The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-05


Unirersitr, has recently discovered in
tie zine mines q franklin Furnace,
n. valuable new mineral, con
tai1i1g from tue.s.y-tvo q tWenlf
f01r per cent. 81 Nnc. it ia thought
that tie discovery may prove q con.
siderable importance Prom tbt name
of tie township. Hardyston. in which
it vas FIRST recognized. Professor
Wolf Eas called the new mineral
''hardystcnite
In the nannfaetnre II artificial
ivory. tEo parts y caoutchouc are dis.
solved ID thirfy-siz parts u chloro.
form, and the solution Is saturated
with puEe gaseous ammonia The
chloroform IS then distilled on at
temrs1atlrs q ei9hty-fee degrees,
cennerale The reidae is mixed
1ith phosphate Of lime ~ carbonate
u zine. pressed into m0lls and dried
When phosphate Of lime is used the
pr0d1ef Possesses t0 a considerable
degree tie nature and composition q
IVORY.
TIE danger 0f contamination Of
wells b. sewerage has often been
spoken 81. and 8 striking c0nhrma-
ton d it was offered when the water
works marhinery 81 a Maryland town
81 three hundred Inhabitants broke
d0wn. For one day water from an old
well was used. Ten days later there
was Al ontbreak of inhammat0fy in
testinaI disorders. and three cases Of
typhoid fever resulted The water
vas tested aud found 10 contain not
less than 4I00 bacili IN one cubic
eentimeter, which ia, Of course. equiv
aieut 70 about ffteen drops The
regular water supply contained eighty
bacilli 70 q centineter. which cannot
be considered very satisfactory
The use Of smokeless powder has
It's disadvantages. especially the in
creased wear Of the gun. Il is rather
a grave inconvenience. for ii time Of
peace soldiers have 70 practice firing,
and their arms are the worse for it,
Professor ". C. Roberts Austin, c.
B., has recently presented photo
graphs 70 the Iron and Steel Institute
Of Great Britain which demonstrate
the ruin Of rided ordnance by eordite,
melinite and other smokeless powders.
A quick-dring gun suffered from
c0rdite after FIVE shots, although the
steel Vas Of the usual quality and the
tube had been tempered in oil. NJ.
Meriel, a French writer. thinks that il
the sudden elevation Of temperature
followed by cooling on firing a shot
could be avoided it would help the
matter.
The idea that tue sea contains a ma
terial capable Of being wrought into
the form and characteristics Of silk
has commonly been treated as a myth. |
But, according to the American SILK /
Journal, the shellfsh knoen as the
pirma, found in the Mediterranean. I
has the power Of secreting a viscid /
silk which. in Sicily. Is sometimes .
made into a handsome fabric. The /
silky matter il elected BY the she'll
fish, il the first instance, for the pur
pose Of attaching itself 10 the rocks. /
the unique capacity. as.it +
does. Of guiding The delicate ilaments
20 the proper place and there gluing |
them fast. reproducing them also if
they are cut away This substance,
when gathered. Is washed in soap and I
water, dried, siraightened aud carded,
one Found oi the coarse iilament
yielding about three ounces 81 ine
thread. which. when spun. is of an
attractive golden brown color There
il also said 10 be, In the Royal Berlin
Museum, a pair Of golden brown silk
gloves made 81 byssns silk. q material
from the small silky tufts
from the byssus shell.
this fibre Is silky. and changes IN
color from greenish yellow % dark
brown. the single threads being two
to three inches long.