The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-10-05
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Inc greatest nel8uL ever Eedchru III
balloon was 26,1GO feet Two OF the
three aerOnauts who made this ascent
were suffOcated.
The giraffe has such powers Of
mlmicity that. although its size might
be supposed to make it a conspicuous
object to its enemies, the most prac-
ticed eye has been deceived by the ami
mafs resemblance to one Of the dead
and blasted tree trunks which abound
in its haunts.
In Florence the ninth volume Of lie
Opere di Calico CALLER was recently
published. and shows that he had an
excellent appreciation for Italian liter
ature. The six volumes include an adj
dress which he made on the topography
and configuration of Inferno" This
was delivered before the Florentine
Academy Of Sciences.
Du BOunler. a French physician, re-
Gently described before the Paris Acad
envy Of Medicine a new method Of test
ing for deafness, namely. by applying
a tuning fork to the knee or some other
part of the bony structure. He said
that a sound ear could not hear the note
of the fork, but an ear in which disease
had already made inroads could per-
ceive 1t distinctly.
A corporation has applied to Congress
for permission to lay underground pipes
In the streets Of Washington, d. c., for
tho nurnosa 90 ,4f.+-fbr,+f~.. ooor ot-
through the business buildings and resi-
dences of the city The scheme pro-
yides for the erection of a refrigerating
plant at some central point. from which
cold air will be pumped for distribu-
ton through the system of pipes The
flow of cold air will be regulated in a
manner somewhat similar to the meas
urement of gas. and can be turned on
the same as hot air is turned on from a
furnace.
An interesting discovery. showing an
/ other link between the living forms OF
the Old and the New Worlds in former
ages. was announced at recent meet
ing Of the Cordilleran Section of the
Geological Society of America Some
bones discovered at Glen Eyrie at the
foot Of Pixies Peak proved to be the re
mains OF a goat-antelope. unlike any
animal Of the kind now inhabitina
America. but closely resembling the
antelope of the Himalayan region in
Asia. Other bones found in the same
place belonged to a slender-limbed spe
4fas Of bnrcn nom
popular color for canary birds in
England at present is reddish yellow
or deep orange. This color, it is said
can be produced artihcially by dieting
the birds on a number Of different sub
stances. the chief Of which is cayenne
pepper mixed with molasses. Dealers
are able to produce particularly desir-
able shades by varying the quantity of
pepper and by adding occasionally a
little turmeric or nader Each dealer
has his own formula, which he keeps
secret. The plumage Of the birds thus
treated is apt to fade, and they are kept
as much As possible out of the light
Near Ayuthia. formerly the capital of
Siam, is Il curious labyrinth in which
elephants are captured alive. The laby-
rinth is formed by a double row Of i'm
mense tree-trunks set firmly IN the
ground. the space between them gradu-
ally narrowing. Where It begins. ut the
edge of the forest. the opening of the
labyrinth is more than mile broad
but as it approaches Ayuthia it becomes
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turn around. Tame elephants are EN-
ployed to lure wild ones into the trap
Having reached the inner end Of the
labyrinth. the tame elephants are al
lowed To pass through gate. Will,
men lying in wait slip shackles over the
feet of the captives. The sport is q
dangerous one. as the enraged ele
plants sometimes crush their would-b,
captors under their feet