Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-12-07
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1t Is strange fact that Injuries to Ia
tongue whether of man or animal, heal
more quickly than those of any other
part of the system.
The population OF the earth at tho
tine OF the Emperor Augustus IL esti-
mated at 81 600 600 Ii Is now esti-
mated to he about l,ioo 100000.
The greatest depth IN the Atlantic
Ocean has been found some 100 miles
To the northward OF the island Of ST.
Thomas, soundlngs of S,s75 fathoms
having been obtained.
The Limited Express service between
New York aud Chicago Is said TO be
seriously affected by the telephone.
Buslness men who would otherwise go
To Chicago for personal consultation
can afford to utilize the long distance
telephone Instead, and thus avoid the
expenditure Of time and Ia many cases
can save largely on the expense. In
spite OF the apparently high rates for
long distance service.
Visitors to Niagara remember the
small cascades of water falling over
the edge Of the cliffs just below the
Clifton bridge. The waste OF power
thus represented has been stopped. The
water IS now received In great pipe.
or "penstocs," and IS used to drive
water wheels under It's 210 feet head.
Formerly II drove only wheels at the
top OF the cliff An interesting feature
of the installation Is the use of large
size aluminium conductors for the cleo
tric power distribution. il Is a re1ec
ton on modern engineering that this
source Of power was for so many years
neglected
4 Dutch investigator, Beyerinck. has
lately made a special study of the little
organisms called photo bacteria, to
witch, In a large degree, the phosphor-
escence of the ocean Is due. He has
been unable to discover that the lumin-
oslty OF these singular creatures plays
any important part in their vitality. II
appears to depend chiefly upon the food
that they are able 10 obtain. When
they have plenty of carbon they shine
With their mysterious light. When fed
with sugar or glycerine, their phosphor-
escent power is Increased.
A rainfall Of 3118 inches In "a
hours Is reported to have occurred
last December at Nedunkeni, in the
northern province of Ceylon. where the
total fall for 1897 was 121.S5 inches,
although the average yearly rain Is but
64.70 Other great rainfalls on record
are 31.17 inches In % hours at JOyense
France; 30 inches In 26 hours at Genoa:
SO inches in 20 hours at Gibraltar; "a
inches in one night near Bombay; and
80 inches on each of five successive
days on the Khasla Hills, india. The
greatest annual fall is 900 inches, the
record for the Khasia Hills.
In recent number of Power. sin
gular calcu,atlon Is presented by ]. A.
Renle. 1t would require, according To
Mr.. ReDie's figures, the power OF a ten
thousand horse power engine about TO-
600, 900, 600 years to lift the earth ona
foot In height, aud to do this work, al
lowing thirteen pounds OF water per
horse power per hour, would require
some 10000 600 900, 900, 600, 900 gallons
of water, or more than would be dis
charged at the mouth OF the Mississippi
In 10000 years. This would be enough.
the writer estimates, TO cover the entire
surface of the earth to Il depth OF about
800 feet, to convert which into steam,
using good boilers, would require some
4, 600, 900, 900 100000 tons OF coal.