The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01

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Inc Dcottcst BuX 80. - -
are twelve-inch, q ye-ton brooch
leaders.
For such q small c} beigium has
made great progse tne adoption
Of electric lights.
Illuminated walk| KS are among
the latest appiicati6 :: 8. s'efsricJ- a
small incandescent eonccaiea IN
the head. tk esk. -, - .s..2,e,s
3 Bs,Isa shs magp ssa star Of tho frst
magnitude In thej 1ttion of Orion,
has recently bee6 ID BY astrono-
mers TO be pne OF lstant. stexs
IN the celestial vault. '.'-
A now invention Is an elastic rubber
cushion for the soles OF the shoes,
the special object being to give
relief to those who are compelled to
stand all day on wooden or marble floors.
The new Italian rifle is repeater aud
will penetrate planks Eve inche, thick
at distance of 1000 feet. A smokeless
powder is used with it, thu, allowing
tho soldier to carry greater weight OF
cartridges. r-
Miss Annie 1. Oppenhcim has been
awarded the diploma Of tho British
chronological Association. honoris causa,
in recognition of her studies of the auat-
omy of the brain aud her interest. ib
phrenology.
A Russian electrician has invented
process of etching on metal by means
of electricity, thereby dispensing with
use of acids for this purpose. The image
is first trausfcre to thelplate by photo.
graphic IL mcthods.
Tho method Senssiniap specific
heats by the use oi JouTa's law ras,eaty'
been successful in liqTds watch were
been adopted for such measurement by
means of glass spiral filled with mer.
curry
An automatic cut.out that replaces a
new fuse when one is burnt out is beiug
introduced by firm Of electricians. A
rotating drum with the sever-wires on
its surface is SO arranged rs to turn
arounl aud insert new fuse when a
burn out occurs.
A maritime laboratory Of biology anl
zoology will be opened next year at B,r-
gen, Norway. Situated in region
where the marine fauna is particularly
rich and interesting, it is destined to
rendered great service to science. 1t
has been decided to allow the free use OF
the establishment to foreign savauts.
A new nfe-belt has been patente in
in Germany. It is in the ordinary form
but Is ua,ic from reindeer hair covered
with canvas, aud is nr4Ss- lighter than
the belt of cork Its weight is only two
pounds, while it will support twenty tive
pounds of iron in the water. lis buoyaucy
is not affected by prolonged immersion.
\ new idea to give an oriinrry room
the apprarancc,.of parquetry border is tc
cover the floor with wallpaper, forming
II design representing wood parguetry.
This is altcrward varnished and the tloor
will then so closely resemble iulaid wool
that only counoisscur will detect the
difference. An oriental rug throw in
the center of the lloor will complete the
door decoration.
The magnificent glacial scratches and
grouvin IS in the Limestone ut Kclley's
Island, near SlndusEy, Ohio, have been
preserved from destruction nn1 perpetu-
ally dedicated to the pubhc By the COR
poralion owning the qN1fr 4ese'
,truction would have sssa iissssss6is !
loss to geological siencsSS
In the neig5orhood Of Schaffuausen,
close by ie three rocks know as the
"Schwczsbild, Dr.. Rucsch has dis
covered IN extensive human settlement
belongI to the Stone Age. 1t is in q
rocky Ehe about thirteen metres high
and thn~sevcn metres loag, aud is the
Irst Vt 1t period which has been dis
covered Switzerland and which Is not
n connection with cavern.
DR.. Mitcherlich has invented stuff
made from che iibers OF wood. Thin
boards, with the knots taken out, are
rcatcl with u solution OF sulphuric acid
n II hollow boiler. Not only the hard
matter, which is tho cause of the brittle
ness ofwooi tbcrs, is eliminated by this
hut the fiber itself is chcmi-
cally transformed. It is blcached, and
becomes silky as well as strong and elastic.
1t is then treated in the same manner rs
my other goods, that is, combined, spun
and finally woven into stutfs of exceeding
iincucss aud different varieties.