Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13

ing the most northerly points from
which molluscs have been obtained.
The total number Of species known
from the coast of Norway is 400.
A peculiar property Of the water OF
Lake Titicaca-attributed to contained
salts--is said to be its lack of action
on Immersed metals. Chains and anchors
continue for weeks as bright and free
from rust as they were originally.
The physiological effect Of alcohol still
attract much attention. Speaking TO
British temperance society. Mr.. Victor
Horsely stated that, though himself
rabid teetotaler. he could not endorse
the assertions on this subject often
made on temperance platforms. But
the harmful tendency OF even small
doses of alcohol has been definitely
proven in recent experiments. The ner-
vous system Is injuriously affected by
IL, the oxidation necessary 10 the pro-
toplasm OF the brain is diminished, and
certain amount Of tissue degeneration
is produced. even In healthy persons
Hospital practice with alcohol has
greatly changed during the last half
century. In cases OF pneumonia and
typhoid fever. milk has been largely
substituted for the alcohol formerly
used, and in surgery the antiseptic sys-
TEN OF Lord Lister has made alcohol
unnecessary.
What is one animals meet may be
truly anothers' poison. Mr.. ]. Z. Hart
ing lately reported to the London Lin
mean Society several cases In which
porrots had been poisoned by eating
parsely; and he recalled that on the
other hand, the berries OF the yew and
privet. held 10 be poisonous TO
man, are greedily eaten by black
birds, thrushes, and other birds.
Cases are on record, however. of the
poisoning OF pheasants by yew leaves.
The Immunity OF goats from yew
poisoning Is remarkable in view OF the
fact that deer and cattle have died after
eating the leaves although a suggested
explanation is that the dried leaves
eaten by cattle differ from the green
leaves eaten by goats.
About thirty different theories are
found by NJ. A. b. chauveau 10 have
been offered to explain the diurnal varia-
lions Of atmospheric electricity. From
comparison Of various records, he con-
cludes that the influence OF the SOIL
probably due mostly to the evaporation
of negatively electrified water-ls a
disturbing cause in the daily variation;
and that the general law OF variation
Is reresented by a simple oscillation
having a maxium in the day and a re-
markably constant maximum between
$3.50 and 1880 a. m.
The artificial silk OF Chardonnet Is
one OF the most interesting OF the many
products OF celluose. The value of this
product Is attested by the rapid growth
Of its manufacture. the enlarged works
at Besancon, France, having capacity
Of 1000 pounds daily and the production
at Sprletenback being 500 pounds per
day, while factories are projected I'm
England, Belgium and Germany. The
first stage Of manufacture is the nit
ration Of the cotton or woodpulp pro-
ducing pyroxyline. This operation re-
quires great care, as mistakes may
occur, and several varities OF pyroxy-
line are obtained by using different
mixtures OF acid. The pyroxyllne is
placed with ether and alcohol In a
cylinder which is rotated twelve hours.
the resulting solution being collodion.
The collodion is filtered through cotton
wool under pressure OF fifteen atmos-
pheres, and Is then ready for use. The
silk-spinning flames have pipes running
On each side. Each pipe has q numbsS