Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-30
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IL IS strange fact that injuries 10 tne
&c. que, whether Of man or animal. heal
more quickly than those Of any other
part Of the system.
The population Of the earth at the
time Of the Emperor Augustus is esri-
mated at 54.OOO,OOO. 1t is now estl.
mated to be about 1.4O0.OOO.OO0.
The greatest depth In the Atlantic
Ocean has been found some 100 miles
to the northward Of the island OF st.
, Thomas. soundings Of 3,675 fathomf
having been obtained.
The Limited Express service between
New York and Chicago Is said to be
seriously affected by the telephone.
Business men who would otherwise 60
to Chicago for personal consultation
can afford to utilize the long distance
telephone instead, and thus avoid the
expenditure Of time and In many cases
can save largely on the expense. In
spite of the apparently high rates for
long g-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 a great pipe,
or 'penstock," and Is used to drive
water wheels under its 21O feet head.
Formerly 1t drove only wheels at the
top Of the cliff. An interesting feature
of the installation Is the use Of large
SIZE aluminium ,ct4dpcters f0r the cleo
trfc power dIstfibution. It Is fsdec-
ton on modern engineering that this
source Of power was for 50 many year,
neglected.
A Dutch Investigator. Beyerinck, has
lately made a special study Of the little
organisms called photo-bacteria, to
which. in a large degree, the phosphor-
escence of the ocean is due. He has
been unable to discover that the lumin-
osity Of these singular creatures plays
any important part in their vitality. 1t
appears to depend chiefly upon the food
that they are able to obtain. When
they have plenty Of carbon they shine
brilliantly, and the ocean surface glows
with their mysterious light. When fed
with sugar or glycerine, their phosphor-
escent power is increased.
A rainfall Of 31.76 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 1915 inches.
although the average yearly rain is but
4.70. Other great rainfalls on record
are 31.17 inches in % hours at Joyense,
France; 80 inches in 20 hours at Genoa;
33 inches in 20 hours at Gibraltar; "a
inches in one night near Bombay: and
30 inches on each Of five successive
days on the Khasia Hills. India. The
greatest annual fall is 600 inches, the
record for the Khasia Hills.
In a recent number Of Power, a sin
gular calculation is presented by ]. A.
Renie. 1t would require, according to
Mr.. Renie's figures. the power Of a ten
thousand-horse power engine about TO-
OC0.OOO.0O0 years to lift the earth one
foot in height, and to do this work. al
lowing thirteen pounds Of water per
horse power per hour, would require
some 10000. .OOO, ,OOO, 200, ,O0O. 600 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 depth Of about
800 feet, to convert which into steam.
using good boilers, would require some
1900, ,OOO. .0O0, ,000, 600 tons of coal.