The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-03

gin These street scenes are Very pic-
turasque and their novelty attracts great
numbers IN the poorer districts that other
wise would be hard TO set at.
GREAT HUMAN ENDURANCE.
President Jeremiah Head of the section
Of mechanical science of the British AS
sociation for the Advancement OF Science.
in his annual address calls attention
amoiig other things to the power in man
70 withstand varying atmospheric pres-
sdres. Thus although fitted for an ex-
treIne atmospheric pressure of about mr.
teen pounds 70 the square inch, he has
heen enabled, as exempllfed by MesHrs.
Giaisher and coxwell IN 1851 to ascend to
n height OF seven miles and breathe all.
at q pressure Of only three and halt
pounds to the square inch and still live
And. ON the other hand, divers have been
Gown INTO water eighty feet deep entail
Ing an extra pressure of about thirty-slx
pounds per sghare incb, and have returned
safely. One hns even been 10 d denim az
1a0 feet. but the resulting nresx,irs ~
s isStysseyen pounds per SQUARE inch cost,
eases. Most men appearances grent mean
Ncntence ~ an altltudepver two and II half
ii,ssi aaa NV ean s,nnd the raretied az
limit the Andes or fIinulayas ~ inn
Mlth tle lncieased preasrici few can
nifty feet below the surface rs a,nfey u
though the knowledge OF the ease with
wnien ti,e normal pressure fnay be agaii,
iinportant factors I'll such cases Il ths
aailik eSperiinenter. while the extrena
a s9t 81 aess So me,ntans or tiirs,ns
~ the other direction
WINGS 4 filming MAN MUST HAVE
NJ de Lucy French naturalist baa
shown that the wing area Of fiying ami.
mails VARIES from about forts nine square
feet pen pound Of weight carried hi The
snat and i've square feet in the swallow
g only half u apuRrn foot il The Australl
bounds atfl set HES veil aittiposlna thst
inan " possessed Of the muscular enarwv
capable Of adopting the latter proportion.
require wings fourteen feet long hu thrss
Ieet wide. Or twice the area 81 al ofditsa,.,,
Nqrn without allowing Tor the weight Il
tle WIRES the simple HHoDping' 81 these
wissa up and dawn. without any uftenns
NJ fiiHiit. would th0rnufhly ox hatisf ~, AZ,
may .oaa man ~ y very few moments AZ
q inter OF thct, as experiments with aero
IlAiies ard with many birds prove nan is /
Mneii TOO heavy IN proportion fa his mus !
g. i ypeFsy eyer e hone 10 NY unnided
power.
The MANY Uses or tate
few realige how useful tale has become.
ioN tpaa y ~ m.sied az many places from
New York 30 Alabama Being thoraqehfv
- - W f4itat ft-tlt III tnc 7
uainIfaetare OF fire-proof wan papsr. ST..
per window curtains. etc Even ii is
crude s, stats 4 has I ve.s oily feel. and
N Aenad toyieid oiie Of the best lubricants I
known Mixed With common kf4ilns ~
scsp; y iaekes them as PLEASANT to the
t2nes as the choicest brands, reiSdering +
me lin smooth and soft. although eallire.
without any cletniag quAlii1eSy Ii n +
eiaN largely Used In Che misunderstanding on 4
l.atsii wal PLASTER u Which Is addition
Slkef . smooth, elosay fHisii 10 walls ami (
ceilings that no other Substance leude (
ihic powder, duly refined, IS exoulsf4f,
sort and me grained, Heroe II makes aa (,
S@cellent irfant Qowder, softenlng the ten
aerest skin ana preyenfing chaing rrita.
Noli or even priclgiy heat" as Viii nn
vthet snestance. So. too, !, mEkea an MI
fWpaHseu holding sand Tor casting metals
m both lis nre-uroof and line grnin.4l
qualities being Yery valuable tn fine won,
silNet with rubber II makes Il more elias
" Hnd ~ liable to crack From h n
9ls" made the "lTeneh chalk use. by tni-
iora. and shoe dealers use IL M ak now
+erS1 iuim 70 cepS No. 9 foot Into a 40
p shoe. The richest tair miues rre nov,
hging worked In Cherokee county. n q,
where Il 10 found IN leaves ana scles'