Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25


while the lamp II burning.
Instances OF sudden and fatal
changes In the condition OF sick per-
sons during a storm must have been
noticed by many. The Significance "
this ~ pointed out BY Dr, T. w.
liurwood, WIN, ON the unexpected
death of an aged patient after only a
few hours ~ unfayorahlc symptoms.
had his attention called to the fact
that strong gale had been raging
during tho night. with fall nf
barumetric pressure of nearly two
inches Dr. Hurwnod reflects that the
barometar'H extreme range of fully two
inches must mark a change of about
it0 pounds per square foot In the
weight OF air resting ON the cnrth'H
surface. In the ease of his patient,
the heart had beaten HtrenuouHly for
some weeks against the high pressure,
and the sudden removal ~ pressure
had caused the action Of the heart To
be greatly increased. with the result
that ciOt In its cavities was gradu-
ally formed Ne has known many
similar eases. lie therefore asserts
that large part ~ the sudden deaths
recorded IN the morning papers Will be
found 10 have followed "A rapid fall OF
bafometrlc pressure. ana that this VIII
explain many unlOokcd-for fatalities
Tleotro-chemistry now In Its In
fancy. offers possibilities for the future
that are quite bcwilderlng. 4 late
suggestion by Mr. Thomas Evan Il
that, by COMPRISING sulphur dioNidc
and air into separate carbon tubes
dipping In rulphuric acid, the two
gaHeH-the former the familiar RnA "
burning ruiphur-may be made To
unite. forming sulphuric acid and at
the same time yielding an electric cur
rent. lie believes the alluring prospect
81 obtaining electric energy as "a by
product In chemical factory Will
stimulate efforts 10 overcome the aim
cultleH In the way Of making such a
process a success.
\ water pipe that viii not burst NJ
any degree uf cold Nv made by enclus-
inR within the usual iron pipe much
smaller pipe ~ thin tin or lead illcd
with an elastic material, like rubber,
n the water frcezcH. IL expansion
congresses the elastic inner pipe With
out bursting the outer one.
The new chemical elements an
nnunccd In 1893 were krypton, neon,
motnrgon, polonium, ctherlon, and
monlum-n remarkable list for single
year.
Hall hcnrlnga have been little used
on heavy vehicles because II n difficult
10 make them endure the great ores.
sure. form Of ball bearing devised
by Schupplscf has been tried on street
cars Of Zurich. at FIRST unsncccsrfuly,
ns In other experiments. but more sat-
iHfnctorily since balls 10 take up side
pressure have been employed In add
ton Ia those carrying the weight. In
their present form. the bearings have
two rows OF sixteen A-lnch balls each.
and two rows OF twcnty-six Winch
balls each. 10 distribute wear. the
hearings nrc arranged 10 That they can
be- moved Into four different positions.
Some OF the bearings have now been
under test more than two years. Poo
d0skl reports, but much trouble was at
first experienced with tho bearings for
the balls. For u few months these
have been made of Krupp'n crucihle
steel. which IL thought 10 have quite
overcome the difficulty. II II found
that an average saving OF ~ per cent
OF the total power has resulted on the
four electric railways experimental on.
ana as high az n per cent one one line,
with 9s per cent under the most favor
able conditions. IN every ease saving
has been shown, even on steep grades.
gterlllEed breath II shown by Hube-
nor, German bacteHologlst, to- be
necessary 10 the surgeon and nurse
durlnf operations on open wounds. In
his experiments he arranged four
dishes containing gelntne culture
plates ON an operating cable. Then. ut
n little distance he spoke Tor ten MIN
utos, having first rinsed his mouth with
"a bacillus culture and In speaking az
different times he varied his tone Of
voice. In every case, especially when
he had spoken In loud voice, cultures
Of the bacillus were obtained from tho
gelatine plates. being most abundant
on the nearest plates, In other oN-
perlmentR, the mouth was covered with
u layer Of absorbent cotton, when tho
plates remained sterile.