The Van Buren press., 1895-06-15
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Edward s. Holden, director Of the
Lick observatory, announces that he
has raised nearly all the $1,000 needed
to secure the famous Crossley reflector,
for transportation, etc. With this ad-
dition the Mount Hamilton astronom-
ical equipment will be unequaled in
the world.
Tight lacing, according TO Prof.
Kuster, Of Marburg. is direct cause
Of movable kidney in women. ninety
three per cent. Of the total number OF
cases occurring in women and only
seven per cent. in men. He thinks it
is the pressure on the ribs that loosens
the kidney.
"A very simple and efficient method
OF sterilization of water is highly
recommended by M. Meillere, chemist
in chief of the French Academy of
Medicine. Four drops of the tincture
of iodine sterilizes in few minutes
one quart of spring water, all patho-
genie micro-organism being destroyed.
Northwestern Christian Advocate.
Philadelphia street railways are
likely to obtain an additional revenue.
The Pennsylvania house Of representa-
tives, by vote of 121 to Is, has passed
bill giving them the right to carry
freight, and an extensive parcel deliv-
cry business may be quickly built up
by the city railways, while those in
the country may fare almost equally
as we'll
The shipment of a carload Of Califor-
MIA flowers to the Chicago market for
the Easter trade appears to have proved
an Improbable experiment, as large
portion of the carload arrived In a
worthless condition. Out of 10000
callas less than 1000 were found fit
for market. In the shipments there
were several Thousand date and fan
palms and 10000 marguerites in good
condition.
-Dr. Stuhlmann, who is travelling in
Africa, has come upon tree whose
fruit gives out tallow-like fat. The
tree is one of the largest in the forests
of Usambara, and the fruit is big and
heavy, measuring foot in length by
half foot in diameter. It is a new
species of the guttiferi. The natives
call it mkani, but the botanists name it
Stearodendron Stuhlmanni.
M. Fremont has succeeded in prov
ing experimentally that water main
tanned for twenty minutes at tenn
perature of eighty degrees G. loses all
the pathogenic micro-organisms it may
have contained without being deprived
of its gases and without involving any
precipitation of the contained salts. 1t
is stated that the flavor of the water is
in nowise modified by the process-a
most important consideration.
That signals of light may be seen
at greater distance if the flashes fol-
low one another at irregular intervals
has been conclusively shown in a series
Of experiments made by M. Henry at
the Depot des Phares. A revolving
drum moved by clockwork, and illum-
mated by light placed at the axle,
was used, the surface of which was
pierced by sixty holes. The speed OF
the drum and the brightness of the
light were varied, and some Of the
holes closed at regular and irregular in,
tervals The chief difficulty found was
in bringing the observers eye back tc
its normal condition after each expert,
ment.
As an evidence that the Canadian
Pacific has special interest in build
ing up the Canadian northwest, Vice
President Shaughnessy points to the
fact that with over 1900 miles of rail
way, and nearly 100000 acres Of
land in the northwest the company bas
invested in the country nearly 5000,
0OO, 900 in excess of the cash subsidies
and cash bonuses received from the
governments and municipalities, and
a considerable portion of this amount
has been invested in railway exten
sions between Winnipeg and the Rocky
mountains. Other large sums were in
vested in branch lines and feeders II
portions of Canada.