The Republican., 1892-07-01
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Southern California produces 1S0,-
900, 600 oranges year-not enough to
give three oranges to each inhabitant
of the United States.
The chief of the bureau of statistics
has made report showing that the ex-
ports from the United States for the
twelve months ended March 31st
amounted to s1,O06, 2S4 506, as against
ss72, ,0Os, ,2s6 in the previous year. The
imports were valued at SS72, ,05S, ,5S5, as
against 1885, $50, 364 in the previous
year.
A new case of mimicry observed by
Siard is reported. One is a saw fly and
the other is a fly. When both insects
are quiet they resemble each other per-
fectly in color and patterns, and as the
saw fly is protected by its unpleasant
smell from the beaks of birds, it is prob
able that the fly is mistaken for it by
birds, on account of the bad taste of the
insect it resembles.
M Napias pointed out that the at
titude of the body during work has a,
great influence on health. The sitting
position congests the digestive organs;
the bent position (like that of boot
makers) leads to cardiac affections. The
standing position imposed on shopgirls
and women was productive of much
suffering and disease, and should be
forbidden those who serve in them.
1t is claimed that a person dreams
almost from the first hour of existence.
Let Il babe have but one experience,
either that of light, warmth or the more
pleasurable one of suction, and in it's
sleep that experience may and probably
will be recalled. If a child's mouth be
watched in it's first sleep its lips will be
seen to be in motion, the action of SUCK
ing is going on-the child is dreaming
of its first meal.
The present prospect for the fruit
grower of California is favorable. The
fruit crop in the east is expected to be
only about one-half as large as usual.
Although the output in California will
be less than that of last year, the size
and quality of the fruit will be i'm
proved so much that it will command
advanced prices. The value of the fruit
crop this year in California is estimated
at $40. .O00,0 00O
The phonograph has been intro
ducee into medical practice. DR.. G. A.
Leach, of Washington, has beeu expert
menting with the talking machine with
such results that he expresses the opin-
ion that deafness can be cured by a
quickening of the ear drum with vibra-
tions from its disk. His theory is that
the vibration will dislodge the forma-
ton or coating on the inner bones of
the ear which produces deafness, and
thus restore the process of hearing.
The largest caetle ranch in the
United States belonging to single in
dividual is forty-five miles south of
Corpus Christi, Tex, and is owned by
Mrs. Richard King. This ranch covers
roo 600 acres and is occupied by 100, 900
head of cattle. The property is under
the management oRsMr. r. J. Kleberg,
Mrs. Kings son-in-law, and the super
intendent employed by him has charge
of 800 cowboys.
DIR. Tassenari, learned man of
Rome, has successfully proved that.
smoking kills all kinds of germs. He
demonstrated the fact by filing several
glass globes with germs, each of a diff
ferent malicious disease to the others,
then he filled the globes with tobacco
smoke-it is not said of what brand
and 10. in ten minutes the whole lot
Were dead. including the germs of the
deadliest cholera and pneumonia
Philadelphia Record.
Plans have just been completed for
the constructing of another great irri-
eating canal, with reservoirs in Ari-
zona, in the Santa Cruz valley, and
when it is completed 100000 more acres
of the Great American desert will be
supplying the finest kind of fruits and
grains and other products for the east
ern markets. The canal will be seventy
miles long and thirty feet wide at the
works will cost about 81, 200 600.
Prof. Swift. of Rochester. says the
new comet is the largest that has been
visible in the northern hemisphere since
the great comet of 1882, and the first
one since then that could be photo
graphed. The rapid changes that have
taken place in the tails make the most
remarkable comet that ever appeared.
As far as now known. this comet ap-
pears to be hyperbolic. 1t never was
here before and never can be again.
Assuming that it came from the nearest
sun. it must have been on the road
about 5000. 900 years in order to have
arrived at its present position at this