The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-29
ITEMS or INTEREST.


Tho Atchison. Topeka and Santa Re
Railroad s. making extensive strides In
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Needles
consul hanauer. Of Frankfort. reports
the invention hy Dr. de Gail al Lcmur
France. 81 "noitra who'd !. "a substance
htvfps. ths rha5,,-sr ~ ,o,:sand r.,s.e.s.
fuv several yat5able Qualities apart from
h. use as a fuel Woo Il plsred Ia a
closed vessel. aud BY means o. airy distiI-
i 80, anu nlsn pfyssnle tae eeeHpe oi
Inr,nr ,ss seool, =, !, note, ~o,,gi,,on
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TAR ana arIds ana h /, norfect electrical
uon-eonauetor
The use OF co'ored glass for bottles has
recently been investigated by n. J. Molier
published hv the German Pharmaceutical
Society he describes the proper co.ors for
bottles which are TO contain medicines. H.
quors. or other substances In order 20
secure protertlon for tho contents from
the chemical action OF the light a glass
~ dark color IS used. and the hest for
this purpose are black topauuel red
orange. ana dark y,llowish brown. Next
To These in tn. matter Of protectlon stand
d.
without a blush tint. ana dark brownish
green. while blush green. violet. milky.
blush. and coloriess glass offer but little
Ign I'm VIC ate''ly ray ~ Wy
liauors a slaes ~ aark vsiloWtsb brown
or dark brewnish yellow is thought the
best and is recommended IN preference
TO That OF light brown, light green, or
| blush green color
rt. ats.o,gr,. i,.,s t.o,, ,,adc roeor,t.
'i'at e1i"iH'o'' winch mas oeeh Known
hitherto only as vegetable product az
made syntheticaliy by chemists. Is pro-
duced by a small animal slightly resen-
bling a worm. though having a number
n feet, and known as a diplopod with
the scientific name Of PolEzouium rosal-
/ blum The animal D. found IN Ontario
county. New York and upon careful ex
.
/ the substance which gives the odor Of
ramphor is a milky nuid which IS eXuded
from the dorsal pores This liquid. In ad-
/ 4ition % possessing the odor OF camphor
also has a similar taste Enough Of ths
| camphor has MOI as vet been obtained for
chemical analysis tut il Is considered 81
| physiological substitute for the prussic
acid secretod rs a means Of defense by
species Of myrlapod. The study Of this
animal. which forms the subject OF "a pa
per in a recent issue OF Science. presents
many interesting chemical and biological
problems.
Provision having been made by Con
gress FOR the inauguration Of agricultural
experiment stations an cuba ana Porto
Rico. The Department OF Agriculture has
been engaged in the study OF the ques-
ton during inr recent summer ana max
/ ms ineprtAmlnlf5 pfePafatlous- IN ioI'"
Rico the conditions are investigated 10Y
Prof. a. Knapp ot Louisiana VINO Is
considered an expert in suo-tropichl agrl-
culture. II is the desire OF me departing
90 carry on Ifs stations ana experiment
r." 80 g. 20 IL ~ sit* ait!-as4= q ne s>'At''i
as much a. p"ssinie. ana IN audilioh 70
establishing experiment stations 20 Wofk
/ tn cooperation With the residents anu
make thorough slhuS or asi'Nul'u t"'
it'tA "ttN it''h4.'f 'i.t'-ti'
been sent br. W. a. Stl.'ns OF ine LOUIS
/ ianh Experiment station ana koon "ppoI-
| lnniNes TOT exp ~ are anu. lpdt'a' az
the Islands present great pose'nli'tles tot
agriculture. STATION Wh4te expert
/ mtnis ih sugar ptoaue'loh nave ot.h car
tisd on mas heeh Halhla4heu III tis""h
tor q number 81 years oy private inter-
ests anu 81 Us po7slnie 'hat nc" Severn
mont statoh oouia pe ,"il"in'u tltlei
w'h TINS 'or with the AstleutNIai De,
patsin"hi or fhe Nahl' n'ih'h" Sianu@i
framing Sthooi AZ iionolNlu'
MANY Of tho Observation-Disclosures put on
,,... ,...-,,.., il, ,i,,., ,st f.,, ,o,rs hon.
ever attractive tAey may appear o" 'h'
mus f''ea p'A" OF e'I''0e ''8 .. ""''
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| ~ tbsse appiiarces ana which il concealed
within tho apparatus. soon becomes ex-
! housted. fails 90 ouerate and has TO he
replaced. The consequence is that many
people have lost fatth IN the eleciric-ight-
( cr and fallen back on . more reliable
method Of gnifiug their lamps or gas.
new electro-maeuotic lighter is said 70 he
On improvement ON everything that has
yct appeared in this branch Of Industry
The apparatus consists essentially Of
small dynamo machine placed IN a box.
To produce spark between lever
abruptly displaced by a chain and ben
zine lamp placed tn front II is only ncces-