Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-28

lately SHOWN, however, that they can
not affect a receiver buried IS inches
deep
Antwerp archives show that an auto
mobile or mechanical carriage, was
given the city in li79,
The glaciers Of the Alps have been
shrinking for about forty years and Of
81 observed in 1891 there were 81 that
were stu decreasing II Ia probable
that a period OF increase is now begin
ming The oscillations are exceedingly
variable In the different glaciers, and
1t IL found that an understanding Of
the causes affecting glacial advance
and retreat can only be had by separ-
ate study Of each locality While 1t is
probable that the changes are connect
ed with both winter snowfall and sum
mer temperature, the former affects
chiefly the upper end OF the ice river
and may not have perceptible in
lluence on the lower end for q number
OF years. The history of the Inter
Grindehwald glacier whose oscillations
have been conspicuous and well OBJ
served. has been roughly traced for
several centuries by Prof A. Balt2er
A remarkable fact Is that great adj
vance OF this glacier from 1870 to l779
buried large marble quarry, and al
though the ice had several periods of
retreat and advance, this old quarry
was not again laid bare until 1871.
The average duration Of life Is es-
timated 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 80 per
cent deaths from fevers In general 50
per cent; deaths from dlphtherla 50 per
cent and deaths from phthsls 46 per
cent. Antlseptic surgery has lessened
the mortality from operations 70 per
cent.
new instrument for detecting and
studying distant thunder storms, the
electro -radiophone consists essentially
of self-deoohering decoherer which
Is placed In circuit with dry cell and
telephone receiver The dccoherer Is
formed Of arc carbon, dried and gran
ulated, and sealed Theoretically In a
glass tube attached to the telephone
magnet, so as TO lie horizontally when
the telephone is put to the ear.
Silver Is understood to have several
allotropic forms Not less than four
varieties Of the metal are claimed by
Berthelot as result Of recent investl-
cations, the differences being shown
in the different amounts Of heat regis
tered when silver prepared in various
ways was dissolved In mercury.
The new Dead Sea discovered By DIT.
Sven Hedn in ThIbet seems entitled 10
rank among the geographical wonders
of the world II is described as enor-
nous In extent, but so shallow that to
navigate one must wade half a mile TO
reach the boat and must drag the boat
n half-mile more before II can be float
ed with a load, But the most remark
able characteristic Is the almost lncred-
ible amount Of salt contained. The bot
tom is an unbrOken crust Of salt, and
the boat and oars are as white as chalk,
even the dress Of the rowers soon be-
coming whltened, while drops of the
water sprinkled on dry surface leave
globules like candle drippings,
Some curious botanical experiments
made at the geological laboratory at
Naples are reported by Hans Winkler.
A nowerless equatic plant, that grows
normally with its roots In the sand and
leaves In water was inverted, speci-
mems being placed with the leaves bur-
led in the sand and the roots floating In
the water In strong light The roots
changed 10 stems and leaves, the bur
led parts becoming roots.
A new type Of shortened telescope has
been tried by NJ. n. Schaer at the OBJ
servatory OF Geneva, To facilitate the
use Of long focus detectives, the light |
from the object glass Is reflected back
ward and forward from two slVered |
plane mirrors. so that the distance be-
tween eyepiece and objective Is only
about one-third the focal length. The
instrument seems to have proven very |
satisfactory
Instead Of the rare oxides from which
jncandescent gas mantles are usually
made. Herr II. Helmcke OF Hamburg,
forms very satisfactory nantes from
n solution Of lime with little alum or
borax. Such nantes are claimed TO |
splinter little. 10 be very tough, to re-
sist heat. and 70 give a good light In
water-gas flame
Frost on windows has been shown In
German experiments 20 reduce light 10
an UNEXPECTED degree. With moder-
ate amount Of frost work the light was
diminished two-thirds and neaYy
frost coating admitted only one-fitth |
Of the usual light.
That the moon actually has an In
fluence upon the weather, an eminent
Australian meteorological Mr.. II. G.
Russell, ~ quite prepared TO believe
The rainfall on the coast Of New South |
Wales Is Irregular, but In the Interior |
three distinct periods have been traced,
beginning with 1851, 1870 and 1889. In
the first six years Of each period the |
rain was abundant, this being the time
when the moon was nearing It's farth-
est point south In decllnation. But
other years, after the moon had started
north. were dry, and the drouth In 1895 |
10 1890 was severe enough to cause the
starvation Of 25,OoO,0OO sheep.
Berlin has a cancer commission, and |
DR.. Paul Ehrlich has been provided |
with $4,000 year TO enable him TO |
carry out his special study OF the dis
ease.