The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-22
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Southern California. produces i5o.-
goo 900 oranges year--not enough ~
give three oranges to each inhabitant
of Gle United States.
The chief Of the bureau of sta .lstics
hos made Il report showing that the ex'
ports from the United States for the
twelve months ended March Sls'
amounted u 81 O0G, 2si. 800, as against
$s72. oos ,..s6 In the previous year. The
imports were valued ut SoI3. O5,, 535, as
against $3.50, 500, b6A in the previous
year.
A new case Of 1nit1icrv observed by
S;ar.1 is reported One is Ii saw ty and
the other Il d fly. When both insects
are Gui,t they resemble each other per
fcctly in color and patterns, and as the
new fly is protected by its unpleasant
smell from the bcais OF birds. II is prob
able that the fly is mistaken tor 1t by
birds on account Of the bad taste OF .he
irsc", il resent les.
NJ. Va pias pointed GA: that the at
ttudc Of the body during work has
great influence on health. The sitting
position congests the digestive organs
the bent position tlile that Of boot
Ina.srrs) leads to cardiac affections. ne
standing position imposed on shcpglrls
and women was productive OF much
suffering and disease, and should DC
forbidden those who serve in them
i. Is ci,.irncd that c person dreams
almost from, the first hour Of existence.
Let u babe have but one experience,
either that Of light, warmth Or the more
plcasurable ono Of suction, and in its
sleep that experience ln;Ay and probably
will be recalled. II u child, mouth be
watci,c! in it, FIST sleep it, lips will he
seen to hc in motion, the action Of suck
ing il going on--thc child is dreaming
of It's first meal
The present prospect for the fruit
grower of California is favora bic. The
fruit cro, in the east is expected 10 be
only about one-half as large IS usual.
Although the output III California viii
be less than that OF last year, the size
and quality Of the fruit will be i'm
proved 50 much that it will command
advanced prices. The value Of the fruit
crop this year in California is estimated
at S2O, 100000.
The monograph has been intro
ducce into medical practice. DR.. &. A.
Leach, OF Washington, has bccu expert
mcnting with the tn IiSinr machine with
ench results that he Expresses the opin-
ion that deafness can be cured by a
quickcning of the ear drum with vibr;t-
lions from its disk His theory is that
the vibration will dislodgc the fortu,l-
ton or coating on the inncc bones Of
The ear which produces deafness, and
thus restore the process OF hearing.
The largest cattle ranch IN the
United States belonging 70 single in
divilual is forty five miles south Of
Corpus Christi, Tex. ard IS owned by
Mrs Richard King. This ra.lch covers
700, 900 acres and is occupic1. by 100, 900
head of cattle. The property is under
the management of Mr.. X. J. kleb>r-,
Mrs. Kings son-i:s-la.w, and the super
interdcnt employed by him has charge
Of 800 cowboys.
DIR. Tassenari, learned man Of
Rome, has successfully proved that
smoking kills all kinds of germs. Io
demonstrated the fact hy filling several
glas, globes VIII. germs. each O: q dif-
fcrcnt malicious disease to the others,
then he filled the globes with tobacco
a,nokcii is not said of what brand
and lo. in ten minutes the whole lot
were dead. including the germs Of the
dcad!ie>t cholera and pneumonia -
Philadelphia Record.
PLANS have just been completed for
the constructing Of another great irri-
eating canal. with reservoirs. in Ari-
coma. in the Santa Cruz valley. and
when i. is completed 800. 200 more acres
Of the Great American desert will be
supplying the finest kind Of fruits and
grains and other product, for the east
crn markets, The canal will be seventy
miles long and thirty feet wide at the
bottom. and the construction Of the
WORKS will cost about 81 poo, 900.
Prof Swift. OF Rochester. SAYS the
now come: is the largest tina has been
visible in the northern hemisphere since
the Great comet of 1882. and the first
one since then that could be photo
Eraphra. The rapid changes that have
taken place III the tail, make the most
remarkable comet tnat ever appeared.
~ far as now known. this comet ap-
pears II be hyperbolic. It never was
aero before and never can be again
Assuming that il came from the nearest
sun II must have b>cu on the road
about 5000. 600 years IA order to have
arrived ut is presen: position at this
si,uc.
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