The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-23
written tor the Cltize,,

written tor the Citizen,
The bill establishing tb.,
Of Agostology" of the United 9a's s
Department of Agriculture o'als
effect the first of july NJ, llh
Scrlbner, of this new division :. :.
in Science that the value Of onI sas
resources may be Conservatives W 1'ag'
at more than one billion dollars ',1ys'
than 700 of the $500 different I.; - "'oi'
grasses known being grown wi,h;
territory, together with other :, WI
and foreign forage plants, includinN4'
clovers, alfalfa, the vetches .,a s~'
peas. 1t will be the function r, '"'
new division to collect and dis.en,~ w
information concerning these nI.,.
Introduce new kinds into cnI,i"insA
to identify specimens, and toa'9l,
correspondence. 1t is expect4j 1 .E
popular work Oh the grasses ana t .luais
plants, designed for the ready rat ..iler
of the farmer, will be conlplrtAd vlce
in year, to be followed nv. 'Aa'
elaborate and fully illustrat4J ,~is
book of the grasses of NORTH ANN a,.H
Grass gardens are being estahli,bssaa
the study of the living plant, y. y
their possibilities of growth. ''
The health of London is of 4vo..
tional interest to the world Al bro- A'eF
only because it is the largest ci er' NV
now one of the healthiest, TN, tso' auV
its long and carefully kept recmS. ~
ford valuable data for tracing the NJ, o.
gress of sanitary science. Ano#ao
report indicates the recent cain a, ,a
average duration of life antongt ue
doners. In the period of 1861 lS-0,S.
life expectation of males of : year. way
47.49 years and of females 50 So nd'S
lSSl-lS9O these figures had Increased. |
5O.97 and 54.53 respectively. TynbdS 1
fever has shown marked DEGREES
Diphtheria, however. has made an
alarming and perplexlng gain. tbs
death-rate having steadily risen from
OH per 900 in lS6l-lS70 to 0.74inIsg,
a new German veneeriug material
Is composed principally Of infusorlg
earth and various biuding and coor.
ing Ingredients, spread in ayers over
wooden core. When dry the mass !,
cut into sheets or blocks. which r..
semble figured wood.
Satisfactory tests of "A craft Of uDiyqr.
salype-a steamer that travels ty lslj
over part of its cOurse-have been ms.
near Copenhagen. Two lakes AT nh
point are separated by narrow ,tnpl
land, and ..cross this the steamer iou
neys on an ordinary railroad, which
with a gradient of one in so, is extend
ed out into and under the water
each side. Piles are so arranged tha
four wheels under the steamer are 40.
curately guided to the rails, As The
track Is reached, an extra shaft traus
mlts the power of the engine to ths
! four wheels, which carry the steame,
up along the rails and down to the
water on the other side, where the or,
binary propeller shaft again takes uI
Its work. The steamer is "A feet loaJ
capable of carrying 30 passengers. aud
1t has a comparatively powerful engins
OF Il horsepower.
A remarkable lake has been discoy.
cred on the Island Of Kildine. in Tho
Arctic Ocean, by NJ. Herzeustein,
Russian naturalist. The lake is com.
pletely separated from the sea by
narrow strip Of land, and the waterof
the surface, which is fresh and flows
from springs in neighboring maF.h,
is Inhabited by fresh-water animsl
The dlscoverer was struck, hOweTA
by the finding of an exclusively mar1s
flsh-the common cod. Further d. /
servation has shown that undpr the
superficial layer Of fresh water the lase
Is salt, and supports sponges sea-ane-
mones and other marine animals. TheI
muddy bottom eXhales suIphuret'eC
hydrogen, and is not Inhabited
regular ebb and fioT of The take #
though much less than the tides Of The
adjacent sea, indicates some suOteHs
mean connection between sea and lake
Or the % self-propelled vehicles ths
left Paris in the great race of last June
only 8 completed the trip to Bour
deaux and back, and of these s wen
driven 10y gasoline or naphtha motors
and but | by steam. Lightness was
shown to be great essential in carra
ges of this kind. 1t is only necessary
to carry Is ounces of gasoline to pro
duce one-horse power for one hour
while steam requires at least % pound,
OF coal, and from 40 to so pounds OIL
water, and with electric accummuls
tors the weight for the same power
more than 220 pounds.
Small incandescent lamps have been
lighted by NJ. Jacksonville by thu
electrical discharge of the torpedq
which i'll an animal a foot in diametd
varied from to II volts and from |
amperes.
Many of those who employ the M
croscope contend that the use Of e.
treme high powers is not only attendeu
by great difficulties, but is really usr
less. They tell us that the Is inch 90
lective for ordinary work, and m
liz or Ills IN the more refined inves'
cations of bacteriology, will do all tp
is practicable to accomplish with nls
nifying power. DIR. Ephralm Cula
however, gives details concerning
achievements of Tolles' LIS inch
jective, the most powerful ever mss
and shows that this lens has accst
plished its purpose and more. ltsn,
tory 10 iptaractinn tn 1000 a RteW