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A scientific journal states that little
sugar put ON the hands with soap wiz
greatly increase its lather aud cleansing
power Snd will remove dirt, chenicA
stains, etc.
The alcohol process Of obtaining sugu
from cane sirup has revolutionized suss4
making from that source. The pfaces,
Is very simple, aud il is said that bot
Per cent of the alcohol is lest.
A goo'i cement To fasteu glass letters
dpon glass. windows. etc consists OF ons
part India rubber. three parts mastic. aud
fifty parts chloroform. Let the mixture
stand several days in closed vessel. an6
apply rapidly,
For navigating chain OF lakes in
Sweden novel idea is being used in
what is called locomotive steamboat.
Between the lakes are rapids. The boat
has wheels and screw propeller. and the
power can be applied to either
CHEAP POWER FROM GAS ENGINES.
There is said 20 be small demand in
England for electric motors which are so
popular in this country with small power
users. The low price OF gas in England
Is largely responsible for this condition,
gas engines being very extensively used.
A gas engine will furnish power at cost
II about two cents per horse power per
nour, whereas the cost Of electric power
Is about nine cents per horse power per
hour.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES AN HOUR.
A new railway is projected on which,
instead OF trains, single cars OF great
length will be propelled by electricity,
mpplied 10 them through the rails. The
'peed TO be attained is from 100 TO 100
miles an hour To provide against scci-
dents the roadway is TO be built ON solid
masonry, without curves, steep gradients
being adopted instead il necessary. The
great momentum OF the cars W III enable
them TO climb grades which would he
insurmountable 10 a steam locomotive.
As further safeguard. the signalman
will have the power to stop the cars by
shutting Oft the current in their section
Of track. The first experimental line il
projected between Vienna and Buda
Pesth.
WONDERFUL ENGINEERING WORK.
Official details Of the great dam at
Seetaloo, Australia, correct some Of the
previously published statements and fig
ures, and the immensity Of such piece
of engineering work may well challenge
comparison with anything OF the kind ia
that part OF the world. The structure il
Of concrete 10 feet high from the bed ot
the creek TO the top of the dam and $50
feet long, being curved in plan 20 ra-
dius OF about 400 feet the width Of
the top is IA feet, the profile OF the Sec
lion being designed in accordance with
Rankine's rules, and the width of tho
section at the foundation is 10 feet.
the crest of the bywash, which is goo
feet wide, is feet below the crest Of the
dam; and the reservoir behind the dam
is full II miles long, with an average
width of chains. The capacity under
these conditions Is 500 ,000, 600 gallons,
for the supply OF district covering an
area Of LOO square miles, including s
separate townships, etc. The quantity
OF concrete used was 1000 cubic yards,
the net time occupied in construction
being about ~ years Special machinery
was used for mixing the concrete and
depositing it in place, and the whole
work is regarded as a most creditabls
achievement.