The state capital., 1891-09-19
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The ruins OF the pala.e of the
queen of Sheba have not been found in
Mashonaland, whence the wonderful
gold of Ophir is supposed to lave come
But the Zimball ruins show that this
strange country was once the scene Of
mighty civilization.
The water of the central basin Of
the Mediterranean has been found to-
be warmer, denser and richer in dis
solved salts than the western. While
white disk was easily visible at forty
three metres, Photographic plates were
affected at 500 metres.
Machines for opening and cleaning
cotton have recently been improved by
m automatic feeding apparatus, applied
10 the feed apron, and by means of
which one man can tend two machines
when being fed with raw or bail cotton
easier than he could heretofoTa. tenu
one. A large amount Of seeds ara lea1
Is extracted by this device.
A German botanist, Mr. Regel. has
recently given to the public the result
of his researches as to the causes OF the
perfumes of plants, and the factors
which diminish or increase them Ligh1
and heat naturally plays 4 very 1mporr
ant role. Darkness prevented the de-
velopment of l-erfume in flowers OF
which the buds were only slightly ad-
vanced when submitted to its influence,
and even the plants whose flowers eA-
hailed perfume only at night lest their
odor if compelled to live in consumed
darkness. Revue Scientitique.
-. hot EnaHQ
taken from ancient Egyptian tombs arc
capable of growth, but proof OF the
claim is lacking 1t has been demon
started, however, that seeds OF very
great age are capable of development.
Raspberries have been raised from SEED
taken from the stomach of a man who
died during the time of Emperor Had
rian, who reigned in the second century
of our era. Think of it, q seed spring
ing into new life, after lying dormans
sixteen centuries.
Some idea of the faith and pattencs
which the California miner displays
may be gained from the case Of the Gem
tennial gravel mine in Nevada county.
For eighteen years work has been car't
ried on in tunnel which is now one'
third of mile into the mountain to a
large vein of blue gravel that always
carries large amount of gold. About
$3.50, 900 has been spent in these years
without cent in return, yet the stock
holders are confident that when dlvi-
dends begin they will soon compensate
for the long delay. II,
1t is reported that recent borings for
a toe xrol1c in South nolnt1 have
disclosed an extraordinary variety of
clays, gravels and quicksands, hundreds
of feet deep, beneath which is hard
rock resembling granite. The cretaceous
formation abounds with remains OF
plants, animals and fossils, among
which are those of a fig tree and five
new species of fish, three Of them here
tofore unknown to science. This of
itself is interesting, but most extraor-
dinary is the conclusion drawn by
scientific men that the area lying be-
tween the quartz line and the Lauren
tian-Huronian line was once the bed OF
q sea- N. Y. Recorder.
Paper is fighting wood hard in the
manufacture of boxes, buckets and even
packing cases, and 50 perfect is the
manufacturing process that in many in
stances nothing but the wonderful diff
ference in weight can afford clue to
the presence Of paper in the manufac-
ture. Paper packing cases are inde-
structible, apparently. and the saving
they effect in freight is enormous
Thousands of dolaars are already in
vested in this comparatively new indus
try, and a new company with Sl,250,000
capital has been organized to introduce
paper boards into other lines.
The successful voyage Of the whale
back steamer, Charles w. Wetmore,
from Duluth to Liverpool, with a cargo
of wheat, is an event of unusual inter-
est, and brings the plans of the lake
shipbuilders to the front. Capt Nc
Dougal says that his company will lay
the keels for ten more whaleb back boats
for service on the Atlantic. Soon the
captain also says that they will build at
least one high-speed whaleback steamer
for service during the worlds fair.
This will be 45O feet long, with ac-
commodations for 1000 passengers.
Railroad Gazette,
"A writer in the Chemical News says.
'hiiC dHdiJ HiIB iudiiod't'Cty q hliA
ture containing iodides and bromides it
occurred to me, as my starched paper
was gone, and | was disinclined to
break off my work to make more, that
| might find an efficient substitute in
ordinary white writing paper. | tried
this, after moistening with water, and
found to my delight that it did as well
as the best starch paper that ever was
prepared; and why not, seeing that, in
the process Of manufacture, writing
paper-or, indeed, any common paper
is finished with size, which contains
notable quantity of starch?"
HER GOOD BYE.
She was Nearly Rushed to Death and
Couldn't Iarry.
Mrs. Gabbler (rising TO depart after
oil o, Mrs roa1lv