The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-12-12

erS OF many DlrQS at the approach OF
winter because down is the best nom
conductor and black the warmest color.
A New York syndicate has been form
ed for the purpose of buying an island
off the coast of Maine, stocking it with
black foxes and engaging in the fur
trade.
Iron rusts more rapidly in wet than
in dry weather because it has, or seems
to have, better affinity for oxygen
when the latter is combined with hy-
drogen.
New York's public schools now teach
nearly three hundred and thirty seven
thousand children, and there is still
demand for new buildings to hold many
more thousands.
The Medical Nee0s says that even sew
age water can be converted into pure
drinking water by sand fltrations in
filter basins at the rate of 1000, 900 gal
Ions per acre per day.
Lightning travels in a zigzag course
because it passes through different
strata of air, and, being restrained in
its passage, turns from side to side to
find the easiest path.
Great discontentis is shown in Germany
at the large number of pensioned Off
GERS in the army. Since the present
emperor ascended the throne in 1888 A.
600 have been forced to resign.
A deposit of corundum has been
found near Morgan Station, Delaware
County, Pa, and company of Phila-
delphia capitalists seek to control it.
Corundum is worth about 5000 per ton.
Dampness has made the Corinthian
Church of the Madeleine in Paris crum-
BILE and recently pieces of stone have
fallen, endangering the passers-by. The
capitals are to be removed and new
ones put in their place.
An International journal for African
languages has just been started in Ger
many, aided by liberal subvention
from the government. The secretary
of the Colonial Society is editor, and
six parts are to appear each year.
Eisleben, the birthplace of Martin
Luther, is sinking into the moor upon
which it is built. Measures have been
taken in recent years to drain the bog,
without avail, and the inhabitants are
seriously thinking of abandoning the
eown.
1t has been proposed that stations be
erected in convenient localities in cities
and large towns where physicians may
go to be thoroughly disinfected imme-
diately after they have visited case of
infectious disease and before paying
any further visits.
A sharp advertiser who offered for a
small sum to supply women with cheap
substitutes for hat pins has been arrest
ed in Boston for misusing the mails.
He sent two rubber bands to each
inquirer with the advice, "Sew one end
to the hat and fasten the other behind
one of your ears"
Two women recently accepted invi-
tations to speak at the Kentucky Sun
day school convention. Hearing this,
two cfergymen who had also consented
to speak at the convention Cancelled
their engagement on the ground that
women are forbidden by the Holy
Ghost to speak in public.
From a tabular statement published
in the Japan Gazette it appears thai
Japan has altogether 80, COL doctors, Of
whom only 10, 553 are qualified on mod
ern principles; the rest, over two-thirds
of the total, being old stagers of the
purely native school, the champions ot
frogs toenails and burnt joss paper.
According to some estimates 20 pei
cent, and according to others as large
as 20 per cent of the blind owe theil
affiiction to the negligence of midwive
and others Immediately after the birtl
of such unfortunates. The blindness
arising from this cause is absolutely pre-
ventable by at least two simple means
Holywell, in North Wales, may sool
become an English Lourdes. The wei
of st. Winefride, which gave the plac
its name, has recently begun again t.
perform miracles. The latest cure i
that of little girl, who recovered he
voice on entering the water. A blint
woman got back her sight, deaf ant
dumb boy his hearing and speech, ant
pilgrims are beginning to flock to tn
place.
Burglars lately broke into the hous
of an old gentleman in Paris and afte
helping themselves to the silver an
valuables gave him lecture on the wick
edness of boarding up capital whic
belongs to society in general. The pa
pers in telling of the robbery spoke of
bundle of securities worth 20, 900 franc
which the thieves had overlooked, an
that night they called again at the house
demanded the securities and carrie
them off.
Five battalions of the Tyrol rifle reg
ment, the Kaiserjager, lately performe
wonder march from the Pusterthal
the valley of the lower Inn. They ha
to cross the Zillerthal Alps by passe
$500 feet above the sea. Rain fell
torrents all the day long and on th
mountain top they met binding snow
storm. One battalion accomplished th
feat in thirteen hours, while anothe
had to pass sixty-three mountain to-
rents through water often waist high.
Asbestos belongs to that class of m;
terials that are year by year findin
their way into new uses. It is alread
used in paints, roofing and building mi
terials as nonconductor of heat fc
steam packing, for freproof cement
for tubing for shovels, fork tines, clotl
rugs, cord and sewing thread. A
bestos in the household is just beginnin
its career of usefulness. It is now mao
into hearth blowers, stove polisher
mats, fatiron rests and for baking p;
per- 1t will come in time, no doubt, /
furnish fireproof handles, aprons, ca
pets and dozen other things.
A prominent Pittsburg surgeon say
that if children are taken in hand whe
quite young their noses can be adapte
to eyeglasses without danger of muc
pain, and he iS willing to make the e.
pertinent if any mother will furnish tt
subject. He will charge nothing. Fl
idea is to engraft protuberance 9
each side of the nose as sort of sadd
for the glasses to rest on. They wou
be no disagreement, as the glass
would cover them. When man w
formed glasses were unknown hem
many noses were unprovided with tt
necessary hump to keep them on.
is highly important that this oversig
should be remedied.
The amount of railroad stock payir
no dividends during the year was s.
$50. 334, 572.