The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-08-02
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A combination OF gas stove manu-
facturers has been formed under the
name of the United Vapor and Gas
Stove Company. The concern has been
incorporated in Illinois, and is capital
lied ut IS, 500, 900.
By actual experiments it has been
ascertained that the explosive power of
sphere of water only one inch in di-
ameter is sufficient 20 burst a brass yes
sci having a resisting power of $1,000
pounds.
Recent statistics show the United
States stand third on the list of wool
producing countries. Australia being
first with yield of $50, 900, 900 pounds,
Argentine Republic second with. about
400, 100000 pounds, and this country
next with 800, 000,0 900 pounds.
The first really intelligent expert
ments made with view of ascertain
ing the conditions of dew formation
We're by DR.. Wells, London physician.
though native of Charleston, 5. C. His
book on the subject appeared in 1914.
Aristotle was the first philosopher
to suggest the real cause of the phe
| nomenon of dew. He says: The suns
heat raises the vapor, from which the
dew is formed as soon as that heat is no
longer present to sustain the vapor."
In India certain regiments with
5,51O men were placed under observa-
ton. They were divided into free
| drinkers. moderate drinkers and alb
stainers. 1t was found that the deaths
of the former were forty-four per 1000,
| of the moderate drinkers twenty-three
per 1000, and of the abstainers only
eleven per 1000.
The results of examinations of
European statistics by NJ. Lagneau go
to show that as among occupations
consumption is most prevalent among
persons whose work is sedentary; while
persons living in the open air enjoy an
almost complete immunity. From an
other point of view. consumption APP
pears to increase in towns rapidly with
| the density of the population.
In 1898. 3S9 miles of new railroad
were opened for traffic in France, max
| ing the total of the country %, 1862
| miles, of which 1918 miles belong to
| the six great companies. 16O9 to the
state, sos to branch railroad companies,
| 100 are not chartered. and 1873 are made
| in shops, yards, etc. Besides. there
We're at the end of the year 2.219 miles
| of local railroads. 1SS miles of which
were opened in 1893. There were also
| 1.033 miles of street railroad.-N. Y.
Railroad Gazette.
Some months agoa Dublin inventor
! claimed for a preparation of his that it
would preserve eggsin perpetual fresh
ness. To thoroughly test the efficacy
| of the invention, which, if successful.
would revolutionize the egg market,
an experiment was carried out at the
| Freeman offices. A sample of eggs i'm
| mersed in the patent solution, which is
! thin grayish paste of the consistency
| of honey, have remained undisturbed
there for period of four months, and
| when opened the other night in the
! presence of experts were found to be
all perfectly fresh.
-Pasteur, the French scientist, has
! shown that all fruits and vegetables
when undergoing even partial decay
! contain bacteria, which, if taken into
| the stomach, may cause disease. Fruit
grown near to the ground may contain
the bacteria of typhoid fever, tetanus,
diphtheria or cholera, which may have
! found their way into the material used
for fertilizing, or may have become in
! cOrporated with the dried dust. Hence
! one should never neglect to cleanse
! fruit Especial care should be taken
with imported or shipped fruit-more
/ particularly that from districts where
! there are infectious diseases.
! The Swiss government forbids jun
! iors the use of tobacco, and boys dare
not smoke in public streets. The French
prohibit its use by public school stu
dents. DR.. Bremen, physician to St.
Louis lnnatic asylum. declares that its
use by youth is cause of mental, ply
steal and moral deterioration, and he
attributes Carlyle's bad temper to its
! use. The editor of the Review of In
sanity and Nervous Diseases finds that
idiotic and nervous children may blame
their bad borning to tobacco-using
fathers. Its bad effects are not imme-
diately noticeable, but in the long run
are bound to tell. Paste this in your
: hat, young man, or put it in your pipe
and smoke it instead of the weed that
kills