The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-17

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Tobacco introduced into England, 1888.
The pendulum was first attacaed TO the
clock in 1856 by Huygner.
Bismuth melts ct point so far below
that of boiling water that 1t can be used
for taking casts from the most destructlDle
objects.
More than fourth of the gold and more
than third of the silver produced through
out the world In the year 1891 were mined
in the United States.
The highest viaduct in the world has just
been erected in Bolivia, over the river Lea,
9, S33 feet above the sea level, and 4, 00S feet
above the river.
DIR. Wilhelm Bodey shows in Germany's
drink statistics that one fifteenth OF the
cultivated land of that country Is occupied
in the production Of wine, beer and spirits.
Bricks made Of plaster of paris and cork
are now used In the construction OF powder
mills. In case OF explosion they offer slight
resistance and are broken to atoms.
At Placentia bay, Newfoundland, alone
lobster industry. Five million is the an
nual catch, which represents $4,000 in
value.
White tar is one Of the latest inventions
or discoveries. 1t will not become soft
under the SUMS rays in any climate, and Is
expected to be used largely in caulking the
deck seams Of fine yachts
There is church In the town Of Bergen,
Norway, that is built entirely of paper. 1t
can seat 1000 persons in comfort, and has
been rendered waterproof by a solution Of
quickIme, curdled milk and white OF eggs.
Solomon's Temple as described in the
Scriptures, would not be regarded as
very imposing structure in this day and
age of the world. Its length was 107 feet;
breadth, &c feet, and it was 81 feet in height,
with portico or veranda sc feet long and
is feet wide.
A wire rope has been manufactured at
Cardiff Wales, which is believed to be the
longest and largest in the world. tits 2, 400
fathoms in length, which would make 1t
two miles and les yards long, taking our
measurement as the standard.
Recognizing the growing importance Of
the teaching of mining and metallurgy in
the growth of the nation, the British Gov
eminent has directed that the School of
Mines be Incorporated with the Royal Col
lege of Science, the latter being the leading
scientific institution in the country.
The city of Pueblo, Mexico, has 200 arc
lamps of 1000 candle-power each, which
are supplied from dynamos at a station
thirteen miles distant, where the river
Atoyac furnishes power to 200 horse
| power QOuDle tQfDlne Wheel. EaCl Oh tue
four circuits is about twenty six miles in
leagth.
The government OF Holland is consider
ing project of draining the Zuyder Zee
which has a superficial area Of 200 square
miles. The cost of the dam that would be-
necessary is estimated at little over SIS
COO 900; the draining would cost at less
s65, 600, 600. 1t is calculated that the time
which the work would occupy would be
thirty.two years.
Seventy-fve miles an hour is ITO feet
second, and the energy Of 400 tons, or s
train Of cars, moving at that rate is nearly
twice as great as that of 2, 900 pound sho
and fired from q 100-ton Armstrong gun
This is the extreme weight and speed nov
reached in passenger service, and, indeed
is very rarely attained and then but fol
short distances, but sixty miles is a com
mon speed, and a rate of forty or fifty
miles is attained daily on almost every
railway ia the country,
The story comes from across the water
that short time ago it was decided to ligh
the new buildings OF the Imperial Ottoman
bank at Consrantinople by electricity
Tenders wers invited from English firms
and the contract was awarded to well
known benk-iighting firm. The award haC
scarcely been announced, however, wheI
the order was cancelled by q telegram TO thu
effect that the sultan had refused to allow
the work TO proceed 1t is rumored tina
the sultan understood that the electricity
was to be generated by dynamite" an(
was therefore afraid of an explosion.