The sun., 1897-09-12
xorEs ON sorFNoE AND 1wDUsrnY.

household refuse TO the works. where motor cars and
electric holsts distribute 1t tipping plntforms from
these Is shot by the aid of mechanical feeders into
dozen cells Of the dcstructor. A forced draft is
supplied by motor.drlven fans. some OF which
exhaust an ad ncent aud blow the gases thcro
from into the furnace to help feed the name Steam
generators and DO ers are used for driving the en-
eines and dynom, and heating the water furUished
the baths and lnundrles, by means OF this arrange
ment It IA expected that not less than twenty thou
sard tons OF rcfuse-wbich has formerly been carried
ont to sea at great expensr-will be consumed
nually in this plant Experts in engineering are
united in pronounc ny this Shoreditch project an
extremely unique union OF scientific knowledge and
mechanical skil-one that will doubtless be Initiated
by other municipalities.
In the loftiest the city of Vienna there ia
novel instrument known the toposcopc, constantly
attended day and night for the purpose Of locating
fires II consists OF good telescope, which solldy
attached to an arrangement Of levers. while gradu
ated sections OF circle arranged horizontally
and vertically In such way that the moving Of the
telescope sideways. up down, results in change
OF position Of the hands alta he'd the levers in ref
erence to the graduated scales Thus the sabiityo
the apparatus being assured by the nrmness OF tho
fastening whenever the Telescope Is focused upon tho
same object tho hands will point TO the figures
oil the horizontal and the vertical sextant; and
since index OF the whole city has been maio 1t is
covered at night to direct upon the spot the topo
scope thr side read on the numbers TO look up
the obi Ct and to Telegraph to the central station the
details observed. Local conditions arc, OF course.
necessary for the successful operation of such
parttus. but in this case they said to be almost
perfect. The tower Is over fve hundred feet high
and an uninterrupted view Of the great OF the
city is thus possible to the watchman. Tho atmos.
pheric conditions are also favorable.
An important discovery Of asphaltum deposits in
the island 81 BarbaJoes, OF the West Indies, 10 now
reported The mineral IL called man jak. and II bids
fair according to the outrra in point Of
utility. all similar substances found in various parts
OF the world. This mGnjak Is black possessing high
lu-tre and having bright chonc chodal fracture. in
appearance closely resembling newly broken pitch.
In BirbAdoes these newly discovered deposits
found very near and sometimes even upon the sur
face Of the ground in varying from foot TO
two feet in thickness. running usually at angle OF
about forty degrees and In cose proximity TO rocks.
The substance ia supposed 10 have been formed by
the drying up and consolidation OF petroleum.
which Is abundant In the same localities,
and ia often seen oozng out of the ground noat-
ing down the streams In composition II Is unlike
Trinidad pitch. the CtAh Eilsonite. and the Canadian
albertitc though Of superior quality any OF these.
An analysis of the best quality manjak is found TO
contain OF moisture 200; volatile organic matter.
30 s5 on'volatile organic matter. 26.y7; mineral
matter. O.ls-ordiuartv, how ever. not quite coming
up TO this stand ard Among the various which
the article has been applied successfully mention is
made Of the following: As insulation for electric
wires varnishes OF tho st quality as b,tumnous
concrete In asphalt roads and pavements as fuel.
mixed with peat or other organic matter.
| The apparatus which has been devised by Prof
Elmer Gates OF Washington for the ready cooling OF
rooms in summer he declares TO capable OF eing
.
winter II smpiv atail cylinder of gav anized iron
resting In large basin pan. and connecting at the
top with the ordinary stovepipe with tube lead
Ing out OF the window. In tho top Of the cylinders
Interior is perforated tubua ring. and 4 cock
being turned this ring artificial shower Is caus
| inside the cylinder. The water :hGs flowing down
the sides takes . rapid spiral motion. which sucks
the air down through the cylinder at rapid rate.
nne spray inside cooling the air thus entering reducing
/ its humidity TO normal and taking out all dust and
ba odurs the water collects in the basin below from
which it Ii drained on the cool air escaping through
openings just above the water surface OF the baaiu
In some experiments exhibited with this ance
! the temperature OF tLc entering the cooling
cylinder observed I" 'e about d-grees
while II WAS as low sixty eight its coming
! q the bottom. when the temperature OF the labo-
rAtory is ninety degrees, the atmosphere inside
can thus he cooled to about seventy within three
| hours, and the humidity at the same time may 60
down from one hundred to about normal.
One OF the proposed elites for the Omaha Trans
Mississippi Ex position Of 1898 Is q mechanical device
Of gigantic dimensions. resembling the framework OF
| a vas! umbrella. the part corresponding with the
stick is enormous cynI thirty in diameter
constructed OF steel plates nrny rivetcd this struc
ture rearing s head 2oo feet ahov the level OF the
ground. the top OF the cylinder are TO be
fastened twelve long arms resembling the ribs OF
umhreila-steel trusses reaching almost to the ground
and the lower end OF each OF these ribs is sus.
pended for carrying passenger each having
| carrying capacity OF twenty persons. These mon
ster ribs are raised by hydraulic power. acting by
OF steel cables operating through the cylin.
| DEF. aided hy device much resembling that
portion OF an umbrella which Gomez into action
| when the umbrella is opened; by means Of this
mechanism the gigantic arms raised until they
are horizontal the cars in the meantime being car.
ried outward and upward until they point SO
feet above the ground. the diameter OF huge circle
| formed by the suspended being also $50 feet.
| When the highest point has been reached another
mechanism comes into play and the suspended cars
swung slowly around in . circle and after this
| they are lowered to the ground. The sides OF the
cars are OF glass, thus admitting OF eItensive
view.
Interest IN the future OF ramio and its manufae-
turcd products appears to be the increase, espc-
cially In England. II is found that yarns from this
NJ re can lie sAtisAcoriy used for the IA
brics and up TO the nnest lace. covering. In fact
rAage from twines sail cloth. fishing lines and nets
huse piping. &C. where is Qualiti of strength and
resistance TO moisture desirable. up to stun
and dress goods. tapestry. upholstery, plusbes and
velvets. lace. damask cloths sewing threads. and
ladies wraps and shawls, Ac- The noils used
mixing with wool and spinning on the wools system
for all kinds of cloths, while the combed
silver has b,en mixed with wool. it's spin,
ming qualities helping weak woods, and i'm
parting to them Z certain lustre. For the
production OF 1000 pounds Of yarn per day plan,
is required. consisting OF four desumming boiler.
with accessories. two finishing boilers with acces
sores. six combined wringsrs and washers. bleach
room gearing overhead travellers, eight vats and
trays steam and water piping and utensils one ten
roller sofeucr. six reducing gill boxes four finishing
reducers. four finishing gills for oombers, twelv,
combers, four doubling gis, fourteen drawing
frames; hve rowing. twenty spinning, six doubling
ten reelers, two bundling presses. cans, kc-