The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-03
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

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Rhode Island has a,soo factories,
employing $1,000 men, $4,000 women
and 4, 400 children. The combined cap
ital of the mills is s76,0oO,0 900 and the
annual output s104. 900, 900.
Taking the earth as the center of
the universe, and the Polar Star as the
limit of our vision, the visible universe
embraces an aerial space with q diam
eter of 420, 900, 900. 900 miles, and cir
conference of !, 1923, Az, 900, 900 miles.
| Wisconsin raises every year $685.
000, 900 worth of farm products. The
oat crop is AZ, 600, 600 bushels; corn, S.
600. 900; wheat, $1,000. 600; barley, a.
100000. The live stock is valued at
$50, 600. 600. Over 10000 square miles
are underlaid by mineral deposits.
The preservation Of pictures has
become topic of much consideration
In London. Probably the most sue
cessful experiment that has been tried
is placing the surface OF the picture,
be it of canvas or paper, in a vacuum,
thus protecting it from the usual at
mospheric action which is SO detericra-
ting.
Gen. Dumont, Of the steamboat in
spection service, in his annual report
to the secretary of the treasury. says
that last year 1887 vessels were in
spected. of tonnage of 1.621,531. an
increase of 176 vessels and rs, 206 in tom
mage. The number of officers licensed
was 81, 795, an increase of 1876 1t is
estimated that between coo, 600, 600 and
zoe, DOC, 900 of passengers were carried
during the fiscal year.
1t is not surprising that the cotton
oil trust makes favorable report of
its affairs, since its product has grad
ually come to be a substitute for two
highly important culinary materials
olive oil and lard. These two uses
would alone constitute an enormous
demand for cotton oil, and there are
many others besides. In cotton oil
American ingenuity has transformed
waste product into an article of inn
mense value to its producers at great
saving to the human race.
AT the trade union congress in
Glasgow there was heated discussion
whether Sunday should be selected for
the annual demonstration in the name
of labor. John Burns, who favored
Sunday, is quoted as saying: 1.-THE
better the day, the better the deed.
There is only one religion. and that is
the cause of labor This was both
applauded and hooted with cries of
''Shame!' On q vote So voted for Sun
day against go to the contrary, and
Mr.. Burns exclaimed: "Bigotry has
WON'T
DIR. Nicalsky, of ST. Petersburg,
attributes the form of birds eggs to
gravity. He thinks that every egg not
yet coated with solid she'll departs
from spherical form and elongates,
simply because of pressure on it by the
walls of the ovary. In birds which
keep a vertical position when at rest
(such as the falcon and OWL the soft
egg becomes short through the birds |
weight acting against the ovarian pres
sure. In birds which, like the grebe,
are nearly always swimming, the egg |
because the weight of the |
body acts in the same direction as the |
ovarian compression.
The report made by Mr.. c. II. Read, |
keeper of medieval antiqui- |
ties, on the historical exhibition at |
has now been printed by order
of the trustees of the British museum.
1t is not only paper of the greatest
value to those who are interested in all |
that bears upon Columbus and the dis
covery of the New World, but it reveals
and appreciates the value of certain /
art treasures which in many cases had
been for centuries hidden in the crypts
and treasures of Central America.
The republic of Columbia seems to be
rich in valuable relics re-
ferring to the sixteenth century, but
other states-which we, as a rule, only
hear Of through their revolutions or
bankruptcies-showed that they were
still the undisturbed possessors of
many medieval treasures. ILLUSTRATES
News of the World.
There are several theories of the
proper position in sleep. The one most
favored is that one should
sleep on the right side, as digestion
goes on in this position most favora-
bly,. Other authorities say that one
,AOuAU always AAc OA tu0 DdCk, OuB
here are excellent reasons why this is.
,ot wise. The weight of the stomach
Ind its contents rests upon the spine,
which often affects the nerves. Some
'evere cases of insomnia have been
'ured by the habit of sleeping on the
ace. This is easy to do and is the
most comfortable position If one dis
,enses with the inflow Ono vouuo
nan who had exhausted all the skill
# the doctors fell into the habit Of w.
ng on his face, with his right arm UNI
Ter his head, which was turned slight
y to one side. By this change natural
est soon come to him and 'i-ely
recovered.
Models OF Stylish Gowns.
Vests and lapels of white MORE or
lowered silk, with white ground, are