The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-30
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

OGILNllIlC MIoOLLLANI'
Possibilities of the Greatest Waste
spot-A Novel odorizer = colors
and Nerves-oll Fuel in Russia.
Photographic Decoration of Met
als-Gerinan Peat-An Arc Light
without carbons-Flexible Glass.
Fossil Microbes.
The earth within the Arctic Circle
supports considerable population, but
the Antarctic Circle is without trace of
human life. Upon 100000 square
miles surrounding the south pole the
foot of man has never trodden. DR.. f.
A. Cook dissants from the general belief
that this vast waste offers nothing to
repay exploration, and points out that
whales. seals and penguins are abund-
ant, that immense deposits Of guano ex-
list, aud that the region is especially
adapted to the farming OF fur-bearing
animals. Possible future industries are
thus suggested. The prospect, however,
Is n forlorn one to the home-seeker. as
beyond the Antarctic Circle the line of
perpetual snow extends to the seashure,
and only an occasional island or cape
Is bare for few weeks in summer, The
coast is made inaccessible by an almost
unbroken Ice-wall from fifty to 200 feet
high. There are no trees or plants, ex-
cept a few mosses and llchens upon
rocks too steep to hold snow, yet ami
NAL life seems to be well distributed.
The average temperature is low, though
the extremes are less than in Arctic re-
gions. DR.. Cook has experienced 60 de-
greas above zero in summer to 50 de-
grees below In winter In the north,
while in the south the mercury went to
IS degrees below in winter, but did not
reach degrees above on any day in
summer. The Antarctic temperature is
less trying than the excessive humidity,
anu the gales and snowstorms, which
are almost continued through the year.
An air pressure in two papers. on the
plan OF seidlitz powders, is a French
idea. The white paper contains bino%-
a. =, ar,,,,, s,tnr,toa with n concau.
go ,,a,.r,,,,, u.b,,c Tho colorrd paper
to,5s ,,nu.,l,,,,d naru,apgapa,e Of potash
In the proper proportions to ltberats
oxygen when the TWO powders are dis
soI,.od ,o,o,b.r Tb, liberated ozone or
800, oar.,,, me nnrgun,a into tho air
,,.n,oh +, dtsinf,c,s ,t N, s,mr lime.
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amorphous silicon that Is no active
MS 10 burn when gently heated in the
mir Is produced by two German chemists
by causing sodium to act on the fuorid2
of silicon and subsequently fusinS the
po""ereu '''''' WV
The red end OF the spectrum has been
found Ia be ok ag to the nervous sys
fem Henri de fi..Fyille points out, while
yioIat hin, and green have soothing
omsct RuIIs and turkeys are angcred
~, rod. b,ro glasses are sometimes used
10 ouIn, horses In a factory at Lyons,
ser.It,v, mates were formerly made By
r,d IIybt and the workman continually
s.nr or grstIculated; but in the green
u,,h, no,S used inc mon are calm, talk
m,,Ie and ore less tired At night The
nnsct ~ sunshine In cheering nervous
pntIepts is often very marked It has
~ ycyct,ilon M, blu, Of the sky aud
a., si,,a nr,.n ~ Tho nc,.u may power
f,uy arcrt health through their calm-
inc ;iroponce. Win ouch ey!dcnte as
AZ have az the effects Of colors oo,the
orgonI,m DE Paryiue conslderg thu
snh,rct wor,bv Of thorough inytstiga.
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