Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-16
SCIENCE AND rRpJsrRY.

in India, certain reCimcnts with
5,510 men were placed under cbserva.
tion. They were divided into free
drinkers, moderate drinkers and alb
stainers. 1t was found that the deuths
of the former were ~ per 1000, of the
moderate drinkers 23 per 1,00O and OF
the abstainers only II per 1000.
The depth to which the suns rays
penetrate water has been recently de-
tsrmiucd by tho aid of photography. It
has been found that at a depth of 553
feet the darkness was to all intents
md purposes the same as that on a
clear but moonless night. Sensitized
plates exposed at this depth for con-
siderable length of time gave no evil
dence of light action.-Scientitic Amer
lean.
The New York clearing house loan
certificates have all been cancelled. The
first issue of certificates was on June
II, when 81, 300, 900 were issued. A total
of sal ADO, 900 were issued, but the max
imum amount outstanding at any one
time was S3S,2S0,000 1t is said that of
the sos, 900 of collateral deposited
to secure the certificates issued this
year not single dollar, as far as is
known, proved bad.
Arkansas has 100 900 farms which
produces GEO, 900 bales of cotton, 9OO,-
900 bushels of sweet potatoes, 1000, 900
pounds of tobacco, ~, coo, 900 bushels of
corn, and 1000 900 bushels of wheat
From the Arkansas forests are cut
over $40, 600, 900 of l,snber every year.
One art that seems to have vastly
improved within the last twenty-five
years is that of annealing glass. The
lamp chimneys of to-day withstand
sudden changes of temperature that
would instantly have shivercd those of
three decades ago, and it seems now
almost impossible to break one save by
blow.
1t appears from the official statis-
;ics Of the production of gold in Rus
sin in 1892 that the output of the mines
has been greatly increased by the i'm
provelnent of technical appliances. The
production of the precious metal has
reached total of no less than 2,601
puds, as compared with =, 3S2 puds in
1891 and only 2,O41 puds in 1885. TAX.
Ing the value OF the pud on the aver
sge at II, 104 roubles, there is thus
total of 86,67O,O 900 roubles, or upward
of S25, 900, 900.
Florida and California fruit is COM
peting successfully with Mediterranean
products il European markets this
year, and the shipments already arc
largely in excess OF those of previous
years. Successful experiments have
also been made this year with ship
ments of California and Washington
fruit to Japan and other countries OF
the Orient. From twenty-acre prune
ranch Washington grower obtained
this year forty tons OF dried fruit.
which he sold in Portland at sl5Oa ton
The movements of the herring have
long been sore puzzle to naturalists.
and from the annual report of the fish
cry board for Scotland they seem to bu
puzzle still. 1t was originally sup
posed that the herring was bred il
Arctic seas and that, marshaled by q
sort of king Ash, dense shoals of them
every season came south. 1t is known
now that herring spawn off the English
coasts but all efforts toward getting
at the truth about the migratory habits
have been unsuccessful. All sorts OF
iiioi ming litNS DCCh IliCb' Elhc
drcd fish were captured and released
after piece of aluminium wire bearing
q disc had been alta ched to their dorsal
fin, but not one returned to tell it's
tale. They fit about the coasts in the
most erratic manner The one thing
positive seems to be that they never go
very far away or for very long. If one
fishing town has an occasional lean
year there is always an abundant har-
vest for many others.