Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-02-04

A new belt Of natural gas has been
struck in Ohio.
The death rate IN this country from
tuberculosis, or consumption, is on the
decrease.
The apple contains q larger percent
are OF phosphorus than any other fruit
or vegetable.
Out of a total Of 513 known species
of animals in Africa, Az Of them are to
he found in no other country.
A 5000 horsepower electric locomo-
tive has Just been finished at Baden,
Turich. 1t is the largest IN the world.
Over the whole world the proportion
Of the sexes is about equal. but In sepa-
rate parts Of the world it varies greatly.
An Englishman has invented a new
system Of electric mains whereby one
wire Of the prc.ent three-wlre system can
be saved.
An Austrian engineer proposes to carr,
passengers from Vienna to Pesth, Hun
gary, by an electric locomotive at the
rate Of 123 miles an hour.
The Victoria Railroad Bridge over the
St. Lawrence at Montreal, Canada, is
two miles long, cost over s., OJQ, 00t,
and contains 10, 800 tons Of iron and
5000, 900 cubic feet Of masonry.
An electrically controlled machine
which will effectively STAMP $4,000 let
tiers III an hour is one of the interesting
inventions thai has been adopted in the
United States Postoffcc Department.
Til united capacity Of I'll me plants
10Y in operation in the world for r.
timing copper by eiec:rolysis mounts to
nearly one hundred tons Of copper de.
posted per day of twenty-four hours.
Many Years since, apples were packed.
in barrels from whicl llnc had just been,
emptied. Ga openin, them in spring.
they were nearly All sound, while the
same variety not thus packed was badly
rotte1.
III. Devaux has been making expert
ments with tie sense Of taste In ants, in
course OF which lie fouai that while
fond of III Iar they dislike saccharln, and
even refused su5tr wnen miAel with
saccharin.
DR.. Murray. Of the Royal Society Of
Edinburgh, estimates the mean height
of the land Of tue globe to be 1900 feet
above sea level. Humboldt's estimate
placed the same level at only 1000 feet
above high water marx.
By the TRANSMISSION Of artiicial or chem.
ical Dlood in her veins the life Of Mrs.
Louise Christian, Of Lyon Mountlin, n.
y, has been saved. She had been very
i'll for along while and was apparently
about to breathe her last.
WHAT is elaine to be the lar -cSt wire.
nail machine ever built in tae United
States was finished recently by q Green
point N. W firm, and shipped to a nail
concern 1T Everett, State Of Washington.
The total weight Of the machine was ~
tons, and 1t IS capable Of making nail.
weighing a haif-pouni eacn At the rate
Of one a second. Nails Of any desired
length can, however, be manufactured
by simply adjusting the feed.
A comparative estimate, made BIZ az
English engineer, as to the cost Of train
lighting by gas, oil aai electricity, in
dicates that oil varies from one to two
cents per lamp per hour, compresse / ga
costs one cent per lamp per hour anc
electSa!ty one-aaif ceat per lamp pei
hour, while tae cost Of plant was abou'
five per cent. less for electricity than fol
gas. This Will be a welcome piece O
news to railroad companies. the su
periority OF the electric light ia giving
more uniform illumination and not foul
ing the air commends it, irrespective 0
any question Of expense.