The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-19

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was found on a nearly paralyzed wild
bullock lately shot in Australia.
An English Psychologist explains that
girl can never throw like boy be-
cause her collar bone is larger and sits
lower.
Australian blue gum timber has been
chosen by British engineers for harbor
works because it will sink If washed
away, and will not endanger shipping.
The butterflies of Central America
and Mexico number 1905 species. ac-
cording to Goldman and Salvin. Only
CAS- species are known to occur in North
America north of Mexico.
With his electromagnetic gun, Prof.
Birkeland, who has been experiment
ing a Christiana, expects to hUrl 1000
ID. projectiles much farther than they
can be thrown by explosives.
Clements from water conduits about
Ephesus and Smyrna have been found
nearly alike. although representing
periods many centuries apart. A mix
ture of one part OF olive oil with two of
lime produced close imitation.
The Australian cypress pine is stated
to be proof against the teredo of the
ocean and all insects of the land. 1t is
much used for piles, etc, and for furni-
ture IL is a handsome wood with an
odor agreeable to the human nose.
A kind of Information among human
beings has been discovered in Russia
In times OF winter scarcity, the peas
ants of whole districts economic ami
NAL heat and reduce the necessity for
food by going to bed and sleeping most
OF the time for four or five months.
Balloons have played an important
part in South African warfare.
unique record for a small captive bal
loon was made at Pretoria, continuous
having been carried out
for thirteen days with one imitation.
The sas-bag was OF goldbeater's skin.
Common salt, snuffed up the nose in
doses OF four grains. has been reported
by DR.. George Leslie to have remarka-
BILE effects upon the nerves of the face. !
In thirty or forty cases OF toothache. |
facial and other neuralgia, the pain dis
appeared almost instantly and only two |
cases failed to yield to the treatment.
A French writer is credited with the /
accidental discovery that eyes exhaust
"a from writing may be rested by gaz-
ing few minutes at bits OF bright
colored silk. After experiment, he
wound his ink-well with a band of gay
rolored silk, and now gets relief by
at this whenever he dips his
pen into the ink.
For future progress in chemistry
Prof. F. w. Clarke urges the need OF
'esearch laboratories, working together.
n all civilized countries. With adjust
nent OF the work to prevent wasteful
'epetition. they could undertake the
edious Investigations. the drudgery of
science. much more effectively than can
workers.
An Austrian material for preventing
he rising OF dust on sweeping proves
q be cottonseed oil. In a test at Wen
IA IL was found that floors oiled twice
/ year could be swept weekly without
my whirling OF the dust, and the ma
erial was recommended for all rooms
eceiving many persons, as well as for
laboratories, libraries. and other places
. be kept scrupulously dust-free.
While smokeless powder has been ex-
'ected to give battle scenes in the fu-
ure greatly changed appearance.
ew German shell is intended to reverse
hem. The powder charge OF this pro-
ectile contains anonymous phosphorus,
nd when the shell bursts IL emits a
hick white smoke that shows the gun (,
er. even at a great distance. how ac- :
urate has been his aim. The smoke {
lso tends TO obstruct the enemy's 7
lew. I
There is little reason for believing r
hat diamonds will soon be made arti- '
cially for jewelry. But minute dia- q
bonds were among Moissan's early
roducts OF the electric furnace. and
hemists are striving untiringly TO pro- /
uce larger ones. so that we may hope c
y see the large supply needed for drill !
* produced in this way. In late ex- /
eriments. DR.. Ludwig OF Berlin. heat !.
* carbon in an inert gas in an iron :
ask. obtained gray crystals the size OF :.
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