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acre. which was more expensive than
the work of men and horses. The only
advantage it offered was in the rapid
ty with which the work could be done.
1t was found. however, that, compar
ed with steam, the electric plough de
veloped much greater amount OF the
energy transmitted to it from the en-
CINE. That is to say, ploughing done
by the direct aid of travelling engine
showed a waste in transmission OF at
least 90 per cent, while the interven-
tion of an electric generator and motor
reduced the waste Of power to 43 per
cent.
Mr. Edison predicts that the only
labor of the next generation viii con
sist in pressing "A button.
1t is said that the kola nut, 50 com
monty used by the Africans in the
Con % country, besides being very le.
frrshing and Strengthening, is almost IA
certain cure for asthma.
4 new triumph for electricity was
reported from Baltimore this week. On
"Wednesday the officials made ii very
successful test of the giant electric mo
tor which is to be used in drawing cars
on the belt line and through the big
tunnel lately constructed. The trial
was entirely successful, the motor draw
ing with ease twenty three banked en-
gincs, representing weight of l3O
tons, and running at the rate OF seven
teen miles an hour. The officers are
said to be very jubilant over the result
and they predict that the days of the
steam locomotive are numbered.
The New York Sunday World has re
Gently had experts at work studying
mosquito bites and they find that the
vicious little insect is armed with
probes and Ianccts and poison glands
like a rattcsnakc's in his head and
chemical analysis dscloscs animal
strychninc in these poison glands.
If the reported German invention Of
Il kind Of glass that is prevalent To heat
turns out we'll, we shall be able to en-
JOY ourselves indoors even in the dog
days Ordinary window glass allows
81 per cent Of the sun = heat through.
while this new glass as described in
the American journal of Photography
admits but II per cent Of the sun :
heat. and less than ! per cent Of the
heat from gas flame. The PECULIAR
ty of the material is that it contains Is
per cent Of iron in the form Of ferrous
chloride, the former being the better.
Trolley cars are running in New
York with no trolley in sight. In a
cable trench between the rails which
may bc utilized for cable if desired
electrical connection is made with con.
tluctors passing downward from the
cars. The motors OF tins underground
trolley are the same as th"sc common
~ used. This change from cable TO
"A conduit road appears Ia work well.
The absence Of feed and other wires
not only saves danger, but gives a
cleaner, neater look to the whole road.
If the conduit can bc successfully oper-
ated in the winter IT VIII, no doubt
toe generally adopted.
Astronomers have suddenly discover
ed thc force Of the story II Mohammcd
and the mountain. After laborious toll
al constructing enormous and complex
mechhhisns ol "hlch great tt''Sto Pc
can n' "ii,rtc' u any 4u"' ''i VI Wv
heavens th'H nav an al 'nTr !"
thongh' themselves 81 l"c p'"" VI
leaving tir "IS tu''r 'i''H',' "'" ''''s
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the DESIRED riar INT" II ~ means W 4"
rcnr',"r' ihis SURPRISINGLY slI',l'c
pan Is to ne l"'o"'.i !" ''""iili''E t"'
great telescope "hlei Is !" nc nnn
lure OF th' Iafls eAhihi'i"u III i""'
One Of the New York food refurmcrs
who would improve the diet Of man
kind has put out proposition for the
eating If bones, after they are ground
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