The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-10
Science
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Red snow is frequently seen in the
Arctic and Alpine regions. Chemical ex-
'periments have led to the conclusion
that the red color is due to the presence
Of vegetable substance.
The average duration Of life is esti-
mated to have been Increased in the
last half century at least three years in
men and three and half years in
women. DR.. Parker, Of London, finds
that smallpox has been reduced 90 per
cent; deaths from fevers in general, 81
per cent; deaths from dipththeria, SO
per cent, and deaths from phthisis, As
per cent. Antiseptic surgery has les
sened the mortality from operations 20
per cent.
In a paper read recently before the
Societe Internationale des Electricians
/ NJ Picou, who was the engineer-in-chief
for the electricity supply service at the
Paris Exposition. gave some interest
1 ing figures. The total duration Of the
electricity service at the fair was 2,756
hours. during which public lighting was
number Of hours Of running Of the gen
orators was 713.5. The total connec-
tons to the mains represented 1865
kilowatts practically 10000 horse
power
Among curiosities Of human inven-
ton are the small, gondola-shaped
floats called caballitos. little horses"
employed by fishermen on the coast Of
Peru. They are made of sticks Of cane,
firmly bound together. with a high.
turned-up PROV. The rider rests on his
knees and guides his water pony with
paddle He rides over the toughest
waves, and penetrates the surf and
breakers without fear Occasionally he
is dismOunted, but Immediately regains
his seat. His little raft is unsuitable
and defies the stormiest sea. although
Of couse, he never goes far from land.
During an explosion in the crater Of
Mount Vesuvius on May 9, 1900, one Of
the volcanic bombs hurled skyward,
and the largest one observed, attained
an elevation of a third Of a mile, and
: then fell back upon the mountain AS
1t now lies, its height exceeds that Of
man standing beside it, and its estimat-
ed weight is thirty tons. Mr.. Manteuc-
ci, the geologist, says that the energy
7 of the explosion of steam that threw
this huge projectile must have equaled
about 100000 horse power. When the
masses of partially fluid lava from
which such bombs are formed rise in
the air they rotate. and are thus caused
to assume a more or less gIobular
shape.
BY connecting a form Of electric Co
r herer, invented by Prof. Lera, which is
!, capable of registering electric dis
i charges taking place in the atmosphere
e at a distance of several miles, with a
e telephone receiver, Mr.. Tommasina, an
e Italian experimenter, has produced an
< instrument. named "electro-radio-
t phone" which enables an observer to
4 follow the course of a storm so far
D away that no trace Of it appears above
i the horizon. When the receiver is held
j. at the ear. the listener hears the sounds
of the storm as if il were raging in his
o : immediate neighborhOOd. In one in
stance an approaching storm was tnus
detected twelve hours before it passed
7 over Intra. the place of observation.
Recent ornamental novelties made OF
: pure tinfoil, lacquered with gold and
!. embossed in various forms, for the
h drug. confectioners' and tobaceonists
i trades, serve to call attention to an in.
:, vention OF tinfOil and industry that are
!, purely Of American origin and growth
Before the inventor Of tinfoil hit upon
r the idea Of rolling tin upon sheets OF
.r lead. the two metals being previously
,r welded together. the only tinfOil known
q TO the world was that of pure tin beat
n en- by a process similar to that followed
by gold-leaf beaters. This beaten til
was made in England. and only small
quantities were imported into thi'
country. Its use was limited because
al Of its expense and its liability to tear.
By Rail from Egypt to China