Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-06-17
POPULAR SCIENCE.

More than one supposed authority de.
ciares that tho leaves of tho tomato plant
are moro medicinal than the fruit.
At Montichisri batteries OF artillery
using smokeless powder kept up a fire
for half an hour without their position
being discovered.
A petroleum engine has been intro.
duced in Lighthouse In Scotland fof
working the siren of tho fog signsl
apparatus recently installed.
A method of rendering tobacco smoke
harmless TO the mouth, heart and nerves,
without detriment to its aroma, is claimed
to have been discovered at Vichy
Tho Russian Government has dis
patched a commission to Asia Minor to
experiment in tho treatment of cholerl
with the Turkcstan plant ferbubs sum-
bul.
A Kansas FARMER VINO wanted to dig O
we'll planted lot of land with oats and
watched the land that showed the most
moisture. He finally selected q spot and
sank WELL. At twenty Ave feet ho OBJ
tanned fine flow Of water.
Artesian wells have developed such an
abundant supply Of water in the Desert
of Sahara that French engineers are
confident Of being ablo TO extend their
railroad to a distance Of a weeks jour
ney from Algeria right through the
desert.
Celluloid artificial eyes orc cheaper
than those OF glnss, and hare q good ap-
pearance; but Dr. Meurer, Of Lyons,
Franco, states that nfter three or foul
months they are liable 10 cause serious
irritation, probably as the res,lt Of somc
chemical change.
Consumption Is said TO have made ap.
palling ravages among the young Indians
of the Cheyenne reservation. Their en-
feebled frames aro unable to withstand
tho severity OF the Dakota winters, and
oven tho warm clothing OF the whites
does not keep them from lung troubles
The Russian Government has ordered
that all medical and pharmaceutical
students shall DO hepccforth accustomed
to the decimal system of weights and
measures, with the view OF making thil
system tho only legal one for prescrip
ions to be written in after the lapse OF avs
years.
The telephone has played an important
part In the man9uvres Of the Swedish
fleet. There is telephonio post on board
each vessel, and when lying at ancho.
they can telephone to- one another b.
means Of insulated conductors, which
are run down the anchor chains and sub.
merged.
The sanitary aspects OF electric light
ing were discussed before tho English
Sanitary Congress, and it appears that
the electric light is better than all other
sources of illumination, because 1t is
not dependent upon the exhaustion Of
hydrogen. resulting from the vitistion
of the air,
A nautical ball-seven feet in diameter
and capable of holding four PERSONS
has been made and tested by an Italian
inventor. 1t sinks when closed, and ha,
a screw and rudder for propelline and
steering. II is provided with windows
and grspplers, and may be used in war,
faro as well as for fishing up articles from
tho bottom.
"eometimes," writes . correspondent
Of q trade paper, al have had to make
holes in steel that was too hard to cut Of
file easily. Then make mixture tina
will cut hole. mix one ounce OF sui
phste Of copper, quarter Of An ounce ol
alum, half o teaspoonful Of powdered
salt, q gill Of vinegar and twenty drops
II nitric acid This will make hole"
A L-avenworth Kan. domestic ha.
deposited 5000 for her funeral expenses
has her last robes already madr, ha.
purchased site for her grave, and Plan
ned what kind of coffin she will have
The largest dynamite factory In thi.
country is in New Jersey. The creates
danger OF explosions is In the sprin,
when the extreme changes of weathe
affect the stuff. Dynamite sells fo
twenty cents q pound,