Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-17

iall ana low barometer ana TWO DuSnels
per acre deficiency In wheat yleld.
London produces 10 lunatlcs per day;
New York nearly as many with greater
propottlonate increase
While character may be often read
from physical peculiaritles, Mr., Kari
Pearson. n. H. g., points out that the
value OF the Indications can DO esti-
mated only from careful statistics. Tan
ulated observations upon large numbers
Of school children have gwen interest
ing results, The color OF the eyes seems
to have some relation to conscientious
ness, II per cent NJ boys with light eyes
being keenly conscientious, while the per-
ceutage was only 81 In boys with dark
has slight Significance, If any The color
OF the nair is more important, Il per cent
of the re1-halred being keenly conscien-
tiOus, but only ~ per cent OF the dark
haired and 50 per cent OF the b.ack-haired,
The very dark-nared show twice as many
individuals Of sullen temper as the red
haired. although the ed-hared are much
more quick-tempered. The dark-eyed are
latter show rather higher intelligence
OF shy and quiet people, 70 per cent are
keenly CONSCIENTIOUS, while the percen,
tage In the sell-assertive Is but 80, Bad
handwriting often attends great moral
falling but good handwriting betokens
health. good temper, ability ana conseien-
tiousness.
Houses Of sand. as substantial as gram
tie, are offered by the new process OF Mr.,
l.. =. Ford, of Gresford, Eng. A mixture
of sand and quickllme In suitable proper
lions IL forced into very strong steel
mold, which Is placed In a, box, from
which the air Is then pumped when hot
water II admitted. The heat and pressure
of the stacking lime and steam mold the
materials INTO rock having 90 per cent
OF the strength Of granite. This building
stone ready for use I'm eight hours, Is
very durable, and It's cost is low, bricks
10y this process costing little more than
half as much as the ordinary.
Statements OF the length OF thread in
silkwOrm's cocoon have varied from
few hundred yards UP to II miles. Meas
urlng four specimens Mr.. l.. o. Howard
has found the lengths to range from $50
to l,lD yards.
Some remarkable photographs Of Prof
stephan Leduc of Nantes, represent
kind Of electric stenclling upon the dry
plates, a symmetrical design cut from
cardboard Is laid upon the plate, which
Ia then sprinkled with an insulating pow
der, such as starch, sulphur or pow
dered oxide or metallic salt when the
cardboard ~ removed. The non-senstiye
surface OF the plate is placed on metal
lie leaf connected to one pole OF an lniuc-
| ton coli or electric machine, while
point IN the center Of the design is con-
nected to the other pole. A single dis
| charge is produced, the plate Is freed
| from powder, and the picture IL developed
In the usual way. The result Is always un-
| foreseen, II may be varied not only by
| different designs, but by distributing over
| the sensitive surface various bits Of diff
| ferent metals, and by using different pow
ders variously distributed. The beauty
and diversity Of the designs pictured give
! great fascination TO the experiments.
| The changes of color OF leaves i'm au-
| tumn are found by DR.. Kecgan. an Eng
| llsh investigator to depend on the miner
| al matters, especially the silica ana lime.
Leaves that become red are those contain
ing less than 10 per cent OF silica while