The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-30

country TO be developed at time
when the world has reached sucn
stage in the progress OF science ana arr
that the opportunity Afforded IN Alrl-
ca, of building magnitcent foundations
for the superstructur9 OF the future
has been unparalleled in history. There
is no rubbish of an old civilization 10
sweep away. Could patience ana WIS.,
dom have only aV5rted the struggle
which must be a bloody and disastrous
one ending in the extinction OF the
Boer, commerce, railways, steamers tei-
egraphs and schools would have done
more for conquest than any amount OF
guns and powder
The Paradise club Of MiddletoWn. X.
L.. is at present engaged IN STUDYING
scientific questions Of the day. Al
meeting held on October Il with MIS-
T. w. smith. secretary OF the club, the
hostess presented Il we'll written paper
giving a very clear conception OF the
india rubber industry. AT later meet
ing. held on Tuesday. October "a, the
subject of LIQUID Air was the inter-
esting topic of the hour Mrs w. G.
Peckham read a paper which briefly
described LIQUID air. its uses and pos
sibilities. What LIQUID air is was flrst
explained when. passing. the essential
properties of the same were described.
The fact was brought out that the
intense coldness Of liquid air is almost
inconceivable and in comparison the at
mosphere about us is a seething fur-
mace. having been heated by the same
action about $50 degrees above absolute
zero. When. bv contact with atmos-
pheric temperature. liquid air is heated
above the point Of 3l2 degrees below
zero ia bolls and evapOrates Just as wa
ter boils and evaporates when heated
to its boiling point. 2l2 degrees above
zero. An interesting fact regarding the
handling VI LIQUID air was brought out
bv Mrs. Peckham. You can handle
liouid air with perfect safety" she sail.
You can do almost anything with il
that Won can with water. except to shut
A. nm fight. This is not at all surpris-
inc when one remembers that a single
cubic foot of liuuid air contains 500
cubic feet Of air AT ordinary pressure.
cubic feet Of air at ordinary pressure.
reduced to the space ot q large pan.
lie desire to expand. therefore Is some-
thing astonishing. But 80 long as 10 is
kent omen IL SINNERS Contentedly for
hours. finally disappearing whence II
came
Tho Paradise club. unlike most Rhode
leland clubs meets weekly. Regular
repsrts from the club. however. wiz
apuear i'm this Department fOrtnlsnllN'
The annual meeting Of the Nathanel
Greene chapter. Daughters of the Rev,
olutiou. of East Greenwich. was helu
recently with Mrs. Louise bennington
OF that town. An extended business
meeting was i'm order. when the election
OF officers Tor the ensuing year occurred
resulting In the reelection OF all say
the regent Mrs. Mary \ Brown. "
the regent of this chaptcr holds onl..
for but Two wears it became necesSa.s
10 elect a successor to Mrs. Brown w,
retiges from office much 20 the res'''
of the chauter. ,u,,
Nv unanimous vote Mrs. Mary n','
abpth Whitman was elected feet".. .r,
serve for Che coming two years 80,
choice was MOST happy one. a. :" t.
Whitman o. ewiuentlV htn loE ~"
POSITION Mrs Albpf Il. 'ire9F
CJWssctt Was again chosen a. r"'ol -
ing and Corf,puupd'ng sccretsiN ""'
Mis- MHtt r. ltnHNi-@ us hlttoriah'
Ms Brown. thr retiring r'sr., -
q report nf interest mart ~ Whul
given herewith viz. Members ~ ~
Ccu Nathaniel Greene chapter ~. '
IA Rrforo the election ~ my succes
sor as regent desire TO say a feV