The morning call., 1894-01-14

! the volcano is in full play. Lava has issued
from the sides of:he cone and flowed down to
the base forming streams OF molten rock,
which have barred the way OF torrents aud
changed the directions of rivers.
That the continent of Europe Is passing
through cold period has been pointed out by
M. FlammariOn, the French astronomer. Says
the Scientific American concerning the matter:
During the past SIX years the mean tempera-
ture of Paris has been about two degrees below
the normal and Great Britain, Belgium Spain,
Italy, Austria and Germany have also been
growing cold. The change seems TO have been
in progress in France for a long time, the
growth of the vine having been forced far south
ward since the thirteenth century, and simi.
lar cooling has been observed as far away as
Rio de Janeiro where the annual temperature
has been going down for some years past.
A scheme of electric lighting by power de-
rived from refuse is to be tried in Harrowga e,
England. After the incombustibIe material
has been sifted out the refuse Is subjected to a
drying process which extracts nearly one-third
of its weight IN moisture. The fine dust Is then
sifted out of IL, and what remains is used as
fuel for the steam boilers which supply power
10 the electric motors. The fine dust is said to
form valuable manure and the consulting
engineer thinks that the metal separated from
the refuse might be reduced TO cOpprras, while
the rags would be available for paper manu-.
facture.
A new method of using electric lights in halls,
read1ng-roOms, etc., has been invented by an
English manufacturer. He had found the in
candescent light TO be not much superior TO gas
Tor illuminating purposes, while the arc lamp
threw sharply defined shadows. IL therefore
occurred TO him simply to lnvert the carbOns in
the arc lamp, SO that lie positive carbon from
which most OF the light proceeded should
radi 81, a
thus refiect an evenly ditfused light throughout
the room. When the strength OF the light is
considered the system is cheaper than gas.
In recent issue of the New York Medical
Journal, DIR. w. W. Skinner, who has bad long
experience as ships surgeon, described
method of curing seasickness, which be has
found in most cases to be reliable and success
full. 1t consists In the subcutaneOus injection
of from One-half to one milligramme OF afro
pine and one miligramme of strychnine dis
solved in water. The formula Is:
Atropin. sulphat....... ............ Ooz grsmme'
Strychnin. sulphat. O.04 gramme
AQuas meDth pip p.................'4o'oog gEAinie'
The art Of cookery bids fair to transfer ltseh
to the domain of the exact sciences Elec'IlcltS
is to be blamed for il. To the electrical COOK
ing apparatus which has been 10 VoEue SONS
time is now added graduated therhioihetor' py
the aid of which the chef de cuisine can regu-
late the heat for his various foods at VIII. This
will necessitate much intimate knowledge on
| the cooks part of the amount OF Fahrenheit
| necessary 10 The preparation OF each food. This
| .o,tr will necessitate long neutrality-suspicious.
| even school discipline.
Dr Brurchettine, distinguished Italian spe-
cialist. claims to have dist Fered the bacillus
| which produces influenza, and also TO have
found method for inOculaLing from The
disease AS yet his experiments have been
confined TO rabbits. BY the application OF cul-
tures of blood serum filtered by what is called
"Rerkefeld's method" he has succeeded In
rendering the animals immune to the attacks
of the influenza bacillus; and the blood serum
taken from animals SO immuned renders other
animals proof against Infection.
substitution for window glass is now chron
lcled among Important recent inventions. 1t is
manufactured of bichromated gelatne, and i5
as translucent as opal glass. 1t reflects the
rays OF the sun, is tough and flexible, bends
without breaking, is not injured by frost and
will not diScolor in water. A bad conductor OF
heat, exposed to the air it becomes stronger and
stronger
The first horse was brought to this con-
tinent In 1918. Now there are in the
United States alone Il, 056, $50. valued at
$941. .O00. 900.
SAY, girls If you want to fool that best fellow.
| Just ask him to give you his package of Whites
| Yucatan Gum. when he asks you TO be excused for
| . moment between acts. See?