The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-02-01
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More steel is used in the manufacture
factories in the world.
According TO chemical analysis, If
teen parts OF the flesh of fish have
about the same nutritiye value Us
twelve parts of homeless beef.
The principal ingredients in the COM
position of smokeless powder are gum
cotton and nitro glycerine. Some other
substances are added, however, In small
quantities.
An object, like an iron anchor. that
is thrown into the ocean and Is free TO
sink. will go to the very bottom, no
matter how deep the sea may be. The
motion that at a certain depth the den-
slty OF the water increases to a point
exceeding that OF iron, and that the OBJ
ject would there be suspended, is err
foneous.
Prof. Dewar has at length succeeded
In solldfylng hydrogen. In Its conf
pact form, solid hydrogen is a trans
parent Ice, but owing 10 rapid ebulli-
ton It usually appears as foamy white
mass. Its mean temperature Is 10 de-
grees centigrade above absolute zero.
Prof Dewar says, with reference to his
latest achievement: 1.-THE last doubt as
10 the possibility Of solid hydrogen hay-
ing a metallic character has been re-
moved. and for the future hydrogen
must be classed among the non. metallic
elements"
Before the Biological Society of
studies of the African termltes, or
white ants. Certain individuals In ey-
cry nest have no other apparent funca
tlon except that OF fighters or soldiers.
Some have long beak from which they
eject an acrid, corrosive fluid; others lns
spire terror by making a loud clicking
noise with their mHndibles, but they.
neither shoot nor bite. One singular,
observation of Mr.. Cook was that the,
soldier ants which rush out 10 defend
an attacked nest do not return 10 the
nest. but wander about and soon per.
ish from exposure TO the outside air."
II is said that there Is not a stream,
rising in the mountains of Luzon-and
the same Is true of other islands OF the,
Philippine group-which has not its
gold-bearing sands. The alluvial depos-i
its Of the precious metal have been gar;
nered ;or many years, but no thorough
exploration for gold at It's sources in The,
mountains has ever been made. because
the Spaniards were unable to conquer
the tribes inhabltng the interior re-
glons. Some OF these tribes are said to
look upon the digging up OF the earth IA.
n sacrilege, and they will not seek gold
In that way, nor permit others to do It,.
lest the wrath OF the gods should grow
hot against them.
During a Violent thunder storm at
Ithaca, n. Y. last summer writer for
the Companion was surprised to OBJ,
serve, several times In succession, n
short luminous streak which appeared
at a particular point In the clouds, and
remained visible about two seconds al a
time. 1t was probably an example OF,
the rare phenomenon called bead light
ming. described by s'rof. Ellhu Thomson
at the recent meeting OF the American.
association. When seen to advantage
1t resembles a string OF luminous beads
hung In cloud. 'the beads being some,
what ellptical and the ends OF their,
axes In the line of their discharge being
colored red and purple respectively.
As seen at Ithaca the line was Viewed
nearly end on. and there was only
suggestion Of color visible.