The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-18

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great that the heart is not strong
enough to overcome it and keep up
the circulation.
The French artificial pearl is pro,
duced by boring Il hole IN ''lc sl'"'i =,
the oyster and introducing small nil
of GLASS. which the animal covers WIN
unacre," or mother Of pearl, To SOP
the irritation. Such pearls are ha'
ON one side and of less value thah
those produced naturally
A cure for cancer and consumption
rcported To have been discovered ny
New York doctor. The treatment con
sists of injecting minute doses OF Pho
carpin until the Emphatic system Is
stimulated and the white corpuscIes
of the blood overcome the POISONOUS
particles which produce disease
An electrical apparatus for lndciipl'
marking has been invented IN tnSlhn".
The linen is dampened and current
passed for two seconds from SILVER
die. carrying silver into the ia,''i'
whenever il touches. The current IL
then reversed for three seconds, reduc-
ing the metal. The result is that me-
tallic silver is deposited ON the ISSUE
Krusitc, the new abrasive material.
consists of chilled cast metal shot,
VARYING in size from that of the clov
err seed to mere powder. 1T is
claimed that krushte is three times
as effective as the the sharpcst sand
for polishing diamond drills. in boring
etc, and that the wear on the saw
blade, or rubber, is also very much
less.
An electric luminous fountain is to
be one of the features of the COTTON
States and international Exposition.
The water display is to consist OF
wheat sheaves. ring curtains, rings OF
geysers, ocsillators, lily Jets, parabolas'
mist bank and a mammoth gcyser.
The mist bank is an entirely new feat
ure in hydraulic effects. 10 produce
the different combinations =, 100 orlfl
ces for the water will be supplied
at 100 pounds pressure through a 10
inch drain. having a capacity OF
15,OOO gallons minute. Twenty
three high candle power electric
lights will be employed
The stupendous work of connecting
the Black sea with the Baltic 10y
canal of sufficient depth to float the
heaviest ironclads of the Russian
navy, is TO be at once undertaken.
The length will be about one thousand
miles, the estimated cost 200, coo, 600
rubles. and the period of construction
about five years. Starting at Riga,
its course will be SO far as possible
that of the Dwina, the Beresina and
the Dneiper, terminating at kherson.
1t will be lighted 10y electricity.
Though primarily strategic III ITS de
sign, it will be utilized for commercial
purposes and will doubtless prove one
of the busiest and most rcmuneratlve
of artificial waterways.
Among the operative exhibits that is
shown in machinery hail at the Cotton
States and international exposition at
Atlanta is pin machine. 1t is in
two part, the first of which make pins
and the second sticks them in paper.
A slender thread of brass wire started
in one end of the machine. 1t cut,
pointed and the head put on, and the
completed pin is dropped into bath
" piates II WIN w., Mn'' i,'. .,n1
from ms recepsacle .it pms s.,' a,e
uroppeu mo ST.; WIN a .J,; ,
mem rapluiS 70 a,e s.''M'n roo ,Ian rn,
Where lhes are sli'th - irEtl"' .u"n
IN the paper, ail. G I'M p reah p"lr,
OF pms Is tufneu out, ~. ',,e'iin I.,h
OF the machinery ~ uei'cat'i ea"no.
ate, ana Is one Vi w nios' iIi'i''''"S
eXhlpi's ID 'he machinery HILL