The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-10
Foreign Note. or Ken, rn.er....

Dr. Eoeppen. in his "Annas OF Marine uydrnvrRphy
and Meteor ,osy." published by the Gb'e:vntory OF
HAMBURG dstas Il elects upon the waves Of tie 'ea
OF different sorts of OIL and comes to IT, conclusion
that soap produces still far snprtto' effects lie r,c-
ommends the use o, back soap dissolved 1000
times its weight OF water.
A proposition to hold a Worlds Fair IN London n
1908 or 1896 was discussed at n public meeting tope
mote the object two weeks ago. mt which NJ t0ny.
beare. NJ. p. and other prominent men sup ".'i the
proposition. universal exhibition has not oeen he'd
In London IN thirty.ono year, while in shat peri d
four successful exhibitions have been held III France.
The Lord Mayor and the Chairman OF the Chamber CT
Commerce will shortly receive depa:Ation OH the SAD
ject and consider 1t.
The Interesting fact 10 shown in the rmigr1 md
Immigration returns or Great Britain and Ire AMI 'or
last year tina. while The na.ivs population leaving IN
hundreds OF thousands for this country and the British
colonies there is considerable influx Of Immigrants
into the United Kingdom cohin; for permanent set.
Element Lat year 2lOot2 British and Irish lo't their
homes. the great majority. 100000. coming to ITO
United States In the SANE period 2,.I3i aliens from
the continent of Europe. arrived IN the United Kn'
dom for permanen: settlement" Very many tloI.
sands OF aliens pass through England en- route 10
America, but the 22l37 were definitely traced as
taking up their permanent home in the country
Dr. Bischo1. the celebrated professor OF the unirer
sity OF 81. Petersburg published a pamphlet in lsi2
against the study and practice Of medicine By women
In this pamphls, he declared that women were pysr
oay UNIT for heavy studies. After careful inveslgt
ton he discovered that woman's brain was inferior
to that Of man, and that It was incapable OF any
great Development lie based this opinion upon tie
average weight of the brain OF IL woman which WAS
considerably less than that Of the ordinary man ln
his will he provided for he Weighing Of his BRAN
and put its expoc~d weight at pretty high ngure 10
died recently and It found that brain weighed
considerably less than that CT the ordinary intelligent
woman. Tho ladies' are delighted and The won n
have fallen back upon the theory that the qIaV
Of the BRAIN that counts and that the weight does not
amount to much Some of them go far as to ASSERT
that mans brain were composed OF ms good mate
rial IS 10 put into spiders brain. would make him
An almighty smart fellow.
An improved steam digger has been UNDERGOING
practical tests IN everyday WORK in England TINS
spring. and the testimony OF xperienccd RgrCuiuis
and mechanical experts Is that 1t isa notable success
That digging is u more rational and more generaH
satisfactory nethoG of treatment for The SOL th"a
plouxhing Ia an opinion neither new nor uncommon
but there has never yet been found hsAsfactory WAY
OF making the principle amenablo 20 steam power ~
that 1t could compete with the plough. The marhh~
the Darby steam digger Is driven by portable engine
OF eight hotse power and o: about the same genera
pattern those used for steam ploaghlng The dsEbt
apparatus at the back end of the engine. consists Oh
fsur sets OF steel digging tines sS tines to tue sew
driven from fourthrow crank shaft 40 that nav "'
set Of tines enters the ground at one time bar ca"
taininG thirteen nxed tines IL carried IN front OF n
movable tines. and as tho digging tines hto"
the earth tho clods are projected against the Asa
tines and broken up. The space dug over Is IA ice.
wide. Tho diggeis driven at an average speeu "
1st strokes u minute. with working steam pressure
OF 40 pounds to tho square inch. The depth oftu'
easily adjustable. Two three OF these --latest WV
machines have been at work in different parts OF E'
land this spring and with great practical success "
machine 10 operated By two men. and IL has done"
work thoroughly well at the rate OF nesry an Ae''AN
hour In heavy loan soil