The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-05-06
POPULAR . SCIENCE.

ters and started on his trip to the Pole
The Union Pacific Railway Company providing its Offices
in large cities with muoscope for displaying of the in
eresng points along the Overland route Six sets of views
have been provided of them being the Overland Limited
going at a speed of mile minute
Prof Dewar by using rhodum platinum resistance
thermometer and by the of methods designed
difficulties arising from the presence of air in the hydrogen
that the boiling point 246 c. constant volume dydro
gen thermometer working under diminished pressure gave
G. The pure platinum resistance thermometer gave 238 c.
bill passed by the New Jersey Legislature March 90
authorizes the appointment by the Governor of committee of
ten persons be known the Commissioners the Palisades
Commissioners shall have power condemn lands and
toke steps necessary for the preservation of the cliffs
and the subsequent of the lands park
junction with the authorities of New York State
Crude petroleum is said to be remedy which will destroy
and prevent the termination San Jose scale It is said
that it not only destroys this penicous insect but
uaes the growth of the tree to which is applied 1t is
thougbt however by the best authorities that the scale can
only eradcated by destroying the infested with the
and petroleum baths are apt to be fatal to trees.
P Bource has experimental with certain edible plants with
the object of determining how they absorb the iodine they
oure and publishes table which shows that under den
cal conditions of SOIL moisture and exposure plants alb
much iodine than Others while do absorb
The Liace9 and ChenOpodlacB found
ulae much iodine than the Soancee the Umbefere
the of the Composite and Cucifer9 the absorption of
iodine varies in different species
Monte Bado between Lake Garda and the valley of the
Adige in Italy the center of volcanic action but
early part of the present century this activity had appar
emily ceased Last March, however indistinct rumbng
was heard in the mountains which from the in
terror of the mountain Deep assures formed the
still elected from time time which melts
all the the neghbohood The indications very
similar the preliminary symptoms which preceded the terrible
eruption Mount Tarawea in New Zealand thirteen
years ago.
German physician that the wearing of wells is the
cause of eeoting the and he relates num-
Der of in which young women who otherwise
excellent health had their compilations impaired by wearing
wells when riding cycling etc. He considers that the lesion
is caused by friction Of the skin against the veil mpreg
mated moisture from the BREATH the effect being
ated by gtness with which is necessary attach the
veil when ndugng in atheec pursuits wells must be worn
while taking exercise they should be loose and the should
be annonted with anone other suitable lubricant
The Investigations which have been carried on by the Connec
cut Agricultural Experiment Stations food aduerations
shows that samples ground decrease in aduter
alton during the last four years. from per about
per cent Fysix out of nineytwo samples of syrups
found aduterated The fruit juices all samples five in
number aduleraed and the boesd sirups fifteen
of twenty three samples adulterated Out of the ninety
samples of bottled carbonaed drinks thrythree adu
The chief agents boacic and alcyc acids and
coal tar dyes In the sup grass OF soda water was
found enough dye color brilliantly piece of white wooden
cloth inches square The artificial used in cooring
often of nature to produce indigestion Oysters and milk
also found to be kept by the aid of preservave The
worst of the matter that these foods often pre-
scribed for people who have feeble digestions.
Dr. A. MacFayden finds that bacteria may be kept at a tenn
peratur for twenty hours without their pow
ers being affected The organism with which he experimental
nosessed varying degrees of
extremes being represented by the very sensitive pium of
cholera aac and the highly resistant spores of the anthrax
bacillus Pure cultures were taken OF bacillus typhosus
coli communis B. dpthera, s. cholera asaticG, B. poteus
vugaris acid lacc, B. anthracis (sporng cuture)
phyococcus pyogenes b. phosphoresces and photo
bacerum baticum They simultaneously exposed the
temperature of liquid air 182 to 100 O. for twenty hours
then carefully and examined In instance could
impairment of vitality be detected the fresh growth obtained
being every respect and the functional activities of
hebaceria quite unaffected Experiments with representative
types of organisms usually met with in the armods bacl
cocc touae and sarcnaehas similar results while sample
of yeast cell pasma Buchners zymasc retained its peculiar
properties unchanged regards the production carbon dox
de alcohol after twenty hours exposure to the intense
cold mentioned.
Color photography WILL doubtless time be of great use
for reproducing the medical and surgical aspects of disease
Mr. Ives experimental upon this subject with his Krom
skop 1t to see its usefulness for ectung and teach
ing purposes.