The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-03-17
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
New Zealand is reported to be in
condition Of unprecedented prosperity
] owing to the rapid strides in land re
clamation. the enormous increase II
the exports Of frozen mutton, the i'm
petus given to the dairy industry b.
the opening of British markets ant
the increase of population induced b,
these conditions
| The United States consul-gensru
at Frankfort, Germany, reports tn,
hop crop of that empire for 1898 to b,
less than half the usual average. Their,
was similar shortage in all Europ,
except Russia, Bohemia, Holland and
Belgium, where the yield was in exces.
of the preceding crop. The net defici,
is estimated at 81, 600. 900 pounds.
The discovery of a new disinfect
ant more powerful than any hereto
fore known is announced. The process
of manufacture consists of extracting
the chlorine from sea water by cleo
tricitv. The residuum. the disinfect
ant in question, will be extensively
used in and about New York CITY in
guarding against an outbreak OF
cholera.
The largest irrigating fiume in
California was completed last week. II
is in Fresno county, and is fifty-two
miles long, extending from Stevenson
creek, at an elevation of 500 feet, to
Cows, twelve miles from Fresno, at an
n tou m ion of Dno
cubic feet of water per second, and
will bring 10000 acres of new land
under cultivation. Many million feet
of lumber will also be fioated down
annually.
-Corals increase by eggs. spontan-
eous division and termination. The
rate of growth has not been fully de-
termined. Prof Agassiz indicates the
growth ofreefs at Key West at the rate
OF six inches in one hundred years. aud
adds that if we double that amount it
would require seven thousand years to
form the reefs in that place and hum
dreds of thousands of years for the
growth of Florida.
"A prominent physician of New York
argues earnestly against the visiting of
the monkey houses in the parks in
winter. He says that consumption is a
prevalent disease in the monkey spe-
cies, and the degree of temperature and
the poor ventilation make the houses
places of danger. The fact that con-
sumption is contagious is now accepted,
and intelligent people protect them
selves and others against the possible
ity of breathing contaminated atmo-
sphere.
The owl is hated by all birds.
Where one is discovered by other day.
loving species they subject it to the
direst persecution. Owls could scarce
~ live as a day-loving bird under
the present order of things. It
would be driven from the earth;
and, supposing it took on grad
ually its thieving habits for a liv-
ing, it has had to love darkness rather
than light because of these evil deeds.
At any rate, the naked fact seems to be
that Woodworking creatures can gem
orally see well in the daylight when
they want to.
S ~ oSticuAeuidh 1mpAc-
nents is reported to have been very
rood in southeastern Russia Tor the
season just past There was special
activity in reapers, on account Of the
OF hands. the outbreak Of
'holera having driven them away.
1ver four thousand Sreapers were sold,
IT which one thousand were American,
he remainder. of Russian make, find
~ s"io soie'y because tney were
nsapeI Inc nay crop was very poor,
p. oaly @oous Two hundred mowers
' =, .vo nunureo nayraKes were SOLD,
- pr.ne OF american manufacture.
ne cieven.n annual report OF the
racine tEmpioyes) bene-
.c'a' associae'on lor tne year ending
uue on laSt mas just Deen issued. The |