The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-11-28


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nAccnt discovery in Jerusalem proves
.hst the ancient aQueduct which
,,rcnvht water from Bethlehem through
tho Hinnah Valley. thought to be the
work of Herod. was built by the EN-
n.ror Severus, 195 A. d. Inscriptions
~ that eject have been found.
Electric lamps are to be substituted
in the place Of gas Jets In England's fs
mons abbey. 1t 10 averred that gas has
nroyed injurious to the great church by
sorting up chemical change in the lime
Stone Of which It's walls, arches vaults
and carvings are composed. thus has
tening the disintegration Of the build
ing.
SIpnOr Cceerole, OF Padua, has discov-
cred the existence Of more than fifty
uoxious microscopic parasites and mi
crobes In the washings Of vegetables
from market gardens. Among the mi
cro-organisms found by him was the
bacillus Of tetanus and another anal
ogous to that which produces typhoid
fever. He ascribes the infection large
" to the contents Of watering pots.
A simple device has been put into
practice for ''truing mp" or restoring the
original symmetrical shape to railway
carriage wheels, and 1t Is sad to have
been attended with considerable sue
cess. 1t consists Of q brake shoe, which
is formed with pockets filed with a
grinding material. When wheel be-
comes 6attened it ID necessary only to
remove the regular shoe and replace 1t
with the "truing'' shoe. run the carriage
and do the braktng az usual.
The French chemist Balland has re.
Gently analysed an annual food-plant
called woandsu. growing In tropical
Africa, and introduced in Southern Asia
and Brazil. and his conclusions are in
teresting. It IL. he says. the first fruit
in the natural state. that he has ever
examined which shows all the chemical
properties Of q perfect nutriment. Two
pounds OF Il would supply the daily re
quirements OF the human system. Like
the peanut, 1t natures underground. Itt
eatable kernel II shaped like an egg. Il
furnishes 4 very white nour whose
flavor. after cooking. resembles that o.
ohestnut1.
Count Posse, Of Sweden. has invented
IN apparatus for stopping the headwa!
of boats, which, he thinks, viii be use
ful@in preventing collisions between
vessels Or Ill kinds. The apparatus
which has recently been tested on 1
large steaD1-launch, consists Of steel
plate shutters, applied on both sides 0
the vessel about one-quarter OF 1t
length from the stern. These can b
opened and shut BY the helmsman, wit
the aid Of lever. When the launcl
was going q, full speed. nine knots a
hour, It wAs stopped In fifteen seconds
within half IT. length, by reversing tn
engine and extending the shutters.
Some Of the most useful products 0
our planet ara confined to small area
OF its surface. situated at great dis
lance from the main centers Of populs
ton and industry. India rubber Is on
OF these. and according to report fror
Consul General King 1T Bangkok. teal
the most valuable ship timber in exis,
ence, h another. Extensive teaw FOL
ests, he says. are restricted to Burns
Siam and Cochin China. There are onl
three ports Ia the world from whic
teak y exported: Rangoon. Moulme.
and Bangkok. II II . beautiful darl
colored wood. taking high finish. an
its value IN ship building depends upo
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