Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-29
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Clouds that move in contrary direc.
ton to that of the surface current indi-
cate change of weather, because they
prove the existence of two air currents,
one warm and the other cold, and the
mingling of these frequently causes
rain.
Poisonous snakes when with young
are sluggish and retiring in their hab-
it's. The little ones are born with fangs
and poison glands in full perfection,
and are dangerous even before tasting
food. or water. The young are much
more active than the adults and prob
ably their poison is more virulent
Trees and shrubs are being planted
along the Suez canal as measure of
protection against drifting sand. The
idea which is being carried out en-
braces the principle of snow fence along
railroads. A system of irrigation has
been organized for these plantations
and the results so far have been prom
Using.
Compressed corl a, the form of tiles
has made its appearance in tlle. market.
1t is claimed that this mate. al is ad-
mirable for flooring, because of its
noiselessness and it's waterproof quail
ties 1t is also said to be inimical to
germs. The degree of compression can
be varied in the process of manufac-
ture.
In paper communicated to the Roy
al Meteorological Society on "The
mean temperature of the surface waters
of the sea round the British coasts, and
its relation to the mean temperature of
the air." Mr.. Dickson arrived at the
conclusion that the mere presence of
Atlantic water is more effective in de-
pressing the summer temperature in
Britain than in raising that of the win
ter months.
The British Meteorological Council
has just issued a discussion of the dur
nal range of rain in Great Britain. The
general conclusion drawn by DR.. Scott
is that everywhere in the British isl
ands the forenoon hours. from about 10
day, and that although the temperature
has not then nearly reached its maxi
mum, invalids would be less likely to
get wet if they went out in the morning.
Prof. Il. S. Woodward, of Columbia
University, in recent paper shows rea-
sons for thinking that the earth's at
mosphere extends to height varying
with the distance from the equator. At
the equator he estimates the height to
be 10000 miles, which dlminishes to
only 1900 miles at the poles. But of
course, beyond few hundred miles
above the ground the density of the at
mosphere becomes so slight that its ef-
fects are imperceptible.
In the light of recent discoveries one
Of the greatest wonders of the heavens
appears even more wonderful. There
Is a small class of variable stars, less
than twenty in known number-the
most conspicuous member of which Is
Algol, the demon" of the Arabs
which at brief intervals suffer partial
eclipse from the interposition of dark
or Invisible companions revolving
around them. Mr.. Roberts Of Cape Col
ony and Mr.. Russell of Princeton,
working independently, have lately
shown that all of these bodies are sur
prlsingly light in their composition,
hardly more than whirling clouds. In
only one case can the limiting density
exceed half that of water, and In six
cases 1t is less than one-tenth that of
water. The average is one-sixth that
of water This density these stars can
not exceed, although they may fall far
below it. The density of our sun com
pared with water is 1.41. The possibil-
ity exists that the Algol stars may each
have denser nucleus surrounded by an
enormous cloudy envelope.