mines of the world. OF these
England has 535, 900; United States.
3O0,oO0 Germany, 2s5,OOO; Belgium,
1OO,O0O France, co. 900; Austria, 100, 900;
Russia, $4,000. The worlds miners of
metal number 4, 100000
The most expensive thermometer
in this country is in use in the Johns
Hopkins University 1t Is known as
Prof. Rowland's thermometer, and is
valued at 100000 1t is an absolutely
perfect instrument, and the graduations
on the glass are so fine that it is neces-
sary to use microscope to read them.
An excellent and abundant substi-
tute for India rubber is reported as hav-
ing been discovered at Goa. 1t is the
solidifed fluid which issues from the
Nivolcantem, which grows wild and is
generally used for hedges. Though
white when it flows from the tree In it's
dried state it is of a chocolate color,
closely resembling guttapercha.
"A Paris physician, NJ. Variot, one
of the best known doctors in the princi-
pal hospital, has for some time been
studying the project of metalizing dead
bodies entire. He has at last succeeded
so that body may be Theoretically in-
closed in gold, silver, nickel, bronze,
copper, or other metal envelope, accord
ing to the taste or means of the mourn
ing relatives. 1t is said that Variot's
process is making considerable head
way.-Boston journal.
Great anxiety is felt in Switzerland
concerning the decadence of the watch
making industry, which, next to the
textile industry, is the mainstay of the
inhabitants of the country. The profits
are dwindling down, as the United
States and England are every year be-
coming more powerful rivals in this
field. The demand, too, for Swiss
watches is falling off considerably in
certain countries, notably in this coun-
try and in France.
Prof. Dana concludes that during
the glacial period Long Island sound,
instead of being, as it now is, an arm of
the ocean twenty miles wide, was for
the greater part of it's length narrow
channel, serving as a common trunk for
many Connecticut streams and a few
from Long Island. In these circum.
stances the supply of fresh water for
the Sound river would have been SC
great that salt water would have barely
passed the entrance of the sound.
Mrs. Carrie Williams, silk cultur.
list of San Francisco, says the industry
will be brought into prominence at the
worlds fair Over $500, 900, 600 is EN-
ployed in the business annually in the
| whole world and Americans have not
taken enough interest in it. A company
of Japanese, direct from Toxic, has
purchased a tract of land in San Diego
county, California, and will engage il
the industry. San Francisco has {
Woman's Silk-Culture society, the only
one in the United States.
Not long ago Prof. Tillmans, o
Leipzig, performed the unique surgica
feat of removing lung which had be
come hopelessly diseased. The patien
recovered, not only the operation, bu
from the disease, and in few months
had lost the appearance of an invalid t.
such an extent that DIR. Tillmann
failed to recognize him when he called
Sir Morril Mackenzie says that this cas-,
seems to open up great possibilities fo
the combination of Koch's treatmen
with surgery.-Rochester Herald.
The new industry of camphor pro
duction gives promise of being per
manently established in Florida. 1t i
believed that in ten years time ther
will be more camphor trees than orang
trees in Floria, and that the campho
industry will be more profitable thai
that of sugar. 1t is stated that tn
camphor obtained from the Florida tree
approaches more nearly to that of Japal
than to Chinese camphor, since the odo
of safro is distinctly recognizable.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
DIR. Uspensky, of st, Petersburg
has just laid before the Hygienic SC
ciety there, as well as the Russian mir
lister of the interior, an account of hi
method and success in treating cor
sumption. He claims he is able to cur
it. He uses the Brown-Sequard elixi
to give the patient strength enough t
| lColoO OliC dllIl JllCh COlIp
the cure by means of prescribed die
and mode of life. He includes in his ac
count a large number of testimonials
written by men who say they wer
cured by him and bearing the endorse
ment of several of the best known ply
sicans of St Petersburg.
The lion is eaten by some Africa,
races, but it's flesh is held in small es
TEEN. The Zulus find carrion so mucI
to their liking, that, according to tn
late Bishop Colenso, they apply to foo
peopled by large colonies of larvae tn
expressive word "uborni," signifying il
their uncouth jargon "great happiness.
David Livingstone, that keen and ac
curate observer, reminds us that tn
aboriginal Australians and Hottentot
prefer the intestines of animals. SIT
curious" he adds, 'that this is the par
which animals always begin with, an
it is the first choice of our men,
Science.
Indians Never Scalp Negroes.
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