Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-11

Paste Win water IN which q small
amount of glue has been dissolved.
The bulb Of an electric lamp should
never be inclosed in any fabric. II
wrapped in tissue paper so that no air
can pass between it and the glass, the
paper will 0 O be on fire.
Paper tiles are said to have numerous
advantages over the ordinary ones, be-
Ing lighter, harder. and also impervious
to damp. Furthermore, they are non
conductors Of heat and sound, and look
better than the old kind.
Glass library shelves have recently
been introduced in France. The edges
are rounded. The glass is nearly in
hexible. which gives 1t great advant-
age over wood. Its strength has been
proved. 1t Is more easily kept clean
than other shelving. Tho appearance
Of the library is greatly enhanced. The
book people who have used it are en-
thusiastic.
Sudden and great fluctuations in the
level g. water in wells in stormy wealth
er, closely corresponding to the fluctua-
tons in wind velocity recorded by Prof.
Langley, have been Observed by DR..
Romei Martini. This explains the pop
ular tradition tina. bad weather may be
predicted from the sudden rise and fall
of wells. Curiously. however, small
and rapid changes of barometers are
more certain to affect wells than large
changes.
Recent observations on the differ
c Of color in different races of men
anthropology by Monsieur Breul. 1t
appears that the color Of the skin de-
ponds upon a pigment contained in the
deeper layers Of the epidermis. This
pigment, in the form of minute grains.
is distributed in the same manner in all
races, the only difference being in the
color Of the grains, which varies from
black, through many lighter shades, up
to light yellow.
In Spain, where the telephone Is large
ly used in place of the telegraph. says
Monsieur Pierard. as reported in the
Electrical World, an ingenious app.i-
cation OF the photograph to record the
telephone messages has been made.
The receiving operator repeats the mes
sage into a monograph, from which it
can afterward be transcribed at leis-
ure. This saves the delay caused by
writing the message turing it's recep-
ton. and insures greater accuracy be-
cause the repetition Of the message for
the photograph is heard, Simultaneous
ly, by the original sender at the other
end Of the line.
Many Of the violent changes which
occur under the surface of the sea, as
Prof. John Milne has recently shown,
produce effects that are distinctly and
sometimes d~isastrous.y felt on the land.
Wherever a profound cavity exists in
the bed Of the ocean near the land. and
wherever the border of a continent
slopes off into a deep sea-. great slides
are apt to occur, and these often cause
earthquakes. In Japan. Mr.. Milne says,
a large number Of earthquakes came
from the deep ca off the mouth Of the
Tonegawa, the largest Of the japanese
rivers. The river brings down alluvial
detritus which is deposited on the brink
Of q deep hollow in the ocean, and from
time to time the accumulated deposit
sides into the depths. shaking not only
the sea-bottom, hui the adjacent land.
According to Nikola Tesla, as report
ed in Industries and Iron. ''of all con
ceivab,e methods of generating electri-
cal energy, nothing in the present nor
in the future Is likely to compare in
facility and economy with the water
fall" OF all methods of generating
power. the utilization Of waterfall, he
says, is the simplest and least waste
full. According to him, q II It were
possible, by combining carbon In a bat
terry, to convert the work Of the chem
ical combination into electrical energy
with very high economy. such mode Of
obtaining power, he thinks, would be
no more than . mere makesmift, beund
to be replaced soone or Later by a more
perfect method which requires no con-
sumption Of any material whatever.
with q view to rendering his opera
tons really aSeptic," says the Berlin
correspondent OF the Lancet, prof.
Miku.icz of Breslau has taken to ope-
rating in gloves, and has published IN
account Of the favorable results obtain
ed after three months experience. He
uses fine thread gloves. which are made
aseptic in steam in the same way a.
surgical bandages- OF course the hands
are washed and disinfected In the usu-
al manner before the gloves are put on.
The gloves have to be changed several
times during long operations; they are
worn by the assistants as well. Prof.
Nikul:cx declares that none of the man.
ipulations are rendered awkward or
dificult By the gloves. and that, on the
contrary. 1t Is easier to take and keep
hold Of tissues in gloves than with the
bare hand. He further recommends
the use Of . respirator Of sterilized mus
lin, In order to avoid danger from
mnuth bacteria.