The record-union., 1899-11-24
Science, Invention
and Discovery.

The speed of an otter under water
Is amazing. Fish have no chance
against them. In some places in lndla
otters are kept by the natives to nsn
for them. They are tied up to stakes
like dogs, when not working, wear
plated straw collars and seem happy.
The Eiffel Tower has been turned TO
practical use by the Paris police, VINO
use it as a watch tower, from which to
spy out those chimneys that throw up
more smoke than the law allows.
In Bavaria no brewery substitutes
are permitted, only water, hops, malt
and yeast being allowed to be USED IN
the manufacture of beer. The auul-
ton of other materials is punished by
line and Imprisonment. Three years ago
Baden made similar law and now
Wurtemburg is following in the same
direction, a law being under consider
alton imposing fines as high as S2,oUO
for the use of substitutes. During last
year the substitutes used in Wurtem-
burg were rice, maise, beer coloring,
corn meal, caramel, cerealine, chicOry,
syrup, starch, sugar, malt extract, and
raw sugar The use of rice did not as
sumo large proportions until within the
last ten years, and lately Indian Corn
is driving it out on account of its lower
cost. Brewery substitutes are much
used in Northern Germany In 1879
so out of 11,641 breweries in Northern
Germany only 1.6S1 used substitutes to
the amount of 1,S16 TONS Last year,
of 1912 breweries, 3,057 used Il, 2O6
tons; rice being the principal.
1t is only a few years since Spiritual
ism in all it's forms was regarded by
many people of intelligence as ortho-
doxy's natural foe. Some of these peo-
pie went so far as to declare that it's
manifestations were nothing less than
the Vaccinations of the devil. So it
seems a little odd just now that Spirit
ualism should be seriously regarded by
hard-headed scientists of good repute.
who were themselves suspected short
time ago of being enemies of religion,
as one of the strongest indications we
have of the existence of the future life.
This change Of feeling has been materi-
ally aided by very simple and. so far
as can be detected, an absolutely truth
full lady named Mrs. Piper. Every one
in Boston who possesses an inquiring
mind knows that Mrs. Piper's case has
been investigated by the American
Branch of the Society for Physical Re
search; she at first bewildered and
then convinced such men as Professor
William James, the psychologist of
Harvard University, who is eminently
man of common sense as we'll as a
scientist of note, that she was a wo-
man of more than mortal knowledge -
or, rather, more than what used to be
regarded as mortal knowledge. Some
of these investigators have been led
from agnosticism into a belief in the
Immortality of the soul; and lately DR..
James H. Hyslop, Professor of psychol-
ogy at Columbia University, has come
forward and has boldly declared that he
is gathering material which will give
absolute scientific proof of an existence
beyond the grave. Already his evidence
is eagerly anticipated. and he is sure
of wide hearing. Golfers Weekly.
Would-be inventors who are confident
of their ability to devise something that
will make them famous, and yet do
not know exactly where to start, are
advised to study an article contributed
to Modern Machinery by Dr. Robert
-Grimshaw, in which the author tells us
some of the things that the shipbuilder
needs but as yet sighs for in vain The
hrst thing that naval architects need