The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-09-16
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

NeW tuuiHcu HAS tHo cTGuHtDtr pro-
ducing the only venomous bird known
to ornithologists-the Roir N Deob,l or
"Bird of Death" There is no anttdote
to the bite of this bird, which causes
excruciating pains in every part Of the
body, loss of sight, commissions, lock-
jaw and certain death within two
hours.
According to the American Manu-
facturer's estimate our market OF pig
iron for the first half of this year was
1850, 7os tons The Iron Ages esti-
mate, is 1905 tons less than the Manu-
.facturer. These estimates, in substan-
tial agreement, are nearly 4per cent.
less than the make for the sfirss half of
last year.-Railroad Gazette.iI s.sss +.
Extensive drought will cause the
snail to close its doors, to prevent the
evaporation Of It's bodily moisture and
dry up. These little animals are pod
sessed OF astonishing vitality, regain
ing activity after -haying been frozen
in solid blocks, OF ice, and enduring
degree of heat for weeks which daily
crisps vegetation pas - ssaE ~ 8
Iaa--According to the Iron and Coal
Trades Review there were on June 80
in Great Britain 744 blast furnaces, OF
which Ss4 were in England outside Of
the Cleveland district; tai in the Cleve-
land district, 1903 in Wales and It's In
Scotland. During the half year two
| furnaces were pulled down; no new
ones were completed, bat five are uh-
der construction. !. On July d, s46 fur
naces were in blast and 500 idle, nj
"A Wisconsin tobacco grower, ae-
cording to the Minneapolis Commercial
Bulletin, estimates the product Of mer-
charitable leaf in. the Badger state in
1891 at 81, 900, 900, The reported area in
| 1892 was q, 900 acres, producing 81, o0d,-
900 pounds worth 5000, 00U He estd-
mates that this year tfiere'ale 27,0sO
acres which ought tor raises 10000. 200,
| pounds, which at the, increase otyprod-
net and price should realize at, least
%, 800, 600. 10 atsea a.. -
during the past year astronomers
have discovered go new planets. OF
this number two were found by Palisn,
the, veteran asteroid hunter Of vi.
| emma" The remainder were appraised
BY means OF photography. During the
three opening months Of the present
year 22 planets have been added to the
list. The total number of asteroids
known on April 1 is 374. Astronomers
are confident that the number will be
400 before the close of the year. a5sf
1.-The decorations of, walls prove to
have very important influence upon
gas bills. From recent figures ii has
been calculated That with different
decorations d room would be, equally
lighted by The following candle pow
ers: Black cloth. 100; dark brown. pa
| per, 81; blue paper, ~; eleanr yellow
paint, 60; dirty wood, 80; clean wood,
| go; cartridge paper, 20; whitewash, Is.
Only about onefsixth, as much illurhi-
nation is necessary for the white
washed room as for the sanas room
papered in dark brown.iii bus s4Rai
/ l-Jute is largely cultivated 1.-The
northern and eastern districts OF BEN
gal, Jndiaq and to . smaller extent In
the central part Of the province. II is
also grown somewhat An Assam the
area under crop in these two provinces
being 1889, 900 acres a few years ago.
WITH an output Of 1850, 100000 pounds
of jute, more than half of whisb was
Limited states While into can he cnlti.
vatsd On a,mdst INV Nina N "a, he
'bestiquality'is grown npohlhigh ldhds
where rice-pulse and tobacco form the
rotation crops.
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.s uu ." a.a'';aas Thssa s,a' IT,. 5;sh
ara oraI1 rnan;ncss eyyc4aedinc,7 niInTta
N size Vyary In number from iibout Zoo
to more than 200. 900 to the souste ikch
III lrH .urfseelG iThe annie = tiAa flIeaf
has a bout "a. 900 months 10 eaS11, inch of
suyf., %. which would make about 100
mn - tha ayeraga sized Leaf Tha ~.
dro ,oea Is much better narrovided ~ h
this f;ne HAVING I'D 00ty to each inch ~
surface 81 an AVERAGE or | o5o, 0OO1 In
ench fenf, ~ vi 'igG ST a,,iiiw
II NO. -. =. ,,.oos
nc oon n ~. 81, ~ NJ Iop y.
we, was i,,ooV'Ovv v.so.s .o s..-s =,
1911, oue. ~ .le iHu ~ so.'rsv ena
, nu' ~ ~. s..S,a W - - 80
,. a T. -. 49,, IN u tav 1 srd
beans, that OF hay being the iowesc ON
record reacnlng only iEoouscUvs ana
TINS year Sne lnoicasions are 0psa ~
I Will. pc evon.lconsraertpAy less ne