The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-02-18
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

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; BY placing two iron bars at scve
or eight yards distance from each othe
and putting them in communication o
one side by an insulated wire and o
the other side with q telephone, it
said that n storm can be predicte
twelve hours ahead through certai
dead sound heard in the receiver.
According to the report of the Jar
anese Cotton Spinning Mills association
thirty-four spinning mills, Representing
324, 500 spindles. were at work durin,
the first six months Of the present year
During that period the quantity OF var,
spun by these mills amounted to Al, 1873,
79l pounds, giving employment to 5, AZ
men and 16, ITO women.
| The old astronomers considered thu
earth the center of the universe. The
moon and stars were shining lights sci
in the heavens to rule the day and
night Now, so far from being the
center OF the universe. the earth is
known to be IL, 200, 900 part as large a.
the sun, about which it revolves and
the sun itself only one of host of stars
as countless as the sands upon the sea
shore
The new publications issued from
the press of the United States during
1891 amounted to $500, of which only
] ,1o4 survived at the beginning of 1892
The total number of American periodi-
Gals OF all sorts, including newspapers,
is now 20, lis. Some of them are pretty
cheap stuff, but as a whole they indi-
cate that the people of this country are
the hungriest readers on earth.
Flies are a very active medium OF
communicating cholera, according to
the report of the Hamburg Medical so
ciety. Nine flies were captured which
had been in contact with infected
cholera material, and were placed in
TASKS containing nutrient gelatine. In
six OF the nine vessels numerous colo
MES of comma bacilli were successfully
cultivated-of course, from the infec-
ton conveyed by the flies. The posi-
bility, therefore, of falling a victim to
cholera in this way is by no means
small.
The total area planted to potatoes
in the Australasian colonies, in 1891,
was 145,000 acres yielding SO, $50, 900
bushels, an average of 23S bushels per
acre. The area under hay cultivation
was 100000 acres yielding 1900, 900
tons, or l. 9 tons per acre. The area to
zines was IL, 800 acres, yielding 1000, 900
gallons of wine and IS, $50 tons of grapes
The area sown tograss and green foods,
such as maize, sorghum. barley and |
bats, was $500, 900 acres. of which Z, $780,
100 acres were in grass.
The second son of the car. the
irand Duke George, continues his pecu-
lar course of treatment for pulmonary
lisease. In accordance with his physi.
ian's theory that low temperature
ends to destroy the consumption bacil
US and to prevent the growth of tuber.
les, the room of the royal patient is
npapered and bare. the mattress on
rs bed thin, and the fires moderate in
he coolest weather. The progress OF
he disease is said to have been checked.
ut his attendants suffer extremely
rom the cold -Harper's Bazar
-Canaries, when fed with CAYENNE
epper, gradually change their color.
assing from yellow to red. Cayenne
epper contains a tinctorial substance.
lrritative principle and an oil. When
ne last two substances are extracted
sleeping in alcohol, pepper loses its
'loring properties. but an addition of
I've oil restores them. From this fact
lie conclusion is drawn that the oily
of &c |
,hicle OF color. Experiments made
it'll white hens gave similar results
hese hens have also the quality of
ing able to indicate changes of tenn 4
nature by marked change of plu-
age. The yolk of their eggs is bright
d.
According to report compiled by
e French Statistical bureau the vine
rds OF Europe cover 22.976, 902 acres.
aiy comes first with 1878, 600 acres,
lowed by France with 1902, 500.
ain with 4,012,500. Austria Hungary
tn 1857. 500 and Germany with 30O,-
acres. The annual average produc- "
n OF the European vineyards is put a
2,652, 300, 900 gallons, Italy producing D
round fgures) 697, 600. 900 gallons. ?,
ance and Spain COS, ZOO, 900 each, =
stria- Hungary POS, 600, 900 and Ger !"
ny 81, 000 600 gallons Spain exports G.
most wine Goo, 600, 900 gallons), but o.
8 chieny common wine, and it is esti- a
ted at only e12,0o0, 600, while the =,
ne OF the So, 000, 900 gallons exported
m France is put at nearly as much 81
~ comes third with exports of as n,
900 gallons, estimated at Sc, 500. 600 RI
lie Austria Hungary exported only +,
100000 gallons, worth 81, 720, 000.- -
nufacturers' Gazette.