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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
WateruroOtinr Cloth.

An account Is given in Eumcn s Journal of Doring' process for wut,r- prooting cloth, hy which such satisfac- tory results arc obtained, when the tis. sue is subjected to a precipitatr of salts of the fatty acids. Tho cloth is passed into a special machine, ill which it is saturated with aluminium acetate, dEiCd and passed into a soap beck. A basic compound being necessary, equal weights of salts of aluminium and lead are employed, and care Is taken not to introduce too largo quantities of free acid with the aluminium Sulphatc, sinco the latter contains always a certain quantity of sulphuric acid, which, dur ing drsiccatiun, displacrs the poetic acid. To avoid this inconvenience, they are added per liter from 10 to so grams of soda The most favorable temporal turc is . Q degrees. and steam heat direct is avoided. In preparing the soap hath the fact is utilized that an aqueous H0- lutiun of soap forms true solutions with mixtures of fat and resins, wax, miu- rral oils, and even cauutchuuc, and to this end q 10 per cent solution of gum paraguay in oil ut turpcntin@ iS taken. The proportions employed for d square meter of cloth are go grams talIow soap. 25 japan wuN. l.3 gum rnla@uay, 1 gram &,ud varujsh. The wax is first melted. th' &uu and varui,h add ed, and for each bilo of solid is put q. j grams of a solution, saturated in heat of potassium sulphid". he miNtur" k stirred and boiled, when sulphurrtrd hydrogen is liberated; a boiling solu- ton of soap Is added, when the lath is fit for uSC
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

Skeptics, however, figured that theIo would be a pressure of only 60 pounds to the square inch, or the weight of a 96 feet high. When the compressor was filled with compressed air and water, a valve would open and allow the air to escape through properly arranged pipes to a receiving tank, and another valve would allow the water to run away. While one compressor was emptying the other would fill, and so on.
 shall never forget the first test of the completed apparatus. The vast com pressors leaped like living things under the enormous pressure of the water and the air, and there were noises as they filled like the shrieking of myriads of sturdy lunged demons. The automatic valves performed their duty, and the com pressed air began to fill the tank. Boies, who had devoted years of toll and thought and all the money he could by any pos sible means gather together, was wild with delight. But, alas, i'll practice only about 30pounds pressure could be main tained, and that was not enough. The sanguine inventor had built his castles literally in compressed air, and they all vanished, for repeated experiments and additional devices all failed of making his invention valuable.
 Boies, who had planned to run the street railroads by compressed air and after passing it through naphtha to serve it through mains like gas to customers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
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Disinrection After Disease

The disinfection of houses after the occurrence of infectious disease is often a matter of great trouble and inconven- ience as well as q serious expense, and anything which tends to lessen these de- serves our consideration. Under pres ent conditions the room itself has to bo fumigated with sulphurous acid vapor, the floors and woodwork havo to bo washed with some disinfccting SOlu- tion, the walls have to be washed down and repapered, and the bedding has to be sent to some special disintcCtor or chemical purifier. By the Use, how ever, of formalin--W which is really a 40 per cent solution of formaldChyde in watcr-in the form both of Vapor and spray, the bedding, furniture and walls can be thoroughly disinfcCtcd and rem dered perfectly innocuous. Tho colors of papers, silks, satins, plushos, etc., are quite unaffected both ly tho vapor and the spray, and this adds very ma terially to its value, while the effect is said to be stronger than that of carbuliC acid, sulphurOuS acid, chlorine or hru- mine. For spraying 1t may ho used in the proportion of two, four or eight drams to the gallon of water. For the Immigration of mattresses d little of the pure formalin should he placed, say, on a vaporizer under tho bed, and to pre- vent too great diffusion of the Vapur the lower part of the bed-that is. the legs should be thoroughly covered in with pa per. When one side is thoroughly done, the mattress should be turned and the fumigation repeated. l may say that l havo tried this method and have boon satisfied with the results. - London Lancet.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
SU[DIA TESLA.

falls. The works at Niagara are now about completed, and the promoters hope to very shortly prove to the world that the enterprise on which such vast sums have been expended is quite practical one.
 The first turbines running rapidly un- der great pressure for the purpose of generating electricity at the lower falls at Rochester were put ill for an electric light company early i'll the eighties. They were so successful as to attract the attention of Mir. Thomas Evershed, then connected with the state administration of the affairs of the Erie canal. MT. Evershed made careful investigation of the results obtained at Rochester and formed q company tC put in the wheels at Niagara. He dropped out of the com pany some years ago.
 Leonard 1enkle, an inventor now al most forgotten, agitated the idea of the electrical transmission of Niagara's pow CT some years before Mir. Evershed took it up. Henkle worked hard over his plans. but could not succeed in induc- ing capitalists to invest, for when men of money investigated the matter they DtCtllic CtIlN lHCttl lIlil lllt ' lSlUlt supply of copper was not large enough to fur nish the great cables that would be nec- essary for the transmission of the heavy powers available at Niagara even so short distance as to Buffalo, let alone to New York, as Henkle proposed. This con viction was probably correct in the con dition of applied electrical science of 15 or 20 years ago.
 There are those even now who shake their heads over the question of long transmission of heavy powers, but the present packers of the Niagara enter prise believe that the problem will be solved by the time they are ready to be- gin transmission. Tesla, the young Montenegrin electrician who has chosen America for his field, smiled when l spoke of the matter to him the other day and declared that he had already solved the problem. He has found out he says, how to insulate copper wire so that 1t will carry d current of 20,O00 volts. and electrical engineers hold that if that is so there is no longer problem to solve.
 When i'll 1873 the city authorities at Rochester put i'll turbines to work the pumps Cf the Holly system of water works, they had to remove from the site chosen for the pumphouse the remains of machine that had been erected some years before by an ingenious and en- thusiastic inventor, who proposed to utilize the power of the Genesee for the compression of air. The cOntrivance on which he based his hopes was built on the walking beam" plan. A huge oscil- lating beam was supported at the center by heavy uprights. At each end of the beam was bucket. To these buckets water from the river was conveyed al ternately. As one bucket filled, the cor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
The Color of Man.

The color of the skin in the various races of man has never vet been scien- tifically accounted for, although numer- ous mvtholugIcal stories have been told and senSelcss theories advanced as req sons for the remarkable variations in hue. Nor have we any certain data concerning the color of the cuticle of the primeval man, the origiual lord of creation. \ pretty African legend is that he Was as black as the provpr- bial ace of spades and that the present pale color of the Caucasian race is the result of the scare God gave Adam at the time of the fall.
 It is proper to state hero that the same legend says that the present black race a1e dt4 .vmdantS of ono of Adam $ sons that was born and lett Eden before the great change III color overlook our first parents. Tho Chinese believe that the original man was a creature half god and half man, and that his color came about as result of bathing ill a river of liquid gold. The MuSsulmans, the American Indians and several OIi- ental tribes and nations account fuI their prevailing red or copper color ny telling tho story of the great hclng ere ating the first pair from red kaolin, the common fire clay of the potter shops -Exchangr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
THE WALKING BEAM COMPRESSOR

[This diagram is made from a description and may only to show the principle of the contrvance. The letters in the drawing explain the parts as follows: A, walking beam; B B, buckets; c C, airpumps; D D, waste ways; E, tlumes.l
 for Illuminating purposes, was a broken hearted man. His standpipes and com pressors, protected by a curious structure of wood resembling a combination of shanty and tower, stood as a monument to his broken hopes for some years, but were finally sold for few hundred dol lars.
 It was after this that most of the pres. ent development of swift moving tur- pines came about i'll Rochester. The rivers total fall of about 250 feet within the city's limits, practically the same as at Niagara. is divided into five available heads of 1G, 94, If, 30 and 96 feet. Each of these but the one of If feet is utilized, and there are nearly 120 turbines in all, 3S being under the head of 94 feet and 12 under that of 96. With the water at medium stage the river now furnishes 50,000 horsepower 10 hours day at about half the cost of steam.
 This holds good for nine months in the year. and if the plan for storing the waters of the upper river at Portage gorge be carried out the steady available power will probably be doubled. As it is now, the entire current of the stream is used during several months in the year, and there are times when the water is insufficient to keep the wheels turn ing; hence power users who must be able to run every day are obliged to install en- zines as well as wheels. This trouble can never come at Niagara, where the current is much larger than at Roches- ter. In fact, the use of the amount of water to be taken at the big cataract will make no noticeable difference in the appearance of the falls.
 Some idea of the power of water as used in swift moving turbine wheels may be gained by the reader when it is explained that wheel 30 inches i'll di- ameter, fed from 50 inch standpipe and running 400 revolutions minute, will develop about 400 horsepower un- der a head of 96 feet.
 1. D. MARSHALL.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12

start out with the narration lY one of the actors of what the story k intended to be. Then everything iS forgotten save the mnk- ing of opportunities for he exploitation of "Sprcialties' and the singing of songs and choruseS which not only have no cuuucc- tiOu with the vague Glram of a plot, but actually have no relation one to the other. Theatcr gOprs stood this for awhile be cause it was novelty, and "Evangeline," the pioneer of farce comedies" " really con tuined some very clever hits. A craze soon developed, and the slight cost of making production of this sort offered such great temptations to managers with less money than confidence in themselves that for sev eral years the country was flooded with farce comedies.
 Naturally the thing was overdone It reached the zenith of it's popularity about three years ago and since then has been failing as rapidly as a person afflicted with gallopnG consumption. shows that made a great deal of money then would not be tolerated now, and those which have lived through the antifarce comedy cyclone sim ply afford additional illustrations of the survival of the tittCst.
 These are not mere idle words They are my convictions and are the result of wears of thought. In fact, this form of entert ain mCnt has been a, pet hobby Ot mine ever since l have been on the stage, and now that have the opportunity to put my the ory to the test intend to do it. have an excellent engagement with Charles Froh- mans stock company at the Empire thea ter, New York, and without e&Sotism real, ly think that l could remain with that or. ganization, which is perhaps the best of its kind i'll this country, as long as l cared to do so. But shall leave Mir. Frohman to take part in the company of my husband, De Wolf Hopper, next season, and do this because it is his intention to produce come dies of the Robertson type, with songs which shall be logically introduced and not yanked in by the hair of the head, as is the case with the tutti frutti style of plays which have been so popular for several years.
 We both believe that this enterprise will pay from the box office standpoint. Of course it is possible that we may be mis- taken, in which case for one shall be will ing to admit that misjudged the dramatic tastes of the American public. However, until it shall be demonstrated to the con trary, shall persist in my opinion that our people prefer good, thoughtful, but amusing cntrrt ailments to the WiShy washy trash in which the "fun' is evolved by means of somersaults, q bass drum, grotrsque and absolutely senseless makeup and the retailing of archaic gags and sug, gestive stories
 Be the fate cf our departure what it may, there will be the satisfaction of hav ing made d serious and conscientious steI in the right direction. Artstically consid cred. it cannot be a failure, and it is this knowledge which spurs me on to deter mined effort. Theatrical enterprises, like all other business undertakings, are entered into primarily for the purpOSe of making money, but l am one of those who believe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
ney and Con.

A book minded scion of the Verdant Isle was seeking intellectual food at the public library and could not quite make up his mind as to the particular literary repast he wished to make. In his hesitation he wandered over to the case where the freshest volumes of the library's store arc displayed for the stimulation of mental appetites. Here he saw a book whose title satisfied him that be had found just the thing he wanted. It was Micah Clarke" by pr. A. Conan Doyle.
 Approaching the attendant, he said;
 "Please gimme Mickey Clarke, by Con Doyle, out of that cupboard"
 He got the book, but the expression on his face when he came back with 1t 10 minutes later proved that he had mistaken the nationality of his hero.- Boston Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
BLOCKS AND CHIPS.

Tom Reed has taken to smoking again after an abstinence of four years.
 Abel Head of Boston has two brothers named Ernest Head and Willing Head.
 President Harper the Chicago universi- ty has expressed the belief that the story of Cain and Abelis q myth.
 Senator Hoar dictates all his correspond ence to his stenographcr in the senate cham Der while the senate k in session.
 Judge Frank Doster of Kansas received from school authorities one day a letter stating that his son had been engaged in a disgraceful fight. His reply was to the point, Which licked,''
 Charles l.. Fair, son of the ex-senator, has settled down in Paris to a most exem- plary life His sudden marriage to a wom- an in San Francisco has not ended disas- trously, as was predicted
 Abe Slupsky is not a myth, but real flesh and blood. Not long ago he kept a second hand furniture store in St. Louis, but since the newspapers picked him up he has be come full fiedged politician.
 Louis l.. Cllman. who was left blind at the age of years by an attack of scarlet fever, but was not prevented thereby from studying law, which he has been practicing in Buffalo, has been made | nited States commissioner.
 Lieutenant & s. Bumstead, senior in spector of rifle practice in the Massachu- settS militia, has resigned. He was mem Der of the American rifle team which went to Europe and ranks among the first rifle shots in the world.
 Marshall Field. the merchant prince never refuses to see a newspaper repre- sentative Now and then he declines to discuss public matters, but as a rule he is good for q short, crisp, busineSSlike opin- ion, full of good sense.
 There are numerous instances where sons have succeeded their fathers in the house of representatives, but only twice, it Is Said-in the case of Thomas F. Bayard and Donald CamerOn-have they succeeded their fathers in the senate.
 Captain Benjamin Thompson of kenne- bunkport, Me, is lively specimen of the down east skipper. He celebrated his one hundredth birthday d short time ago and in wrestling match proved too much for his eldest son, T years old.
 Frank w. Smith, an evangelist of Ohio, was Union soldier during the war and was confined in Andersonville prison. In the course of his imprisonment he was eX- changed three times and each time gave his exchange to n man with q family.
 Mir. Cleveland does not like oysters or ap- prove of their Use a~ food, 50 on the daily menu of the White House oysters never ap- pear. but on tue occasion uf state dinners Nr. Cleveland puts aside his prejudice and allows his guests to eat oysters at his table
 Ftr,lnnuI Ward. W hn a few years ago was the "NapnleOn uf finance" is now working in d little printing shop in New York, His employer and associates know his past and he is said tu br the best work man in the establishment He learned his trade in the peuitentiary.
 l.. F.. Gaffnry, the recently elected asso- ciare justice of the South Dakota supreme court, iS considered one of the best lawyers in the far west. At II, while on his father s farm in Wisconsin, he began the study of law and read all the books he could bor- TOW, being too poor to buy them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Travelling In Ancient InJjn.

Journeys in India a century ago were sleepy, lengthy and withal expensive luxuries. It was naturally a serious business to get to and from Europe, and masters of sailing vessels were, it seems, inclined to make their charges eXorbi- tant to their luckless passengers. The honorable East India company, in its paternal relation to it's servants. issued warnings, commands and regulations on the subject, but apparently with Int tie result. At last d table was drawn up, wherein it was stated that, while general officers should pay e250 for their passage, an ensign should only pay e1O5 and cadet gro. Commanders were warned that if by any ways or means, directly or indirectly, they should take or receive further sums of money for the same they should pay to the company, for the use of the Poplar hospital, treble the sum so taken. - Exchange.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Thomas satLookout Mountain,

An anecdutr concerning General George II. Thomas, the hero of CfiCka- mauEa. Was related by the Rev. Rus sell II. Cunwcll. He told il to illr strate how the valor of obscure soldiers goes tu swell the fame of the great generals.
 l sat next General Thomas in Ten neSsee train shortly after the battle on Lockout Mountain. declared Dr. Con we'll, when a crowd of soldiers on the platform began cheering for the hero of Lookout mountain. Stop that con founded nOise.' indignantly demanded Thomas of his adjutant. I don't know whether these men are in earnest and making d mistake. or whether they are guying me. The fact is, if had had my way. the battle would not have been fought When 1 heard of the proposed attack, II seemed exceedingly foolhardy, and ordered the plan abandoned, but in spite ut me, while l was protesting, the men had stormed and captured those hattlrments above th.' vloullsr "-PhIl. adelphia Record
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
A Waddlng Ring In Entlin.

The wedding ring in India is an inn mense nose ring which often hangs be- low the girls chin. A beautiful little girl of 12 years was presented an ele- gant ring. Her father informed her that it was the gift of the husband. who was coming next week to the wedding feast. There is little or no ceremony. merely grand feast and an exchange of presents. Upon the day appointed the little one, bedecked with jewels, ar rayed in handsome clothing, in all her beauty, stepped forward to meet the bridegroom whom she had never seen. Behold, he was white with leprosy 1 Farming an appealing glance toward her father, who frowningly motioned her to advance, she approached the lep- CT. A priest mumbled few words, threw sash over their heads, and they were man and wife. Oh, Indiai-New York Advertiser.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-12
Sonn For Channel Hands.

"ContraIY to the general notion, " said a well known chemist, "gocd toilet soap is the best preventive against Chappcd hands that can ho used. l don't mean its general use in wash ing, but as n ~alve or balm, just as you would apply camphor ico or Vaseline. While the common soap generally used for cleaning about the house k of an alkai nature and chaps the skin terri bly,, a go"d toilet soap Is neutral and acts aS a balm tu the iIritattd skin. In my business l have tu wash my hands a great number of times a day At first 1 had great trouble, for my skin, being naturally tender, chapped easily, mak- ing large cracks in the flesh which made it dangerous for me to work i'll acids. At last l discovered by covering my hands with good toilet soap after l had washed them-rubbing it well into the skin-that l not only prevented chap ping, but kept my hands in elegant condition. Naseline and salves are very good, but none of them can do tho work of first class toilet soap. As l said, toilet soap is neutral. A person could eat it without injury. Why, many of the pills which are prescribed for you are made out of nothing moro than toi- let soap. Pittsburg Dispatch.