Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-07-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A Vienna medical paper states that
an Austrian scientist has discovered
that q cold in the head is due to the
presence in the membrane OF a special
bacillus which he has called the micro
cocus caparrhalis.
Mr.. Berislawski, Russian mining
engineer, has recently discovered ex'
tensive deposits of ozokerite (mineral
wax) in the extreme north Of Finlan1.
The deposits are situated along the
bed of the Kemiokin river, and the
ozokerite is said to be extremely rich
in paraffin.
Subterranean lakes have recently
been discovered in the Eucla district,
Australia They lie about 80 feet be.
low the surface and contain an abund.
ant provision of potable water. This
discovery is of great practical impor-
tance to this especially arid district. 1t
is of scientific value also, as it affords
an explanation of the disappearance of
certain rivers.
The famous London medical jour
nal the Lancet, is authority for the
statement that the essential oil that
forms the base of all perfumes is
powerful antiseptic, and possesses dis
injecting properties equal to those of
carbolic acid. A perfumed handker-
chief, therefore, may not only please
the sense of smell but prove guard
against infection, and the large num-
ber of people that dislike perfumes
and think the use of them vulgar"
may become reconciled to their use,
at least by other people, when they
hear what science has said about
them.
The United States collier Sterling
was the first boat to be. raised by the
new floating dock at Algiers near New
orleans. 1t took just 35 minutes to
fill the pontoons and side walls to
sink the dock to a 19-foot depth. At
first the structure, went down slowly,
but after it had gone down till the
water was above the tops of the gang.
way openings in the sides of the de-
scent into the sandy water was no.
ticed very appreciably. The dock was
sent down 20 feet 6 inches aft and 81
feet forward from the tops of the keel
and bilge blocks to the level of the
water over the lower deck. The Ster-
ling entered TIE dock drawing Is feet
forward and 16 feet inches aft. Ex-
actly one hour after the actual pump
ing started the docks lower deck was
clear of the water and the Sterling
was safely lifted high and dry. Naval
Constructors H. G., Gilmore and j. G.
Tawresey United States navy, super
.4.ended the docking, which was sue
cessful in every particular.
One Of the largest electrical con.
Germs of Germany has for the past
three years been experimenting with a
system of purifying water by means of
ozone. Experience gained during this
time has demonstrated that such a
system is eminently successful, the
only question being in it's commercial
possibilities. The cost of treating one
cubic meter, or about 35 cubic feet of
water, however, is only Ia cents. In
the system experimental with the wa.
ter is first cleaned by quick filter,
the object being to remove the sus-
pended dirt. This water is then passed
through brick towers, filled with gra-
VEL. During its percolation through
the gravel it is subjected to the action
OF the ozone, which is allowed to en-.
ter the bottom of the brick tower the
water flowing in from the top Bac-
teriologically considered, the system
Is pronounced success, as in every
case the germs present have been re-
duced to far below the number permis-
sible in practice, namely, 100 germs
per cubic centimetre Where the
raw water contained as many as 100,.
600 to 100000 germs per cubic cent?
metre, 1t was sometimes completely
sterilized and in all cases the germs
were reduced to from to 9 per cubic
centimetre.
Rules for the Preservation of Health.