Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
SCIENCE NOTES.
The Harvest DELAYED.

In the year 1851 Sir George Airy de-
signed an instrument for Greenwich
called the reflex zenith tube. for the
purpose of repeating the researches
made by Bradley century earlier on
the alteration of light. When the oh.
servations were made they were found
useless for the intended purpose, and
after much trouble had been taken
whit the tube and observations made
with 1t for about 80 years il was CON
demned. But now. after 20 more years
have elapsed, an American astrono-
mer, DR.. Chandler, has established a
| theory that the pole of the earth has
small movement. just few yards
during the year, and taking these dis
carded observations made with the
zenith tube he has found that their dis
cordance was not due to imperfections
of the instrument or of observation.
but to this peculiar motion of the
earth's axis, and. in fact, they form
the cornerstone of an astronomical
edifice that he has long had in hand.
Mond Gas.
The application of mond gas to in.
dustrlal purposes on large scale has
now arrived at practical stage in
England. A company has been
formed-the South Staffordshire Mond
Gas, Power dan Heating Company
and the shares are now offered to the |
public The object is to distribute the |
gas in pipe lines through the South |
Staffordshire coal and iron district, !
and We central stations are to be erect
ed at various colleries. The gas lis
made from the coal dust and slack
which are at present of little CONNER
cial value. The directors of the new
are men of eminence In the
local trade, so that the project will |
have every opportunity for success
The problem OF distributing power
from the coal fields by more conven-
lent method than transporting the Goa
has long engaged the attention Of
economists, but this is the first occa.
sion on which IL has been put into
practice.
progressive Farming.
Herr Moller, the Prussian minister
Of commerce, maintains that in spite
of the comparative poverty of the soil
in the Fatehland the advance In meth.
DDS OF cultivation during the last dec
ade has been so marked that the yield
Of corn per acre In Germany now close
ly approaches that of Great Britain. |
This seems to concede the weight of |
grain raised by the British farmer |
upon a given area still slightly the |
highest in the world. The kaiser's
ministers have explained before the |
that the breeding OF stock Is |
the one thing in which even Germany.
with the utmost Of her skill and effort, |
can never hope to rival England. The
British say that the moisture, which
makes the richness of their island
meadows, nourishes the unrlyaled
types Of live stock for which equally
favorable conditions exist nowhere
else in the world.
Bad Air and the Eyes.
The purity and temperature of the
air are OF great Importance TO the eyes.
1t may be charged with dust, smoke,
acid vapors or sharp particles; II may
produce Irritation or inflammation,
either directly, OF when the eyes are
tired and heated. by abstracting too
much warmth from them. Persons
whose occupations expose them much
to dust should often wash the eyes
with cold water. Clean river water,
or, when II contains only small
quantity OF mineral matter, clean