The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20

petroleum Tor tucl, nave now aHNumeu = more pTnC-
tcabie character in an article produced by O. II. Full.
ierton OF Los Angeles, Cal, which 10 claimed TO be
free from the drawbacks heretofore characteriElng
material OF this sort, BY the uso OF certain chemicals,
and a peculiar treatment OF petroleum in its crude
state. he makes n BLACK. solid mass, which In some
forms reaks almost with a fracture; IL burns in the
same manner rs coal burns, but without so much
smoke as Ia the case with ordinary coal. costs at the
present price of oil less than % a ton, and may be de.
pended on to give out between two and three times
the heat units that the Same weight Of coal will pro.
ducc. Tho material may be made into any form OF
brick, IL much cleaner than coal in handling, can no
stored In the sun without fusing or melting. and has
little of the characteristic petroleum odor.
A very remark able statement concerning the prog.
ross In the manufacture OF cotton and other goods
in Russia is made In n recently published paper by
vladimir =. Polcvoy OF the great Yarosla,skaia cot.
ton min OF that country. Alongside with the growth
in number OF new anu improved cotton mills. both
spinning and weaving. the writer enumcrates. as cvl.
dcnces OF Increased industry in this linz. the enlarge.
mcnt Of existing mills by means OF additional work.
Ing machine spinileE and looms. the replacement Of
old by new improved machinery. the equipment, too.
OF weaving, cloth printing and finishing mills with
machinery OF Russian make, and tho constantly aug.
nicntsd consumption OF native grown cotton. Besides
these mechanical adSanccments. mention Ia made of
the substitution OF foreign by Russian technical stats,
NV u cur 'ukcn ny Wlll NWncra TOT ne wOrKfnen n
improved condition In hygienic. moral and mental
standards. and personal habits. Quite noticeable.
too. In mill construction. Is the enlargement OF side
openings for natural light. the erection OF weave
sheds. Introduction OF electric illumination and gen.
orally improved sanitary conditions. including humid.
liners, ventilators, SC,
The details OF his unique method OF employing
wood fabric for tapestries are published by tho In.
ventor. NJ F rdinand A. Juneau of Lyons. France.
The process ia simpis. A sheet OF veneer is pasted on
n woven cloth, the giuo used being of a character to
remain pliable and flexible when dry; among other
substances, q solution OF india rubber is suitable for
this purpose, and so Is Jefery's well. known mariae
glue. or. In fact, any other glue which is soft and
supple. On the glue becoming quite dry the wood
can be decorated or be left In the natural ftate. In.
cIsion' are made across the wood withous cutting
the cloth lining. these incisionS. which arc TT equal
distance from one another, being made across the
fbrcs of the wood, so that they shall be cut right
through. in this way preventing any harmful eject
in the working Of the wood when in use; or a similar
result can be obtained by dividing the wooden sur.
face into small squares. The incisions are made with
very sharpcutting. thin knives, with blades exactly
ono height and a thickness corresponding to that OF
the veneer sheet to be cut-the incisions thus pro.
duced going right across the wool len sheet without
reaching or damaging the woven lining. Finished In
this manner. the fabric can Immediately be pasted on
any wall In initiation of plain wood warnscoting and
will never bulge.
Tho endeavors put forth from timo to time by
chemists aud Others to discover a safer and cheaper
explosive than gunpowder for the blasting OF coal
'a'e y many anu various. some no'apie expert
~ ia ,"'',s Z W '"' VI WIS ~
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strength and efficiency OF a now explosive. the con.
wv" Vi 'est In ea'" case pe'ns me same Ten grams
OF the explosive being used. This was placed in n steel
mortar loaded with a proJec.ile OF somo thirty.fve
ro"n's "r,sh" II III Sho'S we're nrea at an
anRi' '"'i'E'"'e "esrseS' Nv lesul. sho"eu
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co"'u u e eNp'o'eoo S e'th"r dow from a nam
'aer d + o'r"c' appheatioh OF hatne-an advantage
= ",e III uS'Hs u hanuh"s 'heeH'
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coa' h'hes' a series OF 'r'aiS nave SHOWN mat on It's
oe'hs eNp'ooei IN the presehc' ot hishiy inhammaoie
mixtures ot PIT gas anu coal uus'' no ignition OF them
TOOK piaee' Aciaimf or thishH" sarety explosive ishy
Nv { a"iei is ""e 'o"er COST
Vi pr"duc'ioh 'han powerful eApios'es generally.
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ferept metals and the amount o, strain 10 which thew
have been subjected. Hard metals. such as iron and
steel, use IN one and two year,, time in tho nrocess.
on the other hand. soft metnIs. ikc load. retain their
cohesive force longer and also require less rest.
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An apparatus for purifying the air OF buildings by
means of what IA termed the nlenum aystem has
been brought to public notice ly tho inventor.
Charles J. Woodbury. OF Lynn, Mass. In such a avs.
tom tho external air is drawn into a nue hy means OF