The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-11
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Glass coated bricks are ANNOUNCED
About 1900 years ago we entered the
epoch OF u more genial winter tempera
turc.
Common wheat bran, or any kind Of
mill feed is recommended for cxtinguish-
ing oil fires. =
A reverse ofsscasons is supposed to
take place upon this earth once in every
10, 500 years.
In his own laboratory. Mr.. hitkeu cal
culatcd 30, 00O, 900 of dust PARTICLES in
cubic inch of air.
Experiments with two straight edges,
separated at one end by sheet of paper.
show That light can be seen through II
clean cut opening of not more than
lao, 900 of an inch.
In some German telephone offices IN
electrically driveu clock is attached to
each telephone, which will work as long
as the telephone is off the hook, and
stops directly it is replaced.
Recent experiments have shown that
in tho dog aud the cat, rs we'll as in the
rabbit, the removal of more than three
fourths of the liver is not followed by
serious consequences, aud that the or
gan rcgainsSS: Saiaht Rylthiu thirty-six
days.
Vaccine virus has been cultivated by
Russian physician, who finds that tho
artiticially cultivated is as effective as tho
genuine product, while having the adj
vantage OF absolute Freedom from germs
of scrofula, tuberculosis or other dis
cases.
Mr.. Haly, Curator of the Colombo
Museum, has discovered that carbolized
Oil is QUO of the most perfect prcserva-
| tivcs ot the colors of fish and other ami
nal specimens. The most delicate frogs,
snakes nnd geckoes retain their evanes-
cent tiuts when kept in it.
The first white enamel factory in the
| United States will be located at Dubuque,
Iowa, and the plans for it have just been
received from Germany. The process OF
manufacturing these goods Is u secret,
and that it may not he discovered the
building will be constructed without
doors aud windows except those opening
in an inner court.
A Frencli> psychologist reports an in
tcresting experiment in preventive inocu-
lation for consumption. About eight
months ago he iuoculated two monkeys
with the tubercuar bacilli Of the fowl,
and after six months they showed no
sigus of the disease. These animals and
u third were then inoculated with human
tubcrcic with the result that those trst
inocuatcd still continue well, while the
third died after few weeks.
1t has been decided to work the Liver
pool (Englaud) Elevated Railway by
electricity, using motor cars, instead Of
separate locomotives. Tie liue is six
miles long. and tho generating station is
being erected near the middle Of the
railway. There ace several Openin :
bridges, aud the structure is composed
entirely Of iron and steel, spanning for
tho most the existing dock railway,
which will thus he loft FREQ for the goods
traffic Of the docks.
Forest vegetation is much richer in
North America than in Europe, aud com
prScs ti2 species, Of which 176 arc ma
tive to the Atlantic region, LOG to the
Pacific, ten are CON non to both, forty
six TO the Rocky Mountain region, and
seventy four arc tropicrl apecies near the
coasts OF Florida, n against 10 species
in Europe. Six North \ ncri;an species
"f forest trces--thc judas tree, persm-
mon, blackberry, plane tree, hop horn
beam and chcStnut--are also indigenous
in Europc, all now growing there natur.
ally south Of the Alps.
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