The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-03-15
SCIENIIEIC MISCELLH NY.

1he Lowest Dry La,,d-Skn E.wptioI
Fom EYc-Struin Fluorne Not
observation-disclosures Neu COT
J .Mane - Earthquuke ,SomdS-Sey
stopped IratnS-.i Nc~ PropeNe
Btade-IHe Ncw System IN Typhoi,
-CloM Vcntiiutiny Pipes.
a spray of heavy oil added to thu
iucl of blast furnaces has been found
III France to facilitate reduction of ort
and increase the yield.
The EucOm:u ulmoi,lcs, in whcl
Professor Dybowsky has found % pei
cent, OF gutta pcrcha, is abundant in
some Of the British colonies, but has
Dcen hitherto regarded as a worthless
plant.
| The divininG rod, as Il means of find.
| ing underground water, IS being made
subject of scientific investigation by
French commission, who seek infor,
nation from everybody having 1t.
Inc results are expected to prove more
interesting than important.
"A new treatment Of arc hight carDons,
patented by j. II. Robinson, is claimed
TO increase the durability, improve the
light, and lessen the consumption of
energy. The carbon pencils are soak.
cd two to four days IN solution of
callslic soda or potash containing pow
dcrcd talcous asbestos.
The well known powerful action OF
iluorinc upon glass is shown by Nj.
nj olssan to depend upon the presence
nt hydroIluolic acid and moisture us
impurities. Perfectly clean, dry glass
IL unattached after weeks Of contact
WIN pure tluorinr, but the mrrcSt trace
OF organic matter on the glass leads to
the formation Of hydroiuori, acid and
corrOsiou.
Air liprS Of strong Sail-cluth
lmprcgnatcd with rubber. are made by
dusseldorf lrm iol use in mines.
Ihcy are air and water tight, and pos
srSS numerous advantages over pipcs
OF wood or zinc, being cheaper and
tighter, easily put up and made fast
and readily removed out Of danger
from blasts and replaced. Steel rings
are inserted al intervals to keep the
piping from kinking around sharp
curves.
In the iailas system Of automatical-
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Nh''-l lNpn"Id lhocuIatlons made by
'"'' ~ H. flSnt among British
troops III ihdla seem To have given
very promising results. 'Ihe tota.
nunovE " men under observation was
I''-;''. OF whom $50 had been !nocu-
.A'eI ana $3.50 had not, and the inocu-
.Att0 were mostly newly arrived Dung
'', ~ 'Sp'>''ils ''"'i' |" 'yPn"'d leNer,
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|,as ,',,i u;''', i,.i' "t ~ ~"e"'ns were less al
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y curious case oi nctllc-ra>h due to
cNe-Straln has been recorded by DIR. G.
~ ~, oIlVer'a pennsylvania physician
Inc patient was an active, healthy
woman OF a., VINO up 10 her torty-ti:St
year h"u suffered from an unaccounta
hIe er"ption' "hch disappeared when
she was ll'e" with pair of lenses fol
constant use TO correct defects OF hcl
the eve ,rcuhlr, with ,hr crnrtiom " ,n| ="
hsr to srck now olossns HIS ,;n,, ~.
,hcrc w,s nn rl,hnr,,n rorrnn,;on ,''''l ''
eve drfcrts and tho sl.;, M,,urhn,,' :"
vanishrl Furthcr rxnnri,nn'. - nr""n' r'',',>
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