Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

and arranging the material. Any farm
locomotive OF twelve to fifteen horse
power can be used as a source Of en-
ergy, and the ny-whecl of this Is
nelted 10 that Of the portable dynamo,
the Two conducting wires being ar
ranged on poles along the edges Of
the held at right angles TO the dtroc-
non the pillow Is TO follow. Two troll
leys travel along these wires TO take
the current through wires parallel to
the direction OF blowing to the motor
on the pillow. These wires are kept
,,, by tension carriages at the
tNo enus, and rest upon two contacts
carried by the pillow on an arm that
also serves TO lift the carriages and
arrange them at the proper distance
Tor the return of the pillow. The pillow
Is double being changed for the re-
turn by fitting so that the blades OF
the opposite end are put to work. The
motor on the pillow rotutes a drum car
rying chain held by anchors Mt the
Two sides of the field, simple lever
arfuhgslnent enabling one man to
rows
Acid food, In the view of Or. w. T.
English of Pittsburg, is our latest
excess. the acidulous habits of the
BODY marking distinct stage In civ
llzation. The consumption of acid
FRUITS pickles and acid drinks Ia in
creaslng at an astonishing rate, the
production Of tomatoes having multi
plled ten times since 1890. while the
quantity Of acid drinks taken has
doubled, in the same period, every
year. The tendency Of the acid diet is
neld 10 be to destroy the action Of the
PIE ana pancreatic juice by neutraliz-
iilg their normal alkallnity and to
lessen resistance TO infection by re-
duclng the alkalinity of the blood and
other bodily fluids. The effects may
f1ats I,,rr a.
the nervous system and the heart ana
even temporarily causing Intellectual
confusion and incoherency Of Thought
rhe largests land tortoise now living
" supposed To be one lately acquired
by the London geological society This
being about feet inches long. 2 feet
~ lnches broad. and weighing abuut |
800 pounds. 1t is native Of the Al
dahra Islands in the Indian ocean. hut |
is said to have lived elsewhere for $50 |
definite idea Of the present stond-
ing OF alchemy in America is given by |
Dr. II. {. Bolton in the London Chem |
ical News Two claims to success I'm
creating gold are deemed worthy of |
mention on account of the boldness,
! eIslstence and apparent scientific |
Dasls with which they have been urged |
dhe claim Of DR.. s. II. Emmens was
nrht advanced in August, 1896, and i'm |
July of this year 1t was stated that
nearly $1,000 worth Of an alloy of gold
ana silver. which had been produced
rom Mexican dollars, had been sold to
me United States assay office the |
pr0ht ON such manufacture being nj
least 81 per ounce. 1t was predicted
mat the production would reach So |
700 ounces within n year. DR.. Emmens
iillrms that his work had its origin I'm
an investigation OF nickel-steel in 1892,
Nhen evidence Of a new substance APP
leared, and, acting on "A suggestion
rom Alr. Carey Lea's work on the
mo- tropic forms of silver, he made a
more minute subdivision of silver than
lr Lea obtained, and compressed this
n new apparatus of great power
Ihe result 10 substance--called Ar
greater density than
ilver' and the appearance and prom
rites of ordinary gold. The chief
ource Of expense, In the words of
lr. Emmons, rs the time required for
ringing about the desired molecular
manages. The second process Of |
is claimed by Mr.. Ed
yard c. Brice Of Chicago. whose opera
ions seem to have been begun in New !
.ork about three years ago, and to |
ave continued with numerous victims |
although his Chicago plant is stin
eclared financial success. \ patent |
'as applied for last May and twice re-
used. The application being pressed. |
n elaborate test OF the process was
1ade by the patent Office. with no 70
ut except partially to recover the
mall percentage of gold contained in
anthony.
y mixture OF ninety per cent of fine.
We of rosni and five of calcium car
ide is claimed by an Italian. II. de
All, to he better and more economical
lon calcium carbide for producing gas
10 special burner is required. and
mere is no fear of explosion from
fixture with air.
\ pcn carrying small electric lamp
cen patented In Germany.