El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-11
More bout the
MeSiIla Exhibit

A very interesting section iof the
big exhibit to be shown in the chamber
of commerce hall during the Carnival.
from the college at Mesilla Park, Will
be that from the department of biolO-
gy. This will include over two hundred
specimens. showing the life history
of animals in various stages. these
specimens being preserved in formalin
or alcohol as to be easily inspected by
the public. Other biological material
to be shown will include actual work
done by students in the department in
the way of prepared disSectionS and
note books and drawings. From the
same department will be shown a COM
prehensive exhibit of native plants
mounted on herbarium sheets. and
hung on the walls of the room. where
they can be easily examined. A port
folio of mounted plants will also be
sent down. and some photographs of
native trees. a microscope with some
botanical slides will be on exhibition
for the purpose of affording interested
visitors an opportunity to see special
slides of much interest. This botani-
cal exhibit will be the most compre-
hensive showing of plants native to
this part of the country that has ever
been exhibited in FL paso
One of the most striking features of
the exhibit, and one of most popular
interest. will be the exhibit from the
chemical department of the institution.
This will show. in glass tubes. the com-
parative amounts of the various sub
stances in given volumes of water from
the FL Paso city mains, FIT. Bliss. and
possibly from some other sources If
special interest to Ell Paso. In this
way it will be possible to see at
glance the relative amounts of lime.
soda, etc. in the waters represented
without having to interpret a lot Of
abstract figures.
A large amount of work has been
done in the chemical department IF
the New Mexico experiment station
during the past seven or eight years.
in Analysing waters of this locality.
In 1894, daily samples were taken
from the Rio Grande and the samples
analysed during the entire year. A
considerable number of samples from
the Pecos and other streams of the ter
ritory have also been analysed, as well
as a large number of samples from
springs and wells. These results have
been tabuiated and discussed in var
ious relations in bulletin No. "a of Tie
New Mexico station. Copies of this
and other bulletins of the station can
be had free of cost, SO far as the edi-
lions published Will permit, by apply
ing to the director.
exhibit from the college will be the
material from the engineering depart
ment of the institution. Those who
have not visited the institution at Me-
silla Park can have little idea of the
extent of the equipment of the engin-
One of the largest divisions of the
eering department of that institution.
1t possesses among other things a So
900 pound testing machine. purchased
by the institution for the purpose Of
making experimental tests with build
ing an dother materials in this part of
the country: the most complete electri-
cal and gas and oil engine testing ap-
paratus in New Mexico, and good
assortment of steam and electrical sue
cialties which are being added to each
year. The exhibit from the department
which will be shown in the chamber
of commerce hall will consist of stu
dents work in designing, etc. The
whole will be arranged in attractive
form. such as to facilitate it's easy in
spection by the public. 1t will afford
the citizens of Ell Paso an excellent OBJ
portunity to see many things of in,
tereSt.
Such little pills at DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are very easily taken,
and thov aro wondorfnIlv effective in