The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-19

Red snow IL frequently seen in ~.
Arctic and Alpine regions. Chemica, o-
perimdDts have led to the conclns,~I
that the red color is due to the presonoa
Of a vegetable substance.
The average duration of life is est,
mated to have been increased in ~.
last half century at least three years in
men and three and q half years +.
women. DR.. Parker, of London. find.
that smallpox has been reduced o. NO.
cent; deaths from fevers in genera, %
per cent; deaths from dipthther1a 20
per cent, and deaths from phthisis, "a
per cent. Antiseptic surgery has ]as'
sened the mortality from operations %
per cent.
In a paper read recently before tho
S0ciete Internationale DIES Electricior.
NJ. Picou, who was the engineering cbiar
for the electricity supply service at the
Paris Exposition, gave some interest.
Ing figures. The total duration of tho
electricity service at the fair was 75e
hours. during which public lighting was
supplied for 900 hours, and the ayeraoo
number Of hours Of running of the gen.
orators was 1885. The total connac.
lions to the mains represented II %,
silowatts = practically 10000 horse.
power.
Among curiosities Of human inyen.
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 bis
knees and guides his water pony with a
paddle. He rides over the toughest
waves, and penetrates the surf and
breakers without fear. Occasionally be
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 8, 1900, one Of
the volcanic bombs hurled skyward.
and the largest one observed, attained
an elevation OF third Of mile, and
then fell back upon the mountain. Al
1t now lies, it's height exceeds that of a
man standing beside it, and its estimat.
ed weight Is thirty tons. Mr.. Manteuc.
Ct. the geologist, says that the energy
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 q more or less globular
shape.
BY connecting a form OF electric CO
herer, invented by Prof. Lera, which 10
capable Of registering electric dis
charges taking place In the atmosphere
at distance Of several miles, with
telephone receiver. Mr.. Tommasina, an
Italian experimenter, has produced an
instrument, named ''electro-radio-
Phone" which enables an observer to
follow the course Of a storm so far
away that NO trace Of it appears above
the horizon. When the receiver is held
at the ear. the listener hears the sounds
Of the storm as IL 1t were raging In his
neighborh0od. In one in
stance an approaching storm was thus
detected twelve hours before 1t passed
over Intra. the place of observation.
Recent ornamental novelties made Of
pure tinfoil. lacquered with gold and
embossed In various forms, for the
drug, confectiOners' and tobacconists
trades. serve to call attention to an in
Of tinfoil and industry that are
purely Of American origin and growth.
Before the inventor Of tinfoil hit upon
the idea Of rolling tin upon sheets OF
lead. the two metals being previously
welded together. the only tinfoil known !
to the world was that Of pure tin beat.
en- by process similar to that followed
by gold-leaf beaters. This beaten tin
was made In England. and only small
quantities were imported into this
Its use was limited because
Of its expense and Its liability to tear.
by Rail from Egypt to China.
Consul General Richard Guenther of
Frankfort, writes that an English en-
gineer has worked out a plan to con-